Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation
Sudan Internet Society

Contact Information

1. Organization's Name: Sudan Internet Society
2. Organization's email address: yassir@xxxxxx
3. Organization's phone number: +249/12391157
4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
   P.O. Box 13713
   Khartoum, Khartoum 11111
   Sudan
5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.isoc.sd
6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
   Yassir Elamin
   yassir@xxxxxx
   +249-12391157
   Alamarat, Khartoum
   Sudan

Description

1. 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.
2. Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number, citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession for professional societies):
   The Internet Society of Sudan is dedicated to identifying and surfacing the potential effective and efficient applications of the Internet throughout the Sudanese community. It is to provide support and information on all Internet related-issues in Sudan to enable individuals, businesses, professionals, and organizations achieve their goals more effectively, having around 700 Active individual members, more than 5000 members, many organizations, and alot of institutions.
3. 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):
   Its open for all Sudanese citizens.
4. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
   Arabic and English.
5. 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.
6. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and decision-making bodies and processes):
   9-1-2002: Official registration
   Sudan Internet Society has became officially registered at the Sudanese Authorities.
   14-12-2001: SIS General Meeting
   A general meeting was held at Sudatel Club, Khartoum on 12 December 2001 9:00 pm to discuss and approve the bylaws, and to elect the executive office members. The bylaws were discussed and finalized and the following members were elected as executive committee officers:
   Yassir Hassan El Amin - President
   Mohammed El Bashir Ahmed - Vice President
   Khalid Mahmoud Hamada - Treasurer
   Tarig Mohammed Bashir
   Hisham Allam
   Mohammed El Fatih El Tigani
   Hasab El Rasoul Abu El Gasim
   Tarig Babiker Merghani
   Abdel Majid Khalil Mohammed
7. Does your organization commit to supporting its individual constituents'/membership's informed participation in ICANN?
   Yes.
8. Describe how your organization keeps its constituents/membership informed about, and enables them to participate in, decisions regarding issues of interest:
   Via conferences, lectures, Seminars, activities, and web sites.
9. 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, please visit www.isoc.sd
10. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders' names, positions, emails):
    Yassir Hassan El Amin, President
    e-mail: yassir@xxxxxx
    Tel: +249-12391157
    Mohamed El Bashir Ahmed, Vice President
    e-mail: mbashir@xxxxxx
    Khalid Mahmoud Hamada, Treasurer
    e-mail: khalid@xxxxxx

Objectives

1. 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):
   www.isoc.sd
2. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your organization's constituents/membership:
   ALAC, CCNSO, IDN.
3. 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

Yassir Elamin
President
Sudan Internet Society