AT-LARGE GATEWAY
At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program (ARPEP)
At-Large Review Implementation Plan Development
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The following have been identified, discussed and approved by consensus by the ATLAS II Organizing Committee.
ATLAS II Purposes
Strengthen the bottom up structure of the At-Large community by building capacity and awareness of At-Large policies and process of the 150+ At-Large Structures (ALSes);
Further develop the At-Large Community’s capacity for engagement in ICANN by increasing its knowledge and understanding of the key issues confronting ICANN and ICANN’s roles and responsibilities;
Plan for the next stage of the ALAC/At-Large community’s development;
Allow ICANN to showcase a key component of its bottom-up multi-stakeholder environment to the rest of the world at a time pivotal to ICANN and the Internet multi-stakeholder model.
ATLAS II Overarching Theme
"Global Internet: The User Perspective"
ATLAS II Public Relations Messages
At-Large is the primary organizational home of the Internet end user within ICANN
At-Large contributes to providing a broader user-centered view to ICANN
At-Large strengthens ICANN as a model case for multi-stakeholder participation
At-Large helps to engage the world to ICANN and ICANN to the world
The At-Large community in ICANN is the voice of the end-user around the world into the policies that govern the Domain Name System
ATLAS II Strategic Goals
- Achieve a better and powerful representation of end-user interests in ICANN
Strengthen At-Large as a reservoir for civil society allies pursuing like-minded goals in terms of public interest
Make At-Large broader, inclusive and stronger (like one ALS per country)
Improve inclusiveness and participation of existing and new member ALSs
Bridge knowledge gaps between At-Large insiders and the broader membership and RALO organizations
Exchange of members / ALSs experience and strengthen of bottom-up approach
Better understand concerns, ideas, working areas and expectations of our members
Help the At-Large community to learn more about ICANN’s work, functioning and current issues