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Note that other groups may also distribute 12 working documents as Internet-Drafts. 14 Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months 15 and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any 16 time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference 17 material or to cite them other than as ``work in progress.'' 19 To learn the current status of any Internet-Draft, please check the 20 ``1id- abstracts.txt'' listing contained in the Internet-Drafts 21 Shadow Directories on ftp.is.co.za (Africa), nic.nordu.net (Europe), 22 munnari.oz.au (Pacific Rim), 24 ds.internic.net (US East Coast), or ftp.isi.edu (US West Coast). 26 Abstract 27 These are the articles of incorporation of the Internet Society. 28 They are published for the information of the IETF community at the 29 request of the poisson working group. 31 1. ISOC articles of incorporation 33 To: Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs 34 Washington, D.C. 20001 36 We, the undersigned natural persons of the age of eighteen years 37 or more, acting as incorporators of a corporation, adopt the 38 following Articles of Incorporation for such corporation pursuant to 39 the District of Columbia Non-Profit Corporation Act: 41 1. The name of the corporation is Internet Society. 43 2. The period of its duration is perpetual. 45 3. The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are 46 as follows: 48 To be a non-profit corporation (without capital stock), which 49 shall be operated exclusively for educational, charitable and 50 scientific purposes. Such educational, charitable, and scientific 51 purposes shall include carrying on activities: 53 A. To facilitate and support the technical evolution of the 54 Internet as a research and education infrastructure, and to 55 stimulate the involvement of the scientific community, 56 industry, government and others in the evolution of the 57 Internet; 59 B. To educate the scientific community, industry and the public at 60 large concerning the technology, use and application of the 61 Internet; 63 C. To promote educational applications of Internet technology for 64 the benefit of government, colleges and universities, industry, 65 and the public at large; 67 D. To provide a forum for exploration of new Internet 68 applications, and to stimulate collaboration among 69 organizations in their operational use of the global Internet. 71 To exercise all the powers conferred upon corporations formed 72 under the District of Columbia Non-Profit Corporation Act in order 73 to accomplish the corporation's educational, charitable and 74 scientific purposes; and to take other actions necessary or 75 convenient to effect any or all of the purposes for which the 76 corporation is organized. 78 4. The corporation shall not issue any capital stock. 80 5. The corporation shall have classes of members, and the 81 qualifications and rights of the members, including any right to 82 vote, shall be as provided in the by-laws. 84 6. The board of directors of the corporation shall be known as the 85 Board of Trustees. Except for the initial Board of Trustees, whose 86 names are set forth in these Articles of Incorporation, the manner 87 in which the Trustees are to be elected or appointed shall be as 88 provided in the by- laws. 90 7. Provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of the 91 corporation, including provisions for the distribution of assets 92 on dissolution or liquidation, are: 94 A. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to 95 the benefit of, or be distributable to, any of the Trustees or 96 officers or members of the corporation, or any other person, 97 except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered 98 to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered. No 99 substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be 100 the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to 101 influence legislation. The corporation shall not participate 102 in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing 103 of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any 104 candidate for public office. 106 B. The Articles of Incorporation may be amended by the affirmative 107 vote of at least four-fifths of the members of the Board of 108 Trustees then in office, except that unanimous consent of the 109 members of the Board of Trustees then in office shall be 110 required for any amendment of this Article 7. 112 C. Upon the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the 113 corporation, after all of its liabilities and obligations have 114 been paid, satisfied and discharged, or adequate provision has 115 been made therefor, all of the assets of the corporation shall 116 be distributed exclusively for such educational, charitable and 117 scientific purposes as the Trustees (or such other persons as 118 may be in charge of liquidation) shall determine, provided that 119 such distributions shall be made to one or more organizations 120 which qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) 121 of the United States Internal Revenue Code as amended (or 122 corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal 123 Revenue law). 125 8. The address, including street and number, of the initial 126 registered office of the corporation is c/o C T Corporation 127 System, 1030 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005, and the 128 name of its initial registered agent at such address is C T 129 Corporation System. 131 9. The number of Trustees constituting the initial Board of Trustees 132 of the corporation is fourteen, and the names and addresses, 133 including street and number, if any, of the persons who are to 134 serve as the initial Trustees until the first annual meeting or 135 until their successors be elected and qualify are: 137 Charles N. Brownstein 138 National Science Foundation 139 1800 G Street, N.W. 140 Washington, DC 20550 142 Vinton G. Cerf 143 CNRI 144 1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100 145 Reston, Virginia 22091 147 A. Lyman Chapin 148 Bolt Beranek & Newman 149 70 Fawcett Street 150 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 152 Ira Fuchs 153 Princeton University 154 220 Nassau Hall 155 Princeton, New Jersey 08544 157 Frode Greisen 158 UNI-C, Technical University 159 Lyngby, DK 2800, Denmark 161 Geoff Huston 162 Australian Academic and Research Network 163 P.O. Box 1142 164 Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia 166 Robert E. Kahn 167 1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100 168 Reston, Virginia 22091 170 Tomaz Kalin 171 RARE Secretariat 172 466 - 468 SINGEL 173 Amsterdam, Netherlands 175 Kenneth M. King 176 EDUCOM 177 1112 16th Street, N.W., Suite 600 178 Washington, DC 20036 180 Lawrence H. Landweber 181 University of Wisconsin 182 1210 W. Dayton Street 183 Madison, Wisconsin 53706 185 Kees Neggers 186 SURFnet bv 187 Godebaldkwartier 24 188 3511 DX Utrecht, Netherlands 190 Michael M. Roberts 191 EDUCOM 192 1112 16th Street, N.W., Suite 100 193 Washington, DC 20036 195 Anthony M. Rutkowski 196 Sprint International 197 12490 Sunrise Valley Drive 198 Reston, Virginia 22096 200 10. The name and address, including street and number, if any, of 201 each incorporator is: 203 NAME ADDRESS 205 Robert E. Kahn 1895 Preston White Drive 206 Reston, Virginia 22091 208 Kenneth M. King 1112 16th Street, N.W. 209 Washington, DC 20036 211 Juergen Harms 24 rue Ge'ne'ral Dufour 212 Geneva CH-1204, Switzerland 214 2. Security Considerations 215 Documents of this type do not directly impact the security of the 216 Internet infrastructure or its applications. 218 3. Author's Address 219 Internet Society Board of Trustees 220 Internet Society 221 12020 Sunrise Vally Drive - Suite 210 222 Reston, VA 223 USA 225 phone: +1 703 648 9888 226 fax: +1 703 638 9887 227 email: isoc-trustees@isoc.org