ICANN participation

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

Contact information

1. Organization's Name: The University of The West Indies

2. Organization's email address: helpdesk@xxxxxxxx

3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): 876-927-2148

4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): www.uwi.edu

6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
Carlton.Samuels@xxxxxxxx, 876-927-2148,
c/o MITS
5 Gibraltar Camp Way,

Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica

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):
fifty-five thousand students (55,000) + fifteen thousand (15,000) academics + eight thousand (8,000) administrative staff in the Caribbean Basin

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):
The UWI represents the single largest user of Internet bandwidth in the Caribbean

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):
The UWI is publicly-funded; we ALWAYS need support fro our outreach activities

12. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
decision-making bodies and processes):
The ?? body is the University Council and a number of standing committees, The Chancellor is the Chief Executive.

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 university has more than enough standing committees for governance. Members ALWAYS ??

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, see www.uwi.edu

16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders' names,
positions, emails):
Vice Chancellor - Professor E. Nigel Hanes
University Registrar - Ms. G. Barrett - ??
[See website!]

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):
To unlock West Indian Potential by education.

18. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
organization's constituents/membership:
Internet governance; digital wide access to research networks; ecommerce activities on Internet

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