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Leading Companies and Organizations Commit over US$3M to Internet Engineering Task Force EndowmentLeading Internet organizations and companies today announced a combined commitment of more than US$3 million for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Endowment. The IETF is the Internet's premiere technical standards body, gathering a large international community of network designers, operators, vendors and researchers concerned with the development and evolution of the Internet technologies and its architecture. The IETF Endowment will provide stable, long-term funding to support the IETF in its mission to make the Internet work better. "This endowment will help ensure that the IETF has the financial support it needs to expand the global community which produces the excellent technical standards that nearly 4 billion people rely on each day when they use the Internet," said Gonzalo Camarillo (News - Alert), Chair of the Internet Society Board of Trustees. "The significant contributions by each of the organizations underscore the important role that the IETF plays." Charter contributors to the IETF Endowment include:
The IETF produces technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet. IETF standards are the foundation for the protocols for email, domain names, the Web, and the Internet itself. IETF participants are currently developing standards to provide the technical foundations for a global Internet of Things, improved security and privacy oline, and enhanced real-time voice and video communications. Started in 1986, the IETF marks its 30th anniversary this year with more than 7000 documents published to date. With participation open to any interested individual, the work of the IETF is conducted largely online. Additionally, more than 1000 individuals gather at IETF meetings held three times per year around the world. For more information about the IETF, see: https://www.ietf.org About the IETF Endowment To protect open standards accessibility, the Internet Society has established the Endowment for the Sustainability of the Internet Engineering Task Force (or simply the IETF Endowment). The IETF Endowment will support the standards development initiatives of the Internet Engineering Task Force and provide long-term stability and increased diversity for funding IETF activities and operations. For more information, see: https://www.SustainIETF.org Quotes from IETF Endowment Contributors
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