Internet Society

Summary

Internet Society is a voluntary association^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of voluntary_association entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (558 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Internet Society's field of work was Internet governance^[3].
• Internet Society's field of work was internet access^[4].
• Internet Society's field of work was accessibility^[5].
• Internet Society is in the country of United States^[6].
• Internet Society's instance of is recorded as voluntary association^[7].
• Internet Society's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[8].
• Internet Society's official language is recorded as French^[9].
• Internet Society's currency is recorded as United States dollar^[10].
• Internet Society's founder is recorded as Vint Cerf^[11].
• Internet Society's founder is recorded as Bob Kahn^[12].
• Internet Society's headquarters location is recorded as Reston^[13].
• Internet Society's chief executive officer is recorded as Andrew Sullivan^[14].
• Internet Society's child organization or unit is recorded as Public Interest Registry^[15].
• Internet Society's child organization or unit is recorded as Internet Engineering Task Force^[16].
• Internet Society's Commons category is recorded as Internet Society^[17].
• December 11, 1992 marks the founding of Internet Society^[18].
• Internet Society's official website is recorded as https://internetsociety.org^[19].
• Internet Society's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Internet Society^[20].
• Internet Society's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+110'}^[21].
• Internet Society's affiliation is recorded as Internet Society France^[22].
• Internet Society's affiliation is recorded as Internet Society Ghana^[23].
• Internet Society's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization^[24].
• Internet Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISOC'}^[25].
• Internet Society's different from is recorded as Internet Association^[26].
• Internet Society's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+84000'}^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Vint Cerf^[11] and Bob Kahn^[12]. December 11, 1992 marks the founding of Internet Society^[18].

Identity

Internet Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISOC'}^[25].

Leadership

Internet Society's chief executive officer is recorded as Andrew Sullivan^[14].

Operations

Internet Society's headquarters location is recorded as Reston^[13]. Subsidiaries include Public Interest Registry^[15], a nonprofit organization^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 2002^[30], headquartered in Reston^[31] and Internet Engineering Task Force^[16], a standards organization^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1986^[34], headquartered in Fremont^[35].

Industry

Fields of work include Internet governance^[3]; internet access^[4]; and accessibility^[5], an industry^[36].

Why It Matters

Internet Society ranks in the top 4% of voluntary_association entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (558 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]