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'''At-Large-Structures (ALS)''' are organizations within the [[ICANN]] '''At-Large Community''' which represents the voice of individual internet users all over the world who actively participates in the policy development of the internet governing body. It provides an avenue for every individual internet user to take part in all the issues discussed within ICANN such as introduction of new generic top level domain names, transition of the current internet addressing system from from [[IPv4]] to [[IPv6]] and many other issues. There are more than 120 ALS worldwide. | |||
==Regional At-Large Organizations== | ==Regional At-Large Organizations== | ||
The different At-Large Structures are geographically located and affiliated with the five '''Regional At-Large Organizations (RALO)''' such as:<ref>[http://www.atlarge.icann.org/regions www.atlarge.icann.org]</ref> | |||
* African Regional At-Large Organization ([[AFRALO]]) | * African Regional At-Large Organization ([[AFRALO]]) | ||
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* North-American Regional At-Large Organization ([[NARALO]]) | * North-American Regional At-Large Organization ([[NARALO]]) | ||
Every RALO has a Chairman and Secretariat and conducts regular monthly teleconferences to discuss and develop the position of the internet community from each region in conjunction with the every current policy issues. | Every RALO has a Chairman and Secretariat and conducts a yearly general assembly and regular monthly teleconferences to discuss and develop the position of the individual internet users community from each region in conjunction with the every current ICANN policy issues. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 06:10, 6 July 2011
At-Large-Structures (ALS) are organizations within the ICANN At-Large Community which represents the voice of individual internet users all over the world who actively participates in the policy development of the internet governing body. It provides an avenue for every individual internet user to take part in all the issues discussed within ICANN such as introduction of new generic top level domain names, transition of the current internet addressing system from from IPv4 to IPv6 and many other issues. There are more than 120 ALS worldwide.
Regional At-Large Organizations[edit | edit source]
The different At-Large Structures are geographically located and affiliated with the five Regional At-Large Organizations (RALO) such as:[1]
- African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO)
- Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO)
- European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO)
- Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization (LACRALO)
- North-American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO)
Every RALO has a Chairman and Secretariat and conducts a yearly general assembly and regular monthly teleconferences to discuss and develop the position of the individual internet users community from each region in conjunction with the every current ICANN policy issues.