[ncdnhc-discuss] Re: [ncdnhc-announce] Application and Information form for participation in the NCDNHC

[Adam Peake]

If Kent's company is a voting member of the business constituency, 
Potter Yachters will surely be non voting in the NCC so long as Kent 
is their representative? Expect this will bother the yachters much.

Adam


>Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
>A former application of the FRAX to the NCDNHC - text below - was 
>supported but without allowing it voting rights on the reason that I 
>was personnaly also present at the DNSO/BC for my own business 
>(which has no relation with the FRAX).
>
>1. this argument is ad hominem and should not be considered.
>2. I observe that Mr. Kent Krispin is in the same situation, his 
>company Songbird Inc. having joined the  DNSO/BC.
>
>However the Potter-Yachters that Mr. Crispin represents is a Member 
>of the NCDNHC, while the FRAX is not:
>
>     30. The "Potter Yachters"
>     Kent Crispin <kent at songbird.com>
>    <http://www.potter-yachters.org>
>     Thu, 19 Aug 1999
>
>I wander about the reason of this different situation that I thank 
>you to positvely correct, in accepting the application of the FRAX 
>to the NCDNHC, rather than in removing the nice "Potter Yachters" 
>association from the NCDNHC.
>
>I thank you for you attention.
>Jefsey Morfin
>Chair, FRAX
>
>>A. Basic Information for Organization
>>1. What is the name of your Organization?
>>
>
>FRAX (Secretariat Saint François-Xavier)
>
>>2. Is the Organization a member of any other constituency in the
>>Domain Name Supporting Organization of ICANN?
>>
>
>No.
>
>>  3. What is the major domain name of the Organization?
>>
>
>Provision of practical assistance to Catholic projects and organizations.
>Including the use of the Internet.
>
>>  4. Does the Organization have a website and if so, would you provide
>>the URL?
>>
>
>http://frax.catho.com
>
>>B. Contact information for Representative of Organization
>>
>>1. What is your name and title with the Organization?
>>
>
>Jean-François C. (Jefsey) Morfin
>Chairman
>
>>2. How can other representatives reach you? (email, telephone, fax
>>appreciated)
>>
>
>jefsey at wanadoo.fr
>tel: 331 39 50 05 10
>fax: 1.707.248 24.49
>Centre SIAT - 4 B, rue de la Ceinture - 78000 Versailles - France
>
>>  3. How is it that you have come to represent the Organization in this
>>Constituency? (Please furnish appropriate indication that the Organization
>>has authorized your participation, for example, vote of membership, vote
>>of directors, action by officer(s) or consensus of members.)
>>
>
>As Chair I am the legal representative of the Association and legal 
>Director of Publication. Any press/media representation of the 
>Association is my legal responsibility under the French law. 
>Participating in any Internet governance structure is part of our 
>lobbying and information mission for  our Members and towards the 
>organizations we support.
>
>>4. Are there other representatives from your Organization who will be
>>participating in this Constituency? Is so, who is authorized to vote on
>>behalf of the Organization?
>>
>
>Currently no one particular.
>As I am personally engaged in different aspects of the Internet I 
>plan to propose one of the VP to be delegated to the NCDNHC 
>relations if they develop. Legally he will however represent the 
>Chair of the Association.
>
>>C. Purpose of Organization:
>>
>>1. What are the Organization's primary activities?
>>
>
>Technical, financial, consulting, R&D and practical assistance to 
>layman Catholic projects. Usually in fields of new technologies and 
>organization. We are active in various efforts for e-Human Rights 
>definition, fighting the digital divide (Digital Continuity 
>Project), education, local network access, applied software 
>development.
>
>>  2. What are the Organization's primary activities on the Internet?
>>
>
>R&D, consulting and 3LD domain name provision under "catho.com". 
>Advising Catholic organizations on the Internet. Organizing Internet 
>solutions for projects, buildings and arts (churches, monastery, 
>historical, cities..), communities, etc... Social analysis and basic 
>research on new social models. Participation to e-proximity 
>services. ML animation. Web design. Lobbying.
>
>>3. Please furnish a statement of how the Organization's purposes and
>>activities conform to the NCDNHC Constituency's goals and membership
>>requirements. This should be a narrative statement which specifically
>>describes the Organization's purposes and activities and may include
>>references to charter or by-law provisions.
>>
>
>By nature our activity and purpose are those assigned to NCDNHC 
>Members:  to serve non-commercial interests and to provide services 
>such as community organizing, promotion of the arts, children's 
>welfare, religion, education, scientific research, human rights and 
>the advancement of the Internet as a global communications system 
>available to all segments of society.
>
>And we definitely are engaged in such activities as non-commercial, 
>with educational, religious, charitable, scientific and artistic 
>aims.
>
>>D. Type of Organization:
>>  Please furnish information regarding your Organization's
>>legal status -- is it incorporated (if so, in what jurisdiction) or
>>unincorporated? If incorporated, doe it have a not-for-profit or
>>non-commercial status?
>>
>
>We are a non profit association incorporated under the French law of 
>July 1st, 1901. We were created in 1988.  We are prohibited by law 
>to share benefits. We are not carrying any commercial activities, 
>and as such are exempted from tax report. We legally are subject to 
>State control.
>
>We have currently ... $10 on our baking account. :-)  Everything is donated.
>
>>E. Size of Organization:
>>
>>The NCDNHC will have two subgroups: one for Large and the other for Small
>>Organizations. Please indicate the category of membership or employee
>>size. If the Organization has both members and employees, please answer
>>both questions.
>>
>>1. Are you a membership organization? If so, does the Organization have
>>under or over 1000 members? What type of individuals or entities are
>>members of your Organization?
>>
>
>We are a membership organization with a limited number of netwroked 
>Members. Our Members are Consultants and Sponsors (active Members) 
>or projects, communities, associations cooperating to our endeavors 
>through their synergy. We act much as would a foundation under some 
>foreign laws. We are by purpose a small organization of benevolent 
>dedicated professionals and we will probably never reach the 1000 
>members level - unless we develop national chapters what is 
>currently under consideration. 
>
>>2. If you are a non-member organization, do you have under or over 
>>200 employees?
>>
>
>We have no employee.
>
>>F. Conflict of Interest
>>Note: Conflict of Interest may or may not be a bar to joining the NCDNHC. 
>>The hope is that by circulating information about our views, backgrounds,
>>and possible conflicts of interests, others in the NCDNHC will have a
>>better idea how to interpret and weigh the ideas that we put forward.
>>
>>1. For the Organization:
>>Please furnish a brief statement concerning any possible conflict between
>>the goals of the Constituency and the Organization's purposes, functions
>>or activities.
>>
>
>There is no conflict between the goals of the Constituency and the Frax.
>
>>  Has the Organization been involved in Internet governance before?  Does
>>it have any developed positions that you would like others to know about?
>>If so, please describe below or provide a URL.
>>
>
>The Frax has not been involved in any ICANN activity up to now. It 
>has however publicly and constantly defended some positions 
>regarding the use of the Internet. This boils down to an open usage 
>of the Internet in term of access, content, privacy, family and 
>parental rights, kid protection, e-proximity usage, innovative 
>applications, teleurbanism, immotics, relations with the Minitel, 
>fax and telephone services, development of emerging countries, 
>respect of every culture and person.
>
>This is not presented as such on the Frax site. It results from:
>- the catholic social doctrine which supports an open innovative and 
>human oriented development
>- the personal and known positions of the Members.
>- the selection of the projects we share in. We are quite selective 
>as we are small.
>
>>  2. For the Representative:
>>As individuals, many of us have been involved in Internet governance
>>before. If you have any positions on Internet governance that you would
>>like others to read about (taken on behalf of this Organization or others
>>or as an individual), please feel free to tell us about them or drop a URL
>>below.
>>
>
>Yes. I am involved international public networks services since 
>1978. In the early 80's I performed duties much similar to the ICANN 
>for the International Public Data Services (I was a Member of the US 
>Delegation to the CCITT (ITU/T now) as Tymnet, Extended Services 
>Director.
>
>Professionally I run an Internet oriented applicative investment 
>practice, investing into the creation of start-up projects. I am a 
>Member of the DNSO/BC and of the GA. I am chair of france at large, an 
>association to serve the French @large community and of the 
>world at wide foundation, a tiny foundation to help Internet oriented 
>projects (much similar to the FRAX but for Internet governance 
>related issues) and I try to put some kind of order and IP 
>protection into the "unlocked Internet" arenas. I created the .SYS 
>consortium (as per RFC 920) to investigate the ".sys" TLD 
>application, we plan to apply in a coming new TLD round.
>
>I am involved in various efforts to associate Consumer, Registrant 
>and User organizations to the Internet governance. I am currently a 
>candidate to the DNSO BoD election.
>
>>G. Is there anything else you would like to add?
>>
>
>The Frax is interested in relating with similar endeavors oriented 
>towards religious, cultural, etc... communities and sharing the same 
>kind concerns for a user oriented development of the Internet in 
>respect of the cultural differences.
>
>>H. To submit this membership form, you must send the above information to
>>Announce at ICANN-NCC.ORG
>>
>
>I thank you for you attention.
>
>JFC Morfin