The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the new non-profit corporation that was formed to take over responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions now performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities. http://www.icann.org/

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Dedicated to preserving the central coordinating functions of the global Internet for the public good. http://www.iana.org/

Internet Architecture Board Home Page Internet Architecture Board (IAB) http://www.iab.org/

The Internet Engineering Task Force The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual. http://www.ietf.org/

The Internet Research Task Force Affiliated with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) via the Internet Architecture Board(IAB). Has Research Groups on Internet related issues including architecture, protocols, and technology. http://www.irtf.org/

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro- and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession. http://www.ieee.org/

The 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. http://www.isoc.org

AfriDNS - African Domain Names Site for domain names on African continent. Links to various countries. Also in French. http://www.afridns.org

Cyber-Geography Research from University College, London An initiative to map cyberspace, this site contains a variety of pages dedicated to helping the viewing not only understand "cyber geography" but to visualize it as well. Has internal search engine http://www.cybergeography.org/

American Distance Education Consortium Locations of communication satellites and links to information about them. Includes spectrum chart, satellite and computer terminology. Also has links to other Internet issues. http://www.adec.edu/satellite-resources.html

i2x [Internet2 eXchange] News and information about Internet 2. Lots of resources including history, contacts, and downloads. http://quicksitebuilder.cnet.com/webking1/i2/

North American Network Operators' Group Informal association of North American internet backbone operators. Hosted by MERIT. http://www.nanog.org

ICANN At Large Study Committee Web Site ICANN tasked this group, headed by Carl Bildt, with examining ICANN's At Large elections in 2000 and proposing a way to build effective user representation within ICANN. Committee was active 2000-2002. http://www.atlargestudy.org/index.html