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<p class=MsoNormal>All:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>A potential new member has applied for membership in the
ISPCP. In accordance with our by-laws we have asked the applicant for
some detail about their organization and interest. I’ve pasted their
application into this message below and attached a more readable version of the
application in Microsoft Word format.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All current members in good standing for the ISPCP are given
72 hours to review this application. If no objection is raised, I will be
welcoming the EuroISPA into the ISPCP on Thursday, 21 June.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Here is the information from the application:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Name of the
Organization Applying for membership in the ISPCP:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Courier New"'>EuroISPA
EEIG (European Internet Services Providers Association)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Contact
information for the principal point of contact for the organization [ including
name(s); address; phone number; email address; website for the organization ]:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Malcolm
Hutty: EuroISPA Council Member, c/o EuroISPA, rue Montoyer 39/3, B1000
Brussels, Belgium. Tel: +32 2 503 22 65, Fax: +32 2 503 42 95; <a
href="http://Malcolm%20(at)%20linx.net"><span style='color:windowtext'>Malcolm
(at) linx.net</span></a>; <a href="http://www.euroispa.org"><span
style='color:windowtext'>www.euroispa.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Short
statement of interest – describing why the organization desires to join
the ISPCP:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Courier New"'>EuroISPA is Europe’s </span><span
style='font-family:"Courier New"'>pan-European association of European ISP
associations. We believe it to be the world's largest association of Internet
Service Providers, representing approximately 1000 ISPs across the EU. EuroISPA
is a major voice of the Internet industry on information society subjects such
as cybercrime, data protection, e-commerce regulation, EU telecommunications
law and safe use of the Internet. Our members consider that they would like to
be involved in policy debates in ICANN and have therefore instructed the
association to apply for membership of the ISPCP, where EuroISPA would them and
their own member ISPs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Is
the organization joining an ISP, an association of ISPs, or an organization
that provides connectivity to the public Internet to individuals, businesses,
governments or not-for-profit organizations?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>YES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Is
there any other information about your interest in the ISPCP or about your
organization you would like to share with the ISPCP as they consider your
membership?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:
exactly'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>In accordance with its
statutes, EuroISPA’s aims are to represent the European ISP industry on
policy and legislative issues and to facilitate the exchange of best-practice
between national ISP associations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:
exactly'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>EuroISPA’s secretariat
is located in Brussels. Its governing Council comprises one representative if
each of its member associations. EuroISPA is predominantly funded by its member
and associate member associations and the members of the EuroISPA Industry
Forum. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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