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(43) Ynternet.org Institute

Date: 
8 February 2006

Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation
Ynternet.org Institute

Contact Information

  1. Organization's Name: Ynternet.org institute
  2. Organization's email address: info@xxxxxx
  3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): +41 21 3113057
  4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
    DEVIN 88
    PO BOX 7796
    1002 LAUSANNE
    SWITZERLAND
  5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.ynternet.org/ynternet.org
  6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
    Raphael Rousseau, IT executive director
    raph@xxxxxx

    Théo Bondolfi, CEO
    move@xxxxxx

    both at same office address

    Ynternet.org Institute
    DEVIN 88 - PO BOX 7796
    1002 LAUSANNE
    SWITZERLAND

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):
    Ynternet.org Institue was found in 1998 with support of Swiss Agency For Development and Cooperation to promote ICT in civil Society. We work closely with various National and International Agencies, for reducing digital divides and producing quality-criteria in Internet project management.

    Our administration board and our Curatorium (Sceintific Committee) is composed of national internationa experts in eCulture and Free Communication such as Antoine Moreau the co-founder of Free Art Licence, Guillaume Cheneviere the co-founder of the ISO certification process for electronic medias, and Internet project managers.

  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):
    Extract from our compendium : "Le Conseil d'administration et le conseil scientifique est composé de personnes ayant contribué de manière significative à apporter des solutions de gestion de l’information dans un domaine spécifique d’activité environnementale, sociale, économique ou technologique."

    "The admin board and the scientific board is composed of persons who contributed in a significant way to bring solution in worflow management processes in a specific domains such as environmental, social, economical or technological one".

  4. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
    French, but 90% of our members are fluent in 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):
    eCuklture governance (behaviour, uses and costums on the electronic dimensions of communication)
  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:
    MAILING LISTS
    REGULAR REPORTS
    TWO GENERAL ASSEMBLY A YEAR (1 private, one public)
  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
    look at www.ynternet.org/ynternet.org
  10. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders' names, positions, emails):
    Marie-Jane Berchten, president
    tresor@xxxxxx

    Raphael Rousseau, IT executive director
    raph@xxxxxx

    Théo Bondolfi, CEO
    move@xxxxxx

    Henry Rosset, Institutional relationships
    henryrosset@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):
    DEFINITION AND PROMOTION OF eCULTURE
  2. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your organization's constituents/membership:
    GLOBAL ICANN AGENDA
    DECISION-KMAKING PROCESS
    INTERNET GOVERNANCE
    NETIZENSHIP
  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

Théo Bondolfi, CEO of Ynternet.org Institute

Step VIII - Decertified as At-Large Structure