Community
Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs)
The five RALOs unite our At-Large Structures (ALSes) and individual members based on their geographic regions. As the information conduit and facilitators, RALOs disseminate information from ICANN, promote the participation of their members, and channel the regional user point of view to ICANN. Each RALO is governed by its own organizing documents, including a Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN. Playing a key role in ICANN’s regional strategies, several RALOs partner with ICANN to facilitate the development of critical infrastructure for the Domain Name System. Learn more about RALOs from ICANN’s Bylaws >
Learn about the 3 ways to become an At-Large member
Questions? Contact staff@atlarge.icann.org
AFRALO
APRALO
EURALO
LACRALO
NARALO
AFRALO
African Regional At-Large Organization
Engaging Africa 4D
- Strengthen users’ participation in ICANN decision-making structures
- Help ensure that its members will actively encourage more direct participation by end users
- Build Internet policy making capacity in the region
- Reach out to Internet users on the issues in the scope of ICANN
- Represent users’ interests and defi ning public interest aspects of Internet governance with specific focus on the areas of privacy, transparency, and accountability
- Strengthen consumer protection in ICANN policies
- Identify social impacts of technical infrastructure design
- Take cultural diversity into account when formulating technical standards (e.g. IDN implementation)
Spotlight
Take the At-Large Review Survey!
Help make At-Large a more efficient and effective part of the ICANN community – all are invited to take part in the At-Large Review survey. The At-Large Review is conducted by an independent examiner, ITEMS. Taking (no more than) 30min to participate in the review via the online survey will be an invaluable contribution to the success of this important review process. ITEMS will share the preliminary evaluation and findings of the survey during the ICANN57 Hyderabad Meeting. We urge you to fill in the survey at your earliest convenience, make your voice heard! This is your opportunity to share your views on what’s working, what’s not working so well, and improvements that could be made.More >
