The Internet Society is the international organization for global cooperation and coordination for the Internet and its internet working technologies and applications.

Purpose: Its principal purpose is to maintain and extend the development and availability of the Internet and its associated technologies and applications-both as an end in itself, and as a means of enabling organizations, professions, and individuals worldwide to more effectively collaborate, cooperate, and innovate in their respective fields and interests.

National and local chapters of the Internet Society have been or are being formed. Additional information is available from their sites.