1992

In January 1992 the Internet Society (ISOC) is founded in Kobe (Japan) as a non-governmental organisation (NGO). It is responsible for the further development of the internet architecture. Its headquarter is located near Washington D.C.
Today ISOC consists of more than 6.000 individual persons and about 150 organisations of more than 170 countries.
The structure of ISOC

All members (about 16.000) are compelled, to promote the worldwide expansion of the internet and to guarantee its continuity. This includes the publication of the so-called Request for Comments or RFCs.
The chair of the Internet Society, the Board of Trustees, consists of 15 members, which are elected by all members worldwide. ISOC oversees the bodies responsible for the internet standards and resource management.
This includes the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), Internet Architecture Board (IAB), Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). In periodical publications ISOC introduces current developments to the public.