[Chapter-delegates] ANNOUNCEMENT: Cisco Commits More Than US$2 Million to Support Open Internet Standards Development

[Veni Markovski]

Wow!
Does that mean the ISOC budget is not enough to cover the expenses of 
the IETF? I have some memories from the time I was on the Board, that 
the IETF functioning was a priority for ISOC. I find it either difficult 
to understand, or worrisome, that the IETF needs more money, or that 
ISOC is not providing enough.
Wende, can you elaborate a little bit more?

v.


On 07/23/2013 14:11, Wende Cover wrote:
>
> Cisco Commits More Than US$2 Million to Support Open Internet 
> Standards Development
>
> IETF defines the standards for the global network that connects more 
> than 2 billion people
>
> [Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland] -- 23 July 2013 -- The 
> Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet's premier 
> standards organization, and Cisco, the worldwide leader in information 
> technology, today announced an agreement to provide up to US$2.2 
> million in support for the IETF's work and meetings through 2019.
>
> The IETF brings together leading Internet engineers and technologists 
> from around the world to develop standards that form the foundation of 
> the global Internet and enable yet unimagined products and services. 
> The IETF developed the standards for capabilities such as 
> internationalized domain names, email, and instant messaging. Since 
> its first meeting was held on January 16, 1986 in San Diego, 
> California, the IETF has published more than 4500 documents that 
> describe standards for the fundamental technologies and widely used 
> services on today's global Internet.
>
> The IETF is open to any interested individual and seeks broad 
> participation from across the globe. While the work of the IETF mainly 
> takes place online to reduce barriers to participation and to maximize 
> contributions from around the world, its meetings bring together over 
> 1000 participants. Cisco's commitment of more than US$2 million will 
> provide support for both in-person meetings and remote participation 
> technology to enable even broader participation in the IETF.
>
> "The IETF is focused on developing timely, relevant, and technically 
> excellent open standards that provide a platform for the continued 
> growth and evolution of the global Internet," said Jari Arkko, Chair 
> of the IETF. "Unique among standards organizations, the IETF invites 
> all interested parties to participate, and makes every draft and final 
> standards available online without charge. Cisco's support will help 
> to further expand participation in the IETF by encouraging involvement 
> in meetings in-person and through collaboration technology built on 
> IETF-developed standards."
>
> The Internet Society is the administrative home of the IETF. With its 
> commitment, Cisco is recognized as the Internet Society's newest 
> Corporate Partner. Corporate Partnership is a special program 
> developed by the Internet Society to recognize organizations that have 
> provided support that warrants the highest level of value and 
> recognition, and a customized method for mapping a longer-term 
> strategy across multiple areas of support.
>
> "We welcome Cisco's expanding commitment to the IETF as it reflects 
> the strategic importance that open Internet standards represent for 
> continued economic and social development around the world," said Lynn 
> St. Amour, President and CEO of the Internet Society.
>
> About the Internet Engineering Task Force
>
> The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the Internet's premier 
> technical standards body. It gathers a large open international 
> community of network designers, engineers, operators, vendors, and 
> researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture 
> and the smooth operation of the Internet. The IETF seeks broad 
> participation. The work of the IETF takes place online, largely 
> through email lists, reducing barriers to participation and maximizing 
> contributions from around the world. IETF Working Groups (WGs) are 
> organized by topic into several areas (e.g., routing, transport, 
> security, etc.).
>
> For more information, see: http://www.ietf.org/
>
> About the Internet Society
>
> The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet 
> information and thought leadership from around the world. With its 
> principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the 
> Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, 
> technology, and future development among users, companies, 
> governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and 
> Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued 
> evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone. For more 
> information, see: http://www.internetsociety.org
>
> Contact:
>
> Greg Wood
>
> wood at isoc.org
>
> +1703-625-3917
>
>
>
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