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RE: [atlarge-discuss] 006 Deciding Name for Organisation

On 03:07 10/08/02, Joanna Lane said:

> Our branding is to use it everywere: gac@large, isoc@large, ietf@large as
> there is france@large.
> To extend the concept, because @large is @large everywhere.

Let me throw this into the mix. There is merit in keeping it short and going
for simply "At Large" then branding it as internet related in the outreach
campagns. Regional offices would then be atlarge.cctld. As it happens, none
of the extensions are in use  - .com/ .net, .org. and I believe Atlarge.org
is for sale at about US$300.00. I registered atlarge.us a while ago, so no
problem there if needed. I also have InternetStakeholders, which is not
being used at this time, if anybody sees value in that.

Dear Joana,
there are several outreach/image issues here.

1. the "@" is the symbol of the Internet
2. "at large" are now well established as the users and we want to give a feeling of strength
3. we all want to show we are "here", everywhere, so we must have a consistent way of showing it for countries, organizations we enter, cities. The future of the @large - and hopefully its freedom - is the local wi-fi. new-york@large must be the target for you, or portland@lorge for bruce.

"The place we hold" - "the internet we care" - "the at large we are".

This maies a "flying eagle" logo which hits and go through - without TM issue, what is not the case with atlarge.com

Now in a practical way, we have no reason to pay any buck, and probably a lot of money for what we have for free (SS proosed worldatwide.org several times - can you confirm Sotiris.). If you can have atlarge.org it would be perfect to complet it. Then the address will be:

http://us.atlarge.org
http://newyork.atlarge.org
so everyone knows where we are. (As you know this does not mean that the sites are on the same machines).

But what we want is to hammer "@large" everywhere. The ICANN must use it, we have to make it ours. This a way to impose us into the ICANN through the press.

IMHO the memo that Hans wants to send on elections is to be made a press release.
We have to work out a standard footing for that and put a special part on the site.
jfc



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