InternetNZ
Encyclopedia
InternetNZ 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.
ccTLD.
At the annual meeting on 2008-08-04 InternetNZ Peter Dengate Thrush
was made an InternetNZ Fellow because of his record of contribution to Internet policy issues in New Zealand and internationally.
, 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. InternetNZ did, however, join the Internet Society in 2006 as an organisational member.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and fostering a coordinated, cooperative approach to its ongoing development.
Current Councillors
The elected InternetNZ council as at 2010-04-08 are Frank March (president), Jamie Baddeley (vice-president), Michael Foley, Hamish MacEwan, Nathan Torkington, Donald Clark, Michael Wallmannsberger, Neil James, Jonny Martin, Don Christie, Lance Wiggs and Dave Moskovitz.History
The Internet Society of New Zealand was originally formed in 1995 in order to take responsibility for the .nz.nz
.nz is the Internet country code top-level domain for New Zealand. It is administered by InternetNZ through its subsidiary, NZ Registry Services, with oversight and dispute resolution handled by the Domain Name Commission Ltd. Registrations are processed via authorised registrars...
ccTLD.
At the annual meeting on 2008-08-04 InternetNZ Peter Dengate Thrush
Peter Dengate Thrush
Peter Dengate-Thrush aka PDT is a New Zealand barrister specialising in Internet law. In November 2007 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of ICANN, taking over the role from Vint Cerf....
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 SocietyInternet Society
The Internet Society or ISOC is an international, nonprofit organization founded during 1992 to provide direction in Internet related standards, education, and policy...
, 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. InternetNZ did, however, join the Internet Society in 2006 as an organisational member.
See also
- http://internetnz.net.nz/ The official website
- http://nethistory.co.nz/ Wiki history of the Internet in New Zealand