- InternetNZ
InternetNZ (formally "Internet New Zealand Inc." and originally formed as the Internet Society of New Zealand) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting the Internet in
New Zealand and fostering a coordinated, cooperative approach to its ongoing development.cite web | title=InternetNZ Website | url=http://internetnz.net.nz/ | accessdate=2008-05-08]Current Councillors
The elected InternetNZ council as at
2008-08-14 are Neil James, Donald Clark, Jamie Baddeley, Michael Wallmannsberger, Chris Streatfield and Jonny Martin. [cite web | title=REANNZ CEO appointed to InternetNZ Council | url=http://www.karen.net.nz/internetnz-council/ | accessdate=2008-08-25] . The council is headed by Peter Macaulay (president) and Frank March (vice-president). [cite web | title=InternetNZ announces Council election results | url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0808/S00010.htm | accessdate=2008-08-25] cite web | title=Peter Dengate Thrush named InternetNZ Fellow | url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0808/S00012.htm | accessdate=2008-08-25]History
The Internet Society of New Zealand was originally formed in 1995 in order to take responsibility for the
.nz ccTLD .At the annual meeting on
2008-08-04 InternetNZPeter Dengate Thrush was made an InternetNZ Fellow because of his record of contribution to Internet policy issues in New Zealand and internationally.Relationship with Internet Society
Despite sharing many aims with the
Internet Society , InternetNZ has never been a chapter of that organisation. In April 2008 the organisation formally changed their official name to "Internet New Zealand Inc." to recognise common usage and to specifically reflect these differences. [cite web
title=InternetNZ proposes official name-change
date=2008-01-31
url=http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/ac58ae96cd262ed7cc2573db000d4ee6
accessdate=2008-05-09 ] InternetNZ did, however, join the Internet Society in 2006 as an organisational member. [cite web
title=ISOC Membership Organisation Members
date=2006-06-26
url=http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/docs/200606/pub_ISOC-BoT-Members-Jun06_v2.pdf
accessdate=2008-05-09 ]References
See Also
* http://internetnz.net.nz/ The official website
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.