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'''ALAC''' is the acronym for '''At-Large Advisory Committee''', which is one of [[ICANN]]'s advisory committees. The mission of ALAC is to function as an advocate for individual Internet users' interests.
'''ALAC''' is the acronym for '''At-Large Advisory Committee''', which is one of [[ICANN]]'s [[AC|advisory committees]]. The mission of ALAC is to function as an advocate for individual Internet users' interests.
==ALAC History==
==ALAC History==
The [[ICANN Board]] adopted new bylaws on October 31st, 2002; which came in to effect on December 15th of that year. These new bylaws established the ALAC and provided the support for At-Large Organizations. It stated that the ALAC should consist of ten members selected by [[RALO|Regional At-Large Organizations]], with 5 supplementary members to be be selected by [[NomCom|ICANN's Nominating Committee]]. The interim ALAC consisted of ten members, two from each of ICANN's 5 regions.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/ ALAC History]</ref>
The [[ICANN Board]] adopted new bylaws on October 31st, 2002; which came in to effect on December 15th of that year. These new bylaws established the ALAC and provided the support for At-Large Organizations. It stated that the ALAC should consist of ten members selected by [[RALO|Regional At-Large Organizations]], with 5 supplementary members to be be selected by [[NomCom|ICANN's Nominating Committee]]. The interim ALAC consisted of ten members, two from each of ICANN's 5 regions.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/ ALAC History]</ref>
===Recent History===
===Recent News===
As of December, 2011, ALAC is set to vote on a resolution calling for the [[ICANN Board]] to delay the launch of the New [[gTLD]] Program. The draft motion proposed that the program would be harmful to the interests of the public, and additionally that ICANN should complete the introduction of new gTLDs in phases consisting of no more than 25 TLDs every three months. Either recommendation would constitute a major u-turn in ALAC's position, and as such there has been a lot of opposition to the resolution.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/at-large-mulls-new-gtlds-u-turn/ At-Large mulls new gTLDs U-turn, domaincite.com]</ref>
==At-Large Structures==
==At-Large Structures==