home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
-
- MMEBERSHIP-ORGANIZATIONS 1/21/92
-
- Internet Society Organizational Membership
-
- **************************************************************************
-
-
- **************************************************************************
-
- November 1991
-
-
- MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNET SOCIETY
-
- for
-
- Corporations, Educational Institutions, Libraries
-
- and Other Interested Organizations
-
-
-
-
- The Internet Society is a new, individual, international, professional
- membership organization, now being formed, which will provide a
- focus for evolution of the Internet technology, and promote the
- use of the Internet for research, scholarly communication and
- collaboration. The Society expects to begin full-scale operation
- by the end of 1991.
-
- The Internet Society is being organized under the auspices of the
- Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), EDUCOM and RARE.
- CNRI is a non-profit organization, incorporated in the District of
- Columbia, U.S.A., to conduct scientific and educational research
- (known under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code as a 501(c)(3) organization).
- The main offices of CNRI are located at 1895 Preston White Drive,
- Suite 100, Reston, Virginia, 22091, U.S.A. The Internet Society is,
- at present, being administered by CNRI, and CNRI's Federal
- Identification Number is 52-1447747.
-
- Organizations may also join the Internet Society and contribute
- to its operation and evolution. By joining before 1993,
- organizations have an opportunity to become Founding Members,
- receiving special recognition in Society publications and
- functions. All organizational members receive discounts for
- selected Society functions and services, complimentary copies of
- Society publications and an opportunity to designate a
- representative to the Internet Society Advisory Council.
-
-
- Provisions of Corporate and Institutional Membership
-
-
- Founding Members
-
- A Founding Member is any corporation or other organization which
- provides a specified level of financial support for the Society
- during 1992 and 1993 and maintains a continuing membership
- thereafter. Founding memberships may be obtained by for-profit
- corporation upon payment of $10,000 per year for 1992 and 1993,
- or payment of $20,000 in 1993. Non-profit research and
- educational organizations or government agencies may become
- Founding Members upon payment of $5,000 per year for 1992 and
- 1993 or payment of $10,000 in 1993. Founding Memberships will not
- be available after 1993.
-
-
- Regular Members
-
- Regular Membership in the Internet Society will be available to
- for-profit organizations starting in 1993 upon payment of $10,000
- annually. Non-profit research and educational organizations and
- government agencies are eligible for regular membership on
- payment of $5,000 per year, beginning in 1993.
-
-
- Other Provisions
-
- Corporate and institutional members may designate a
- representative to the Advisory Council of the Internet Society,
- which will meet at least once a year, and which will be charged
- with advising the Board of Trustees on matters of special concern
- to corporate and institutional members, as well as on other
- issues of interest or concern to the Society.
-
- Corporate and institutional members of the Society are not
- eligible to vote for the election of Trustees or on other matters
- of Society governance.
-
- Special provisions are available for new, start-up organizations.
-
- To apply for membership:
-
- Write or call:
-
- Dr. Vinton G. Cerf Tel: +1 703 620 8990
- Internet Society Fax: +1 703 620 0913
- 1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100 Email: isoc@nri.reston.va.us
- Reston, VA 22091
-