Internet Society (ISOC) Interntet Society – A non-profit organization founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet standards related to education and politics. It is dedicated to ensuring the development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people around the world.
Summary
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- 1 History
- 2 ISOC in action
- 3 The Internet Society Community
- 4 See also
- 5 References
History
The ISOC was officially formed in 1992 , with one of its purposes being to provide a corporate structure to support the Internet standards development process . Vint Cerf , Bob Kahn , Lyman Chapin released a document, ISOC Announcement, which explained the reasons for the establishment of the Internet Society. This document also defines the original letter of the organization as follows:
The Society will be a non-profit organization and will be operated for international educational, charitable, and scientific purposes, among which are:
- Facilitate and support the technical evolution of the Internet as a research and educational infrastructure and stimulate the participation of academic scientists, and engineering communities (among others) in the evolution of the Internet.
- Educate the academic and scientific community and the public about the technology, use and application of the Internet.
- Promote scientific and educational applications of Internet technology for the benefit of educational institutions at all levels, industry and the general public.
- Provide a forum for the exploration of new Internet applications and encourage collaboration among organizations in their operation and use of the Internet.
Many of the major forces on the Internet, such as the Internet Engineering Task Force ( IETF ), were (and still are) very informal organizations from a legal perspective. There was a growing need for financial support and organizational structure. The Internet Society was incorporated as a non-profit educational organization that could establish the support structure as well as promote other activities that were important to the development of the Internet.
Like many of the functions and organizations active on the Internet, the growth and evolution has been so rapid that there is no single perspective of understanding the Society. From one point of view, ISOC is the parent company of the IETF, as such, all IETF request documents for comments, including RFCs that describe “Internet Standards”, are owned by the ISOC (although there is free available to anyone, including non-members). From another perspective, the ISOC grew out of the IETF, to support functions that require a form of partnership rather than simply the ad-hoc approach of the IETF.
ISOC in action
ISOC conducts a wide variety of activities in three main categories, namely, standards, public policy, and education.
In the standards category, the ISOC supports and promotes the standards-setting work of the bodies for which it is the home organization: the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), and the Internet Research Working Group (IRTF). ISOC also seeks to promote an understanding and appreciation of the Internet model of open, transparent processes and consensus-based decision making.
In the public order category, ISOC works with governments, national and international organizations, civil society, the private sector, and other parties to promote Internet policies that are consistent with ISOC’s core values.
In the education category, ISOC pursues its objectives through technical coordination and training, seminars and conferences on Internet hot topics, support to local and regional Internet organizations, information meetings and issuance of technical documents on technologies. of Internet, and financing of participation opportunities for Internet experts in developing countries.
ISOC is the parent company for the Public Interest Registry, which manages the .org domain.
ISOC helped organize World IPv6 Day , which brought together companies like Facebook , Google , Yahoo! , Akamai Technologies and Limelight Networks, as well as ISPs to raise awareness of IPv6 issues such as fragmentation.
The Internet Society Community
The Community has more than 100 organizations and more than 44,000 individual members in more than 80 chapters around the world. Individual and organizational members are bound together by a common interest in maintaining the global scale and viability of the Internet. Its members are normally:
- People who want to influence the future of the Internet.
- The companies, government agencies and foundations that have created the Internet and its innovative technologies, as well as new business organizations that help to maintain that dynamic.
