(5) Förderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft (FITUG) e.V.
Date:
20 October, 2003
Status: Step VII - Certified as At-Large Structure
Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation
Förderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft (FITUG) e.V.
Contact Information
- Organization's Name: Förderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft (FITUG) e.V.
- Organization's email address: info@xxxxxx
- Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): +49-89-99 63 79 91
- Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
FITUG e.V.
c/o Prof. Jürgen Plate
Fachhochschule, FB 04
Dachauer Str. 98 b
D-80335 M�nchen
Germany - Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.fitug.de/
- Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
Thomas Roessler <roessler@xxxxxx>
Nordstraße 99
D-53111 Bonn
Germany
+49-228-638007
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?
Membership in FITUG is open for both individuals and
organizations, without limitations regarding the geogrpahic
region. Every member has a single vote in FITUG. - Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number,
citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession for
professional societies):
FITUG currently has 87 individual members and 3 organizational
members. All individual members are citizens or residents of
Europe.Individual members come from a broad range of constituencies,
including network operators, academic teachers, software
developers, journalists. - 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):
There are no formal eligibility requirements. Membership
applications have to be granted by the FITUG's executive board. - In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
Mostly German, occasionally English. - 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 - Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
decision-making bodies and processes):
FITUG is controlled by the General Assembly of its members.
General Assemblies are held every two years. The General
Assembly elects an Executive Board that legally represents
FITUG, and manages the association's business.In addition to these formal mechanisms, any important decisions
and activities are coordinated through a closed members' mailing
list. - Does your organization commit to supporting its individual
constituents'/membership's informed participation in ICANN?
Yes. - Describe how your organization keeps its constituents/membership
informed about, and enables them to participate in, decisions
regarding issues of interest:
As noted above, FITUG's members are continuously being informed
about current developments through a closed "members" mailing
list that is used to vet any decisions the organization makes.FITUG's principal means of keeping the public and members
informed about current issues is its open "debate" mailing list.
(In German.) That list has been a focal point for discussions
within the German internet community since 1996. Archives are
availabe at <http://www.fitug.de/debate/>.Second to that, there's a web site at <http://www.fitug.de/>.
- 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.fitug.de/wuu/> - Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
names, positions, emails):
Chair: Prof. Jürgen Plate <plate@xxxxxx>
Treasurer: Alexander Weikert <daisy@xxxxxx>
Secretary: Michael Brunnbauer <brunni@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):
Our standardized "about FITUG" statement:FITUG creates connections to the virtual world of new media
and data networks. From our statues: "The association's
purpose is the fostering of the integration of new media with
society, public education about technologies, risks, and
dangers of these media, and the fostering of human rights and
consumer interests with respect to computer networks."FITUG is a member of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign.
- What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
organization's constituents/membership:
FITUG's members (and, more generally, participants) closely
track and discuss current Internet developments, issues, and
events as they evolve. This includes, but is in no way limited
to domain name related issues as they affect (in particular
individual) users. - 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
Thomas Roessler <roessler@xxxxxx>
