Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 10:21:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Moy <moy> Subject: Internet Society (fwd) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 15:21:46 +0600 From: Tony Rutkowski <[a--r] at [isoc.org]> To: [com priv] at [psi.com] Subject: ISOC Proceeding on Conduct Code Underway Media Advisory Internet Society --Prague, 17 June 1994. The Internet Society Board of Trustees at its meeting this week in Prague, started proceedings responsive to public concerns about the behavior and practices of small numbers of Internet end users and service providers. Examples of such incidents range from propagating massive numbers of unsolicited and unwanted Email messages across the network, to marketing tactics of service providers that fail to reveal the actual nature and costs of services rendered. Also involved are guidelines for addess and name registration activities of scores of national Internet Network Information Centers around the world. The announcement of this action was made to nearly attendees at the Society's International Networking Conference (INET'94) being held in Prague in conjunction with the Joint European Network Conference. The Board in taking this action noted that incidents harmful to the Internet and its users have occurred in the past, and that some ethical guidelines were adopted several years ago by the Society's Internet Architecture Board (IAB). The intent is to develop a current set of guidelines through open proceedings involving the IAB as the body which overseas the architecture of the Internet and adopts its standards, together with the Society's Advisory Council of the 85 companies, foundations, and government agencies which constitute its organizational members, and the Internet community at large. It is important that there be a common widespread consensus regarding what conduct is unacceptable in using the Internet and in providing services. The Chair of the IAB is the noted research director, Dr. Christian Huitema at INRIA in Sophia Antipolis, France <[C h ristian Huitema] at [mirsa.inria.fr]>. The Chair of the Advisory Committee is MCI network engineering director Michael E. Conn <[0--38--1] at [mcimail.com]>. Subsequent Media Advisories will provide further information regarding the specific activities and processes of these bodies related to this proceeding. For further information, contact: Tony Rutkowski, Executive Director, Internet Society. The Society is the global international organization for the Internet, its technologies, and applications. 12020 Sunrise Valley Dr. suite 270 Reston VA 22091 USA tel: +1 703 648 9888 fax: +1 703 648 9887 --------------------------------------------------------- Internet Society Resolution No. 94-____ Since the internet will only function effectively in the spirit of cooperation, the Board of Trustees: 1. Recognizes the need for an Internet Code of Ethics and the importance of educating the Internet community about it. 2. Recommends that the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and the Advisory Council be asked to propose an appropriate code of ethics for consideration by the Board of Trustees no later than its next regular Board meeting (December 1994). --------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 15:08:19 +0600 From: Tony Rutkowski <[a--r] at [isoc.org]> To: [com priv] at [psi.com] Subject: INET'94 and the Global Internet ============================================================== Press Release Internet Society --Reston, USA. The enormously successful Internet Society International Networking Conference (INET) held in Prague, 15-17 June, ended with a record number and diversity of attendees. This year's conference was held in conjunction with the RARE organization's Joint European Networking Conference (JENC). Related events included the Society's week-long Technologically Emerging Country Workshop, the Society's Board of Trustees and Advisory Council meetings, the RARE Workshop, and the Asia-Pacific Internet Operations Coordination Committee. The TEC Workshop itself attracted 159 participants from 71 different countries. The Asia-Pacific Coordination Committee also involved more than 50 people from throughout the region, and planned its next meeting later this year in Beijing. On the way to the Prague Conference, Internet Society Executive Director Tony Rutkowski met in Geneva with the heads and senior officials of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the GATT (about to become the World Trade Organization), and the European Computer Manufacturer's Association (ECMA) who are all dealing with Internet-related matters. The ITU hosted seminars by Rutkowski that attracted staff of 29 country embassies and missions (including 6 ambassadors), and 56 different organizations including 11 U.N. agencies. The final INET-94 tally came to 1205 registered participants from 106 different countries and territories, listed below. In meeting with media representatives at the end of the Conference, Internet Society President Vint Cerf and Executive Director Tony Rutkowski said that these two weeks not only demonstrated the enormous activity and interest in Internet developments throughout the world, but also set the groundwork for massive global Internet infrastructure development over the next year. Next year's INET conference will be held in Singapore (the week of 12 June 1995) and will include a first - a Global K-12 Workshop. Additional information is available from the Society's International Secretariat: [i--c] at [isoc.org] 12020 Sunrise Valley Dr. suite 270 Reston VA 22091 USA tel: +1 703 648 9888 fax: +1 703 648 9887 ------------------------------------------------------------- USA 194 16.10% Czech Republic 127 10.54% United Kingdom 80 6.64% Germany 63 5.23% Netherlands 63 5.23% Japan 44 3.65% France 39 3.24% Hungary 29 2.41% Switzerland 28 2.32% Russia 27 2.24% Spain 26 2.16% Poland 25 2.07% Belgium 24 1.99% Italy 22 1.83% Croatia 21 1.74% unknown 21 1.74% Sweden 20 1.66% Romania 18 1.49% Ukraine 17 1.41% Austria 16 1.33% Norway 15 1.24% Slovakia 14 1.16% Canada 13 1.08% Denmark 13 1.08% Slovenia 13 1.08% Israel 12 1.00% Australia 10 0.83% Chile 10 0.83% Bulgaria 9 0.75% Finland 9 0.75% Thailand 9 0.75% Singapore 8 0.66% India 7 0.58% Argentina 6 0.50% Estonia 6 0.50% Korea 6 0.50% Belarus 5 0.41% Egypt 5 0.41% Hong Kong 5 0.41% Peru 5 0.41% South Africa 5 0.41% Sri Lanka 5 0.41% China 4 0.33% Lithuania 4 0.33% Moldova 4 0.33% Uzbekistan 4 0.33% Ireland 3 0.25% Luxembourg 3 0.25% Macedonia 3 0.25% Pakistan 3 0.25% Saudi Arabia 3 0.25% Tunisia 3 0.25% Bahamas 2 0.17% Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0.17% Brasil 2 0.17% Colombia 2 0.17% Cuba 2 0.17% Cyprus 2 0.17% Dominican Republic 2 0.17% Ecuador 2 0.17% Iran 2 0.17% Latvia 2 0.17% Lebanon 2 0.17% Mexico 2 0.17% Mozambique 2 0.17% Nicaragua 2 0.17% Paraguay 2 0.17% Philippines 2 0.17% Portugal 2 0.17% Senegal 2 0.17% Tanzania 2 0.17% Turkey 2 0.17% United Arab Emirates 2 0.17% Uruguay 2 0.17% Vietnam 2 0.17% Angola 1 0.08% Azerbaijan 1 0.08% Bangladesh 1 0.08% Barbados 1 0.08% Bolivia 1 0.08% Burkina Faso 1 0.08% Cameroon 1 0.08% Costa Rica 1 0.08% Eritrea 1 0.08% Ghana 1 0.08% Greece 1 0.08% Guyana 1 0.08% Indie 1 0.08% Indonesia 1 0.08% Kenya 1 0.08% Laos 1 0.08% Lithuana 1 0.08% Malawi 1 0.08% Malaysia 1 0.08% Myanmar 1 0.08% New Zealand 1 0.08% Niger 1 0.08% Occupied Territories 1 0.08% Panama 1 0.08% Taiwan 1 0.08% Tonga 1 0.08% Trinidad and Tobago 1 0.08% Uganda 1 0.08% Venezuela 1 0.08% Zambia 1 0.08% Zimbabwe 1 0.08% ============================================================== --tony