ICANN participation

Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation
Humanistische Union e.V. (The Humanist Union)

Contact Information

1. Organization's Name: Humanistische Union e.V. (The Humanist Union)
2. Organization's email address: info@xxxxxx
3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): +49 (0)30 - 20 45 02 56
4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
   Humanistische Union e.V.
   Greifswalder Str. 4
   D-10405 Berlin
5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.humanistische-union.de
6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
   Dr. Christoph Bruch
   Neue Christstr. 6
   14059 Berlin
   +49 (0)30 - 32 10 32 82
   bruch@xxxxxx

Description

7. 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?
   No
8. Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number,
   citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession for
   professional societies):
   Number: about 2000
   Citizenship/location: Germany
   Defining characteristic - e.g. profession for professional societies:
   strong interest in human rights/civil liberties - this includes democratic participation i.e.
   MSP in ICANN
9. 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):
   Support of the Humanist Union's goals: protection of civil liberties/human rights, expansion of democratic participation
10. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
    German
11. 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.
12. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
    decision-making bodies and processes):
    The Humanist Union consists of regional active subdivisions and a national and
    international active federal bureau. Both, the regional subdivisions and the
    federal bureau are each governed by an elected board. Bylaws: http://www.humanistischeunion.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=10
13. Does your organization commit to supporting its individual
    constituents'/membership's informed participation in ICANN?
    Yes
14. Describe how your organization keeps its constituents/membership
    informed about, and enables them to participate in, decisions
    regarding issues of interest:
    The Humanist Union participated as registered civil society organization in
    the WSIS and is an active member of German internet governance community.
    The Humanist Union communicates via several periodic publications, regular
    press releases, conferences, and its website etc. with its membership and the general public.
15. 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.humanistische-union.de/english.php
    http://www.humanistischeunion.de/info.php?POSTNUKESID=de52272de74ee86af869f3744b6568e4
16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
    names, positions, emails):
    Prof. Dr. Rosemarie Will, Chairperson
    Professorin für Öffentliches Recht der Humboldt-Universität
    zu Berlin; Richterin am Verfassungsgericht Brandenburg
    will@xxxxxx
    Dr. Christoph Bruch
    Politologe, freiberuflicher Wissenschaftler und Publizist, Berlin,
    Mitglied bei Transparency International Deutschland
    bruch@xxxxxx
    Gerd Eggers
    Dipl.-Lehrer, wiss. Mitarbeiter im Modellversuch für das Schulfach
    LER, Berlin
    eggers@xxxxxx
    Jochen Goerdeler
    Jurist, Geschäftsführer der Deutschen Vereinigung für
    Jugendgerichte und Jugendgerichtshilfen e.V. Hannover
    goerdeler@xxxxxx
    Nils Leopold, LL.M.
    Jurist, Referatsleiter beim Unabhängigen Landeszentrum für
    Datenschutz in Schleswig-Holstein
    leopold@xxxxxx
    Dr. Fredrik Roggan, stellv. Vorsitzender
    Jahrgang 1971, Rechtsanwalt (Schwerpunkt Strafverteidigung)
    roggan@xxxxxx
    Hartmuth H. Wrocklage
    Jurist und Innensenator der Hansestadt Hamburg a.D.
    wrocklage@xxxxxx

Objectives

17. 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.humanistischeunion.de/info.php?POSTNUKESID=de52272de74ee86af869f3744b6568e4
    http://www.humanistische-union.de/english.php
18. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
    organization's constituents/membership:
    The development of regional support an legitimization structures for the
    At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
19. 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

Martina Kant Sven Lüders (managing directors)