Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 1 TERENA Networking Conference 2001 Session 1B Update on the Internet Society Stefano Trumpy VicePresident for Policy - ISOC Advisory Council

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 2 ISOC: the four pillars 1. Standards 2.Public Policy 3.Education & training 4.Membership

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 3 1. Standards A)Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) B)Internet Architectural Board (IAB) C)Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) D)Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 4 1BIAB 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

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 5 2.Public Policy Censorship/freedom of expression Taxation Internet governance High-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 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

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 6 ISTF Active working groups: Accessibility Privacy and security Public software Proposed formation of the Cyberspace Research Instiutte Recognition of ISOC as an NGO by UNESCO

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 7 3.Education & training INET NDSS Network training workshops Sustainable Internet training centers Internet fiesta

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 8 4.Membership Individual members Organizational members Chapters

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 9 Individual members Last count: about 8000 The individual members elect the 14 members of the ISOC Board of Trustees

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 10 Organizational 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

Stefano Trumpy -- Update on the Internet Society 11 Chapters Last 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.