[Chapter-delegates] Chapter formation in Libya

[Mohammad A]

Its great to see new chapters in the MENA region. I was wondering which
city would be the chapter based in.

Mohammad

On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 2:24 PM, Amr Hashem via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> 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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>>
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