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Internet Society
The Internet Society (ISOC) is an American non-profit advocacy organization whose purpose is to promote an open and safe internet. Founded in 1992, it has offices in Reston, Virginia, United States, and Geneva, Switzerland, with local chapters around the world.
The Internet Society has regional bureaus worldwide, composed of chapters, organizational members, and, as of July 2020, more than 70,000 individual members. The Internet Society has a staff of more than 100 and was governed by a board of trustees, whose members are appointed or elected by the society's chapters, organization members, and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The IETF comprised the Internet Society's volunteer base. Its leadership includes Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ted Hardie; and President and CEO, Sally Wentworth.
The Internet Society created the Public Interest Registry (PIR), launched the Internet Hall of Fame, and served as the organizational home of the IETF. The Internet Society Foundation was created in 2017 as its independent philanthropic arm, which awarded grants to organizations.
In 1991, the National Science Foundation (NSF) contract with the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) to operate the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) expired. The need for an Internet Society was announced June 1991 at the ITC13 Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) actively encouraged the formation of a non-profit professional society. The intent was for the internet society to be designed to be primarily a grass-roots organization, as free as possible from domination by any single organization or subset of the Internet community.
In 1992 Vint Cerf, Bob Kahn and Lyman Chapin announced the formation of the Internet Society as "a professional society to facilitate, support, and promote the evolution and growth of the Internet as a global research communications infrastructure", which would incorporate the IAB, the IETF, and the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), plus the organization of the annual INET meetings. This arrangement was formalized in RFC1602 in 1993.
Anthony Rutkowski was appointed the first Executive Director of ISOC in 1994, after serving as Vice-President and founding trustee for two years. The same year, ISOC founded its first Chapter in Japan and opened a permanent international headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
In 1995, Lawrence Landweber succeeded Vint Cerf as ISOC President.
Donald Heath become President and CEO of ISOC in 1996.
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Internet Society
The Internet Society (ISOC) is an American non-profit advocacy organization whose purpose is to promote an open and safe internet. Founded in 1992, it has offices in Reston, Virginia, United States, and Geneva, Switzerland, with local chapters around the world.
The Internet Society has regional bureaus worldwide, composed of chapters, organizational members, and, as of July 2020, more than 70,000 individual members. The Internet Society has a staff of more than 100 and was governed by a board of trustees, whose members are appointed or elected by the society's chapters, organization members, and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The IETF comprised the Internet Society's volunteer base. Its leadership includes Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ted Hardie; and President and CEO, Sally Wentworth.
The Internet Society created the Public Interest Registry (PIR), launched the Internet Hall of Fame, and served as the organizational home of the IETF. The Internet Society Foundation was created in 2017 as its independent philanthropic arm, which awarded grants to organizations.
In 1991, the National Science Foundation (NSF) contract with the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) to operate the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) expired. The need for an Internet Society was announced June 1991 at the ITC13 Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) actively encouraged the formation of a non-profit professional society. The intent was for the internet society to be designed to be primarily a grass-roots organization, as free as possible from domination by any single organization or subset of the Internet community.
In 1992 Vint Cerf, Bob Kahn and Lyman Chapin announced the formation of the Internet Society as "a professional society to facilitate, support, and promote the evolution and growth of the Internet as a global research communications infrastructure", which would incorporate the IAB, the IETF, and the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), plus the organization of the annual INET meetings. This arrangement was formalized in RFC1602 in 1993.
Anthony Rutkowski was appointed the first Executive Director of ISOC in 1994, after serving as Vice-President and founding trustee for two years. The same year, ISOC founded its first Chapter in Japan and opened a permanent international headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
In 1995, Lawrence Landweber succeeded Vint Cerf as ISOC President.
Donald Heath become President and CEO of ISOC in 1996.