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TERENA Networking TERENA Networking

Conference 2001Conference 2001Session 1BSession 1B

Update on the Internet SocietyStefano Trumpy

VicePresident for Policy - ISOC Advisory Council

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ISOC: the four pillarsISOC: the four pillars

1. Standards

2. Public Policy

3. Education & training

4. Membership

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1. 1. StandardsStandards

A) Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

B) Internet Architectural Board (IAB)

C) Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)

D) Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)

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1B1B IABIAB• The IAB provides oversight of the architecture for

the protocols and procedures used by the Internet

• The IAB acts as representative of the interests of the Internet Society in liaison relationships with other organizations concerned with standards and other technical and organizational issues relevant to the world-wide Internet

• Unique DNS route

• International character sets and their incorporation in the DNS: technical and political issues

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2.2. Public PolicyPublic Policy• Censorship/freedom of expression

• Taxation

• Internet governanceHigh-Level Panel on Internet Self-Regulation Stockholm, Sweden. The Internet Society announced that a panel discussion entitled "Quest for Global Self-Regulation ? Lessons Learned" will be a featured component of the INET 2001 Conference to be held in Stockholm from 5-8 June 2001. The panel brings together some of the leading figures in the Internet community to examine issues related to self-regulation. Participants include Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, and Marc Rotenberg, Director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). The panel will be moderated by Hans Klein, Chair of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.

• Intellectual property

• Internet Societal Task force

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ISTFISTF

Active working groups:

• Accessibility

• Privacy and security

• Public software

Proposed formation of the Cyberspace Research Instiutte

Recognition of ISOC as an NGO by UNESCO

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3.3. Education & trainingEducation & training

• INET

• NDSS

• Network training workshops

• Sustainable Internet training centers

• Internet fiesta

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4.4. MembershipMembership

• Individual members

• Organizational members

• Chapters

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Individual membersIndividual members

• Last count: about 8000

• The individual members elect the 14 members of the ISOC Board of Trustees

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Organizational membersOrganizational members

• Last count: 172

• Organizational members contribute large part of the ISOC budget

• They are represented in the ISOC Advisory Council; they elect 7 officers which attend, with no voting rights, to the BoT meetings

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ChaptersChaptersLast count:

• Active chapters: 65• Chapters in formation: 77

Chapters of the Internet Society serve the Society's purposes by serving the interests of a segment of the global Internet community through a local presence, focus on local issues and developments, including cultural, commercial and use of local languages.