The Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) is the protocol engineering and
development arm of the Internet. The IETF
is a large open international
community of network designers,
operators, vendors, and researchers
concerned with the evolution of the
Internet architecture and the smooth
operation of
the Internet. It is open to any
interested individual.
The Internet Society is a
non-governmental International
organization for global cooperation and
coordination for the Internet and its
internetworking
technologies and applications.