[Chapter-delegates] Chapter formation in Libya

Fri Apr 14 05:23:45 PDT 2023

Thanks Hana for the update..
I can understand the situation.. however, knowing Libya, i am afraid that
such a step would fragment the community and weaken the impact that we
would like to see..
I suggest asking the founding team to put some effort in assuring that all
stakeholders are on the same page..

Regards,
Amr

On Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 12:10 Hana Sabbagh via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone and thank you for your comments and feedback.
>
>  Libya doesn’t have an Internet Society chapter yet. There were chapter
> formation efforts in the past, but these requests did not complete the
> Internet Society’s chapter formation process
> <https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/processes/>. We reached out to
> all members who previously submitted chapter formation interest requests in
> Libya, informed them of this new chapter formation request and invited them
> to join.
>
> An email was also sent to all Internet Society members in Libya informing
> them of this chapter formation effort, asking for their feedback, and
> inviting them to be involved if interested.
>
> To clarify any confusion, “Libyan Internet Society” is an independent
> organization in Libya that is not chartered as an Internet Society chapter.
> Some of its members are also Internet Society members and were invited to
> join the formation of this chapter as well.
>
> Regards
>
> Hana
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *farhan khan <farhankhanciit at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Friday, 14 April 2023 at 9:43 AM
> *To: *Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>, Hana Sabbagh
> <Sabbagh at isoc.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Chapter-delegates] Chapter formation in Libya
>
> Hello Hana,
>
>
>
> Can you please clarify if there is already a chapter of Internet Society
> in Libya ?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Farhan Khan
>
> President
>
> Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 11:14 AM Lea Mbono Samba via Chapter-delegates <
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>
> Good morning everyone.
>
>
>
> I'm surprised by this application as Libya already has an Internet Society
> chapter.
>
>
>
> I suggest that instead of creating a new association, they join the
> existing one. And if the latter isn't doing well, let's just start a
> rejuvenation process.
>
>
>
> Really, I don't see the point of having several Internet Society chapters
> in one country.
>
>
>
> It's confusing for people who are willing to join the Internet Society.
>
>
>
> It's a dispersion of ressources and investment.
>
>
>
> And it's more a leadership war than anything else (everyone wants to be
> the boss).
>
>
>
> As there's already a chapter in Lybia, I'm against this proposal.
>
>
>
> Le ven. 14 avr. 2023, 04:35, BIASSA arsen via Chapter-delegates <
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> a écrit :
>
> It's good news.
>
> the members have a good profile, but it would first require good will from
> the candidate and experience in leadership for non-profit organizations.
>
> But we are her to help.
>
>
>
> Le jeu. 13 avr. 2023, 11:32, Hana Sabbagh via Chapter-delegates <
> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> a écrit :
>
> Dear Chapter Leaders,
>
> We recently received, below, an application to start an Internet Society
> Chapter in Libya. I kindly invite you to review it and share any feedback
> by Thursday, 27 April 2023.
>
> Your comments are highly appreciated and useful for the overall review and
> approval of this application.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Hana
>
>
>
> *Hana Sabbagh**,* Community Engagement Manager, ME
> sabbagh at isoc.org |
> *Error! Filename not specified.*
> internetsociety.org <https://www.internetsociety.org/>| @internetsociety
> <https://www.internetsociety.org/follow-us/>
>
>
>
> *Application to Form the Internet Society Libya Chapter*
>
> *A. Proposed name of the Chapter*
>
> Internet Society Libya Chapter – ISOC Libya
> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will serve
>
> The ISOC Libya Chapter will serve the interests of the community by
> providing a means of forwarding the goals of the Internet Society in Libya,
> with a focus on education and capacity building, standards and protocols,
> and public policy, keeping people in the heart of the chapter’s mission to
> achieve its vision: The Internet Is for Everyone.
>
> While there are different groups working in those areas, the need for an
> ISOC chapter in Libya is necessary to be the umbrella and coordinate
> between all those organizations and individuals.
> C. Purpose and scope of Chapter
>
>    1. The general purpose of the 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 organizations,
>    professions, and individuals worldwide to more effectively collaborate,
>    cooperate, and innovate in their respective fields and interests in Libya.
>    2. Without limiting the generality of the Chapter’s purpose, the
>    Chapter shall:
>
>
>    1. Engage in a wide range of Internet educational initiatives.
>       2. Promote the expansion of Internet access at all levels of the
>       local community.
>       3. Promote recruitment and job market development in local tech
>       industries.
>       4. Provide forums for professional networking and knowledge sharing.
>       5. Develop and lead initiatives for the expansion of broad
>       community access and infrastructure development.
>       6. 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
>       organization).
>
>
>    1. The Chapter shall be established as a non-profit and
>    non-governmental organization under the laws of the State of Libya.
>    2. This Chapter will serve persons who live or work in and for Libya.
>
> D. Outline of key priorities for the first year of Chapter
>
>    1. Work to enable the Email Policy Guideline for Libyan Institutions
>    issued by the Libyan government.
>    2. Work on preparing a draft general policy for technology and
>    information regulation for the State of Libya.
>    3. Organize educational events about technology and work with local
>    engineers to further their IPv6 and DNSSEC implementation knowledge.
>    4. Empower people to develop their business potential through Internet
>    use through a series of events and lectures about startups, blogging
>    workshops, and social media use cases.
>    5. Organize a social media marketing workshop for NGOs to educate
>    young people on to use of social media for marketing.
>    6. Organize startup meetups to support communication and knowledge
>    exchange between people interested in building their own tech companies
>    once every three months.
>    7. Analysing the stakeholders in Libya and working on engaging more
>    non-governmental stakeholders with the chapter.
>
> E. Founding members of the Chapter
>
> Funding members of the Internet Society Libya Chapter list
>
> 1
>
> Amin Salih
>
> LOITT
>
> 2
>
> Ali Tweel
>
> OBOUR ePayments
>
> 3
>
> Duaa Gduraa
>
> LOITT
>
> 4
>
> Arwa Albasari
>
> ICT Company
>
> 5
>
> Noura Shebani
>
> Content Creator
>
> 6
>
> Esam Alomari
>
> Student, College of IT
>
> Tripoli
>
> 7
>
> Hamed Elhoni
>
> Libyan Academy for
>
> Electronic
>
> 8
>
> Marwan Ajlali
>
> Tripoli Tower - IT department
>
> 9
>
> Mohamed Najib
>
> Freelancer
>
> 10
>
> Halema Aljadi
>
> Teacher, Zawia School
>
> 11
>
> Rashed Ataip
>
> Zawia Oil Efinery
>
> 12
>
> Mohamed Abdalhadi
>
> LibyanSpider
>
> 13
>
> Amged B Shwehdy
>
> Anhi OU
>
> 14
>
> Ahmad Hussain
>
> Ethqan LTD
>
> 15
>
> Rami Elshaheibi
>
> Spark Consultancy
>
> 16
>
> Aladin Salama
>
> Expert
>
> 17
>
> Mohammed Zaid
>
> LYBOTICS
>
> 18
>
> Ahmed Drebeka
>
> Libyana Mobile
>
> 19
>
> Ahmed Mizran
>
> -
>
> 20
>
> Aseel Mehdawi
>
> LYBOTICS
>
> 21
>
> Tariq Alferis
>
> LOITT
>
> 22
>
> Omaima Alshawesh
>
> BIT Organization
>
> 23
>
> Ousama Albagul
>
> Aura Global
>
> 24
>
> Eman Baroud
>
> Libyan Center for Engineering Research
>
> 25
>
> Wafa Baroud
>
> BIT Organization
>
> 26
>
> Munir Salem
>
> BIT Organization
>
> 27
>
> Amira Alghdiwy
>
> College of Electronics Technology Bani Walid
>
> 28
>
> Zakaria Albagul
>
> Libyan Center for Engineering Research
>
> 29
>
> Ali Albahloul
>
> Libyan Center for Engineering Research
>
> 30
>
> Feras Bezanti
>
> Libyana Mobile
>
> 31
>
> Jehad Bushheua
>
> Annir Initiative
>
> 32
>
> Jehad Oumer
>
> Master’s Student
>
> 33
>
> Amjad Khrwat
>
> Annir Initiative
>
> 34
>
> Ruba Wahishi
>
> Annir Initiative
>
> 35
>
> Halima Abobaker
>
> BIT Organization
>
> *F. List of Local supporters and partner organizations *Sponsors and
> partners:
>
> 1
>
> BIT Organization
>
> Bit.org.ly
>
> info at bit.org.ly
>
> +218927270045
>
> 2
>
> LOITT Organization
>
> Technology.ly
>
> inbox at technology.ly
>
> +218926828083
>
> 3
>
> Annir Initiative
>
> Annir.ly
>
> salam at annir.ly
>
> -
>
> 4
>
> Tech Spark
>
> Techspark.ly
>
> tech.spark.info at gmail.com
>
> +218925577677
>
> 5
>
> Byte Organization
>
> Byte.ngo
>
> info at byte.ngo
>
> +218911111305
>
> 6
>
> LYBOTICS For Robotics and Technological Science
>
> Lybotics.com
>
> info at LYBOTICS.com
>
> +218945798487
>
> 7
>
> Zawia Technology
>
> fb.com/zto.libya
>
> -
>
> +218911179231
>
> 8
>
> Zliten Technology
>
> fb.com/iCanproj
>
> -
>
> +218913446330
>
> 9
>
> Tamzawa for Dev
>
> Tamzawa.org
>
> info at tamzawa.org
>
> +218911000911
> G. Membership
>
> We plan to communicate and maintain membership through the website and
> portal and promote membership through work on Microsoft 365, the
> productivity cloud, to collaborate with our members. We plan to organize
> open meetings once a quarter to discuss plans and projects.
> H. List of requirements
>
> Working as a non-governmental civil society organization with legal
> personality and independent financial disclosure inside Libya requires
> registration and declaration from the Libya Commission of Civil Society.
> I.    Additional information
>
> This initiative of formulating an ISOC chapter in Libya was started by
> LOITT & BIT, where their goals and projects crosscut with ISOC's vision and
> mission. Through founding an ISOC chapter in Libya, founding members plan
> to learn from other chapters' experiences and get the best practices and
> how we can collaborate with them and use their knowledge to achieve our
> vision in Libya.
>
> To learn more about LOITT and BIT:
>
> www.technology.ly - www.bit.org.ly
>
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