InternetNZ
| Type | Non-profit |
|---|---|
| Location |
|
Area served | New Zealand |
Key people | Chief Executive: Jordan Carter, Council President: Jamie Baddeley |
| Subsidiaries | New Zealand Domain Name Registry Limited, Domain Name Commission Limited |
| Mission | Protection, promotion of the Internet in New Zealand |
| Website | http://internetnz.net.nz/ |
InternetNZ ("Internet New Zealand Inc." and originally formed as the Internet Society of New Zealand) is a not-for-profit open membership organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting the Internet for New Zealand. It's vision is for a better world through a better Internet and it promotes the Internet’s benefits and protect its potential. InternetNZ focuses on advancing an open and uncaptureable Internet for New Zealand.
It provides a voice for the Internet in New Zealand. It lobbies the government. And it gives a helping hand to Internet users across New Zealand.
InternetNZ is the designated manager for the .nz Internet domain. And through this role it represents New Zealand at a global level. It provides community funding to promote research and the discovery of ways to improve the Internet. It informs people about the Internet and ensures it is well understood by those making decisions that help shape it. Every year it brings the Internet community together at NetHui to share wisdom and best practice on the state of the Internet.
Current Councillors
The elected InternetNZ council as at 31 July 2015 are Jamie Baddeley (President), Joy Liddicoat (Vice President), Neil James, Sarah Lee, Brenda Wallace, Dave Moskovitz, Richard Wood, Rochelle Furneaux, Amber Craig, Hayden Glass , Lance Wiggs, Kelly Buehler and Richard Hulse.[2]
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 4 August 2008, InternetNZ's Peter Dengate Thrush was made an InternetNZ Fellow because of his record of contribution to Internet policy issues in New Zealand and internationally.[3]
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 its official name to "Internet New Zealand Inc." to recognise common usage and to specifically reflect these differences.[4] InternetNZ did, however, join the Internet Society in 2006 as an organisational member.[5]
References
- ↑ Contact
- ↑ "InternetNZ Council". Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "Peter Dengate Thrush named InternetNZ Fellow". Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ↑ "InternetNZ proposes official name-change". 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ↑ "ISOC Membership Organisation Members" (PDF). 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
See also
- http://internetnz.net.nz/ The official website
- http://nethistory.co.nz/ A history of the Internet in New Zealand, written by Keith Newman.