(3) Sudan Internet Society

Date: 
29 September, 2003
Status: Step VII - Certified as At-Large Structure

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

Contact Information

  1. Organization's Name: Sudan Internet Society
  2. Organization's email address: yassir@xxxxxx
  3. Organization's phone number: +249/12391157
  4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
    P.O. Box 13713
    Khartoum, Khartoum 11111
    Sudan
  5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.isoc.sd
  6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
    Yassir Elamin
    yassir@xxxxxx
    +249-12391157
    Alamarat, Khartoum
    Sudan

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):

    The Internet Society of Sudan is dedicated to
    identifying and surfacing the potential effective and efficient
    applications of the Internet throughout the Sudanese community. It is to
    provide support and information on all Internet related-issues in Sudan
    to enable individuals, businesses, professionals, and organizations
    achieve their goals more effectively, having around 700 Active individual
    members, more than 5000 members, many organizations, and alot of
    institutions.
  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):

    Its open for all Sudanese citizens.
  4. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
    Arabic and English.
  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):

    Yes.
  6. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
    decision-making bodies and processes):

    9-1-2002: Official registration
    Sudan Internet Society has became officially registered at the Sudanese
    Authorities.
    14-12-2001: SIS General Meeting
    A general meeting was held at Sudatel Club, Khartoum on 12 December 2001 9:00 pm to discuss and approve the bylaws, and to elect the executive office members. The bylaws were discussed and finalized and the following members were elected as executive committee officers:
    Yassir Hassan El Amin - President
    Mohammed El Bashir Ahmed - Vice President
    Khalid Mahmoud Hamada - Treasurer
    Tarig Mohammed Bashir
    Hisham Allam
    Mohammed El Fatih El Tigani
    Hasab El Rasoul Abu El Gasim
    Tarig Babiker Merghani
    Abdel Majid Khalil Mohammed
  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:

    Via conferences, lectures, Seminars, activities, and web sites.
  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, please visit www.isoc.sd
  10. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
    names, positions, emails):

    Yassir Hassan El Amin, President
    e-mail: yassir@xxxxxx
    Tel: +249-12391157
    Mohamed El Bashir Ahmed, Vice President
    e-mail: mbashir@xxxxxx
    Khalid Mahmoud Hamada, Treasurer
    e-mail: khalid@xxxxxx

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):

    www.isoc.sd
  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

Signature

Yassir Elamin
President
Sudan Internet Society