Special Interest Groups
and Standing Groups

Unite with like-minded people on the issues that inspire you. Wherever you are in the world.

Committed to making the Internet more accessible? Excited about technology and how it can change the world? Want to share your expertise and learn from your peers?

Connect with other members over the topics you’re passionate about —topics chosen by the Internet Society community!

SIG Topic Selection Process

SIG Topic Selection Process

Our SIG topics are proposed and selected by Internet Society members every two years. Each SIG is active for a two-year cycle and may then continue for additional cycles depending on whether it is selected for the upcoming cycle during the SIG topic voting process. The following SIGs are no longer active, but Internet Society members can still take part in discussions around the topics via the Community Groups in the Internet Society membership portal:

Impact Stories

Impact Stories

Learn how special interest groups and standing groups are making a difference and shaping tomorrow’s Internet.

Creating Networks - Youth and Internet Governance

Creating Networks – Youth and Internet Governance

The “Youth Observatory” is a project created by the members of the Youth SIG of the Internet Society, which seeks …
Youth aren't the future. We’re the present.

Youth aren’t the future. We’re the present.

It’s weird when you think about it. More than any other demographic, people under the age of 25 spend all …

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