We are the Internet Society

People are at the heart of our mission.

We are a global nonprofit organization empowering people to keep the Internet a force for good, open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. 

The Internet Society is an independent, international, nonprofit, cost-based organisation established in 1992. We are dedicated to the stability, continuity and advancement of the Internet, not for its own sake but rather for the benefits the Internet can bring to all people. The Internet Society India Chennai Chapter primarily works to pursue the mission of the Internet Society to further the evolution of the Internet. 

The ISOC Chennai At-Large Structure was formed as a division of the ISOC Chapter with volunteers from among the Members of the ISOC Chapter. 

As an At Large Structure, ISOC India Chennai ALS pursues Internet User's interests by taking part and contributing to policy discussions at the national and global level, including participation in ICANN meetings, Internet Governance Forums.  

More about ISOC

The Internet Society is an independent, international, nonprofit, cost-based organization established in 1992 by two of the fathers of the Internet: Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn. We are dedicated to the stability, continuity and advancement of the Internet, not for its own sake but rather for the benefits the Internet can bring to all people.

We accomplish this by advancing critical Internet technologies and best practices, and by providing technical information, advice, and training programs. We have long been very active in capacity building activities that have helped many developing countries get online. Of equal importance, we promote national and international policies that support the expansion and evolution of the Internet throughout the world.

We do all these things by partnering with a broad range of stakeholders, civil society, private sector, governments, and international organizations. The Internet Society is also the organizational home for the groups responsible for Internet standards, including the Internet Engineering Task Force, the IETF, and the IAB. has over 12880 chapters  and SIGs around the world including seven chapters here in India.

ISOC is headquartered Geneva, Switzerland and Washington, D.C., with a distributed work force in various countries, including Region of Bureaus in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Our support of the IGF has been significant, including funding assistance and workshop and program development. But perhaps more importantly, the Internet Society has brought experts from diverse backgrounds and geographies with real on the ground experience to every IGF so that the discussion, the experience sharing, and the practical take-aways are all the richer.

ISOC in India

ISOC has “chapters” around the world. A chapter is a group of ISOC members who come together to represent the Internet needs of their community and to pursue ISOC’s mission of an Internet for everyone. In India there are currently seven chapters, ISOC India – Chennai,New Delhi, Trivandrum,Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru

Membership at ISOC India – Chennai

Membership in our chapter is open to anyone in Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, AP, and Pondichery who is interested in the growth and evolution of the Internet. We would like you to invite you to join ISOC as a global member and the Chennai Chapter as a member. There is an online form to be filled in at page https://community.internetsociety.org/ This short form on submission will pull up a new page asking you to establish a user name and password and with this step you would be logged in to the portal with an option to ‘join a chapter’. Please choose “India Chennai” from the list.