(47) Deutsche Vereinigung für Datenschutz (DVD) e.V.

Date: 
13 February, 2006
Status: Step VII - Certified as At-Large Structure

Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation
Deutsche Vereinigung für Datenschutz (DVD) e.V.

Contact Information

  1. Organization's Name: Deutsche Vereinigung für
    Datenschutz (DVD) e.V.
  2. Organization's email address: dvd@xxxxxx
  3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): +49 228 222498
  4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
    Bonner Talweg 33-35, D-53113 Bonn, GERMANY
  5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.datenschutzverein.de
  6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
    Werner Hülsmann, huelsmann@datneschutzverein.de, +4975313659056

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):

    250 members located in Germany, interested in privacy and
    data protection
  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):

    To be interested in privacy and dataprotection, see also
    http://www.datenschutzverein.de/mitgliedschaft_dvd.html
  4. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
    German, somtimes 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):

    Members, committee
  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:

    Newsletter, quarterly journal
  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)?

    http://www.datenschutzverein.de
  10. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
    names, positions, emails):

    see on http://www.datenschutzverein.de/vereinsprofil_vorstand.html,
    e-mail for all: dvd@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):

    http://www.datenschutzverein.de/vereinsprofil_dvd.html
  2. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
    organization's constituents/membership:

    privacy and dataprotection
  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

Werner Hülsmann