ICANN participation

Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation
netzwerk neue medien (nnm)

Contact Information

1. Organization's Name: netzwerk neue medien (nnm) - network new media (nnm)
2. Organization's email address: markus@xxxxxx
3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): +49 30 2887 3601
4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
   Tucholskystr. 48, 10117 Berlin, Germany
5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): www.nnm-ev.de
6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
   markus@xxxxxx, +49 30 2887 3601, Tucholskystr. 48, 10117 Berlin, Germany

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?
   Yes
8. Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number,
   citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession for
   professional societies):
   63, Germans and other European Countries members, a network of internet related: scientists, business people, consumer rights advocates and journalists.
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):
   members agree on serving and advocating digital civil and consumer rights
10. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
    German and from case to case in English
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):
    annual general meeting by all members, elected board and two chairs - all correspondence by
    mailing lists.
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:
    see above Nr. 12: annual general meeting by all members, mailing lists, website, wikis
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)?
    Yes, www.nnm-ev.de
16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
    names, positions, emails):
    Markus Beckedahl, co-chair, markus@xxxxxx
    Annette Muehlberg, co-chair, annette@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):
    The purpose of the network new media e.V. is, to strengthen the public discussion about the
    socio-political aspects of the new media and to promote the preservation and establishment of civil rights in the information society. (See: www.nnm-ev.de and www.nnm-ev.de/wer/index.html)
18. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
    organization's constituents/membership:
    Several: e.g., outreach work to give internet user's interest a voice in ICANN, policy for
    the introduction of new gTLDs.
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

Markus Beckedahl, Annette Muehlberg (chairs of the network new media)