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
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
At-Large @ICANN64
The At-Large Community gathers at ICANN64 in Kobe, Japan for the 2019 Community Forum.More information about At-Large @ICANN64 >
What’s New
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2018 AFRALO Regional SelectionsSelection Timetable for elected AFRALO Position*
- 23 April 2018 - Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.*
- 23 April – 4 May 2018 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 10 working days).
- 11 May 2018 - Deadline for nomination acceptances
- 14 May - 18 May 2018 - Elections (If required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline).
- 2018 AGM [ ICANN 63 ] - Newly elected ALAC Members and RALOs Leaders shall be seated at the ALAC Wrap Up Session during the 2018 AGM