[Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Launches New Website

[Ted Mooney]

By now, many of you will have seen the new Internet Society website,
launched today (see the News Release below). We are very excited about the
new site and hope you are too.

 

This event is truly just the beginning of new and extended capabilities for
our communities of support and interest.  In particular, we are next focused
on enhancing and updating much of our chapter tools and functions.  For
example, based on what you've told us at the many chapter workshops held in
2011 we want to facilitate your ability to form groups of interest, engage
in multi-party discussions and other types of communications, share and
manage documents, and maintain up-to-date membership information. How we do
this is, and will always be, based on the information and feedback you
regularly provide.

 

I hope you enjoy and regularly visit the new Internet Society Website.
Templates for your chapters' websites will be available in Wordpress before
the end of December and in Drupal by the end of January. Please contact
Chapter Support if you have additional comments or requests regarding your
chapter websites.

 

Thanks to all of you for your continued work to foster the Internet for
Everyone and your commitment to the Internet Society.

 

With best regards,

 

Ted

 

Ted Mooney

Sr. Director - Membership & Services

The Internet Society

www.isoc.org

 

Direct Line: 703.439.2774

Cell:           301.980.6446

 

 

Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:24 AM
To: staff at elists.isoc.org
Subject: [Staff] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Launches New Website

 

Internet Society Launches New Website 

 

Extensive redesign features bold visual approach, enhanced features, and
focus on story-telling to highlight the importance of the Internet to people
around the world

 

[Washington, D.C. USA and Geneva, Switzerland - 15 December 2011] - The
Internet Society today announced the launch of its redesigned website with
exciting changes to the look, content, and functionality of the entire site.
The Internet Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the
open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of
people throughout the world.

 

The new Internet Society website, www.internetsociety.org , is IPv6
accessible and features many enhancements, including: 

 

**An emphasis on storytelling with real-life profiles of how the Internet
impacts peoples' lives

 

**Highlighted membership information about the Internet Society's mission
and ways to get involved

 

**New regional pages that underscore the global reach of the Internet
Society

 

**Extensive list of Internet industry events in 2012

 

**Tweets, content, and pictures to spotlight the activities of the Internet
Society's vast membership of more than 55,000 members

 

**Multilingual content with sections available in English, French, Spanish,
Russian, Chinese, and Arabic

 

"We are very excited about our new website," said Lynn St. Amour, Internet
Society President and CEO. "In 2012, we will celebrate our 20th anniversary
and the new website reflects the tremendous breadth of our organization, the
global scope of our membership, as well as the importance of protecting the
open, global Internet." 

 

As one example of the Internet Society's work, the home page of the new
website features a compelling video on the Harlem Internet Access Program.
The Internet Society provided a Community Grant to a member of its New York
Chapter to support this program, which is making a tremendous impact on the
lives of seniors by providing Internet access and training.

 

"We worked closely with our global community to develop our website, which
provides rich content and photographs to highlight the diverse work across
our organization, Chapters, and members," said Scott Hoyt, Internet Society
Vice President of Strategic Communications. "In addition to the new visual
design, we've added many new features to inform audiences about the broad
range of enabling activities to expand access to and encourage participation
in the Internet's development."

 

About the Internet Society

The Internet Society is the world's trusted independent source of leadership
for Internet policy, technology standards, and future development. Based on
its principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet
Society works with its members and Chapters around the world to promote the
continued evolution and growth of the open Internet through dialog among
companies, governments, and other organizations around the world. For more
information, see: http://www.internetsociety.org 

 

 

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