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The Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society serves the Society’s purposes by serving the interests of the global Internet community through its presence in the Pacific Islands. It focuses on local issues and developments, and as an impartial advisor to governments and the public on matters of significant interest to Pacific Island people.<ref>[http://www.picisoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=PICISOC About PICISOC]</ref>

'''The Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society''' is the Pacific Island Chapter of the [[ISOC|Internet Society]]. It serves the general society’s purposes by serving the interests of the global Internet community through its presence in the Pacific Islands. It focuses on local issues and developments, and as an impartial advisor to governments and the public on matters of significant interest to Pacific Island people.<ref>[http://www.picisoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=PICISOC About PICISOC]</ref>

PICISOC is the Pacific Island Chapter of the [[Internet Society]]. It has 22 chapters in the Pacific Island region and more than 300 individuals.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/sis/newslog/2010/02/04/ThePacificIslandsChapterOfTheInternetSocietyPICISOC.aspx itu.int]</ref>

PICISOC has 22 chapters in the Pacific Island region and more than 300 individuals.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/sis/newslog/2010/02/04/ThePacificIslandsChapterOfTheInternetSocietyPICISOC.aspx itu.int]</ref>

==History==

==History==

PICISOC was formed in the year 1999 as the Pacific Island Chapter of the [[ISOC]]. [[Franck Martin]] is the Vice-Chairman of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) since its creation in 1999.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/board.php?id=42 isoc.org]</ref>

PICISOC was formed in 1999 as the Pacific Island Chapter of the [[ISOC]]. [[Franck Martin]] is the Vice-Chairman of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) since its creation in 1999.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/board.php?id=42 isoc.org]</ref>

Since 2002, PICISOC has been conducting PacINET, the largest [[ICT]] conference of the Pacific Islands.

Since 2002, PICISOC has been conducting [[PacINET]], the largest ICT conference of the Pacific Islands.

==Special Interest Groups(SIG)==

==Special Interest Groups(SIG)==

* Women in Technology (WIT)

* Women in Technology (WIT)

* Geographical Information Systems/Remote Sensing (GISRS)

* Geographical Information Systems/Remote Sensing (GISRS)

* IPv6  

* [[IPv6]]

* FOSS  

* [[FOSS]]

* Education & the Internet  

* Education & the Internet

==National Liasons==

==National Liasons==

* American Samoa-Hotavia Gingerlei Porter

* American Samoa- [[Hotavia Gingerlei Porter]]

* Federated States of Micronesia-Patrik Nilsson  

* Federated States of Micronesia- [[Patrik Nilsson]]

* Fiji Pauliasi-Waqanokonoko (Matai)

* Fiji- [[Pauliasi Waqanokonoko]] (Matai)

* Kiribati-Pinto Katia

* Kiribati- [[Pinto Katia]]

* Marshall Islands-Rito Akilang

* Marshall Islands- [[Rito Akilang]]

* New Caledonia-Phill Hardstaff

* New Caledonia- [[Phill Hardstaff]]

* Niue -Inangaro Vakaafi

* Niue- [[Inangaro Vakaafi]]

* Papua New Guinea-Arnold Lakamanga

* Papua New Guinea- [[Arnold Lakamanga]]

* Samoa-Talatalaga Matau

* Samoa- [[Talatalaga Matau]]

* Solomon Islands-David Leeming

* Solomon Islands- [[David Leeming]]

* Tonga-Edwin Liava'a

* Tonga- [[Edwin Liava'a]]

* Tuvalu-Opetaia Simati

* Tuvalu- [[Opetaia Simati]]

* Vanuatu-Andrew Molivurae

* Vanuatu- [[Andrew Molivurae]]

== References ==

== References ==

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