ICANN participation

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

Contact information

1. Organization's Name: Information Society of Barbados

2. Organization's email address: secretary@xxxxxxxx

3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): 246-417-4026

4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
P.O. Box 1143, Bridgetown, Barbados

5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): www.isb.org.bb

6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
James Corbin
james@xxxxxxxx
246-230-2456
66 Rowans Park
St George
Barbados

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):
It is the premier organization in Barbados, dedicated to Information
Communications Technology Specialists, Information Technology Managers and
Technocrats, as well all persons involved with the collection, processing,
retrieval or dissemination of information

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):
Anyone who deals with information

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):
Organisation is a charity

12. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
decision-making bodies and processes):
Treasurer, Secretary, Corporate representative, Institutional representative

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:
Monthly meetings, newspaper articles, internet ( www.isb.org.bb),
newsletters; annual general meetings

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)?
www.isb.org.bb

16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders' names,
positions, emails):
President, Allan Herbert, allan_herbert@xxxxxxxx
Vice President ,James Corbin, James@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):
www.isb.org.bb

18. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
organization's constituents/membership:
Technical issues and management

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

James Corbin
Vice President