[Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in Singapore

[Carlos Vera Quintana]

Wow growing!

Carlos Vera
Isoc Ecuador
-----Original Message-----
From: Sabrina Wilmot <wilmot at isoc.org>
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Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 17:48:48 
To: Chapter Delegates<chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Reply-To: ISOC Chapter Support <chapter-support at isoc.org>
Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in Singapore

Dear Colleagues,

The following application for a Chapter in Singapore has been received. It is being sent to this list for peer comment and review.

Please note that the 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 May 26, 2011.

Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.

Thanks,

 Sabrina Wilmot
 Internet Society

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Chapter Application

A. Proposed name of the Chapter
This organisation shall be called the ISOC Singapore Chapter.

B. Community of Interest the Chapter will serve
The Chapter shall serve persons who live or work in Singapore.

C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter
The general purpose of the Singapore Chapter shall be to advance and promote the use of the Internet and its associated technologies and applications - both as an end in itself, and as a means of enabling organisations, professions, and individuals worldwide to more effectively collaborate, cooperate, and innovate in their respective fields and interests in Singapore.
Without limiting the generality of the Chapter’s purpose, the Chapter shall: 
a.	Engage in a wide range of Internet educational initiatives; 
b.	Promote the expansion of Internet access at all levels of the local community; 
c.	Promote recruitment and job market development in local technology industries; 
d. 	Provide forums for professional networking and knowledge sharing; 
e. 	Develop and lead initiatives for the expansion of broad community access and infrastructure development; 
f. 	Act as an advocate for the best interests of the members and the local Internet user community 
        (to the extent such advocacy does not adversely affect the non-profit and charitable tax status of the organisation).
The Chapter shall be established as a non-profit organisation under the laws of Singapore.

D. Founding Members of the Chapter
The list below indicates the personnel who are responsible in working together (protem- committee) to create the Chapter.
Prof Ang Peng Hwa, Director of the Singapore Internet Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University
Sundeep Muppidi, Secretary-General, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
Grace Chng KE, Singapore Press Holding
Irving Tan, Managing Director, Cisco Systems Singapore
Tay Wei Kiang, Starhub Pte Ltd
Lee Kai Hock, Vice President, Business Marketing Singtel Group
Mak Beng Yin, MobileOne Ltd

E. List of Supporters

1	Arun Mahizhnan 
2	Jackson Chua 
3	Husain Bathushaw 
4	Ang Isenlim 
5	Evelyn Loh Wan Fang 
6	Mohd. Ideal Ismail 
7	Margaret Tan
8	Ian Bedson 
9	JLLee 
10	Angie Chew 
11	Madanmohan Rao 
12	Sidney Yap
13	Ivy D. Alcantara 
14	David Irvin Giducos Saloria 
15	Hellen Tan 
16	Harry Tan 
17	Teo Ismay
18	Tan Boon Tham 
19	Eugene Tan 
20	David Siah, Yang Meng 
21	Li Xufang 
22	Janet Bedson 
23	Yvonne Lim 
24	Harish Pillay 
25	Tan Boon Tham 
26	Osama Manzar 
27	Adelaide Chang 
28	Sandhya Srinivasan 
29	Kranthi Kiran 
30	Jayanth Nagarajan 
31	Kah Yik Lai

F. List of Requirements
The Registry of Societies (ROS) administers the Societies Act and Regulations in Singapore. ROS is currently a unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs. ROS has provided comprehensive online FAQs in their official website to educate applicants what are the rules and regulations that must be followed in the processing of setting up and managing a society. The information could be found in the following link: 
http://www.ifaq.gov.sg/mha/apps/fcd_faqmain.aspx?qst=2fN7e274RAp%2bbUzLdEL%2fmCxs7iwcgv8gv 2atNDOvsLAkNARF522QX8%2f9v2zGhfljv0PTdQ2EpRZHiYI0r7cNCH4HSKFjH8NXSWsk6ia2I1xQtPshuy6gH sX1kBH8S3j7bYbTWd9HBi%2bEmPIiPPPZUI77WG81xkGWVbNPhZ0SYAKbKrSaENYDXXoYrSMF4DCOIB5K MbBK7uBjHHPkFFqZDsaKdAJJ3IQxlYXjyfvqKPg2onSjRA5LJWGIhnGbhC3BbR8zqRBfUQPTxtFJx3YNEqCq7b ItSV0n8kD1pgMPD3ZEUKqx8UEk5EN9h7JbWlQzzp757STAka8%3d
A copy of the Society Act (Chapter 311) is also attached together with this form.

H. Your Contact Information
Secretariat Address:
The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) 
Singapore [...]

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