The Internet Society (ISOC) and Vietnam

Rosa M. Delgado

12 August 2001

Internet Society (ISOC)

Mission statement:

“To assure the open development,

evolution and use of the Internet for

the benefit of all people throughout

the world”

Internet Society (ISOC) A professional membership society, based in Reston -

Virginia, US 150 organizational and 6,000 individual members in

over 100 countries Non-profit, non-governamental and open membership Worldwide members are individuals, corporations, non-

profit organizations and government agencies Hosts annual Internet conferences, trains people in

networking technologies, conducts workshops for educators and publishes magazines such as OTI

The Internet Society (ISOC) Organizational support body for the groups responsible for

Internet infrastructure standards includesIETF and IAB Support to the ISTF (social issues) Provides leadership

– technical and operational standards, policy issues and education– addressing issues that confront the future of the Internet– cooperation

Governed by the Board of Trustees elected by its membership around the world

Latest Events in ISOCStockholm - June 20001

BoT launched a strategic organization renewal – Strengthen the development of worldwide open technical

standards in the IETF– Create and disseminate high quality information and

education worldwide for a responsible Internet development– Promote global development and deployment of policies

favoring open and equitable access to the Internet– ISOC’s work in a number of areas remains critical to the

development of the Internet worldwide BoT will review the full state of ISOC programmes and

activities by 3Q2001 Expect to implement recommendations in the next meeting

in Utah, Dec 2001

ISOC Chapters

Enable members to become more personally involved in the Internet future that affects your location

Brings more focus to local and regional issues and offers the ability to generate stronger input on local issues to local authorities and to ISOC

Provides a way of networking more closely with other Internet oriented people in a local or regional area

Set ups programmes and projects that are meaningful to your country

The Geneva Chapter

The Geneva Chapter was founded in the earlier 90’s

Founded by Internet pioneers interested mainly in technology development at the time

Special Interest Groups were formed: – Developing countries (I chair)

– e-business (failure) - due to too ambitious programmes

The Geneva Chapter

Activities are– Keynote speakers are invited to make high level

presentations at the monthly meetings

– Attract members by selecting hot issues of discussion

– Provide financial support to chapters in developing countries (e.g. Mali, Madagascar)

– Monthly meetings (same place, same time)

– Social get together

– Members are very active 2 BoTs (B. Segal and R. Delgado)

DevSig

Activities are– Monthly meetings to discuss to issues of common

interest (same place - CERN, same time)

– Discussion panels: hot issues are brought to the table (digital divide, ICANN issues, G8 Dot-Force,

– Keynote speakers are invited to attract members in development issues (UN, ITU, WIPO, etc.)

– Social get together