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'''The Internet Society''' (ISOC) is an international, non-profit organization that promotes Internet use and access.<ref>[http://www.wordiq.com/definition/ISOC ISOC definition]</ref>

'''The Internet Society''' (ISOC) is an international, non-profit organization that promotes Internet use and access.<ref>[http://www.wordiq.com/definition/ISOC ISOC definition]</ref>

The members of ISOC are either individuals or organizations such as governments, corporations and others. In the case of individual members of ISOC, there are no membership fees incurred. ISOC's individual and organizational members are bound by a common interest in maintaining the Internets' viability and global scaling.<ref>[http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/internet-society-ISOC.html ISOC members]</ref>

The members of ISOC are either individuals or organizations such as governments, corporations and others. In the case of individual members of ISOC, there are no membership fees incurred. ISOC's individual and organizational members are bound by a common interest in maintaining the Internets' viability and global scaling.<ref>[http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/internet-society-ISOC.html ISOC members]</ref>

From all around the world, ISOC is comprised today of more than 80 organizations and 28000 individual members.

From all around the world, ISOC is comprised today of more than 80 organizations and 28000 individual members.

==Next Generation Leaders Programme==

==Next Generation Leaders Programme==

The ISOC Internet Hall of Fame is an annual awards program to publicly recognize those who have made significant contributions to the development and advancement of the Internet. There are three categories of awards: Pioneers Circle, for those who were instrumental in the early design and development of the Internet; Innovators, for those who made outstanding technological, commercial, or policy advances which helped expand the Internet’s reach; and Global Connectors, for those who have helped in the globalization of the Internet.

The ISOC Internet Hall of Fame is an annual awards program to publicly recognize those who have made significant contributions to the development and advancement of the Internet. There are three categories of awards: Pioneers Circle, for those who were instrumental in the early design and development of the Internet; Innovators, for those who made outstanding technological, commercial, or policy advances which helped expand the Internet’s reach; and Global Connectors, for those who have helped in the globalization of the Internet.

===2012===

These inaugural inductees were announced on April 23, 2012 at the organizaion's Global INET conference in Geneva, Switzerland:<ref>[http://internethalloffame.org/inductees Hall of Fame Inductees]</ref>

 

=== Pioneers ===

 

* [[Craig Partridge]]

 

==2014 Inductees==

 

*[[Radia Perlman]]

====Pioneers====

===Global Connectors===

* [[Paul Baran]]

*[[Dai Davies]]

* [[Vint Cerf]]

*[[Demi Getschko]]

* [[Danny Cohen]]

*[[Masaki Hirabaru]]

* [[Steve Crocker]]

*[[Erik Huizer]]

* [[Donald Davies]]

*[[Steve Huter]]

* [[Elizabeth Feinler]]

*[[Abhaya Induruwa]]

* [[Charles Herzfeld]]

*[[Dorcas Muthoni]]

* [[Robert Kahn]]

*[[Mahabir Pun]]

* [[Peter Kirstein]]

*[[Srinivasan Ramani]]

* [[Leonard Kleinrock]]

*[[Michael Roberts]]

*[[Ben Segal]]

* [[Jon Postel]]

*[[Douglas Van Houweling]]

* [[Louis Pouzin]]

* [[Lawrence Roberts]]

====Global Connectors====

===Innovators===

*[[Eric Allman]]

*[[Eric Bina]]

*[[Karlheinz Brandenburg]]

* [[Nancy Hafkin]]

*[[John Cioffi]]

* [[Geoff Huston]]

*[[Hualin Qian]]

* [[Brewster Kahle]]

*[[Paul Vixie]]

* [[Daniel Karrenberg]]

* [[Toru Takahashi]]

* [[Tan Tin Wee]]

For more information about previous years' inductees, visit [[Internet Hall of Fame|here]].

* [[Mitchell Baker]]

* [[Philip Zimmermann]]

==References==

==References==

[[Category: Organizations]]

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