Presented at bdNOG6 held at Bogra, Bangladesh

1. The Internet Society
IETF Outreach Program
in Bangladesh
#bdNOG6
Bogra, Bangladesh
May 19, 2017
Internet Society Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter

2. The Internet Society
The Internet Society
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The world's trusted independent source of leadership
for Internet policy, technology standards, and future
development. We work for the open development and
evolution of the Internet for all people.
“The Internet is for everyone”
And the Internet Society is for everyone who cares about the
Internet!

3. The Internet Society
The Internet Society – who we are
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Founded in 1992 by Internet Pioneers as an
international non-profit organisation (25 Years Ago)
- 80,000+⃰ individual members worldwide
- 145+ organisational members
- 100+ chapters
- Regional Bureaus located in:
Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, North America
- Organisational home for
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)
⃰ Source: ISOC Feb 2015 Statistics

4. The Internet Society
Grants and Programmes
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Beyond the Net (Small- 3500 USD, Medium- 10000 USD & Large Grants)
- Awards up to USD 30,000 per project
- Focused on projects from ISOC chapters
http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-awards/beyond-net-funding-programme
Leadership Programmes
-IETF Fellowship,Ambassadorship to the Internet Governance Forum
-Online Courses – Shaping the Internet: History & Futures
-Next Generation Leaders(NGL) Programme
http://internetsociety.org/what-we-do/leadership-programmes
Online Courses
http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/inforum-learn-online
Awards & Recognitions
-Internet Hall of Fame
http://www.internethalloffame.org/
-Jonathan B. Postel Service Award
http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award
-Applied Networking Research Prize
http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/anrp
-Itojun ServiceAward
-http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/itojun-service-award

5. The Internet Society
The IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Engineering Task Force
formed in 1986
expansion of US ARPANET-related government activities
Internet Configuration Control Board (ICCB) (1979) and Internet
Activities Board (1983)
was not considered important for a long time - good!!
not “government approved” (US or other) - great!!
although funding support from U.S. Government until 1997
people not companies
“We reject kings, presidents and voting. We believe in
rough consensus and running code”
Dave Clark (1992)

6. The Internet Society
Where IETF participants come from 1965-2015

7. The Internet Society

8. The Internet Society
Number of participants from SA 2015-6
• Sri Lanka – IETF Berlin - 0
- IETF Buenos Aires - 1
- IETF Yokohama-2
• Bangladesh – IETF Berlin - 1
- IETF Buenos Aires - 0
- IETF Yokohama - 1
• Pakistan – IETF Berlin -0
- IETF Buenos Aires – 6
- IETF Yokohama – 2
Total 13 people/3 events/3 countries
Average 1.4 people per event

9. The Internet Society
develop and maintain standards for technologies used
to provide Internet service or to provide services
over the Internet
ensure that the technology can perform needed
functions
ensure that the technology will support the proper
deployment and use scale
ensure that the technology is secure and can be
operated securely
ensure that the technology is manageable
IETF produces standards and other documents
Purposes of IETF

10. The Internet Society
All IETF documents are open
i.e., anyone can download and make copies (in full)
Internet Draft
IETF working documents
some I-Ds are working group documents
RFC
archival publications (never changed once published)
update or correction gets new RFC number
many different types of RFCs
IETF Documents

11. The Internet Society
RFC Production & Publishing
receives requests to publish IDs from multiple streams
IETF (via IESG)
IRTF (via IRSG)
IAB
Independent Submissions (via ISE)
edits IDs for publication
verify edits with authors
publishes RFCs

12. The Internet Society
Working Group Creation
may have BOF
Chair, description,
goals and milestones
IESG
Area Director
Working group created
new-work &
IETF Announce
IAB
community

13. The Internet Society
IETF Submissions
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Working group doc, or
individual standards track doc
IESG RFC Production
Submit Concerns
Published RFC
IETF Community
Review
“Last Call” Comments,
suggestions
RFC Publisher
maybe

14. The Internet Society
Non-IETF Submissions
individual
Independent Submissions Editor IESG
Submit
Comments
Content concerns and
editorial details
RFC
Production
RFC Publisher Published RFC
maybe
(The IAB & IRTF have their
own procedures)

15. The Internet Society
IETF Fellowship
• 3 Times a year (IETF100 will be in Singapore)
• Fellowship application opens well beforehand
– Be an ISOC Member
– Know the current activities of IETF
– Get involved in Mailing lists
– Try to participate in WG
– Apply for Fellowship
– Continue participating

16. The Internet Society
Ask Yourself
• How your work relates to IETF?
• Which WG you are interested in?
• Which Mailing lists you should be subscribed?
• Why you wish to attend an IETF meeting?
• How you can share your experience in local
community?