Dear Sala and All, The point of contact for APRALO ALS Applicant #265 CCAOI, Amrita, has responded to your additional questions. Please note that the attached Trust Deed and Attested Copy documentation are confidential, and should remain so. Responses summarized; email thread below: There is a community of members within CCAOI spread across the whole of India and governance is not confined to just three persons. Funding is received from multiple sources including the government, and is used for projects. There does not appear to be any special dependency on the government for funding (which was the main concern). Government funding is permissible according to the ALAC Bylaws regarding ALS Application (also attached; not confidential). Please note except for your questions, all responses from APRALO have been positive. Please let Staff know how we might proceed with next steps. Thank you again for your feedback! Kind Regards, Evin Ashley Erdoğdu SO/AC Secretariat Operations Support Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email evin.erdogdu@icann.org<mailto:gisella.gruber@icann.org> Tel +90 539 551 5870 Skype ev.erdogdu One World, One Internet [id:image001.png@01D2682B.59286E30] From: Amrita <amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in<mailto:amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in>> Date: Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 7:08 PM To: Evin Erdogdu <evin.erdogdu@icann.org<mailto:evin.erdogdu@icann.org>> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Subject: RE: [Ext] RE: Additional Questions Dear Evin, 1. Please find attached the original trust deed as well as the amendment supplementary trust deed. Since it is a confidential document, would request you to share if required, only the relevant parts. 2. Currently we have over 50,000 members spread across all the states and union territories of India. While the details of all members are not shared on the website, due to concerns of abuse and privacy, however the names of city or state wise office bearers can be viewed from the following link http://www.ccaoi.in/UI/links/Team.php?Type=Office%20Bearers[ccaoi.in]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ccaoi.in_UI_links_Team.php-3FType-3DOffice-2520Bearers&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=HedNXfBayuWxdPer7COiCJBd39KxvJQIgCaiDYF2Tm8&m=ImdWoTYlzOm2mtjExeWtLssW58guGTYZ2H01_8IJSdQ&s=NE7jdADOvchdxBn3m9j50yuIozekl9xkAxRV-9dyoP4&e=> Additionally, the % of members based on geographic location can be viewed from the table below. Sl. No States/UT % of Members 1 Andhra Pradesh 10.77% 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.30% 3 Assam 0.69% 4 Bihar 2.24% 5 Chhattisgarh 0.55% 6 Goa 1.46% 7 Gujarat 6.45% 8 Haryana 1.11% 9 Himachal Pradesh 0.33% 10 Jammu and Kashmir 0.44% 11 Jharkhand 1.39% 12 Karnataka 13.23% 13 Kerala 1.52% 14 Madhya Pradesh 1.78% 15 Maharashtra 15.27% 16 Manipur 0.35% 17 Meghalaya 0.38% 18 Mizoram 0.35% 19 Nagaland 0.30% 20 Orissa 3.33% 21 Punjab 2.64% 22 Rajasthan 3.60% 23 Sikkim 0.30% 24 Tamil Nadu 7.74% 25 Tripura 0.44% 26 Uttaranchal 0.64% 27 Uttar Pradesh 8.96% 28 West Bengal 4.81% 29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.10% 30 Chandigarh 0.53% 31 Dadar and Nagar Haveli 0.02% 32 Daman and Diu 0.02% 33 Delhi 7.76% 34 Lakshadeep 0.00% 35 Pondicherry 0.17% Please let me know if you need any further information. Regards Amrita From: Evin Erdogdu [mailto:evin.erdogdu@icann.org<mailto:evin.erdogdu@icann.org>] Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 4:41 PM To: Amrita; 'Kapil M. Kumar' Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: Re: [Ext] RE: Additional Questions Dear Amrita and Kapil, Your application and due diligence have been circulated within APRALO for feedback, and APRALO leadership requested more information regarding your organizational structure: 1. Please provide CCAOI articles of incorporation or similar document (e.g. Bylaws) if available. 2. Please provide total number of members in CCAOI, as well as a breakdown by category, if possible (e.g. by geographical region). Kindly please provide feedback as soon as possible. Thank you very much in advance for your prompt reply. We look forward to guiding you through next steps. Sincerely, Evin Ashley Erdoğdu SO/AC Secretariat Operations Support Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email evin.erdogdu@icann.org<mailto:gisella.gruber@icann.org> Tel +90 539 551 5870 Skype ev.erdogdu One World, One Internet [cid:image002.png@01D2DF9E.0027C980] From: Amrita <amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in<mailto:amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in>> Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 12:41 PM To: 'Amrita' <amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in<mailto:amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in>>, Evin Erdogdu <evin.erdogdu@icann.org<mailto:evin.erdogdu@icann.org>> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>, "'Kapil M. Kumar'" <kapil@ccaoi.in<mailto:kapil@ccaoi.in>> Subject: [Ext] RE: Additional Questions Hi Evin Subsequent to my previous mail wish to add that while Individual members do not have a voting right however provisions are in place to encourage them to participate in the Associations decision making process including participating in the Annual General Meetings, sharing their views and opinions and planning the way ahead. Regards, Amrita From: Amrita [mailto:amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in<mailto:amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in>] Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 2:50 PM To: 'Evin Erdogdu' Cc: 'ICANN At-Large Staff'; 'Kapil M. Kumar' Subject: RE: Additional Questions Dear Evin, Please find my response to your queries on your mail below in blue: • “Is the applicant constituted so that participation by individual Internet users who are citizens or residents of countries within the geographic region in which the ALS is based control the organization?” On your application, you replied “No” to this question. Since you do have individual members as a part of your organization, please explain in further detail how they influence the organization. Amrita : Individual members are part of the organization and can share their concerns and views on issues which are relevant to them or which affect them. These views and concerns are taken into consideration when we articulate the concerns of the stakeholders at the appropriate forums to get their voices heard and issues resolved. However, Individual Members do not have a voting right. As it is a Trust, there is a Three Member Board of Trustees, out of which one is the Permanent Trustee. The trust has chapter across each state in the country for furtherance of the objectives of the Trust. The trust will have council of elected President and secretary for each Chapter, who will be administered by the Board of Trust. The Board of Trust will frame the rules regulations for the management of the trust. • Does the funding mechanism show dependence on other interest groups (i.e. industry, government)?” It is noted on your application you receive grants from both the Indian government as well as private businesses in the industry. Please provide more details as to the parameters of these grants. Amrita: Yes we are dependent on funding from Government and other Organizations. We have received funds in the past from Government and Organizations such as NIXI for our projects to conduct projects related to conducting digital literacy program in six Indian Languages, Conducting Research, Capacity building programs, promoting domain names, etc. These grants have been case specific and always towards specific initiatives, having clearly defined objectives and outcome. For example in the digital literacy program our objective was to train 20,000 Indians. Hope I have been able to clarify your queries. Incase your query has still not been addressed please let me know, I would be happy to share more information. Also please advise if we need to add these clarifications as addendum Regards Amrita From: Evin Erdogdu [mailto:evin.erdogdu@icann.org<mailto:evin.erdogdu@icann.org>] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 6:04 PM To: amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in<mailto:amritachoudhury@ccaoi.in>; kapil@ccaoi.in<mailto:kapil@ccaoi.in> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: Additional Questions Dear Amrita and Kapil, Thank you for submitting an At-Large Structure application on behalf of the Cybercafe Association CCAOI. I am currently processing due diligence, and kindly request you reply to the below questions at your earliest convenience. The due diligence will then be forwarded to APRALO leadership who, after conferring with their members, will provide regional advice to the members of the ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee). These members will then be called upon to vote whether to accredit CCAOI or not. It goes without saying that the more complete and informative the due diligence, the speedier the process is, which is why I am submitting the list of questions below, and also encouraging you to provide any extra information you deem useful to the application. • “Is the applicant constituted so that participation by individual Internet users who are citizens or residents of countries within the geographic region in which the ALS is based control the organization?” On your application, you replied “No” to this question. Since you do have individual members as a part of your organization, please explain in further detail how they influence the organization. • “Does the funding mechanism show dependence on other interest groups (i.e. industry, government)?” It is noted on your application you receive grants from both the Indian government as well as private businesses in the industry. Please provide more details as to the parameters of these grants. Please find attached for your reference a PDF of the application form. If you do have amendments to make, please outline them in your response email as they will be added to the due diligence document as per procedure. Any further clarification you deem useful to add to this application is of course highly useful, and to that point, welcome. Thank you very much in advance for answering these due diligence questions. Kind Regards, Evin Ashley Erdoğdu SO/AC Secretariat Operations Support Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email evin.erdogdu@icann.org<mailto:gisella.gruber@icann.org> Tel +90 539 551 5870 Skype ev.erdogdu One World, One Internet [cid:image003.png@01D2DF9E.0027C980]