Re: At-Large Structure Application: FITUG e.V. (fitug.de)
I am not going to participate in any votes or discussions about this
application. I'm of course available as a point of contact for any
questions regarding it.
Regards,
--
Thomas Roessler <roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
At-Large Advisory Committee: http://alac.info/
On 2003-10-20 11:22:26 +0200, Thomas Roessler wrote:
> From: Thomas Roessler <roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: als@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:22:26 +0200
> Subject: At-Large Structure Application: FITUG e.V. (fitug.de)
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> Contact information
>
> 1. Organization's Name:
>
> Förderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft (FITUG) e.V.
>
> 2. Organization's email address:
>
> info@xxxxxxxx
>
> 3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes):
>
> +49-89-99 63 79 91
>
> 4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if
> different):
>
> FITUG e.V.
> c/o Prof. Jürgen Plate
> Fachhochschule, FB 04
> Dachauer Str. 98 b
> D-80335 München
> Germany
>
> 5. Organization's website (URL) (if available):
>
> http://www.fitug.de/
>
> 6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone,
> address):
>
> Thomas Roessler <roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Nordstraße 99
> D-53111 Bonn
> Germany
>
> +49-228-638007
>
> 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?
>
> Membership in FITUG is open for both individuals and
> organizations, without limitations regarding the geogrpahic
> region. Every member has a single vote in FITUG.
>
> 8. Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number,
> citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession
> for professional societies):
>
> FITUG currently has 87 individual members and 3 organizational
> members. All individual members are citizens or residents of
> Europe.
>
> Individual members come from a broad range of constituencies,
> including network operators, academic teachers, software
> developers, journalists.
>
> 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):
>
> There are no formal eligibility requirements. Membership
> applications have to be granted by the FITUG's executive board.
>
> 10. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
>
> Mostly German, occasionally 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):
>
> yes
>
> 12. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
> decision-making bodies and processes):
>
> FITUG is controlled by the General Assembly of its members.
> General Assemblies are held every two years. The General
> Assembly elects an Executive Board that legally represents
> FITUG, and manages the association's business.
>
> In addition to these formal mechanisms, any important decisions
> and activities are coordinated through a closed members' mailing
> list.
>
> 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:
>
> As noted above, FITUG's members are continuously being informed
> about current developments through a closed "members" mailing
> list that is used to vet any decisions the organization makes.
>
> FITUG's principal means of keeping the public and members
> informed about current issues is its open "debate" mailing list.
> (In German.) That list has been a focal point for discussions
> within the German internet community since 1996. Archives are
> availabe at <http://www.fitug.de/debate/>.
>
> Second to that, there's a web site at <http://www.fitug.de/>.
>
> 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)?
>
> http://www.fitug.de/wuu/
>
> 16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders'
> names, positions, emails):
>
> Chair: Prof. Jürgen Plate <plate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Treasurer: Alexander Weikert <daisy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Secretary: Michael Brunnbauer <brunni@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> 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):
>
> Our standardized "about FITUG" statement:
>
> | FITUG creates connections to the virtual world of new media
> | and data networks. From our statues: "The association's
> | purpose is the fostering of the integration of new media with
> | society, public education about technologies, risks, and
> | dangers of these media, and the fostering of human rights and
> | consumer interests with respect to computer networks."
> |
> | FITUG is a member of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign.
>
> 18. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
> organization's constituents/membership:
>
> FITUG's members (and, more generally, participants) closely
> track and discuss current Internet developments, issues, and
> events as they evolve. This includes, but is in no way limited
> to domain name related issues as they affect (in particular
> individual) users.
>
> 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
>
> Thomas Roessler <roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>