[alac] Re: At-Large Structure Application: FITUG e.V. (fitug.de)

[Thomas Roessler <roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>
>