(74) ASOCIACIÓN VENEZOLANA DE DERECHO INFORMÁTICO Y NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS (AVEDINT)

Date: 
12 October, 2006
Status: Step VII - Certified as At-Large Structure

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

Contact information

1. Organization's Name: ASOCIACIÓN VENEZOLANA DE DERECHO INFORMÁTICO Y NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS (AVEDINT)

2. Organization's email address:lbrandtg@xxxxxxxx

3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): 58-212-953-9244

4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
ARAQUE REYNA SOSA VISO & PITTIER
Centro Lido, Torre C, Piso 8
Caracas , Venezuela

5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): N/A at this time

6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
Leopoldo Brandt Graterol
Description: President

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

8. Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number,
citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession for
professional societies):

Organization integrated mainly by Attorneys in the filed of Computer Law and Intellectual Property, and Faculty.

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):

No especial requirements procedure are in place. Only majority vote of the Board of Directors.

10. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
Spanish

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):

No self supporting.

12. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
decision-making bodies and processes):

Governing Body is a Board of Directors of five (5) principals, elected by the Associates Assembly. Board reunions are validly convened with attendance of three members and vote validly adopted unanimously.

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:

Members are informed via email and Electronic Bulletins

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)?

No

16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders' names,
positions, emails):

Leopoldo Brandt (President). lbrandt@xxxxxxxx
Mariliana Rico Carrillo (Vicepresident). mariliana@xxxxxxxx
Yenette Vega (Finance Director) yvega@xxxxxxxx
José Ovidio Salgueiro (Academia Director). jsalgueiro@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):

  1. Reunite specialist on Computer Law
  2. Promote research and studies in the field by seminars, conferences, and law analysis.
  3. Contribute with the development of high Technology Laws in Venezuela
  4. Express opinion on social relevant issues regarding the Computer Law and High Tec. Matters.
  5. Promote educative labor by designing scholarships, courses, etc,

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

ICANN organization and activities in general as well as the impact upon the Internet arena.

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