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Subject: n-1-4-002.01
President's Message
Dear Internauts:
I hope that this issue of Internet Society News finds you
enjoying a pleasant holiday season and looking forward to a
challenging and prosperous 1993.
There is much to report about the Internet Society this quarter.
The Internet Society Board of Trustees met 10-11 December in
Reston, Virginia, (in the first snowstorm of the season!). During
the course of that meeting, we completed the actions required to
incorporate the Internet Society as an independent, non-profit
organization. Trustee Hideo Aiso regretfully reported that
increased responsibilities at his home institution prevented him
from continuing to serve. The Board acknowledged his
extraordinary service to the Internet Society as general chairman
of INET92 and wished him well with his new tasks. His seat on the
Board will be filled through the upcoming elections in 1993.
As should be apparent from the list on the back cover of this
issue, organizational support for the Internet Society continues
to grow. If your company or institution is not a member, please
give consideration to recommending that it join. Details may be
obtained from <isoc@isoc.org>. I am particularly interested in
participation of organizations outside the US so as to have their
views available on the Advisory Council.
The Trustees also heard a report from the POISED working group of
the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) which had been formed
to respond to my request for recommendations on the
responsibilities and interactions between the Internet
Architecture Board (IAB) and the IETF. The Trustees accepted an
oral report by the chairman, Stephen Crocker, and endorsed in
principle the general recommendations of the working group and
looks forward to more specifics on procedures. In sum, the IAB
has delegated to the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)
the responsibility for promoting Internet Standards along the
standards track and new procedures are to be tested for filling
positions on the IAB and IESG.
A new ISOC committee interested in elementary and secondary
education and the Internet is forming (send inquiries to
<isoc-k12@isoc.org> for further information.)
Liaison linkages with the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Organization for International
Standardization (ISO) are in progress. INET93 plans for San
Francisco in August are progressing well, according to general
chairman, Eric Benhamou, program co-chairmen Barry Leiner and
William Yundt, and ISOC Conferences VP, Larry Landweber.
1993 will be a critical year for the Internet. It is vital to
develop, implement and test solutions to the "scaling" problem
that the exponential success of the Internet poses. We will also
see the effects of increasing packet audio and video multicasting
on the capacity of various parts of the Internet, notably the
international connections. As the global Internet expands, the
real work of the Internet Society is just beginning: bringing
knowledge of the Internet and its utility to all who can benefit
from it.
I look forward to seeing each of you at INET93!
Vint Cerf
President