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

Fri Mar 9 06:09:49 PST 2012

I can only add my best wishes to Alejandro's

Norbert Klein
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On 03/09/2012 09:02 PM, Alejandro Pisanty wrote:
> Sabrina, all,
>
> this looks good, and never more timely.
>
> The Egypt chapter can fufill a very important mission. It seems that 
> it may come under many forms of pressure in the process.
>
> Let's wish them good luck and be ready to support them.
>
> Yours,
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
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> On Fri, 9 Mar 2012, Sabrina Wilmot wrote:
>
>> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 07:10:13 -0600
>> From: Sabrina Wilmot <wilmot at isoc.org>
>> To: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form an ISOC Chapter in 
>> Egypt
>>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> Following the local rejuvenation effort over the last months, 
>> including several member meetings and online discussions, the 
>> application below for (re-)starting a Chapter of the Internet Society 
>> in Egypt has been received. It is being sent to this list for peer 
>> comment and review. The period allowed for comments is two weeks and 
>> the deadline is 24 March 2012.
>>
>> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list with your feedback.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sabrina Wilmot
>> Manager, Chapter Formation
>> Internet Society
>>
>> -------------------------------
>>
>> Chapter Application
>>
>> A. Proposed name of the Chapter
>>
>> The Chapter name must include both "Internet Society" and "Chapter". 
>> These may be translated into your local language.
>>
>> -- "Internet Society Egypt Chapter"
>>
>> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve
>>
>> Geography is a common choice for a community of interest, for 
>> example, within a country or city. However, any well-defined group of 
>> individuals is acceptable.
>>
>> -- Egyptian community nationwide.
>>
>> C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter
>>
>> It is important to indicate how you intend to serve your community of 
>> interest and why a Chapter of the Internet Society is a good way to 
>> do it.
>>
>> Mission: "Internet as a key tool for empowering the Egyptian society".
>>
>> In fulfilling its mission, "Internet Society Egypt Chapter" shall:
>> • Promote the utilization of the Internet in the development of the 
>> Egyptian economy and knowledge‐based society
>> • Promote Internet access all over the country and across all sectors 
>> of the society
>> • Promote online freedom of expression and free flow of information
>> • Take lead in Internet educational and capacity building initiatives;
>> • Establish an open forum for discussing Internet issues of 
>> importance to local community
>> • Provide a platform for sharing information, knowledge and expertise
>> • Facilitate the link between local Internet stakeholders and the 
>> international
>>
>> D. Founding Members of the Chapter
>>
>> Please list complete contact information and affiliations for all 
>> persons who will be working together to create the Chapter. Although 
>> there is a minimum membership required for a Charter we are only 
>> asking for at least one other person besides yourself.
>>
>> --Included as Annex-1
>>
>> E. List of Supporters
>>
>> Please list complete contact information for any organizations or 
>> groups who will be supporting the Chapter. Be sure to indicate an 
>> individual or an individual's role for each supporter.
>>
>> -- Internet Masr NGO
>>
>> F. List of Requirements
>>
>> Some countries, governments, or regulatory bodies have rules or 
>> regulations that must be followed by Chapters of organization's like 
>> the Internet Society. Examples include documentation or fees. It is 
>> important for you to check and to indicate here any requirements you 
>> find. If there are none please indicate with whom you checked.
>>
>> -- Egyptian Law No. 84
>>
>> G. Additional Information
>>
>> Please indicate here any additional information you believe would be 
>> helpful to our initial review.
>>
>> 1-    Internet Masr is a civil society entity under establishment 
>> pursuant to the Egyptian law No. 84 of year 2002. Internet Masr aims 
>> to serve as a platform for fostering engagement in community effort 
>> to promote the Internet as a key tool for empowering the Egyptian 
>> society
>>
>> Internet Masr is the first entity in Egypt working in a truly 
>> multi-stakeholder fashion, embracing in its membership entities from 
>> government, business, civil society, education institutions, as well 
>> as individuals, all working together and participating on equal 
>> footing in all processes and activities.
>>
>> 2-    Chapter draft by-laws and draft annual plan are enclosed as 
>> Appedix-1 and Appendix-2 respectively.
>>
>>
>> H. Your Contact Information
>>
>> Please provide complete contact information for yourself, including 
>> affiliation, postal address, phone number(s), and email address.
>>
>> Mrs. Christine ARIDA
>> Director, Telecom Services Planning
>> National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
>> [..on file..]
>>
>> Mr. Hisham ABOULYAZED
>> Senior Manager, WSIS Affairs
>> Telecom Services Planning, NTRA
>> [..on file..]
>>
>> Appedix-1:
>>
>> Name, Affiliation
>> Amr Hashem, senior manger strategic planning etisalat misr
>> Hosein Badran, chief technology officer ,MEA,distribushed systems 
>> architect, CISCO Systems
>> Mo'taz Elewa, Research Assistant at Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum
>> Hossam Saleh,Chariman, Internet Masr NGO
>> May Hussein, senior manger strategic planning etisalat misr
>> Nezar Sami, Drector,IT sector, Nile University
>> Hossam Fahmy, Student Representative of Egypt Section at IEEE
>> Hisham Aboulyazed, Senior Manager, WSIS Affairs, NTRA
>> Shahir Boshra, VP, Governenmental Affairs, LINKDOTNET
>> Ali Anis, Director, Society Interaction, NTRA
>> Mahmoud Soliman, President & CEO, SALEC Egypt
>> Christine Arida, Director, Telecom Services Planning, NTRA/ Board 
>> Member, Internet Masr NGO
>> Tamer Gadalla, Managing director, TE Data
>> Sherif El-Kassas, Associate Profissor, American University in Cairo
>> Khalid Shaheen
>> Nadia Hegazi, Senior Expert, MCIT
>> Mohamed Reda, Enterprise Technical Marketing Manager, TE Data
>> Shaarawy Abd Elbaky, Board Member, Internet Masr NGO -- Chairman, 
>> Ofok Systems NGO
>> Salma Hesham, busines development specialist, GOOD NEWS 4 ME
>> Mina Adly Younan, busines development specialist, GOOD NEWS 4 ME
>> Walaa Sheta
>> Mohamed El-Refaey, Wireless Enterprise Solutions Program Manager, 
>> Intel Corporation
>> Mahmoud M. Shalaby
>> Manal Ismail, Director, Technical Coordination, NTRA
>> Moataz Shaarawy, CIO, Ofok Systems
>>
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