the internet society today
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The Internet Society today. Jon McNerney Chief Operating Officer Internet Society [email protected]. Video Introduction. Captures the essence of: Innovation/access Openness Transparency Captures the validity of “why the Internet Society exists”. INETs: What we’ve done. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Internet Society todayThe Internet Society today
Jon McNerneyJon McNerneyChief Operating OfficerChief Operating OfficerInternet SocietyInternet [email protected]@isoc.org
Video Introduction
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•Captures the essence of:• Innovation/access•Openness•Transparency
•Captures the validity of “why the Internet Society exists”
INETs: What we’ve done
• 9 INET events in 2009• INETs in 2010•Beirut•Capetown•London•Montevideo•San Francisco•Washington, DC•Hong Kong•…several more in the works
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INETs: Concept
• “Building Internet expertise and regional capacity”
• INETs are characterized by:•Engagement of multiple Internet stakeholders•Strategic locations•Agendas tailored to regional needs
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The Internet Society
•The Internet Society is an international cause-related organization that works for the open development and evolution of the Internet for all people.
The Internet is for everyone…
and the Internet Society is for everyone who cares about the Internet!
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•Founded in 1992 by Internet Pioneers, as an internationalnon-profit organization•100+ organization members•40,000+ individual members•90+ chapters worldwide•Regional Bureaus: Africa, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, South & South East Asia
Who are we?
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The Internet Society’s Vision
•We see a future in which people everywhere can use the Internet to improve quality of life:
…when standards, technologies, business practices, and government policies sustain an open and universally accessible platform for innovation,
creativity, and economic opportunity.
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Internet Model
The Internet is successful in large part due to its unique model of development and deployment:
•shared global ownership•standards-based technologies, and•freely accessible processes
Internet Ecosystem
The Internet Development Model is employed across a community of inter-related organizations, encompassing policies and technologies, that are:
•open•transparent, and•collaborative
What makes the Internet Society unique?
•Sole focus is the Internet•Development, Standards, Policy
•Enable regional capacity and technical community building throughout the world
•Key player in Internet policy •Particularly in the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and other intergovernmental forums
•Organisational home of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), Internet Architecture Board (IAB), and related bodies
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A focus on action – some key priorities
•Global outreach•a worldwide community of experience and expertise
•Advancing the health of the Internet• IPv6 deployment, Open internetworking
•Next generation of Internet leaders•advancing tomorrow’s leaders
•Network confidence•supporting development of user trust
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