INTERNET SOCIETY
11710 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE NO 400, RESTON, VA 20190 www.isoc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROMOTE THE OPEN DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTION, AND USE OF THE INTERNET FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

FOSTERING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH (INCLUDING IETF LLC): THIS INTERNET SOCIETY PROGRAM WORKS TO KEEP THE INTERNET GOVERNANCE ECOSYSTEM DECENTRALIZED, COLLABORATIVE, AND MULTISTAKEHOLDER-BASED BY DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF THIS APPROACH AND STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF THE INTERNET SOCIETY AS A TRUSTED STEWARD OF THE INTERNET. THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO PROMOTE THE SPREAD OF THE CULTURE OF MULTISTAKEHOLDER GOVERNANCE, INCLUDING USING THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S STANDING IN FORUMS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (ITU), THE INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM (IGF), THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC), AND THE OECD. ONE OF THE PRIORITIES IS TO ENSURE THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS ARE RESPECTED INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE INTERNET'S TECHNICAL STANDARDS-SETTING PROCESSES, SUCH AS THOSE WITHIN THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCEWHICH WE PROMOTE AS A MODEL OF MULTISTAKEHOLDER PROCESSES. THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE ADMINISTRATION LLC (IETF LLC), IS A DISREGARDED ENTITY, WITH ITS DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES EMBODYING IMPORTANT CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE IETF: OPEN AND CONSENSUS-BASES PROCESSES AND IMPROVEMENT BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM EXPERIENCE (I.E. "RUNNING CODE"), WHILE KEEPING FIRMLY FOCUSED ON AN OVERARCHING MISSION TO MAKE THE INTERNET WORK BETTER.THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PARTICIPATION BY THE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY IN KEY GOVERNMENTAL DISCUSSIONS THAT COULD IMPACT THE INTERNET, PROVIDING INFORMATION TO INTERNET SOCIETY MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS TO ASSIST WORK WITH THEIR OWN GOVERNMENTS, AND TRAINING KEY STAKEHOLDERS ON HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE DISCUSSIONS.

BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY: THIS INTERNET SOCIETY PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER AND ENGAGES WITH OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDING OUR MEMBERS, CHAPTERS AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY IMPROVES OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK BY PROVIDING INCLUSIVE AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INVOLVE OUR COMMUNITY AT ALL LEVELS OF OUR WORK TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS CHAPTERS AS THEY MAKE KEY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR GLOBAL PRIORITIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND WORKED TO FOSTER OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZATION MEMBERS AND PARTNERS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.

CONNECTING THE WORLD: THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES POLICIES AND BUILDS COMMUNITIES TO SUSTAIN AN INTERNET THAT IS A UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM FOR INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. WE ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGIES, AND OPEN STANDARDS TO ENABLE AN OPEN INTERNET FOR ALL. THIS INCLUDES THE WORK WITH COMMUNITY NETWORKS BY ESTABLISHING ENDURING TECHNICAL, POLICY, AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS THAT WILL HELP COMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD CONNECT THEMSELVES.

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