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ISOC Organisational Membership

ISOC Membership

As an ISOC member, you will engage with other leading organisations worldwide that understand the need to take action collectively to ensure the Internet remains open, accessible, trusted, and secure.

As an ISOC member, your organisation will make a real difference by supporting and contributing to the evolution of the Internet as an open, decentralized platform for innovation, creativity, and economic opportunity. Your membership enables ISOC to expand its global activities and initiatives in standards development, capacity building, education, and public policy. Becoming an ISOC member further provides significant opportunities for you and your organisation:

The Internet Society is an important industry forum to provide leadership for the Internet evolution regarding technology, policy, and governance, and the continued development of Internet technology for geographies that are just beginning to benefit from ubiquitous network communications.
Prith Banerjee Senior Vice President, Research and Director, HP Labs.
  • Awareness
    Be informed on Internet policy, technical, and development issues that impact your business and the market at large.
  • Engagement
    Collaborate with key stakeholders to address the critical issues impacting the general welfare and effectiveness of the global Internet.
  • Advantage
    Stay ahead of the new technology trends and leverage that knowledge to grow your business and your partnership opportunities.
  • Opportunity
    Align yourself with key players in the industry who have committed to expanding the global Internet community.
  • Partnership
    Expand your global network of contacts with respected industry leaders, top-level policy makers, scientists, and engineers, and establish new partnerships and opportunities.

Membership Levels

ISOC offers six levels of Organisational Membership, designed to suit the needs of all sizes of organisations. Non-profit organisations receive a 50 percent discount on annual fees at all levels. At the Platinum level, members may direct their contributions to specific programs that they wish to support in any of ISOC's four work areas.

Our company's future depends on an open and universally accessible Internet. The Internet Society's objective analysis of important policy and technology developments injects a critical and unique voice into the worldwide debate about the Internet's future. Supporting ISOC is an absolutely essential element of our business strategy.
Lyman Chapin (Partner, Interisle Consulting Group and former ISOC Board Member)

Participate as an Organisational Member

Our organisation members are corporations, non-profit, trade and professional groups, foundations, educational institutions, government agencies, and other international organisations. Each one shares a commitment to the vitality and stable evolution of the Internet through their support of the Internet Society.

Join ISOC and be part of this growing global community that is changing the way people connect, communicate and collaborate.


Support development of standards and protocols
  • Premier Internet Standards Body
  • RFC Funding
  • Internet Standards Support
  • Keeping you up to date
  • Building the Future Internet
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Promote Public Policy — Make your voice heard
  • Global Perspective
  • Responsible Evolution
  • Standards meets Public Policy
  • International Reach
  • Publications
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Make a difference with Education and Training
  • Network Training Workshops
  • Regional Network Training Workshops
  • Internet Global Summit
  • Network and Distributed System Security Symposium
  • Internet Fiesta
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Directly support the programs you chose
  • Platinum Sponsorship Program
  • Targeted funding
  • Special recognition


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Regional Bureaus

We are very pleased to support ISOC's mission. Our company has grown so much over the years due to the Internet. It is organisations like ISOC that have made the Internet what it is today.
Steven Lee, President AtBatt.com

When you join ISOC, you join a global community. ISOC is now establishing regional bureaus as a focal point for ISOC regional activities including education, capacity building, and policy initiatives. The regional bureaus will work with ISOC Chapters, members, and the regional Internet community to understand and address local issues relating to the development of the Internet.

ISOC's current regional bureaus

If you have comments or questions about memberships, please contact us at org-membership@isoc.org.