ISOC-AU is a non-profit society founded in 1996 which promotes Australian Internet development - the Internet is for everyone! ISOC-AU is a chapter of the world-wide Internet Society and supports international web accessibility guidelines.
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Networking Events: we believe the social side of networking is just as important as the technical side. Above: Board members with Vint Cerf, 21 January 2011 (click image to enlarge). From left: Andrew McRae, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Paul Brooks, Vint Cerf, Narelle Clark, Tony Hill, Holly Raiche.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
July 2011 - June 2012
Please go to the membership page for information and our secure online form. 20% off for UPGRADED membership
Organisational Membership
Sustaining Members:
Welcome to our newest
Enterprise Members:
eintellego
Sophos
Welcome to our newest
Foundation Members:
Dejan SEO
Credit Card Finder
2011 AGM of ISOC-AU
The AGM was held at 8:00am on Wednesday 19 October 2011, at the Sebel & Citigate Albert Park, 65 Queens Road, Melbourne, VIC 3000. See the Agenda and Notices. George Fong, Robert Gregory, Tony Hill, Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Andrew McRea retired as directors by rotation, and were re-appointed to the Board.Contact Us
Do you have a question about the Internet or ISOC-AU? Email assist(at)isoc-au.org.au [replace (at) with @].Address and Board contact details
November 2011: Minutes from the Directors' Meeting
ISOC-AU Privacy Policy
Internet Society's 20th Anniversary
One of the founding principles of the Internet's design is openness, and
in 1992 a small group of Internet pioneers came together to make sure it
stayed that way. This simple act laid the foundation for the Internet Society – dedicated to helping
keep the Internet open, accessible, and defined by you, regardless of
where you live, what you do, or who you are. See more...
New Leadership for 2012
At the first meeting of the new ISOC-AU board for 2012 the following Executive was elected: President – Narelle Clark, Vice-President – George Fong, Secretary – Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Treasurer – Paul Brooks."I'm excited to be taking on this position as this is an extraordinary time in the development of the Internet within Australia," Ms Clark said today. "With the roll-out of the NBN, restructuring of the Internet industry, comprehensive adoption of smartphones, and more and more digital services, Australians need a strong and active voice in Internet policy and development more than ever before."
George Fong, a lawyer and Internet pioneer from regional Victoria, was elected Vice-President. The Board of ISOC-AU thanked the outgoing President, Tony Hill, for his sterling service over a 10-year period. The Board also expressed its sincere appreciation to Holly Raiche for the considerable efforts and achievements of her period in the Executive Director position.
9 Nov 2011: Full press release here....
Australian IPv6 Summit 2011
Learning From Experience
Melbourne, 17-19 October 2011
Presentations are now available on the site.
WORLD IPv6 DAY – "Best School Day Ever!"
On 8 June 2011, Australian sites, organisations and Internet users joined in World IPv6 Day. ISOC-AU helped organise a special event for students from Wollondilly Anglican College and Waverley College, who were given the challenge to 'break' the IPv6 Internet.See pictures here! Students were able to access the IPv6 Internet courtesy of Studentnet and IPv6Now, even though their schools' current infrastructure only supports IPv4. More...
ISOC-AU spearheaded Australia's contribution to the worldwide
collaboration on
World IPv6 Day, 8 June 2011. See ipv6.org.au.
'The Internet's Off Switch'
This talk by Narelle Clark, Vice-President of ISOC-AU, was presented at meetings jointly sponsored with IEEE's Society on Social Implications of Technology. It covers the range of mechanisms, both technical and regulatory, used to block or interrupt Internet use over the last year.
A National Broadband Network: The Australian Experience - So Far
This document was prepared for ISOC under the ISOC Community Grants program. It provides an overview of Australia's implementation of policy for the construction of a national high speed broadband network, including the regulatory environment, technical issues for implementation, and issues for Internet users, including availability, accessibility and affordability of the network.National Broadband Network: A Guide for Consumers
NBN: A
Guide for Consumers, was launched on 8 April 2011 by Senator Stephen
Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital
Economy. The Guide was written by ISOC-AU ED Holly Raiche and Directors
Narelle Clark and Dr Paul Brooks for ACCAN, in cooperation with Jonathan
Gadir, Senior Policy Advisory ACCAN.
It answers common questions about
the Internet, broadband and the NBN.
From left: Jonathan Gadir, Holly Raiche, Senator
Conroy, Paul Brooks, Narelle Clark
(click image to enlarge).
Recent Submissions
- 10 Jun 2011: Review of .au Policy Framework proposed in auDA paper of May 2011
- 24 Feb 2011: National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010; and Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (NBN Measures - Access Arrangements) Bill 2010
- 28 Jan 2011: DBDCE Convergence Review: Terms of Reference
- 21 Jan 2011: Review of .au Policy Framework
- 08 Nov 2010: Comments on the ACCC's Paper on the NBN Points of Interconnect (POIs)
- All Previous Submissions
History and Resources
- Media Releases
- ISOC-AU and Internet Histories
- Internet Regulation and Censorship
- Governance for the Domain Name System
- Older Information Resources
- OnTheInternet - the online magazine from the Internet Society
Past Conferences
2010 Australian IPv6 Summit IPv6? You're Standing In It 
2009 Australian IPv6 Summit The Bottom Line 
2008 Australian IPv6 Summit Transition to IPv6 
2007 Australian IPv6 Summit IPv6 at Work 
2006 Australian IPv6 Summit The Business Case 
2005 Australian IPv6 Summit Inaugural Meeting |
IPv6 for e-Business: mapping
readiness, developing business tools, raising awareness and assessing
Australian
infrastructure for IPv6.
APIA & ISOC-AU Open
Forum, APRICOT Perth, Feb 2006.
Forums on Internet protocols and infrastructure: 
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From our objectives of 1996 - as relevant as ever:
The fundamental human desire for communication has been the engine driving social, cultural, scientific, and economic development throughout history. The new medium of the Internet has brought about widespread, creative communication between individuals and groups that previously had little chance of contact.Thank you to all ISOC-AU members for your ongoing years of commitment.
The overriding objective of the Society is to give expression to the needs and wishes of individuals, groups, or organisations that have a common interest in the viability of the Internet in Australia, so that all Australian users of the Internet may continue to benefit from, and contribute to its applications, technologies, and evolution.