Individual Members 

Member Surveys

Planning INET 2005

May 2004

1. Which of the following conferences have you attended?

INET/IGC 2004 (Barcelona)
INET 2002 (Washington, DC)
INET 2001 (Yokohama, Japan)
INET 2000 (Stockholm, Sweden)
INET 1999 (San Jose, California)

2. Which of the following meetings do you attend?

Never Seldom Sometimes Often Almost Always Always

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
WWW conference (e.g. http://www2004.org)
Global Grid Forum (http://www.gridforum.org)
United Nations Internet meetings (WSIS, etc.)
World Bank Internet meetings (e.g. InfoDev)
APRICOT and similar regional meetings (www.apricot.net)
Local Internet Society meetings (in your country or region)

3. If you have attended INET conferences in the past five year, what have you found most helpful? [If you have not been to an INET conference, please skip to question #4]

Not helpful Somewhat helpful Quite helpful Very helpful

Hallway conversations
Sessions on Internet technologies
Sessions on Internet standards
Sessions on Internet policy
Sessions on the societal and economic impact of the Net
Sessions on the Internet in the developing world
Sessions on uses of the Internet (e.g. e-government)

4. Do you agree that the Internet Society should hold an INET conference in 2005?

Strongly disagree
Disagree
No opinion
Agree
Strongly agree

5. If ISOC holds an INET conference in 2005, which topics do you think it should focus on?

Definitely not Maybe Definitely

Internet standards
Internet policy
Management of Internet resources (ICANN, RIRs, etc.)
The role of intergovernmental organizations (UN, WTO)
The needs of users (e.g. security, reliability, usability)
Helping "connect the unconnected"

SURVEY RESULTS

Summary of Results

In May 2004 more than 320 members responded to Cyber Survey #11 on ‘Planning INET 2005'.

About half of them attended at least one INET conference during the last 5 years. Also other local or regional ISOC meetings are attended by some. When asked what has been most helpful during IENT conferences, sessions on Internet technologies (66%)and Internet standards (58%) as well as hallway chats (62%) scored the hightest.

Almost 80% of those who completed the survey believe ISOC should hold an INET conference in 2005. Finally when asked what topics INET should focus on, Internet standards (61%), Internet policy (61%) and the needs of users (64%) scored very high, but also the other suggested topics were very popular.

Thanks to all who took the time to complete the survey.