Created by Congress to produce recommendations on electronic commerce and tax policy, critical information age issues with global implications.

ARIN is the regional registry of IP and ASN numbers for North America, South America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Trade organization whose aim is to promote the region's economy through technical conferences, informative data compilation, and development of industry standards.

Regional Internet Registry that allocates IP and AS numbers in the Asia Pacific region. Has a "whois" database that holds information on network contacts for Asia Pacific IP addresses.

The AEL is a Belgian-based association whose main goal is finding and supporting non-proprietary software. Has mailing list to join.

Organization to promote the ethical exchange of all ideas, goods or services on the internet, including award programs. Features guidelines, member list and community forum.

Organization to promote web development by African Americans. Open to professional and students engaged in web work. Resources include fee estimator, employment listing, java and javascript assistance.

Organization devoted to the study of the Internet and its various impacts from multidisciplinary fields. Academic based with listserv.

Affiliated with Pacific University in Oregon, the Center offers fellowships for those who wish to study the impact of the Internet. Has online journal.

A research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development.