Other Networking Organizations

Here is a small sampling of national and international organizations that provide support for network operators and engineers.

Asia-Pacific

  • APNIC, the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
  • APOPS, The Asia Pacific OperatorS Forum
  • APRICOT, the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies
  • JANOG, the Japanese Network Operators Group
  • NZNOG, the New Zealand Network Operators Group
  • PACNOG, the Pacific Network Operators Group
  • PH-ISP Mailing List, the Phillipines ISP Mailing List
  • SANOG, the South Asian Network Operators Group

    • Africa

  • AfNOG, the Africa Network Operators Group

    • Europe

  • EOF, the European Operators Forum WG
  • FrNOG, the French Network Operators Group
  • NordNog, the Nordic Operator Group
  • RIPE and the RIPE Network Coordination Centre, which promote collaboration among wide-area network operators in Europe.
  • SwiNOG, the Swiss Network Operators Group
  • UKIF, the United Kingdom Internet Forum 

    • The Americas

  • ARIN, the American Registry for Internet Numbers
  • The British Columbia Internet Association supports the development of knowledge-based communications infrastructure and provides a forum for discussion among providers, developers, operators, and carriers associated with the Internet. The BCIA hots two conferences per year.
  • IEPG, the Internet Engineering and Planning Group, promoting global interoperation among ISPs
  • Internet Service Providers' Consortium, an international trade association of Internet Service Providers and other members of the Internet services industry.
  • IOPS.ORG, promotes industry cooperation on joint engineering efforts to help ensure an operational global Internet.
  • ISPCON, an Internet Service Providers' Convention.

    • Caribbean

  • LACNIC, the Latin American and Caribbean IP address Regional Registry

    • International

  • ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers