AT-LARGE GATEWAY
At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program (ARPEP)
At-Large Review Implementation Plan Development
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The primary contact - LiannaKatarina GalstyanGevorgyan, lianna@isockatarina.gevorgyan@isoc.am, +37491527802
The secondary contact - IgorKristina MkrtumyanHakobyan, imkrtumyan@isockristina.hakobyan@isoc.am, +37491415539
ISOC Armenia is a non-for-profit NGO of Internet users of Armenia. As a Local Internet Community ISOC AM members of National Academy of Sciences, major ISPs, university and library networks, academic, research and school networks, individual Internet users as well as the government representative in their personal capacity.
The main goal Among the objectives of the Society organization is to assist to the development of Internet in Armenia. The Internet Society is to serve the Armenian Internet community and provide leadership in addressing key issues about the roles and uses of Internet.
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ISOC AM is a member of the ccNSO of ICANN, a member of Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR) and Central and East European Network Association (CEENet), a founding member of the Armenian Internet Exchange. It is also an Associate member of Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD).
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ISOC Armenia plays an important role to bringing together representatives of many organizations forming Armenian Internet community. It often steps out as a catalyst of ideas and initiatives aimed to the development of Internet in Armenia. ISOC Armenia’s 250 members representing represent research and education institutions, universities, NGOs, Internet service providers, libraries, government, constitutional court, businesses come together in the society to form a joint opinion on the management and development of Armenian Internet. Because of its nature it is easy for ISOC Armenia to help provinces to develop community Internet centers.
With grants from international organizations, ISOC Armenia has trained about 700 network administrators for Armenian schools, personnel for community Internet centers in the regions of Armenia, organized e-riders’ activity for regions of Armenia helping to maintain equipment and introduce IT to the regional NGOs.
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ISOC Armenia is the Secretariat for the Multistakeholder Internet Governance Council of Armenia (IGC) and a co-organizer of the annual national Internet Governance Forum - ArmIGF, launched in 2015. It also runs an annual School of Internet Governance - ArmSIG, launched in 2017.
ISOC Armenia became a certified At-Large Structure within ICANN on February 23, 2012.
Members benefits
ISOC Armenia members are well informed about the ISOC activity through mailing list and regular meetings. Some of them take part in national, regional and global IGFs, and bring their experiences for serving the community. ISOC AM provides travel grants to its members for participation in the international Internet-related conferences and workshops, organizes Internet-related webinars and workshops as well as provide networking opportunities promoting of qualification and professional knowledge. ISOC Armenia members participate in making decisions on national domain regulation policy and the management of the national Internet domain.