[Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: 74th IETF Meeting Hosted by Juniper Networks

[Greg Wood]

Hello,
For your reference, the news release below will be publicly  
distributed around 1400 UTC on 18 March.
Sincerely,
-Greg

INTERNET LEADERS GATHER IN SAN FRANCISCO TO ADVANCE NETWORKING  
STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Over 1,000 network designers, operators, vendors and researchers  
converge at 74th IETF meeting hosted by Juniper Networks

San Francisco, CA - 18 March 2009 -More than 1,000 leading  
technologists will convene next week for the 74th Internet Engineering  
Task Force (IETF) meeting to be held in San Francisco on 22-27 March.  
Hosted by Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), a leader in high- 
performance networking, the IETF meeting will bring together the  
industry's most prominent thought leaders who will seek to advance  
issues and technologies such as IPv6 that are critical to the further  
development of the Internet.

The IETF, which has provided leadership in the development of Internet  
standards for nearly 20 years, is a large open international community  
of network designers, operators, vendors and researchers concerned  
with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth  
operation of the Internet.

"With more than one billion people using the Internet today, IETF  
meetings such as this one will be key to developing and deploying the  
technical foundation needed to support the next billion users and an  
even greater diversity of applications," said Russ Housley, Chair of  
the IETF. "Juniper technologists have long been key contributors to  
many of IETF's standards and technologies, and we appreciate Juniper's  
continued participation and support."

"The IETF has been central to the Internet's success, and has  
consistently shown how open, consensus-based processes can positively  
shape an infrastructure that is increasingly integral to how people  
work, learn, and play," said Rob Enns, vice president of engineering,  
Edge and Aggregation Business Unit, Juniper Networks. "Juniper is  
honored to be hosting this IETF meeting at a time when the Internet is  
ever more important as a platform for communication and innovation."

The Internet Society (ISOC), a not-for-profit organisation that is  
dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution and use of the  
Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world, serves as the  
organizational home for the IETF. IETF meetings are held three times a  
year with upcoming meetings to be held in Stockholm, Sweden on 26-31  
July, and in Hiroshima, Japan on 8-13 November.

About Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks, Inc. is the leader in high-performance networking.  
Juniper offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates  
a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment  
of services and applications over a single network. This fuels high- 
performance businesses. Additional information can be found at: http://www.juniper.net 
.

About the Internet Society
The Internet Society is a non-profit organisation 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. For more  
information, see: http://www.isoc.org

Media Contacts
Greg Wood
Internet Society
wood at isoc.org
+1-703-439-2145

Brendan Hayes
Juniper Networks, Inc.
bhayes at juniper.net
978-589-0230