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  1. Commit to supporting individual Internet users' informed participation in ICANN by distributing to individual constituents/members information on relevant ICANN activities and issues, offering Internet-based mechanisms that enable discussions of one or more of these activities and issues among individual constituents/members, and involving individual constituents/members in relevant ICANN policy development, discussions and decisions.
  2. Be organised so that participation by individual Internet users who are citizens or residents of countries within the Geographic Region in which the ALS is based will predominate in the ALS' operation. The ALS may permit additional participation by others that is compatible with the interests of the individual Internet users within the region.
  3. Be self-supporting (not rely on ICANN for funding).
  4. Post on the Internet (on the ALAC's website or elsewhere) publicly-accessible, current information about the ALS's goals, structure, description of constituent group(s)/membership, working mechanisms, leadership, and contact(s).
  5. Assist the RALO in performing its function.

Certification Process for for  At-Large Structures (ALS)

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Wherever an application is suspended under part (a) of this section, that suspension shall be lifted upon the request of the applicant. Where the suspension is under parts (b) or (c) ofthis of this section, that suspension shall only last as long as shall reasonably berequired be required in order to acquire the additional information necessary. Whennotifying When notifying the applicant of the additional information, it shall be obligatoryto obligatory to also notify the applicant that the application is suspended until theinformation the information is received.

How are ALS Applications Evaluated?

The community has defined a written set of guidelines for evaluating ALS applications to ensure that decisions are reached in a bottom-up based, transparent and fair manner.

You may review See the ALS guidelines at: http://www.atlarge.icann.org/files/atlarge/alac-sd-2-rev7-als-app-interpretation-guidelines-23jul07-en.pdf

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Guidelines for additional information. 

Decertification Process

Below are the ALAC documents related to ALS decertification.

ALAC ROPs: ALAC Decertification Process. Section 15. At Large Structureshttps://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Rules+of+Procedure

  • 15.1  The ALAC shall, subject to review by the RALOs and the ICANN Board, set procedures to certify and decertify At Large Structures.
  • 15.2  Detailed procedures are set forth in the Adjunct document “At Large Structure Framework”.
  • 15.3  The “At – Large Structure Framework” shall be deemed to be an integral part of these Rules of Procedures”.

ALAC Rules of Procedure - Adjunct Document 04 - At-Large Structure Framework

  • ALS applications, certification decisions on applications and other information, as appropriate, will be publicly posted.

De-Certification of an At-Large Structure:  

  • Decisions to de-certify an ALS shall require a 2/3 majority of the members of the ALAC who cast a vote as provided in the Rules of Procedure of the ALAC, and any decertification decision shall be subject to review as provided in the ICANN Bylaws, Article IV, Section 2. Reasons for the ALAC to pursue de-certification action, and to de-certify an ALS, may include persistent non-compliance with significant ALS requirements. The ALAC will provide advance notice to the ALS in question, and the ALS will have an opportunity to be heard and respond to the ALAC prior to a decision on de-certification. The ALAC will notify the ALS of its de-certification decision and provide information on requesting a review of the decision. 

Decertified ALSes

Details of Decertified ALSes are only available to users who have a confluence account. If you need an account, please email staff@atlarge.icann.org

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ALSes in Decertification Process 

Details of the decertification process are only available to users who have a confluence account. If you need an account, please email staff@atlarge.icann.org

EURALO 

LACRALO

  • N/A

NARALO

  • VIBUG (NARALO) - Warning letters were sent and are placed in non-active status, voting rights suspended from 7 Sep 2016 - 7 Sep 2017, reexamine its pending decertification status on 8 September 2017
  • AMERICA@LARGE (NARALO) - Warning letters were sent and are placed in non-active status, voting rights suspended till 12 august 2016 - 12 Aug 2017, reexamine its pending decertification status on 13 August 2017. No further communication from this ALS so will move for decertification. 
  • Open Media (NARALO) - Warning letters were sent and are placed in non-active status, voting rights suspended 24 Aug 2016 - 24 Aug 2017, reexamine its pending decertification status on 25 Aug 2017 (question) 
  • ISOC Disabled and Special Needs (NARALO) - Warning letters were sent and are placed in non-active status, voting rights suspended 30 Dec 2016 - 30 Dec 2017, On July 2017, ISOC placed this chapter into rejuvenation as they prepared to decertify it and close the chapter.  On Aug. 2017, the Administrator of the chapter requested it to be decertified as it was ceasing to exist as a chapter.
  • ISOC North Carolina- Email sent to increase engagement August 18, Organization responded that they would like to withdraw from NARALO.

 

 

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