ICANN participation

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

Contact Information

1. Organization's Name: Privaterra
2. Organization's email address: privaterra@xxxxxx
3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): +1 416 893 0377
4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
   Privaterra
   c/o Sage Centre
   680 - 220 Cambie St., Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 2M9
   Canadian Charitable Number - BN 130560188RR0001
5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.privaterra.org
6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
   Robert Guerra
   Managing Director, Privaterra
   131 Beecroft Road, Suite 2109
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2N 6G9
   Tel: +1 416 893 0377 Fax: +1 416 893 0374
   Email: rguerra@xxxxxx

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 Privaterra community consists of approximately 50 members - these
   include partner organizations, advisors and trainers who the organization partners
   with to provide information security consulting services and training.
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):
10. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
    English. Spanish & French when required.
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. The organization is receives its funding from in-kind donations, grants
    and charitable donations.
12. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
    decision-making bodies and processes):
    • 3 Board of directors
    • 10 member advisory board
    • Numerous partner organizations
    • International membership - which includes volunteers, trainers & supporters

    Privaterra operates as an ongoing independent project of the Sage Charitable
    foundation (Canada). The organization's managing director and its board of
    directors direct its ongoing activities. Its board of advisors provides ongoing
    strategic advice.

    Privaterra's members are mostly volunteers based in Canada, The US and
    Latin America. These members are professionals involved in information society
    issues, privacy and information security training and consulting.

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:
    • Website
    • Mailing list
    • Events
    • Conferences
    • Training sessions
    • Workshops
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, at www.privaterra.org
16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
    names, positions, emails):
    Managing Director:
    Robert Guerra

    Directors:

    • Jason Young, LL.M. (Law and Technology), University of Ottawa
      Associate, Deeth Williams Wall LLP
      http://www.dww.com/bios/jmy.htm
    • Katitza Rodriguez, LL.M, Lima University
      International Policy Fellow, EPIC (PERU)
      Founder & Director, CPSR-Peru

    Advisors:

    • Patrick Ball, is director of the Human Rights Data Analysis Group
      (HRDAG) at Benetech
    • L Jean Camp is an Associate Professor at the School of Informatics,
      Adjunct Professor of Telecommunications, and an Adjunct Professor of
      Computer Science at Indiana University.
    • David Casacuberta is a philosophy professor in the Universidad
      Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
    • Andrew Clement is a Professor in the Faculty of Information Studies at
      the University of Toronto
    • Sam Gregory is the program coordinator at WITNESS,
    • Iduvina Hernandez is the Executive Director of Seguridad en
      Democracia (SEDEM).
    • Gus Hosein is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and
      a Senior Fellow at Privacy International
    • Jovan Kurbalija is the founding director of DiploFoundation
    • Nick Moraitis, is a Social Change Communications & Engagement
      Consultant
    • Dara O'Neil is a member of the research faculty in the Georgia Tech
      Research Institute where she conducts technology transfer and policy
      analysis studies for sponsors
    • Marc Rotenberg is Director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center
      (EPIC) in Washington, DC
    • Bruce Schneier is an internationally-renowned security technologist and
      author, and is both a Founder and the Chief Technical Officer of
      Counterpane Internet Security, Inc
    • Philip R. Zimmermann is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy, an email
      encryption software package

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):
    Privaterra's mission is to provide technological education and support
    for civil society organizations (Human Rights NGOs) in the area of data
    privacy, secure communications and information security.
18. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
    organization's constituents/membership:
    • Internet Governance
    • World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
    • Security - DNS & WHOIS
    • Multi-lingual content
    • Privacy - Legislation & advocacy
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

Robert Guerra
Managing Director, Privaterra
131 Beecroft Road, Suite 2109
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2N 6G9
Tel: +1 416 893 0377 Fax: +1 416 893 0374
Email: rguerra@xxxxxx