(11) Moroccan Internet Society (MISOC)
Date:
25 November, 2003
Status: Step VII - Certified as At-Large Structure
Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation
Moroccan Internet Society (MISOC)
Contact Information
- Organization's Name: Moroccan Internet Society (Misoc)
- Organization's email address: bureau@xxxxxx
- Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): + 212 61 40 15 15
- Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
B.P 68 04, Ave
Allal Al Fassi, Medinat Al Irfane Rabat Maroc - Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.misoc.org.ma
- Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
Email: hilaliaziz@xxxxxx
Tel : + 212 61 40 15 15
Address : B.P 68 04 , Ave Allal Al Fassi, Medinat Al Irfane Rabat Maroc
Description
- 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. - Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number,
citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession for
professional societies):
Moroccan Internet Society (Misoc) is an association with nonlucrative goal,
and a Chapter of ISOC (Internet Society). Created in November 1995; it currently gathers
some three hundred members of Moroccan citizenship representing all the areas of
Morocco, resulting from various branches of industry : the public and private sector, the bank,
teaching and research. Misoc has the role:- To set up and to coordinate operations of sensitizing and information via
Internet on a national level, - To associate all the actors implied in the process of exploitation of the
information via Internet, which they are producers, - or diffuser of information, trainers, technicians or specialists in
telecommunications, - To regularly organize training courses for all the levels: from the simple
user to the manager of Internet network, - To promote and help with the installation of sites diffusing information
to the Morrocans, - To promote and help with the installation of forums of discussions
specific to the concerns of the users in Morocco, - To establish privileged relations with Telecom operators in Morocco in
order to facilitate the access to communication resources,
All this is with a purely scientific and academic aim so as to help as
possible all Internet users in Morocco. - To set up and to coordinate operations of sensitizing and information via
- 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):
To become regular member of the association, it is necessary to express an
interest by its formation, its function or its quality utilisator Internet and: to
address to the president of the association the application form duly completed, (see
<http://www.misoc.org.ma/_misoc/adhesion.html>); to be approved by the office of the association; and to pay the annual contribution.
The titular membership confers to the interesting the eligible right to be
elected on various functions of the association. - In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
Arabic and French. - 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):
(please see the statute of misoc: <http://www.misoc.org.ma/_misoc/statuts.html>). - Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
decision-making bodies and processes): - Does your organization commit to supporting its individual
constituents'/membership's informed participation in ICANN?
The association is managed by an office. The members of this office are
elected by the general assembly. The office of the association is composed of:- a president
- a vice-president
- a secretary-general
- an associated secretary-general
- a treasurer
- an assistant treasurer
- Describe how your organization keeps its constituents/membership
informed about, and enables them to participate in, decisions
regarding issues of interest:
nformation concerning the activities of the association is put regularly on
its Web site. There is also a mailing list (<misoc@xxxxxx>) where the members
communicate between them and deliver their opinions on the various decisions taken by
the office. At the end of each mandate, the office presents a moral report on the results
and the activities of Misoc; this report is presented at the annual general
assembly which brings together all the members. - 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)?
<http://www.misoc.org.ma> - Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
names, positions, emails):Name Function Email HILALI Abdelaziz President hilali@xxxxxx EL KHETTAR AMINE Vice-president info@xxxxxx HASSI RAHOU Mohammed Secretary-general mhassirahou@xxxxxx LASFAR KADDOUR Treasurer kalasfar@xxxxxx BABAHABIB My Hachem Associated secretary-general babahabib@xxxxxx EDDAIFI Driss Assistant treasurer eddaifi@xxxxxx OKBA KAMAL Technical commity rokba@xxxxxx NAMOUS Redouane Communication r.namous@xxxxxx KRIAA Oumaima Meeting Organiser okriaa@xxxxxx
Objectives
- 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):
See <http://www.misoc.org.ma> - What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
organization's constituents/membership:
The representation of the users of Internet at the African level and
particularly Morrocan within ICANN;- To take part in the decisions of the ICANN, which can affect the uses of
the individual users - Follow-up of the Management of the domain names in Morocco, Africa and in
the world, - To be informed through the meetings of ICANN about technological
innovations on Internet
- To take part in the decisions of the ICANN, which can affect the uses of
- 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.
Signature
Abdelaziz Hilali
Chair of Misoc (Moroccan Chapter of ISOC)
Address: INPT, Madinate Al Irfane, Av. Allal Al Fassi
Rabat, Morocco
Mobile phone: + 212.61.40.15.15
Email: hilaliaziz@xxxxxx
