Extensive redesign features bold visual approach, enhanced features, and
focus on story-telling to highlight the importance of the Internet to people
around the world [Washington, D.C. USA and Geneva, Switzerland -
15 December 2011] - The
Internet Society today announced the launch of its redesigned website with
exciting changes to the look, content, and functionality of the entire
site.
The Internet Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring
the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of
people throughout the world.
The new
Internet Society website,
www.internetsociety.org , is IPv6
accessible and features many enhancements, including:
**An emphasis on storytelling with real-life profiles of how the Internet
impacts peoples' lives
**Highlighted membership information about the Internet Society's mission and
ways to get involved
**New regional pages that underscore the global reach of the Internet
Society
**Extensive list of Internet industry events in 2012
**Tweets, content, and pictures to spotlight the activities of the Internet
Society's vast membership of more than 55,000 members
**Multilingual content with sections available in English, French, Spanish,
Russian, Chinese, and Arabic
"We are very excited about our new website," said Lynn St. Amour, Internet
Society President and CEO.
"In 2012, we will celebrate our 20th anniversary and
the new website reflects the tremendous breadth of our organization, the global
scope of our membership, as well as the importance of protecting the open,
global Internet."
As one example of the Internet Society's work, the home page of the new
website features a compelling video on the Harlem Internet Access
Program.
The Internet Society provided a Community Grant to a member of its
New York Chapter to support this program, which is making a tremendous impact on
the lives of seniors by providing Internet access and training.
"We worked closely with our global community to develop our website, which
provides rich content and photographs to highlight the diverse work across our
organization, Chapters, and members," said Scott Hoyt, Internet Society Vice
President of Strategic Communications. "In addition to the new visual design,
we've added many new features to inform audiences about the broad range of
enabling activities to expand access to and encourage participation in the
Internet's development."
About the Internet Society
The Internet Society is the world's trusted
independent source of leadership for Internet policy, technology standards, and
future development. Based on its principled vision and substantial technological
foundation, the Internet Society works with its members and Chapters around the
world to promote the continued evolution and growth of the open Internet through
dialog among companies, governments, and other organizations around the world.
For more information, see:
http://www.internetsociety.org
