[Chapter-delegates] Application to form a chapter in Ireland

[Alf Hansen]

Full support from me, too!

Best regards,

Alf Hansen
ISOC NO




On 18.08.15, 15.51, "Chapter-delegates on behalf of Olivier
Crépin-Leblond" <chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org on behalf of
ocl at gih.com> wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>full support from me! James Gannon enquired with the ISOC UK England
>Chapter about creating Chapter in Ireland. My colleagues in the ISOC UK
>England Leadership Team absolutely encouraged him. It is great to see
>that he has managed to put together a Stellar Team of the main movers &
>shakers of the Internet in Ireland.
>Go shamrocks!
>
>Olivier
>
>On 18/08/2015 13:55, Tommi Karttaavi wrote:
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> The following application to start a Chapter in Ireland has been
>>received.
>> It is being sent to the chapter delegates community for peer comment and
>> review.
>>
>> Please note that the Chapter is not yet formed and has not officially
>>been
>> recognised by the Internet Society.
>>
>> The period allowed for comments is two weeks from today and the deadline
>> is August 31st, 2015.
>>
>> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
>>
>>
>> Tommi Karttaavi
>> Manager, Chapter Development - Europe
>> Internet Society
>> http://www.internetsociety.org <http://www.internetsociety.org/>
>> +358405104757
>> Skype: tommi.karttaavi
>>
>> ----------------------
>>
>> Internet Society Ireland Chapter Application
>>
>>
>> A. Proposed name of the Chapter
>> The chapter name will be recorded as ³The Internet Society - Ireland
>> Chapter²
>> Alternative short forms will be ISOC-Ireland and ISOC-IE,
>> or when using the Irish language, ISOC-Eire.
>>
>> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will serve
>> ISOC-Ireland will serve people with a verifiable interest in the
>>Internet
>> and the island of Ireland. Membership will be unlimited.
>>
>> C. Purpose and scope of Chapter
>> ISOC-Ireland will engage in the following areas during its initial 12-24
>> months. Additional areas of focus may be added over time by consensus
>> among the Executive Council.:
>>
>> * Privacy - Standards and Awareness
>>
>> * Internet Governance - Awareness and Promoting Engagement in Ireland
>>
>> * New Technologies Advocacy(IPv6, DNSsec, etc.)
>>
>> * Cooperation, collaboration and mediation with private, public and
>>civil
>> Society sectors for the development of information and communication
>> technologies
>> (ICTs) in Ireland
>>
>> D. Outline of key priorities for the first year of Chapter
>> In the first year ISOC-Ireland will hope to achieve the following:
>>
>> * Chapter formation and acceptance by ISOC
>>
>> * Grow membership beyond 30 members within the first 12 months
>>
>> * Establish a strong relationship with local industry and government
>> within 12 months
>>
>> * Build a knowledge base within Ireland on policy matters via the
>> formation of a policy committee within 6 months of chapter formation.
>>
>>
>> E. Founding members of the Chapter
>> Our founding members represent a broad section of Irish interests
>>ranging
>> from civil society and academia to cybersecurity and privacy
>> professionals and Internet Hall of Fame inductees. Our membership is
>>also
>> geographically diverse representing all parts of Ireland.
>>
>> Founding Members:
>>
>> 1. James Gannon
>>
>> 2. Maebh Mullan
>>
>> 3. Stephen Farrell
>>
>> 4. Brandt Dainow
>>
>> 5. Dennis Jennings
>>
>> 6. Seamus O¹Ciardhuain
>>
>> 7. Patrick Marshall
>>
>> 8. Michele Neylon
>>
>> 9. Elizabeth Folan O'Connor
>>
>> 10. Jason Barron
>>
>> 11. Richard Moynahan
>>
>> 12. Mícheál Ó Foghlú
>>
>> 13. Kevin Doolin , COO, TSSG
>>
>> 14. Maria Farrell
>>
>> 15. Mick Begley
>>
>> 16. Eileen Gallagher
>>
>> 17. Edward Morris
>>
>> 18. Alex French
>>
>> 19. Garrett Burke
>>
>> 20. Michael John O'Malley
>>
>> 21. Jerry Horgan
>>
>> 22. Nicholas Kiersey
>>
>> 23. Eoin Meehan
>>
>> 24. David Graham
>>
>> 25. Stephen Keaveny
>>
>> 26. Piotr Ginalski
>>
>> 27. Stephen Marron
>>
>> 28. Andrew Power
>>
>> 29. Niall Murphy
>>
>> 30. Niall O'Reilly
>>
>>
>> F. List of supporters and partner organizations
>> To be confirmed
>>
>> G. Membership
>> ISOC-Ireland will operate a 6 month ŒFounding Member¹ period whereby all
>> new members joining the chapter within the initial 6 months post
>> foundation will be inferred lifetime membership of the chapter without
>>any
>> fees or dues being required.
>>
>> ISOC-Ireland will endeavour to operate on a no-fee membership basis,
>>this
>> structure may be examined by the Executive Council at minimum once per
>> year using input from the Treasurer on the current financial state of
>>the
>> chapter. In the event that a decision is taken to introduce membership
>> fees provisions will be made for persons
>> on reduced incomes to ensure that broad participation is maintained.
>>This
>> proviso will be included in the by-laws of ISOC-Ireland.
>>
>> ISOC-Ireland will attempt to engage a variety of sectors, industries and
>> civil society to build a strong membership base. Given Ireland's status
>> as a technology hub we would hope for a strong uptake in membership
>>within
>> 12 months.
>>
>> H. List of requirements
>> ISOC-Ireland will initially operate as an unincorporated association
>>under
>> Irish Law. The requirements for an unincorporated association closely
>> mirror those of ISOC¹s own requirements insofar as mandating a
>> constitution or bylaws and the appointment of a President, Treasurer and
>> Secretary of the association.
>>
>> NOTE: Unincorporated associations attract unlimited liability in
>>Ireland.
>> As a result of this after a period of 12 months the executive council
>> would be required to examine the possibility of incorporation as a
>> non-profit within the Irish jurisdiction.
>>
>> I. Additional information
>> Ireland is a growing technology nation. The number of giants of
>>technology
>> headquarters and locations in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and
>> Waterford is growing and it is the opinion of the founders of
>>ISOC-Ireland
>> that it is time to have a chapter dedicated to the Irish region. It
>>would
>> be planned that the chapter will be publicly
>> unveiled for open membership at ICANN 53 in Dublin in October 2015.
>>
>> J. Your contact information

>> James Gannon
>> Derry House
>> The Meetings, Avoca
>> Co Wicklow
>> Ireland
>>
>> Tel: +353 (0)86-1753581
>> Email: james at cyberinvasion.net
>>
>> I am the Director of Cyber Invasion Ltd a Security and Risk management
>> consultancy based in Dublin, Ireland. I am a member of the
>>Non-Commercial
>> Users Constituency of ICANN and am active in a number of Internet
>> Governance and Cybersecurity bodies. I am an ISOC member in good
>>standing
>> since October 24th 2014. I am current a member
>> of the UK Chapter.
>>
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