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8May2005MirjamKühne,ISOCMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004InternetSociety–WhoweareFounded1991byInternetPioneersInternational,not-for-profit,membershiporg.

150+organisationmembers20,000+individualmembers60+chapters,20+chaptersformingOrganisationmembersfundactivitiesinStandardsEducationPublicPolicyMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004ISOC–Mission

"Toassuretheopendevelopment,evolutionanduseoftheInternetforthebenefitofallpeoplethroughouttheworld."

MirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004ISOC–ActivitiesSupportforInternetStandards(IETF)TransferoftechnicalknowledgeEducationintechnologicallyemergingcountriesEducationofpolicy&decisionmakersMBuildingactiveglobalcommunityofknowledgeablemembers&chaptersMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004TheInternet

Howitworks,Whyitworks,Whomakesitwork?

/isoc/conferences/MirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004InternetInfrastructureMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004InfrastructureRolesEachcomponentplaysspecificroleresponsiblefordifferenttasksandcommunitiescommonprinciplesandgoalssharedComponentshighlyinterdependentrequirecoordinationbutNOcentralcontrolgoodornecessaryDiversitygoodforstabilityandresilienceMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004InfrastructureRoles(2)DevelopmentTechnicalStandards(IETF)Capacityandknowledgebase(ISOC)AdministrationAllocationofIPaddresses(RIRs)Delegationofdomainnames(gTLDs,ccTLDs)Registryofnames,numbers,protocols(IANA,ICANN)OperationRootserveroperatorsConnectivityproviders(ISPs,ExchangePoints)ServiceandapplicationprovidersMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004DevelopmentofTechnicalStandardsInternetEngineeringTaskForce(IETF)Formed1986IndividualsnotcompaniesorgovernmentsRunson:“roughconsensusandrunningcode”LiaisonandcooperationwithITU-T,ISO,ATMForum,W3C,3GPP,IEEEMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004DevelopmentofCapacityInternetSociety(ISOC)transferoftechnicalknowledgeeducationintechnologicallyemergingcountrieseducationofpolicy&decisionmakersNetworkTrainingWorkshopssince1992Supportoflocal/regionalinitiatives(e.g.AfNOG&AfriNIC)WorkshopsforccTLDoperatorsMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004AdministrationofIP&ASNumbersNecessaryforInternetconnectivityNumbersgetallocatedfromIANAtoRIRstoISPstousersRIRsnon-for-profitmembershiporganisationsAfriNIC,APNIC,ARIN,LACNIC,RIPENCC/briefings/021MirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004AdministrationofDomainNamesIANAmaintainsDBwithallTLDsgTLDs(....)ccTLDs(....)RegistriesmaintainspecificTLDRegistrarsdelegatetonextlevelMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004OperationofRootServersPublishrootzonefilelistsallTLDsandtheirIPaddresses(smallfile)Serversoperatedbymanyorganisationsnotvolunteershighlyprofessional,responsibleandreliableserversinmorethan80countries

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/briefings/020MirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004OperationofNetworksConnectivityProvidersISP’sresponsiblefortheirownnetworkcoordinatewithotherISPssothatcustomers/userscanreachwholeInternetInternetExchangePointsApplication&ServiceProvidersWeb,email,contentproviders/2005-01/interconns.htmlMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004Agenda

10:45–12:151.ICANN:InternationalisationandTechnicalStewardshipoftheInternetSpeaker:TheresaSwinehart,GeneralManager,GlobalPartnerships,ICANN2.RIROperationsSpeakers:AxelPawlik,GeneralManager,RIPENCC

AdielAkplogan,CEO,AfriNICMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004Agenda

12:45–14:153.UAENICataGlance-RootserverandccTLDoperations

Speaker:AbdullaHashim,UAENIC4.InterconnectionsandInternetExchangePointsSpeaker:DidierR.Kasole,KINIXMirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004Agenda

15:45–18:005.TheInternetSociety:InternetStandards,EducationandPolicySpeaker:LynnSt.Amour,PresidentandCEO,ISOC6.InternationalisingtheInternetSpeaker:MirjamKühne,ISOC (materialprovidedbyJohnKlensin)MirjamKühneINETMEA,Cairo,May2004FurtherReading/news/“ThegeniusoftheInternet”“Governanceisamisnomer”“Internetworksthroughcoordinationandopenconsensus”/briefings