Have we already resolved this? I don't thinl council members
have a vote here, but until evidenced otherwise, I see no reason
to reject this candidature.

Mawaki


--- Milton Mueller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Robert: 
> Thanks for responding quickly! You raise two distinct issues. 
> 
> One is their status as an ALAC member or ALS. My view is that
> it
> doesn't matter at all. ICANN's odd structure should not lead
> to
> arbitrary divisions among civil society actors. We should
> encourage
> organizations that are already ALS's to join NCUC if they meet
> our
> criteria. 
> 
> The other issue is "Tunisia." I understand the issue here and
> believe
> that ISOC Tunisia is independent of the repressive Tunisian
> government,
> but would be interested if anyone has evidence to the
> contrary. Note
> that our charter does not say that liberal political views are
> a
> membership requirement. Only if we believe that ISOC Tunisia
> is not
> truly an independent, nongovernmental nonprofit (i.e., it is a
> "fake"
> NGO or GONGO) could we exclude it from membership. 
> 
> >>> "Mr. Robert Guerra" <[log in to unmask]> 5/31/2007 1:21
> PM >>>
> Milton:
> 
> A quick search on ISOC Tunisia led me to find the URL below,
> that  
> indicates that it already is an accredited At Large Structure
> (ALS).
> 
>
http://alac.icann.org/africa/applications/ISOCTunisie-15oct06.htm
> 
> 
> My experience from WSIS, is that we should  carefully evaluate
>  
> organizations coming from regimes such as Tunisia .
> 
> I would suggest asking Khaled if ISOC Tunisia is in fact the
> same  
> organization mentioned in the URL above. if so, to explain how
> his  
> organization will represent itself in both At Large and NCUC.
> 
> 
> 
> regards,
> 
> Robert
> ---
> Robert Guerra <[log in to unmask]>
> Managing Director, Privaterra
> Tel +1 416 893 0377
> 
> 
> 
> On 31-May-07, at 12:17 PM, Milton Mueller wrote:
> 
> > Another new membership application. I know about this
> organization
> and
> > would vote in support of it. We need to hear from the other
> Exec.
> > Committee members.
> >
> >>>> Khaled KOUBAA <[log in to unmask]> 5/30/2007 2:28 PM
> >>>
> > MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
> > ICANN GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
> >
> >
> > To: 	NCUC Secretariat
> > 	c/o The Convergence Center
> > 	Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> > 	307 Hinds Hall
> > 	Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
> > 	[log in to unmask] 
> > Please provide the following information and send it to the
> address
> > above, preferably in electronic form by email. For details
> and
> > questions, please refer to the NCUC charter at
> > http://www.ncdnhc.org/current_charter.htm  first.
> >
> > A) Organisation Details
> > Name of the Organization: ISOC Tunisia
> >
> > Name of the President : Khaled KOUBAA
> >
> > Domain Name of the Organization: www.isoc.org.tn 
> >
> > Mailing Address of the Organization :
> >
> > Email address of the organization : [log in to unmask] 
> >
> >
> > B) Representatives
> >
> > We designate the following person as our official
> representative in
> > NCUC:
> > Name: Khaled KOUBAA
> >
> > Telephone Number: +216 98 27 00 25
> >
> > E-mail address: [log in to unmask] 
> >
> > We designate the following person as our alternate
> representative in
> > NCUC:
> > Name: Mondher LAABIDI
> >
> > Telephone Number:
> >
> > E-mail address: [log in to unmask] 
> >
> >
> >
> > C) Type of membership
> >
> >  ___	Small Organization (under 1000 members or under 200
> employees /
> > dues: US$ 50 for two years)
> >
> >  ___	Large Organization (1000 or more members or 200 or more
> > employees / dues: US$100 for two years)
> >
> >  _X_	Request for membership fee waiver. As requested, we
> attach our
> > budget details and explanation
> > 	Membership dues must arrive to enable membership rights
> unless
> > the Executive Committee issues a waiver.
>