(27) Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU)
Date:
23 March, 2005
Status: Step VII - Certified as At-Large Structure
Contact Information
- Organization's Name: Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU)
- Organization's email address: ed@xxxxxx
- Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): +(61) 3 9525 7574
- Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
Internet Society of Australia
Attention: Craig Ng
Maddocks, Level 28 Angel Place
123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000, AUSTRALIA - Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.isoc-au.org.au
- Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
Mr Adam Creed
email : adamcr33d@xxxxxx
tel : +(61)03 9593 9929
Description
- 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?
Internet users who are citizens or residents of countries within the
Geographic Region in which your organisation is based will predominate in your
organisation's operation?Membership and participation in ISOC-AU is open to all Internet users. In
practice, as the Australian chapter of the global Internet Society, members
are usually citizens or residents of Australia, although we do have some
overseas members, and anyone with an interest in development of the Internet in
Australia is welcome to join. - Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number, citizenship/location,
defining characteristic - e.g. profession for professional societies):
ISOC-AU members are spread throughout metropolitan, rural and regional
Australia. They include network and IT professionals, business owners, domain
name registrars, research organisations, farmers, health service professionals
and consumer and disability groups.Individual Memberships - around 100 members, both Concession and Full
Organisational Memberships - 24 Foundation and 12 Enterprise members.
See http://www.isoc-au.org.au/Orgmems/Entermem.html and http://www.isoc-au.org.au/Orgmems/Foundmem.html - 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):
ISOC-AU welcomes all users of the Internet as members. - In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
English. - 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, ISOC-AU will not rely on ICANN for funding. - Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and decision-making
bodies and processes):
Twelve members of the Board (no remuneration). Executive Director (part-time,
three days per week) - Does your organization commit to supporting its individual constituents'/membership's
informed participation in ICANN?
Yes. - Describe how your organization keeps its constituents/membership
informed about, and enables them to participate in, decisions regarding
issues of interest:
Discussion list enables debate and consultation
Announcements mailing list
Internet industry newsletter introduces issues of interest
Seminars and talks on topics of interest - 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)?
We provide all information on-line at http://www.isoc-au.org.au/
and our goals, structure, constitution, meeting minutes, etc are
available at: http://www.isoc-au.org.au/Organisation/ - Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
names, positions, emails):
President: Tony Hill president@xxxxxx
Vice-President: Narelle Clark, vice-president@xxxxx
Secretary: Craig Ng, secretary@xxxxx
Treasurer: Cheryl Langdon-Orr, treasurer@xxxxx
Executive Director: Kate Lance, ed@xxxxx
Objectives
- 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):
ISOC-AU is the Australian Chapter of the global Internet Society (ISOC), a not-
for-profit membership organization founded in 1991, which provides leadership
in Internet related standards, education, and policy. Chapters of the Internet
Society are expected to serve the interests of a segment of the global
Internet community in a manner consistent with the mission and principles of the
Internet Society. Internet Society MISSION - from
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/mission/ - "To assure the open development, evolution
and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world."
The formal objectives of the Society are listed at:
http://www.isoc-au.org.au/Organisation/Objects.html - What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your organization's
constituents/membership:
Generally all. - 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
A Creed
