[Chapter-delegates] Application to form an ISOC Chapter in Brazil

[Khaled KOUBAA]

Hi,
I find in this a very good news.
It is very important to continue reviving efforts of those old chapters.
I hope that we can very soon more good news concerning other chapters.
Khaled

Le 13/10/2010 14:14, Sabrina Wilmot a écrit :
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The following application for re-starting the ISOC Chapter in Brazil 
> has been received. It is being sent to this list for peer comment and 
> review.
>
> Please note that this is a rejuvenation effort resulting from a 
> consultation between former Chapter leader Mr Tadao Takahashi and 
> people interested in reviving the Chapter in Brazil, with support from 
> Sebastian Bellagamba, Regional Bureau Manager for Latin America.
>
> The period allowed for comments is two weeks and the deadline is 28 
> October 2010.
>
> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list with your feedback.
>
> Thanks,
> Sabrina Wilmot
> ISOC
>
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>
> Chapter Application
>
> A. Proposed name of the Chapter
>
> (in English)INTERNET SOCIETY BRAZIL CHAPTER  - ISOC BRAZIL CHAPTER
> (in Portuguese – local language) ESCRITÓRIO BRASILEIRO DA SOCIEDADE DA
> INTERNET
>
> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve
>
> All Brazilian territory.
>
> C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter
>
> There is no active ISOC Chapter in Brazil and therefore would be 
> important to revive the former Chapter that existed in our country to 
> specifically fulfills the ISOC Global mission and principles. 
> Moreover, the revival of the Brazilian ISOC Chapter would be a step to 
> merge several stakeholders in our society under the same organization, 
> promoting the open and direct dialogue among academics, technicians, 
> Internet users, governmental and private sector representatives. This 
> Chapter would also perform a key role to enhance the development of 
> Internet in several aspects from infrastructure to public policy.
>
> The Brazilian ISOC Chapter aims (i) to provide local reference for 
> technical, social, educational and political aspects related to 
> Internet; (ii) to promote the development of
> Internet – services and applications, for the benefit of users and 
> operators; (iii) to offer a social networking opportunity among ISOC 
> members in Brazil and among other ISOC chapters; and (iv) to offer, 
> whenever possible, contributions to public policy and decision-making 
> processes.
>
> To perform those objectives, we hope to foster several activities: 
> from direct communication and documents collection to conference, 
> symposium and other events organization, in order to promote 
> educational and knowledge sharing experiences. We are already working 
> in the content to be published at the website www.isoc.org.br
>
> D. Founding Members of the Chapter
>
> CARLOS AFONSO
> DEMI GETSCHKO
> TADAO TAKAHASHI
> HARTMUT RICHARD GLASER
> RAQUEL GATTO
>
> E. List of Supporters
> Support: financial support for the Chapter activities
> BRAZILIAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER – NIC.BR
> Contact info: Demi Getschko
>
> F. List of Requirements
>
> For the formation of a group of individuals there is no legal 
> requirement. However, once we set the Chapter as a legal entity, in 
> the category of a not-for-profit organization, there will be some 
> Brazilian societal requirements that refers to the Bylaws development, 
> according our Civil Code previsions (Law nº 10.406/2002).
>
> G. Additional Information
>
> The following Chapter is an initiative to revive the Brazilian Chapter 
> organized by Mr. Tadao Takahashi. It will continue the work that has 
> initially been planned for the development of Internet in Brazil under 
> the ISOC principles. The supporting organization above-mentioned, 
> NIC.br is the main institution for Internet management and development 
> in Brazil and it is fully committed to backup the first steps of ISOC 
> Chapter in Brazil.
>
> H. Your Contact Information
> CARLOS AFONSO
> DEMI GETSCHKO
> RAQUEL GATTO
> 04578-000 – São Paulo, SP – Brazil
>
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