[ga] Re: FUNREDES application

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Mr. Pimienta and all,

  It seems that Mr. Pimienta is having a problem distinguishing the difference
between NONCOMMERCIAL and Non-Profit with this application.  It
is inconceivable to myself and the INEGroup that FUNREDES could be
considered a NONCOMMERCIAL enterprise.  For instance several
of the services that they perform, although laudable, seem unlikely to
be performed on a gratis basis:
See: http://www.funredes.org/funredes/html/english/servieng.htm
for some detail....

Daniel Pimienta wrote:

> A.  Basic Information for Organization
>
>      1.  What is the name of your Organization?
> ==>  Foundation Networks & Development (FUNREDES)
>
>       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?
> ==>       FUNREDES.ORG
>
>      4.  Does the Organization have a website and if so, would you
> provide the URL?
> ==>      http://funredes.org
>
> B.  Contact information for Representative of Organization
>
>       1. What is your name and title with the Organization?
> ==>  Daniel Pimienta, President
>
>      2.  How can other representatives reach you?
> ==>       pimienta@funredes.org
>           Tel: (1 809) 686 2804
>           Fax: (1 809) 689 3388
>
>      3.  How is it that you have come to represent the Organization in
> this Constituency?
> ==>       Responsibility defined by Funredes by-laws.
>
>      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?
>  ==>      Possible. Daniel Pimienta is the authorized voter for FUNREDES.
>
> C.  Purpose of Organization:
>
>      1.  What are the Organization's primary activities?
> ===> FUNREDES is a non profit organization promoting, since 1988,
> the use of ICT in the developing countries with a vision of the
> empowerment of end-users and communities and the respect of the
> diversity of languages and cultures. FUNREDES is a research-action
> group which has been acting primarily but not solely in the Caribbean
> and Latin America.
>
>       2.  What are the Organization's primary activities on the Internet?
> ===> FUNREDES provides workshops on Internet and the Information Society,
> coordinates a project about the social impact of the Internet
> (http://funredes.org/mistica), weights the room of Latin languages
> and cultures in the Internet (http://funredes.org/LC) and conducts
> collaborative activities with other partners. FUNREDES documents
> openly all its researchs and projects in its web site
> (http://funredes.org/brochure).
>
>      3.  Please furnish a statement of how the Organization's purposes and
> activities conform to the NCDNHC Constituency's goals and
> membership requirements.
> ===> FUNREDES has been involved in some cc-Tld activities in Dominican
> Rep. and Haiti and is interested, as a non-profit actor for the development
> of the Internet to draw a clear boundary between the non profit Internet
> communities and the Internet market oriented organizations, within a
> framework
> of mutual respect and recognition.
>
> 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?
> ===>      FUNREDES is incorporated:
> - in the Dominican Republic, by the Decret No 145-96 of May 2nd 1996,
> under law 320 of July 1920;
> - and in France, by decret 92 of July 13th of 1994, under law of July 1901.
>
> E. Size of Organization:
>
>                 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?
> ===> FUNREDES has under 1000 individuals members.
>
> F. Conflict of Interest
>
>       1.  For the Organization:
> ==> None
>
>      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.
> ==>  FUNREDES has been supporting the claim against mismanagement of
> IANA in the case of the Haitian ccTld asking for more trasparency
> and accountability (see http://www.funredes.org/funredes/ht-tld.htm).
>
>      2.  For the Representative:
> ==>       None.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Daniel Pimienta                         Tel.:   +1 809 686 2804
> Presidente de FUNREDES                  Fax:    +1 809 689 3388
> Fundacion Redes y Desarrollo            pimienta@funredes.org
> PO BOX 2972                             http://funredes.org
> Santo Domingo (Republica Dominicana)
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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Regards,

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