CO ISOC is now a certified ICANN At-Large Structure (ALS)! Congrats all around! Here is an excerpt from the email I received earlier today:

Dear Chris,

ICANN’s At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that ISOC Colorado has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS).  The ALAC greatly appreciates your group¹s interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues.

The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members’ informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users.

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–  ALAC website. The ALAC website (www.atlarge.icann.org) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users.  We encourage you to provide your members with a link.  The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to staff@atlarge.icann.org <staff@atlarge.icann.org> .

I highly recommend that everyone visit the ICANN, ICANN At-Large and the ICANN At Large North America websites and become familiar with the current challenges, issues and opportunities being discussed. Let’s take full advantage of this recognition and help drive the future of the Internet!