[Chapter-delegates] Macedonia Chapter Application for Review

Thu Apr 20 01:22:41 PDT 2006

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of ISOC Belgium - Wallonia, I support the application of the
Internet Society Macedonia Chapter. 
Welcome to that new European team !

Best regards,

Marie-Anne Delahaut
ISOC Belgium - Wallonia president
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Marie-Anne Delahaut * delahaut.marie-anne at wallonie-isoc.org
directrice de recherche et responsable du Pôle Information 
director of research and head of the Information Unit
Institut Jules-Destrée * the Destree Institute
Namur, Région Wallonie * www.Wallonie-en-ligne.net/ 
Internet Society Wallonie * www.Wallonie-ISOC.org/
Tél. : +32(0)81.26.10.12. - Fax : +32(0)81.22.64.11.

-----Original Message-----
From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
[mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Terry
Weigler
Sent: mercredi 19 avril 2006 15:00
To: ISOC Chapter Delegates
Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Macedonia Chapter Application for Review

On behalf of the Membership Director, ISOC is submitting Chapter
applications to this mailing list to give you an opportunity to comment on
them. The Internet Society is most interested to hear if there exist reasons
why a Chapter application should not be accepted but you're welcome to offer
statements of support, too. Later, we will send a package of the proposed
Bylaws and officers to this list, again for you to comment.

Criteria to date for evaluating Chapter applications and Bylaws has been
pretty straightforward: unless there's a good reason not to accept a
proposed Chapter it is approved.  As part of involving you in the process of
reviewing these materials ISOC is open to suggestions on additional criteria
you believe are relevant. Since you are already successful operating
Chapters, you are best positioned to comment on what is likely to be
successful.

The application is copied below for your consideration. If you have any
comments, questions or concerns, please respond by 3 May 2006 to
<chapters at isoc.org>

Regards,
Terry Weigler
ISOC Chapters Administration
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CHAPTER APPLICATION

A. Proposed name of the Chapter

Internet Society  Macedonia (Internet opshtestvo  Makedonija   ).

  B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve

Internet Society  Macedonia will serve the whole territory of Republic of 
Macedonia with population of 2.1 million citizens. Although based in Skopje 
it will be open for applications / members and local clubs throughout the 
country.

  C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter

This initiative is started from the Foundation Metamorphosis an non-profit 
institution that foster and support information society initiatives in 
Republic of Macedonia. Throughout our projects we have created a list of 
partner e-Riders, NGO leaders, donors, businesses and governmental bodies 
which are sensibilised about the citizen’s perspective of the information 
society. The purpose of starting the Chapter would be to institutionalize 
the links between the information society workers in Macedonia and 
proactively support the local internet initiatives. Possible projects would 
include raising public awareness / knowledge about the Internet, supporting 
local internet content, integration of e-riders in the local communtiy, 
projects connected with telecenters / Public Internet Access Points and 
other ICT related activities.

D. Founding Members of the Chapter

Mustaf Jonuzi
  South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Goce Armenski
MSc / Assistant / IT / Natural Sciences Faculty, University Sts. Cyril and 
Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia

Martin Nikolovski
Editor, Computer Bild Macedonia Magazine

Igor Petreski
Editor, PC Info Magazine

Gjoko Jovanovski
Former BBS owner

Afrodita Gocevska
Ein-Sof Corporation Sales Manager

Mijalche Gjorgiev
MSc / Assistant / e-Business Department / Economic Faculty, University Sts. 
Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia

Mirko Spiroski
MEDIS Informatika, Former BBS owner

Julijana M.Teshija
Editor, PC World Macedonia Magazine

Gordan Georgiev
Forum Magazine Journalist

Ana Simonovska
ICT Expert

Elica Perchinkova
Inspector, Government’s Agency for electronical communications

Zoran Janevski
UNDP, National Strategy for Information Society Technical Project Manager

Iskra Popova
PhD, Mittuniversitetet  Sweden

Oliver B.Popov
PhD, Mittuniversitetet  Sweden, Original initiator of ISOC Macedonia
Chapter

Dr. Vladimir Radevski
Dean of the ICT Faculty, Van Der Stuhl University, Tetovo, Macedonia

Vasil Buraliev
ICT Expert

Dragan Nikolich
Head of C4 (computers, command, communications, control) of the Macedonian 
Defense Ministry

Igor Stamatovski
ICT Expert

Ivo Verush
ICT Expert

Igor Dimitrovski
CIO of the Health Fund of Republic of Macedonia

Sofche Jovanovska
CIO of the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce, member of the Government’s 
Commission for ICT, Presiding the Task Force that has drafted the National 
Strategy on Information Society

Darko Dukovski
UNDP, Local e-governance and public access points, Assistant of the 
Technical Manager of the Task Force that has drafted the National Strategy 
on Information Society

Stefan Atanasovski
ICT Expert

Goran Verush
ICT Expert

Marjan Mihajlov
e-Rider, Foundation Metamorphosis (Open Society Institute Information 
Programme  “Soros” spin-off)

Matilda Dimovska
UNCP, ICT Project Manager

Zoran Andonovski
Editor, Vreme Daily Newspaper, Member of the Board of Foundation
Metamorphosis

Nikolche V.Baleski
Recommend by Oliver Popov

Atanas Mishev
Institute for Informatics, Republic of Macedonia

Marijan Zakev
BEST, Board of European Students in Technical Faculties

Svetlana Grncharoska
ICT Expert

Pavle Angjelkovski
ICT Expert

Zoran Gligorov
ICT Expert

Aneta Buchkovska
PhD, Electro-technical Faculty Skopje, University Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Sasho Josimovski
PhD, e-Business Department, Economic Faculty Skopje

Marijan Gushev
PhD, Natural Sciences Faculty, University Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Aleksandar Misevski
ICT Expert

Veni Markovski
ISOC Bulgaria Chapter President, One of the initiators for the formation of 
the Macedonian Chapter

Jaumin Ajdari
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Mentor Hamiti
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Arif Selami
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Rijad Abdullai
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Xhemal Zenuni
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Gent Ismaili
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Bujar Raufi
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Florije Shabani
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Mentor Emini
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Sadat Rexhepi
South-Eastern University  Tetovo, Macedonia

Bardil Jashari
President of Foundation Metamorphosis

Nikola Mickoski
Project assistant, Foundation Metamorphosis

Filip Stojanovski
Program Officer, Foundation Metamorphosis

Bisera Taric
Project Assistant, Foundation Metamorphosis

Ana Trpovska
Project Assistant, Foundation Metamorphosis

Jovan Petrov
Member of the Board of Foundation Metamorphosis

Jordanka Petrushevska
e-Rider, Foundation Metamorphosis

Danilo Gligorovski
PhD, Q2S, NTNU, Norway

E. List of Supporters

Foundation Open Society Institute  Macedonia, Government’s Agency for 
Information Society, NGO Support Centers, Faculties, Association for Open 
Source Software, and other ICT NGO’s in Republic of Macedonia.

F. List of Requirements

Our organizational design is that the Chapter would function as an unit 
inside Foundation Metamorphosis. If this kind of setup is possible then no 
special documentation and fees are needed. If the Chapter is registered as 
a separate NGO then a statute of the international organization as well as 
a recommendation would be needed for local court registration  as well as 
a sum of money needed for account registration and state fees. This process 
would last for 1-2 months. If the Chapter is inside the Foundation there 
are no obstacles to start the application process to ISOC right now.

G. Additional Information

Foundation Metamorphosis is spin-off of the Foundation Open Society 
Institute  Macedonia  (http://www.soros.org.mk) and it inherits and 
implement it’s Information Program. It employs directly and per project 
basis about 10 IT & NGO experts. Foundation Metamorphosis 
(http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk) is one of the partners (together with the 
Government’s Commission for information technology (www.kit.gov.mk)  and 
UNDP) of the process “National Strategy and Action Plan for Information 
Society”. This project is in its final phase  the documents have been 
drafted and now they are facing Government procedure. During this process 
we have formed Overcoming the Digital Divide Focus Group of ICT NGO’s and 
ICT-media as well as partnered with the experts that are part of the 
Strategy Task Force. We have the unique opportunity to gather the key 
players of the Macedonian Internet Society with the formation of the local 
Chapter. Foundation Metamorphosis together with MDW/USAID is starting to 
implement the project for e-municipalities that is one of the key parts of 
the new National Strategy. The project also covers local e-riders for the 
municipalities as well as supporting Public Internet Access Points. 
Therefore we think that our scope of work and engagements laid out coincide 
with the initiative for Local Chapter and that’s why we would like to apply.

H. Your Contact Information

Foundation Metamorphosis
Naum Naumovski Borce 88-a
1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
Tel. +389 2 3109 325, 3130 737
Fax. +389 2 3225 206
Email: info at metamorphosis.org.mk
Web: http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk
Contact person: Nikolche Mickoski
Contact person’s email: nikola at metamorphosis.org.mk
Contact person’s phone: +389 2 3109 325

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