INET

Type:	Coferences
Industry:	Internet
Founded:	1992
Founder(s):	ISOC
Website:	ISOC Conferences

INET is a global meeting program arranged by ISOC in which users, policy makers, technologists and operators from all over the world sit together to discuss the development and other global issues related to the Internet. INET Conference is one of the longest running Internet events.

Regional Meetings

Since 1992 multiple INETs are being held by ISOC each year in specific regions and the conferences revolve around the issues of that community. As a result the local communities get close observation of other global issues and come in contact with top class technology experts. The basic purpose of arranging conferences in specific regions include:

• Encouraging participation from multiple stakeholder groups.
• Reduction of barriers such as travel time and cost, which are critical considerations in the developing world.
• Development of each INET agenda in consultation with local representatives to address a range of topics that meet specific needs of the region.

Events

First INET was held on June 1, 1992 in Kobe, Japan. After that ISOC started arranging INETs almost every year which now gets arranged multiple times a year. INET meetings and their venue are given below:

• INET Puert Rico held on 16 December 2010 in Peurto Rico.
• INET Singapore held from 18 to 19 November 2010.
• INET Tunis held on 28 Oct 2010.
• INET Beirut held on 14 Oct 2010.
• INET London held on 29 Sep 2010.
• PacINET 2010 held from 13 to 17 Sep 2010 in USP Emalus Campus, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
• INET Montevideo held on 02 Jul 2010.
• INET Cape Town held on 24 May 2010.
• INET San Francisco held on 07 May 2010.
• INET Washington DC held on 29 Apr 2010.
• INET Hong Kong held from 13 to 14 Apr 2010.
• INET Dakar held from 3 to 4 November.
• INET Latin America held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 14 to 15 Oct 2009.
• INET Delhi held on 17 Sep 2009.
• PacINET 2009 held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 07 to 10 Sep 2009.
• INET Kuala Lumpur held on 20 Jul 2009.
• INET Latin America held in Panama City, Panama on 29 May 2009.
• INET Africa held in Cairo, Egypt on 18 May 2009.
• INET Africa Regional Conference held in Dakar, Senegal on 16 Oct 2008.
• PacINET 2008 held in Raratonga, Cook Islands from 1 to 5 Sep 2008.
• INET Africa Regional Conference held in Rabat, Morocco on 06 Jun 2008.
• PacINET 2007 held in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 15 to 21 Aug 2007.
• INET Africa Regional Conference held in Abuja, Nigeria on 04 May 2007.
• INET Africa Regional Conference held in Mauritius, on 30 Nov 2006.
• PacINET 2006 held in Apia, Samoa from 21 to 26 Aug 2006.
• INET Africa Regional Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya on 08 May 2006.
• PacINET 2005 held in Kiribati, Pacific Islands on 22 Aug 2005.
• PacINET 2004 held in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 23 to 27 Aug 2004.
• INET/IGC 2004 held in Barcelona, Spain from 10 to 14 May 2004.
• PacINET 2003 held in Noumea, New Caledonia on 23 Oct 2003.
• PacINET 2002 held in Nadi, Fiji on 01 Oct 2002.
• INET 2002 held in Arlington VA, United States from 18 to 21 Jun 2002.
• INET 2001 held in Stockholm, Sweden from 5 to 8 Jun 2001.
• INET 2000 held in Yokohama, Japan from 18 to 21 Jul 2000.
• INET'99 held in San Jose, California, United States on 22 to 25 Jun 1999.
• INET'98 held in Geneva, Switzerland from 21 to 24 Jul 1998.
• INET'97 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 24 to 27 Jun 1997.
• INET'96 held in Montreal, Canada from 15 to 28 Jun 1996.
• INET'95 held in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States from 27 to 30 Jun 1995.
• First Internet Society Summit (INET) held in San Diego, California United States from 11 to 12 Apr 1995.
• INET'94 held in Prague, Czech Republic from 13 to 17 Jun 1994.
• Network Training Workshop for Technologically Emerging Countries (INET) held in Prague Czech Republic from 05 to 11 Jun 1994.
• INET'92 Proceedings held in Kobe, Japan on 1 Jun 1992.