− | The first IETF meeting took place on January 16th, 1986; 21 US researchers participated. Since 1991 IETF organizes 3 meetings per year; and eventually non-governmental entities were invited to participate. During the 1990's the IETF detached itself from the US government to form an independent and international forum; it eventually defined itself as a division of [[ISOC]]. <ref>[http://www.ietf.org/25years.html IETF History]</ref> | + | The first IETF meeting took place on January 16th, 1986; 21 US researchers participated. Since 1991 IETF has held 3 meetings per year; and eventually non-governmental entities were invited to participate. During the 1990's the IETF detached itself from the US government to form an independent and international forum; it eventually defined itself as a division of [[ISOC]]. <ref>[http://www.ietf.org/25years.html IETF History]</ref> |