[wg-e] DNSO Fund Raising Document - in text format

[Tarek Kamel <tkamel@idsc.gov.eg>]

Dear Meembers of workgroup E (Awareness and Outreach)

 In Santiago we agreed on our face to face meetng that we will prepare
 a document for fund raising.
 Please comment the attached document

regards
Tarek

Fund Raising Request for the DNSO at ICANN

Introduction:
Internet Evolution Worldwide

The Internet is a revolutionary phenomenon in telecommunication and
information technology.  It has opened new opportunities for a networked
society and has established new concepts for human communication and
interaction. When the Internet took off by mid 80's, only a few hundred
computers were connected to the network. Ever since then the Internet has
been growing exponentially.  Today the Internet is in its 11th year of
annual doubling since 1988.  There are over 44 million hosts on the
Internet and an estimated 150 million users, worldwide. By 2006, the
Internet is likely to exceed the size of the global telephone network.

Background Information:
ICANN

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the new
non-profit corporation formed to take over responsibility for the IP
address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system
management, and root server system management functions now performed under
U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities. 

The Board of ICANN will be composed of nineteen Directors, nine At-Large
Directors, nine to be nominated by Supporting Organizations, and the
President/CEO (ex officio). The nine At-Large Directors of the Initial
Board are serving one-year terms and will be succeeded by At-Large
Directors elected by an at-large membership organization.

Main Structure:
Constituencies

The ICANN Bylaws provide for three Supporting Organizations (SOs) to
assist, review and develop recommendations on Internet policy and structure
within three specialized areas.  The SOs will help to promote the
development of Internet policy and encourage international and diverse
participation in the technical management of the Internet. Each SO will
name three Directors to the ICANN Board.  The three SOs are: 
 1. The Address Supporting Organization (ASO) will be concerned with the
system of IP addresses, such as 128.9.128.127, that uniquely identify the
Internet's networked computers. 

 2. The Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO) will be concerned with
the Domain Name System, the system of names commonly used to identify
Internet locations and resources.  The DNS translates hierarchically
structured, easy-to-remember names (like www.icann.org) into IP addresses
that have been assigned to specific computers. 

 3. The Protocol Supporting Organization (PSO) will be concerned with the
assignment of parameters for Internet protocols, the technical standards
that let computers exchange information and manage communications over the
Internet.

The following are the self-organizing Constituency Groups within ICANN's
Domain Name Supporting Organization, an ICANN advisory body dealing with
policy issues relating to the Domain Name System.  These groups will select
members of the DNSO Names Council -- the body that will be responsible for
the management of the DNSO's consensus building process, and for
communicating DNSO recommendations about Domain Name System policy to the
ICANN Board of Directors.

 · The ccTLD Registries Constituency
The purpose of the ccTLD Registries Constituency is to represent the views
and interests of countries top level domain name owners.
 · The Commercial and Business Entities Constituency 
The purpose of the Business Constituency is to represent the views and
interests of those stakeholders who use the Internet to conduct their
business or part of it. This representation is limited to those entities
that use the Network to develop their business.
 · The gTLD Registries Constituency
The purpose of the gTLD Registries Constituency is to represent the views
and interests of generic top level domain owners.
 · The Intellectual Property Constituency
The purpose of the Intellectual Property Constituency is to recommend
policies on domain name matters, to the DNSO, to protect trademarks and
intellectual property.
 · The ISPs and Connectivity Providers Constituency
The purpose of the ISPs and Connectivity Providers Constituency is to
ensure that views of Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers
are appropriately communicated and understood. It will be particularly
attentive to the needs and concerns of such providers and balance these
with the public interest.
 · The Noncommercial Domain Name Holders Constituency - NCDNHC
The purpose of the Noncommercial Domain Name Holders Constituency is to
support noncommercial speech and activity on the Internet and to protect
the domain names under which that speech is placed.
 · The Registrars Constituency 
The purpose of the Registrar Constituency is to represent the views and
interests of professional domain name registrars within the DNSO.
Registrars are entities that act as a technical and operational interface
between domain name holders (registrants) and TLD registries.

The DNSO Working Groups/Committees created by the Names Council are 
 · Working Group A - Dispute Resolution Policy 
 · Working Group B - Famous Trade-Marks 
 · Working Group C - New gTLDs 
 · Working Group D - Business Plan and Internal Procedures 
 · Working Group E - Outreach and Global Awareness.



Funds Needed:
20KUSD

It is expected that each SO will establish equitable participation dues or
other assessments to cover all costs of organizing and sustaining the work
of the SO within the ICANN structure.

Funds Utilization:
Outreach and Global Awareness

Funds needed, will be used by the Outreach and Global Awareness committee
to achieve its objectives:
 · Target
Determine target people worldwide.
Define members' qualifications.
State pros/cons of different memberships
 · Awareness
Prepare content for distribution.
Issue periodic publications.
Choose appropriate publication media.
Make use of public relation issues.
Determine geographic objectives.
Measure/Monitor awareness progress.
 · Outreach
Overcome cultural impediments.
Overcome geographic barriers.
Achieve multilingual communication.
Make efforts to reach developing/emerging countries.
Define membership requirements.
Ease application process to attract new members.
Define means of communication.