Who are the people that can be part of At Large? This is a question we hear often and are always happy to answer given the unique nature of the At Large community within ICANN.
In general, if If you are a person or belong to a group that follows, cares and is enthusiastic about how the Internet affects Internet Governance issues (such as Digital Divide, Net Neutrality, Privacy and Security) as they affect end users, then your place is within the At Large is the place for you. Specifically, if you are end users, Internet societies, academia and consumer ICT groups that care about Internet Governance issues, you can come to At Large.
At Large gives a voice to the masses on discussions ranging from privacy (WHOIS), security (DNSSEC), e-commerce, human rights and the IANA Transition to name a few. Through its working groups and sub committees, At Large gives end users the chance to
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Community. Example of groups include professional societies; academic and research organizations; community networking groups; consumer advocacy groups; Internet Society chapters; Computer user organizations and Internet civil society groups.
The At-Large Community represents the interests of Internet end users in ICANN activites as they relate to the domain name system (DNS). These include policies that
- govern how people can register and use domain names,
- policies ensuring ensure local languages are available as domain names
- freedom of speech
- protection of minors
- policies that govern names
- govern your country code TLD Top Level Domain (ccTLD) and and
- policies that govern govern how generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) are made available worldwide
By being a part of the At-Large Community, you can help shape these policies being developed by ICANN's multistakeholder community that affect current and future Internet users.
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To see a summary of ICANN policy issues and why end users should care about these policy issues please see our https://atlarge.icann.org/advice_statements/9895.
By being in the "room" where these policies are being formulated and discussed, you can make your voice heard as to how these policies impact Internet end users.
There are no application or membership fees to be part of the global volunteer At-Large community.
You can become a member of this vibrant community that helps shape the internet's future with opportunities to collaborate regularly online through virtual working group and sub committee meetings. Face You can also attend the face to face meetings which are convened three times a year across the five regions of Africa,Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, Asia and Australasia and North America.
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Civil Society
There are lots of opportunities within the At Large for the Civil Society and more information can be found here.
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