Internet Society:
The main umbrella organization for Internet governance. Has links to
other Internet organizations as well as lists of upcoming events and
publications.
http://www.isoc.org
Internet Service Providers' Forum:
ISPs trade association. Also has link to Internet Service Providers
Consortium, the international ISP trade organization. Lists
conference dates and announcements.
http://www.ispf.com/
The Internet Engineering Task Force:
Large open international community of network designers, operators,
vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the
Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It
is open to any interested individual.
http://www.ietf.org/
Internet Organizations:
America Online legal department list of Internet organizations with
links.
http://legal.web.aol.com/public/io/index.html
Berkman Center for Internet and Society:
A research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its
study, and help pioneer its development.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
International Information Industry Congress:
International organization of information technology industry
producers. Concentrates on agenda of interest to IT industry.
http://www.iiicongress.org
Asian Pacific Network Information Center:
Processes applications for IP address space within the Asia Pacific
region. Has search engine for "whois" to see if domain name is
already in use. Maintains mailing lists for the region.
http://www.apnic.net
Internet Brothers:
Expanding web community by offering free tips and tutorials about
HTML and DHTML, graphics editing, site promotion, digital
photography, and desktop publishing. Presented often with a touch of
humor, and always with examples.
http://internetbrothers.com
Virtual Volunteering Project:
Encourages and assists in the development of online volunteering
opportunities and experiences. Also provides resources to help
service leaders use the Internet to manage all volunteers.
http://www.serviceleader.org/vv/
Eworks Project, The:
Australia's online community of young web developers, dedicated to
the exchange and collaborative exhibition of related ideas.
http://www.eworks.asn.au/
Electronic Messaging Association:
An inter-industry forum dedicated to advancing the use and
usefulness of e-business and messaging.
http://www.ema.org
Wise-Women:
This site is a resource for female (and male) web designers,
developers and programmers, featuring tips and tutorials on a
variety of Web related subjects. Features several mailing lists
including one for Java script.
http://www.wise-women.org
World Organization of Webmasters:
Non profit group providing membership, training, and certification
for web developers. Also has job listings.
http://www.joinwow.org
American Registry for Internet Numbers:
ARIN is the regional registry of IP and ASN numbers for North
America, South America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa.
http://www.arin.net/
The Commercial Internet Exchange Association:
A trade association of internetwork service providers promoting
internetworking on a global scale. Has list of and links to members
and vendors
http://www.cix.org
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce:
Created by Congress to produce recommendations on electronic
commerce and tax policy, critical information age issues with global
implications.
http://www.ecommercecommission.org
Web Review: The W3C Web Site:
This is a review of the World Wide Web Consortium web site, from the
ACM Crossroads Winter 1999 issue.
http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds6-2/w3site.html
Association of African American Web Developers:
Organization to promote web development by African Americans. Open
to professional and students engaged in web work. Resources include
fee estimator, employment listing, java and javascript assistance.
http://www.aaawd.org
Association of Internet Researchers:
Organization devoted to the study of the Internet and its various
impacts from multidisciplinary fields. Academic based with listserv.
http://www.aoir.org
Connect USA:
Promotes high-speed access across America without government
interference. Has links to various states' initiatives
Berglund Center for Internet Studies:
Affiliated with Pacific University in Oregon, the Center offers
fellowships for those who wish to study the impact of the Internet.
Has online journal.
http://bcis.pacificu.edu
Women Designers Group:
An all encompassing site for women involved in web site development,
from design to programming. Has news, jobs, tutorials for web
designers. Can join mailing list.
http://www.womendesignersgroup.com/
People For Internet Responsibility:
People For Internet Responsibility (PFIR) is a global, grassroots,
ad hoc network of individuals who are concerned about the current
and future operations, development, management, and regulation of
the Internet in responsible manners. The goal of PFIR is to help
provide a resource for individuals around the world to help impact
crucial Internet issues. Has mailing list.
http://www.pfir.org
Global Information Infrastructure Commission:
An initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies
dedicated to privatizing or creating cooperative public and private
enterprise to increase access to the Internet
http://www.giic.org
Internet Developer Group:
Group based in California holds meetings and uses web site to
explaining evolving Internet Technologies. Issues include: Security,
Privacy, Searching, Bandwidth and alternative access media and
devices.
http://www.inetdevgrp.org
Next Generation Internet (NGI) Initiative:
US government site about NGI. Has links to meetings, conferences,
papers and possible applications of NGI. Not for a "newbie." Need
prior knowledge of the subject to really understand. Some links are
not updated. Has internal search engine.
http://www.ngi.gov
Center for Next Generation Internet:
Industry-oriented organization concerned with promoting NGI
technology. Has some Power Point presentations that are interesting
and a page devoted to an analysis of the global trend of Internet
users. If you are not a member don't click on the members link
because you will be trapped in a loop.
http://www.ngi.org
InterGov International:
Provides Internet crime and scam reports and maintains sites related
to Internet education, community, and security.
http://www.intergov.org/
Internet Safety Watch:
Information about Internet security and privacy. Links for the
general user on how to protect privacy online.
http://www.cyber-hood-watch.org/
Internet Society of England:
Official Internet Society Chapter in England. Links to European
Internet-related issues and news.
http://www.england.isoc.org
ISOC - European co-ordination Council:
Internet Society based in Europe. Internet related issues. Has links
to news, newsgroups. Can become a member on site.
http://www.isoc-ecc.org
USN SPAWAR Next Generation Internet (NGI) Program Site:
Government program charged with is analyzing the benefits of the
IPv6 migration for Department of Defense, as well as the Internet
community. Contains links to SPAWAR conferences as well as other
links to help understand IPv6 and NGI.
http://ngi.spawar.navy.mil
World Wide Web Consortium:
International industry consortium founded in 1994 whose purpose is
to develop specifications, guidelines, software, and tools to
promote the Internet's evolution and ensure its interoperability.
http://www.w3.org/
Association Electronique Libre:
The AEL is a Belgian-based association whose main goal is finding
and supporting non-proprietary software. Has mailing list to join.
http://www.ael.be/
RFC Editor Homepage:
The official RFC editing organization maintained by IANA. Website
contains a fully searchable archive of all RFCs.
http://www.rfc-editor.org
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority:
IANA controls numbers for protocols, the Country Code Top Level
Domains and maintains the IP Address allotments.
http://www.iana.org
Consortiuminfo.org:
The goal of this site is to provide broad and detailed source of
information on the Internet regarding standard setting and
consortia. Forming a consortium, branding, articles.
http://www.consortiuminfo.org
Network Startup Resource Center:
A non-profit organization which has been involved for over a decade
in the deployment and integration of appropriate networking
technology in projects throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America and
the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Oceania.
http://www.nsrc.org/
ICANN @Large Membership:
The (future) website of the members of ICANN At-Large, the voting
population that will control ICANN.
http://www.icannatlarge.com
Internet Industry Association home page:
The Internet Industry Association is Australia's national Internet
industry organisation. Members include telecommunications carriers;
content creators and publishers; web developers; e-commerce traders
and solutions providers; hardware vendors; systems integrators;
banks, insurance underwriters; Internet law firms, ISPs; educational
and training institutions; Internet research analysts; and a range
of other businesses providing professional and technical support
services.
http://www.iia.net.au/
Internet for everyone:
Internet support organization in Slovakia, for everyone, news from
Slovak telecommunications, protest for cheaper Internet in Slovak
Republic. "Internet pre vsetkych"
http://www.inet.sk
Information Network:
Home page of an association of individuals or organizations rallied
around the theme ICT for Development.
http://www.i-network.or.ug
The CreekBed Project:
CreekBed.org is a "grass roots" organization of individuals who are
enthusiastic about the internet and want to encourage the growth of
informational, educational & non-commercial websites.
http://creekbed.org/
juice:
A community of communications and computing professionals. Tutorials
and Resources for web developers and internet publishers.
http://juice.nl
The High Tech Broadband Coalition:
The HTBC is an organization committed to working to ensure
regulatory decisions that promote increased investment in broadband
networks and technologies. The site includes HTBC filings, press
releases, mission statement and member list.
http://www.thehtbc.com
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