ALS
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
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.