[Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in Delhi (India)

Thu Oct 16 12:30:29 PDT 2008

Hello Sabrina and All,

It is very encouraging to see a positive interest by officers and Executives
of the Ministry of Information Technology of the Government of India, the
ISP Association of India and and the National Internet Exchange of India to
be a part of ISOC and to interact with various policy making bodies.
Participation by the Government of India, NIXI and ISPAI, represented by
this group of Individuals would indeed bring in valuable inputs to further
the ISOC mission and the Internet Policy making process.

However, the choice of category of membership - as a  Chapter -  could be
modified.  ISOC has individual and organizational member categories. Could
we think of an enhanced category - Association Membership and Quasi
Governmental Membership to include the ISPAI and NIXI with a slightly
enhanced status than as a Chapter of individuals?

Chapters are constituted by individuals and an ISOC Chapter has the identity
of a Civil Society entity. The views and local policies of any ISOC Chapter
are deemed to be the views of Civil Society. The Internet Community
prima-facie assumes that an ISOC Chapter is a Civil Society.

The views and inputs from Governmental Organizations, Business Corporations
and Industry Associations are valuable, respected and forms an integral part
of any policy making process. But the positions of Government needs to be
presented as positions by Government, that of Business and Industry Groups
as positions by Industry.

Stakeholders need to come together on Internet Governance and on several
policy issues, but they need to be seen in their respective hats. This is
the essential requirement to ensure a balance between stakeholders in forums
where various stakeholders claim their stakes.

If I may cite an imaginary example, a group of Business Corporations that
sell goods and services to the Consumers may not join together to form an
association titled "Consumer Forum" and say that "we" are completely happy
with the goods and services.

I was present at the APNIC 24 / SANOG event in 2007 when the ISP Association
of India expressed a keen interest to form the India Chapter. Initially the
proposal was that the ISPAI had the required resources to build up a
national chapter, would form the chapter, provide office facilities etc.
During the last one year, considerable effort must have gone in to shape the
proposal to form a chapter.

The proposal now comes from a well connected team of individuals of rank,
position and resources to achieve the activities as initially proposed -
growth and penetration of Internet,  IPV6, Broadband etc. -  in India.  A
desire on the part of these organizations and individuals to be a part of
ISOC ought to be respected and well received by ISOC, but not as an
application to form a Chapter, but to be a part of ISOC in a Special
Category of affiliation.

Thank you.
Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
India Chennai Chapter

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 11:13 PM, Sabrina Wilmot <wilmot at isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The following application for a Chapter in Delhi (India) has been
> received. It is being sent to this list for peer comment and review.
>
> Please note that this is a rejuvenation effort, the new Chapter is not
> yet formed and has not officially been recognised by ISOC.
>
> If there are people on this list that know the individuals proposing to
> establish the Chapter, feedback is especially welcome.
>
> The period allowed for comments is two weeks and the deadline is October
> 24th, 2008.
>
> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
>
> Best regards,
> Sabrina Wilmot
> ISOC
>
> -------------------------------
>
> * Chapter Application *
>
> A. Proposed name of the Chapter
> Delhi Chapter of Internet Society
>
> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve
> This Chapter will serve persons who live or work in National Capital Region
> (NCR), which consists of Delhi and some designated nearby areas.
>
> C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter
> We had informal discussion groups of various stakeholders in the field of
> Internet and Telephony in Delhi, it being the National Capital, and all the
> policy making bodies being stationed here. The formation of ISOC Delhi
> Chapter helps in bringing various stakeholders on one platform, to talk
> about these topics in an informal fashion, and also to undertake some
> activities on Internet awareness, and new technology topics like IPv6.
>
> D. Founding Members of the Chapter
> Brajesh Jain
> Shayam Nair
> Rajesh Aggarwal
> Jatinder Kumar
> Dr. Govind
> Rajesh Chharia
> Tulika Pandey
> Col R S Perhar
> Pankaj Chaturvedi
> Ajay Tripathi
> Puneet Tiwari
> Lalit Mathur
> Joy Bandekar
> Anil Prakash
> Shailendra Gupta
> Chetan Sharma
> Vakul Sharma
> Vivek Sood
> Rajiv Kumar
> S.N. Gupta
> Kulin Sanghvi
> Sanjeev Sareen
> Manish Gupta
> Deepak Mahajan
> Harsimran
> Thomas K. Thomas
> Meenakshi Arora
> Kusumba S
> Ashutosh Bhattacharya
> Anoop Gupta
> Shaily Gaur
>
>
> E. List of Supporters
>
> 1. Mr Rajesh Aggarwal, Additional CEO of NIXI is supporting ISOC Delhi and
> agreed for sponsoring the redesigning ISOC Delhi website. He is also
> supporting in coordination with different Government and private agencies to
> further the mission of ISOC, delhi chapter.
> National Internet Exchange of India(NIXI),
> 121-123,  Ansal Tower, Nehru Place, Delhi 110019, India
> URL: www.nixi.in
>
> 2. Mr Puneet Tiwari, Director ISPAI is member of ISOC Delhi and is helping
> in getting more members.
> Internet Service provider of association of India(ISPAI),
> 612-A,Chiranjiv Tower, Nehru Place, Delhi 110019, India
> URL: www.ispai.in
>
> 3. Mr Anil Prakash President ( TUG ) is helping in finding good ideas and
> programs for ISOC Delhi
> Telecom Users Group of India (TUG)
> I B-36 A, LGF, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019, India
> URL: www.tugindia.org
>
> F. List of Requirements
> For opening bank account, we will have to register under the Societies
> Registration Act of India, which is being done separately.
>
> G. Additional Information
> The list of initial members is indeed varied, with persons from all walks
> of life- Industry, Academia, Government, Law, NGO, Media etc. Most of them
> are well known in their fields, and bring vast experience with them. Formal
> recognition of ISOC Delhi Chapter will result in more frequent and more
> meaningful meetings of this group.
>
>
> H. Your Contact Information
> B.C.Jain,
> 612-A, Chiranjiv Tower, Nehru Place,Delhi
> 110019,India,Telefax:+91-11-41608472
> URL: www.isocdelhi.in
>
>
> More information:
> 1. How is this Chapter related to other Chapters?
>
> Delhi chapter of Internet society will be undertaking physical meetings and
> activities in the NCR (National capital Region), which includes Delhi and
> some nearby designated areas. As a chapter of ISOC, the area of focus would
> be to ensure long term viability of Internet in this region which would be
> developmental all round rather than in conflict with any other chapters in
> India. Infact in India the Regulator has set a tradition of consultative and
> collaborative model for developing the vision in the communications sector,
> and we will follow with the tradition of a consultative and collaborative
> programme for the unfettered growth of Internet. We currently have a lively
> interaction going on with the Chennai Chapter also, and if we take up
> activities like IPv6 workshops, and online courses etc, we keep them well
> informed. We expect some more chapters of ISOC to also come up in some other
> cities, which would assist in the awareness, proliferation and viability of
> Internet in all regions in a very collaborative manner. Combined and
> collaborative efforts always yield a better execution of the vision, which
> is central with ISOC globally.
>
> 2. What will this Chapter be doing?
>
> Delhi chapter of Internet society is taking up Internet awareness
> activities and participating actively in various forums, including
> interaction with the various policy making bodies and the national regulator
> on regulatory and policy issues. It is also focusing on activities like
> Growth and penetration of Internet Usage, IPv6, Broadband etc. It is also
> actively involved in Internet Governance Activities in India, as the next
> meeting of the IGF is being held in Hyderabad, India in December 2008. ISOC
> Delhi Chapter will extend the leadership of ISOC in ensuring the viability
> and scaling of Internet in its area of operation. And would like to assist
> in setting Internet related standards.
>
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