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 defining 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
See At-Large Policy Sessions @ ICANN Meetings
New site on At-Large for all the Internet end user policy activity during ICANN Meetings: https://atlarge.icann.org/policy/at-large-policy-sessions-icann-meetings-enMore information about See At-Large Policy Sessions @ ICANN Meetings >
What’s New
At-Large Review 2 Implementation (ARI) Final ReportAt-Large Review 2 Implementation (ARI) Final Report to the Organisational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) endorsed by the ALAC during ICANN68 and submitted in June 2020: https://community.icann.org/x/fJ0WBg
