[Chapter-delegates] [press] INTERNET SOCIETY ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[David McAuley]

INTERNET SOCIETY ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Reston, VA and Geneva, Switzerland - 6th July 2006 - The Internet 
Society (ISOC) has announced the composition of its new Board of 
Trustees. The new Board was seated during ISOC's recent Board meeting 
held in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Newly-elected Board members include Dr. Baoping Yan (General Director of

the Computer Network Information Center at the Chinese Academy of 
Sciences), Bill St. Arnaud (Senior Director Advanced Networks for 
CANARIE Inc., Canada's Advanced Internet Development Organization) and 
Franck Martin (vice-chairman of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the 
Internet Society). At the same time Patrik Fältström was appointed by 
the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in conjunction with the 
Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and the Internet Engineering Steering 
Group (IESG).

They join current Board members Fred Baker, Erik Huizer, Daniel 
Karrenberg, Veni Markovski, Desiree Miloshevic, Glenn Ricart, Stephen 
Squires, Patrick Vande Walle, and Lynn St. Amour, ISOC President and
CEO.

Daniel Karrenberg (chief-scientist at RIPE NCC) was elected as Chair of 
the new Board. "The Internet Society has much to contribute to the 
continued success of the Internet," said Karrenberg. "The diligent work 
of my predecessors, the Trustees and the staff has put the society in a 
very sound position. Building on this foundation we will intensify our 
work in the areas of public policy and education. We will ensure that 
the IETF has the administrative support it needs to continue its 
exemplary standardisation work.  We will continue to build a healthy 
network of chapters for local activities close to the Internet users. 
All this will help us to realise our motto 'The Internet is for
Everyone'."

"I very much look forward to working with Daniel as we continue to build

on ISOC's past achievements. At the same time, I thank outgoing Chair 
Fred Baker for his excellent stewardship of the organisation over the 
past four years," said Lynn St. Amour, ISOC President and CEO. "Fred has

done much to help the organisation become stronger and more broadly 
recognised than ever before. I'd also like to take the opportunity to 
thank all outgoing Trustees and to welcome those that start their term 
of office this year."

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ABOUT ISOC

The Internet Society (http://www.isoc.org) is a not-for-profit 
membership organization founded in 1992 to provide leadership in 
Internet related standards, education, and policy. With offices in 
Washington, DC, and Geneva, Switzerland, it is dedicated to ensuring the

open development, evolution and use of the Internet for the benefit of 
people throughout the world. ISOC is the organizational home of the 
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and other Internet-related bodies

who together play a critical role in ensuring that the Internet develops

in a stable and open manner. For over 14 years ISOC has run 
international network training programs for developing countries and 
these have played a vital role in setting up the Internet connections 
and networks in virtually every country connecting to the Internet 
during this time.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS:

Internet Society
E-mail: info at isoc.org

1775 Wiehle Ave.,Suite 102
Reston, VA 20190-5108, USA

4 rue des Falaises
CH-1205 Geneva
Switzerland

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