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*[[ICANN]], or '''Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)''' is a global multi-stakeholder organization that was created an 1998 and empowered through actions by the U.S. government and its [[DOC|Department of Commerce]].<ref name="icann-mou">[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN DOC MoU Memorandum of Understanding, Depart. of Commerce and ICANN]. ICANN. Published 1999 December 31.</ref> ICANN is the main Internet governance institution. Its primary responsibility is to manage the Internet's core infrastructure, which consists of IP addresses, domain names, and root servers. It coordinates the Internet's [[DNS]], [[IP]] addresses and [[ASN|autonomous system numbers]], which involves a continued management of these evolving systems and the protocols that underly them.

*[[ICANN]], or '''Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)''' is a global multi-stakeholder organization that was created an 1998 and empowered through actions by the U.S. government and its [[DOC|Department of Commerce]].<ref name="icann-mou">[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN DOC MoU Memorandum of Understanding, Depart. of Commerce and ICANN]. ICANN. Published 1999 December 31.</ref> ICANN is the main Internet governance institution. Its primary responsibility is to manage the Internet's core infrastructure, which consists of IP addresses, domain names, and root servers. It coordinates the Internet's [[DNS]], [[IP]] addresses and [[ASN|autonomous system numbers]], which involves a continued management of these evolving systems and the protocols that underly them.

*[[IANA]] The '''Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)''' is a department of ICANN that is responsible for maintaining the registries of the Internet's unique identifiers, which include [[domain name|domain names]], Protocol Parameters, and Internet numbers ([[IP Address|IP Addresses]] and [[Autonomous System Numbers]]).

*[[IANA]] The '''Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)''' is a department of ICANN that is responsible for maintaining the registries of the Internet's unique identifiers, which include [[domain name|domain names]], Protocol Parameters, and Internet numbers ([[IP Address|IP Addresses]] and [[Autonomous System Numbers]]). IANA distributes blocks of [[IP]] addresses to the five (5) Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s).

*[[ISOC]] '''The Internet Society''' (ISOC) is an international, non-profit organization that promotes Internet use and access.<ref>[http://www.wordiq.com/definition/ISOC ISOC definition]</ref> ISOC was founded in 1992 and leads discussions related to Internet standards, policy and education. The main ISOC offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland and near Washington, USA. ISOC's mission is to ensure and sustain an open development, use and evolution of the Internet for the benefit of all members and users throughout the world. The Internet Society organizes conferences and events all around the world, including the INET ISOC Conferences. Users, technologists, and operators are brought together at these conferences to focus on the development of local and global Internet issues.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/ ISOC Conferences]</ref> ISOC is considered the parent corporation of [[IETF| Internet Engineering Task Force]].

 

*[[ISOC]] '''The Internet Society''' (ISOC) is an international, non-profit organization that promotes Internet use and access.<ref>[http://www.wordiq.com/definition/ISOC ISOC definition]</ref> ISOC was founded in 1992 and leads discussions related to Internet standards, policy and education. The main ISOC offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland and near Washington, USA.

 

ISOC's mission is to ensure and sustain an open development, use and evolution of the Internet for the benefit of all members and users throughout the world.  

 

The Internet Society organizes conferences and events all around the world, including the INET ISOC Conferences. Users, technologists, and operators are brought together at these conferences to focus on the development of local and global Internet issues.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/ ISOC Conferences]</ref>

 

ISOC is considered the parent corporation of [[IETF| Internet Engineering Task Force]].

*[[IETF]] The '''Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)''' is an open, international community made-up of operators, designers and researchers; their main concern is the development of the Internet's architecture as well as the development of Internet standards.<ref>[http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IETF.html IETF definition]</ref> It is a part of [[ISOC]].<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/ IETF.org]</ref>

*[[IETF]] The '''Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)''' is an open, international community made-up of operators, designers and researchers; their main concern is the development of the Internet's architecture as well as the development of Internet standards.<ref>[http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IETF.html IETF definition]</ref> It is a part of [[ISOC]].<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/ IETF.org]</ref>

*[[W3C]] The '''World Wide Web Consortium''' ('''W3C''') is an international community where web standards are developed by a hired staff that works together with member organizations and the public. <ref>[http://www.w3.org/Consortium/ W3C definition]</ref>

*[[W3C]] The '''World Wide Web Consortium''' ('''W3C''') is an international community where web standards are developed by a hired staff that works together with member organizations and the public. <ref>[http://www.w3.org/Consortium/ W3C definition]</ref>