Trust Isn't Easy
Last week millions of infected devices took down major websites including Twitter, Amazon, Netflix, and more.
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It's time to have your say. Nominate someone great for the ISOC Board of Trustees!
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Shine The Light

We want you to boost the profile of incredible women who are pushing boundaries using technology. Who do you want to #ShineTheLight on?
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Stories from the field

Find out how our Chapter in Zimbabwe is using the Internet of Things to inspire kids and fight unemployment.

Events

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'Women in Tech' Panel at INET Turkey 2016

3 November 2016, 14:00 - 15:30 (GMT+3)
Ankara, Turkey

ISOC@ICANN 57

7 November 2016, 19:15 to 21:15 (GMT+5:30)
Hyderabad, India

Latin America and Caribbean Regional Internet and Development Dialogue

08-09 November 2016
Buenos Aires, Argentina

News

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Internet Society congratulates global Internet community on successful IANA stewardship transition.

01 October 2016

The Internet Society Board of Trustees joins the Internet community in celebrating today’s historic milestone whereby the stewardship of the IANA functions will be transitioned to the global Internet community.

Cyber Security a Top Concern in Asia Pacific, says Internet Society Survey

26 September 2016

Online security is the area that warrants the most urgent attention from policymakers, according to the recently published Internet Society Survey on Policy Issues in Asia Pacific.  

Internet Society Applauds US Senate for Saying #yestoIANA

22 September 2016

The Internet Society applauds Senators on both sides of the aisle for evaluating the transition of the oversight of the IANA functions to the global Internet community on the facts rather than inaccurate rhetoric.

Featured

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Governance
Internet Society Board of Trustees Meeting No.134
10-11 November, 2016, Hyderabad, India. The Board invites the ISOC community to attend.
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Connecting the Next Billion
Looking For Community Connectors in Africa!
Are you interested in finding out what it takes to bring the Internet where you live in Africa? We need you to come to the first summit on Community Networks in Africa.
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Trust
We're Midway: Late Nights Negotiating and DOA
We’ve reached the midpoint of the World Telecommunication Standards Assembly and Digital Object Architecture is dominating discussions.
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Trust
How To Survive A DNS DDoS Attack
How can your company continue to make its website and Internet services available during a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against a DNS hosting provider?
Community
The Internet Belongs to All Of Us
Watch Lawrence E Strickling at ICOMM 16 talk about the inspiring work to ensure the Internet belongs to people everywhere.
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Access
How can we connect the unconnected?
Here's are some things we can work on.