Networking

Announcing the INET'98 Conference

David Ackerman

From July 21-24, the Internet Society has planned professional enrichment programs for Internet professionals and experts. The latest information about how the Internet is evolving will be delivered by leading Internet visionaries, including Vint Cerf, Senior Vice President of MCI. The conference will be hosted in Geneva by Mark Selby, President of the Geneva Chapter of the Internet Society, and by George Sadowsky, Vice President for Conferences, Internet Society, and Director of NYU Academic Computing.

Since 1992, the Internet Society has served as the international organization for global coordination and cooperation on the Internet, promoting and maintaining a broad spectrum of activities focused on the Internet's development, availability and associated technologies.

The Internet Society acts as a global clearinghouse for Internet information and education, as well as a facilitator and coordinator of Internet-related initiatives around the world. Besides its annual International Networking (INET) conference, the Society sponsors other events, such as developing-country training workshops and tutorials. It produces statistical and market research, and takes part in public policy, trade and standardization activities. Through these, as well as its publications, regional and local chapters, committees and an international secretariat, the Internet Society serves the needs of the growing global Internet community. From commerce to education to social issues, their goal is to enhance the availability and utility of the Internet on the widest possible scale.

See www.isoc.org/inet98 for more information about INET'98.