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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
ISOC was founded in 1992 and provides Internet direction for standards, policy and education. The main ISOC offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland and near Washington, USA. The main headquarters are located in Reston, Virginia, USA.  
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ISOC was founded in 1992 and provides Internet direction for standards, policy and education. The main ISOC offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland and near Washington, USA.
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The '''mission''' of ISOC is to ensure and sustain an open development, use and evolution of the Internet in the benefit of all members and users throughout the world.  
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ISOC's mission is to ensure and sustain an open development, use and evolution of the Internet for the benefit of all members and users throughout the world.  
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The Internet Society represents the heart of the Internet community and organizes conferences and events all around the world. The longest conferences and events are represented by the INET ISOC Conferences. By means of these conferences the users, technologists and operators are brought together to focus on the development of local and global Internet issues. <ref>[http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/ ISOC Conferences]</ref>
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The Internet Society organizes conferences and events all around the world, including the INET ISOC Conferences. Users, technologists, and operators are brought together at these conferences to focus on the development of local and global Internet issues.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/ ISOC Conferences]</ref>
 
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In addition, this non-governmental international organization is focused on global cooperation and coordination for the Internet as well as internet technologies and applications.<ref>[http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/internet-society-ISOC.html ISOC features]</ref>
      
==ISOC History==
 
==ISOC History==

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