Submitted by Marc Salvatierra on Sat, 01/03/2008 - 1:55am.

(75) Tunisian Internet Society

Date: 
15 October, 2006
Status: Step VII - Certified as At-Large Structure

Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation
Tunisian Internet Society

Contact Information

  1. Organization's Name: Tunisian Internet Society
  2. Organization's email address: info@@xxxxxx
  3. Organization's phone number:
    Phone : 216 71 602 944 – 216 71 602 940
    Fax : 216 71 602 930
  4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
    Centre de Calcul El Khawarizmi
    Campus Universitaire Manouba
    2010 - Manouba
    Tunisie
  5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): www.isoc.org.tn
  6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
    Khaled KOUBAA, President
    koubaak@isoc.org.tn / khaled.koubaa@topnet.tn

Description

  1. Is your organization constituted so that participation by
    individual Internet users who are citizens or residents of countries
    within the Geographic Region in which your organization is based will
    predominate in your organization's operation?
    Yes
  2. Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number,
    citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession for
    professional societies):
    Individuals, organizations and private companies.
  3. Explain the eligibility requirements (if any) for your
    organization's constituents/membership (if you provide a written
    application for admission as a member, you may attach a copy):
    All Tunisians citizens are eligible to be members.
  4. In what language/s does your organization conduct its
    business?
    Arabic / French
  5. Provide support for the statement that your organization is
    self-supporting (by answering "yes" you confirm that it will not rely
    on ICANN for funding):
    No we depend on donations of our sponsors.
  6. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
    decision-making bodies and processes):
    - General Assembly
    - Board
    - Executive Bureau
  7. Does your organization commit to supporting its individual
    constituents'/membership's informed participation in ICANN?
    YES
  8. Describe how your organization keeps its constituents/membership
    informed about, and enables them to participate in, decisions
    regarding issues of interest:
    - Monthly newsletter
    - On site announcements
    - Periodic meeting
  9. Does your organization post on the Internet publicly-accessible,
    current information about your organization's goals, structure,
    description of constituent group(s)/membership, working mechanisms,
    leadership, and contact(s) (if this information currently is
    available, provide URLs)?
    YES, www.isoc.org.tn
  10. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
    names, positions, emails):
    Khaled KOUBAA President koubaak@xxxxxxxx
    Mondher LAABIDI Vice-President laabidim@xxxxxxxx
    Adel ALAYA Vice-President alayaa@xxxxxxxx
    Rochdi Kechida Vice-President kechidar@xxxxxxxx
    Boumaiza Sabeur General Secretary boumaizas@xxxxxxxx
    Ben Khedda Bechir Treasory benkheddab@xxxxxxxx
    Boughattas Atef Board Member boughattasa@xxxxxxxx

Objectives

  1. What is your organization's primary goal or mission (please attach
    any mission or policy statement for your organization, if in writing,
    or provide a URL, if posted):

    1. Facilitates open development of standards, protocols, administration
      technical infrastructure of the Internet
    2. Supports education in developing countries specifically, and
      need exists
    3. Promotes professional development and builds community to
      participation and leadership in areas important to the evolution
      Provides reliable information about the Internet
    4. Provides forums for discussion of issues that affect Internet
      development and use -- technical, commercial, societal, etc.
    5. Fosters an environment for international cooperation, community,
      culture that enables self-governance to work
    6. Serves as a focal point for cooperative efforts to promote the
      positive tool to benefit all people throughout the world
    7. Provides management and coordination for on-strategy initiatives
      outreach efforts -- humanitarian, educational, societal, etc.
  2. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
    organization's constituents/membership:
    ALAC, CCNSO, IDN
  3. If formed, will your organization commit to assisting the Regional
    At-Large Organization (RALO) for the region in which your organization
    is based in performing its function?
    YES

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