Dear Sirs,We
the under signed IT & Internet Association Lebanon express our support for the DotOrg
Foundation's proposal to:
- Operate the .org registry to high standards of reliability
and security;
- Support and foster the participation of the non-commercial sector
on the Internet, particularly by facilitating their obtaining of domain names the
.org top level domain [TLD];
- Provide solutions that increase the Internet as
a secure and reliable place for non-commercial entities, including for non-profit
organizations arould the World to engage in on-line philanthropy;
- Advance an
environment in which Internet users World wide may easily and securely gain access
to the .org website domain name registry and supporting authenticatio/validation
information - thus ensuring greater confidence when interacting with websites among
doners, participants, members, etc....,
- Increase the use of .org by non-commercial
organizations, particularly those in developing countries and under-served communities.
-
Enhance the Global Dialogue among the non-commercial activity and supporting their
understanding of an meaningful participation in the domain name system and the Internet
corporation for assigned names and numbers [ICANN]; and,
- Support the utilization
of the Internet's tools by the non-commercial sectors in under-served Regions around
the World.
We, the IT & Internet Association Lebanon are further encouraged the
by DotOrg Foundation's intent to act as a convener for the community and as a platform
for ideas to be examined and disseminated to the .org community, particularly non-commercial
entities, by:
* Creating mechanisms to elicit non-commercial dialogue;
* Listening
to and understanding the non-commercial community's and concerns and building an
engaged and participatory constituency;
* Creating governance structures that
allow for participation by members of the .org community, particularly non-commercial
registrants and,
* Providing for transparency in meetings and decision-making
processes.
Sincerely yours
IT & Internet Association Lebanon
Dr Salah A. Rustum
President
Address:
Khorafy
Bldg L2
Clemenceau Street
RL-2022 6404 Beirut
Lebanon
Date, Beirut, JUL
18/2002