ICANN participation

Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation
Committee for a Democratic United Nations (Komitee für eine Demokratische
UNO)

Contact Information

1. Organization's Name: Committee for a Democratic United
   Nations (Komitee für eine Demokratische UNO)
2. Organization's email address: info@xxxxxx
3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): +49-6131-627 8376
4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
   Forsthausweg 1, D-64569 Nauheim
5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): www.uno-komitee.de
6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
   senges@xxxxxx
   +34 627193395

   Max Senges
   Internet Governance Coordinator
   Carrer Padua 96 / 3b
   ES-08023 Barcelona

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):
   The Committee for a Democratic U.N. (KDUN) is a non-governmental
   organization located in Germany. It is non-partisan and recognized as
   charitable under tax laws. KDUN supports international democracy and the
   strengthening of the United Nations. It is a volunteer network whose
   membership consists of NGOs from Austria, Germany and Switzerland as well as
   individual members mainly from Germany.
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):
   Applicants for membership have to provide a CV.
10. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
    Mainly in German and English. French and Spanish is possible.
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):
    There is a board which gets elected by the general assembly for 2 years. The
    board is the policy-making body accountable to the general assembly and
    draws upon advice of an advisory board composed of respected individuals and
    parliamentarians. The members of the advisory board are appointed by the
    board for an undetermined period. The board forms an executive board which
    decides on the daily operational business.
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 internet governance coordinator and the working group on internet
    governance prepare and discuss issues and publish information.
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: http://www.uno-komitee.de/en/aboutus/index.php
16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
    names, positions, emails):
    This information can be found in updated format at http://www.uno-komitee.de/en/board/index.php

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):
    Promote democratic practice within the United Nations and other global
    governance affairs.
18. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
    organization's constituents/membership:
    Democratisation of governance and management practice of ICANN. ICANN's
    involvement in the Internet Governance Forum. Possible creation of a United
    Nations Parliamentary Assembly and a linkage of this new body to ICANN/IGF.
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?
    These details can only be answered by the time the RALO has been formed, as
    there is debate about the conditions, mandate and organisational setup.

Signature

Barcelona 15.2.2006

Max Senges

Internet Governance Coordinator