Surf these sites: APNIC -- Process applications for IP address space within the Asia Pacific region. American Electronics Association -- AEA is a trade association soliciting members. There are some areas that anyone can access and find information about e-commerce, technology legislation, and creating small businesses on the Internet. American Registry for Internet Numbers -- ARIN is the regional registry of IP and ASN numbers for North America, South America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. Association for Competitive Technology -- A trade association for computer software, hardware, consulting companies working to keep e-commerce unregulated. Links to news articles concerning Internet regulation of business. Has newsletter. Association for Interactive Media -- "Defending the Internet industry in Washington." Association of Internet Professionals -- Association of Internet Professionals.organization for Internet Professionals to gain knowledge and share ideas. Part of a 10,000 member international organization. Berkman Center for Internet and Society -- The Berkman Center is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Center for Next Generation Internet -- Industry-oriented organization concerned with promoting NGI technology. Has some Power Point presentations that are interesting and a page devoted to an analysis of the global trend of Internet users. If you are not a member don''t click on the members link because you will be trapped in a loop. Computer and Communications Industry Association -- Association of computer product vendors and communications firms lobbying for free trade and open markets Consumer Federation of America: Access to Broadband Services -- Site dedicated to promoting open and non-discriminatory access to the high-speed "broadband" Internet. EFF -- Electronic Frontier Foundation. Information on the organization and links to news of laws and freedoms of cyberspace. Electronic Messaging Association -- The Electronic Messaging Association is an Inter-Industry Forum Dedicated to Advancing the Use and Usefulness of E-business. Eworks project, The -- Australia''s online community of young web developers, dedicated to the exchange and collaborative exhibition of related ideas. FASTERnet.org -- An advocacy group campaigning to Congress about the need for faster, more affordable high-speed Internet access. Provides a link to a Congressional directory with names, addresses, and votes on particular issues. Global Information Infrastructure Commission -- An initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies dedicated to privatizing or creating cooperative public and private enterprise to increase access to the Internet Good News Web Designers Association -- For professional and in-training Christian webmasters. Membership is free and includes Online Web Designing Course. Hands Off the Net -- A coalition of Net users campaigning for less government regulation of the internet IETF Home Page -- The Internet Engineering Task Force ISA -- The international society for measurement and control reference and product information, training, and professional development. ITTF: Internet Theory Task Force -- A gathering of articles, request for comments, memos, and other sorts of correspondence related to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). This page has no affiliation with the IETF International Association of Web Masters and Designers -- Organization of Web Designers dedicated to increasing the quality and standards of website content and creativity on the net. International Webmasters Association -- A global network of official chapters dedicated to supporting the needs of it''s members. Educational, self-development, idea sharing, and professional contact development. International Webmasters Association -- Iceland Chapter of the IWA. Internet Brothers -- Helpware for webmasters. Offering free tips and tutorials about HTML and DHTML, graphics editing, site promotion, digital photography, and desktop publishing. Presented often with a touch of humor, and always with examples. Internet Organizations -- America Online legal department list of Internet Organizations with links. Internet Societal Task Force -- One of the newest organizations under the Internet Society''s umbrella, the ISTF works for social change using the Internet. It addresses issues such as accessibility, regulation, education, taxation using discussion lists. Has internal search engine and journal. Internet Society -- The Internet Society (ISOC): An international membership organization working to assure the evolution of global Internet and internetworking technologies through leadership, issues, and education. Internetlobby.org -- The first watchdog group whose sole purpose is to represent and fight for the legislative, regulatory, and political interests, needs and concerns of the tens of millions of adult Internet users in the United States. Modi Vivendi -- A group of creative and dedicated webmasters working together to create and promote a community that emphasizes high quality internet resources. Embraces designers, artists, programmers, writers and other talented individuals. Next Generation Internet (NGI) Initiative -- US government site about NGI. Has links to meetings, conferences, papers and possible applications of NGI. Not for a "newbie." Need prior knowledge of the subject to really understand. Some links are not updated. Has internal search engine. PLiG -- PLiG is dedicated to supporting the development of Internet services and utilities. Review of the W3C web site -- This is a web review of the W3C site for the ACM Crossroads Winter 1999 issue. Save The Web -- A campaign of European Internet users determined to preserve and develop the Internet as a medium for unrestricted personal communication and interaction. Software and Information Industry Association -- Trade association formed from the merger of Software Publishers Association and Information Industry Association for software developers and other engaged in creating code for digital devices. Membership not open to individuals and dues are based on company revenues. Some good information on piracy and anti-piracy initiatives and other relevant issues are available to all. The Center for Democracy and Technology -- The Center For Democracy and Technology is a non-profit public interest organization based in Washington, DC. CDT works for public policies that advance civil liberties and democratic values in new computer and communications technologies. The Commercial Internet Exchange Association -- A trade association of internetwork service providers promoting internetworking on a global scale. Has list of and links to members and vendors The Democracy Network -- Learn about political issues and politician that interest you. Search by state and zip code. Site sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Center for Governmental Studies. UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -- UNESCO programmes and activities (education, sciences, culture and communication), current events, press releases and publications; access to several databases and some statistics. iAdvance -- Campaigning to Congress about the need for affordable access to high-speed networks for urban, suburban, and rural net users throughout the United States.
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