ICANN participation

Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation

Contact information

1. Organization's Name: DevNet

2. Organization's email address: info@xxxxxxxx

3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): (592) 227-5723

4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
42 Brickdam & United Nations Place
Stabroek, Georgetown
Guyana

5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): www.devnet.org.gy

6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
Lance Hinds
Chairman
42 Brickdam & United Nations Place
Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana
(592) 646-5974
lhinds@xxxxxxxx

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, we support the effort to improve affordable access to the internet
throughout the Caribbean

8. Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number,
citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession for
professional societies):
Devnet is a Non Governmental organization that promote the use of ICT
for national and regional development. The membership is drawn for the
various sectors (i.e. private and public sectors, academia, civil society)

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):
None

10. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
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):
Devnet is self supporting but does not have a sufficient enough budget for travel

12. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
decision-making bodies and processes):
Devnet is governed by an Executive Committee which is elected annually.
DevNet?s constitution is on website at http://www.devnet.org.gy for any
further clarification

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 Executive Committeee uses emails and face to face meeting.

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, on the website http://www.devnet.org.gy

16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders' names,
positions, emails):
Chairman: Lance Hinds (lhinds@xxxxxxxx)
Office Coordinator: Surujdai Ramraj (Suruj@xxxxxxxx)

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.devnet.org.gy

18. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
organization's constituents/membership:
Internet Governance, Continued and affordable Universal Access, Zone
File ownership and related policies.

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

Lance Hinds
Chairman
Devnet