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- Founded by the Internet Society in 2002 in Reston, VA, USA


.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Milestones are reached today! .ORG is the first open generic Top-Level Domain to sign the zone with DNSSEC. We are excited! See below for the press release:
Source: pir.org
.ORG, The Public Interest Registry maintains a leadership role in advocating internet advancements, addressing privacy and security issues and improving internet access around the world.


.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Just finished an awesome NetSquared Mobile Tech event in Santa Clara, CA - .ORG Advisory Council member, John Zoltner's project, DatAgro, was a winner! Congrats to all the winners and participants
Source: www.datadyne.org
Rural areas have proved especially difficult to connect to the Information Society due to their low population density and the generally low-income levels of rural populations that, together, make it difficult for market solutions to connectivity to emerge. ...


.ORG, The Public Interest Registry .ORG will be at INTA in Seattle this week - let us know if you're there!


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The Advocate Newsletter 1st edition is released! Get yours today http://pir.org/index.php?db=content/News &tbl=eNewsletter&id=5


.ORG, The Public Interest Registry At the NTC 2009 Conference with a lot of excited folks! Sold out conference here in San Francisco, CA


.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Welcome new Showcase Member, NTEN.org! We look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming NTC 2009 in San Francisco, CA


Help and support our goal of walking in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and raising money for the cause! http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk2009/WashingtonDC?team_id=60135&pg=team&fr_id=1760&s_tafId=321761


Read More >> http://tinyurl.com/am4xxg REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Microsoft Corp. announced a partnership with technology industry leaders and academia to implement a coordinated, global response to the Conficker (aka Downadup) worm...


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Feb 2009 Extraordinary .ORG: Special Olympics
Join their new fan community build with .ORG Resource Center partner KickApps.
With sports at the core, Special Olympics is a leader in the field of intellectual disability, making incredible strides in the areas of health, education, family support, research and policy change in over 180 countries worldwide.
Read More >> http://pir.org/index.php?db=content/Webs ite&tbl=ORG_Advantage&id=3#specialolympi cs


NTEN blogged about DNSSEC and .ORG's involvement in the "movement". http://nten.org/blog/2009/01/09/dns-hijacking-update


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November Extraordinary .ORG: Why Tuesday?
Read More >> http://pir.org/index.php?db=content/Webs ite&tbl=ORG_Advantage&id=3#whytuesday
Why Tuesday? is a non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2005 to find solutions to increase voter turnout and participation in elections. They provide a platform for national dialogue about the current voting system and the need for election reform by bringing attention to the problems with the current voting system and identifying solutions that can directly improve the voting process, increase registration and drive turnout.


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October 2008 Extraordinary .ORG! Plan-International.org
Plan works to achieve lasting improvements for children living in poverty in developing countries, through a process that unites people across cultures and adds meaning and value to their lives. Plan works with children, their families, communities, organisations and local governments to implement programmes at grassroots level in health, education, water and sanitation, income generation and cross-cultural communication.
Read More >> http://tinyurl.com/4q84uh


Dear Fans - .ORG has reached a great milestone! We have more than 7 Million domain registrations worldwide on the .ORG domain. We are very excited about this success as we continue to celebrate the .ORG Community and all the great ideas, groups, and initiatives being promoted through .ORG...


30 July 2008 - .ORG's Law & Policy Counsel, Adam Palmer, is a guest blogger at The Washington Post and talks about his daily activities and exciting ventures into the inner workings of Internet infrastructure...


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3rd Quarter 2008: THE WORLD OF .ORG eNewsletter is here!
In this Issue:
.ORG Approved to Implement DNSSEC
Public Interest Registry Goes Web 2.0!
A Record Year of .ORG Winners at The Webbys
Extraordinary .ORGs in the Community
The .ORG Advantage-Why .com's are also .ORG's
Policy Corner-.ORG Represented at Worldwide Policy Forums
Internet Society Update
Find Out More >> http://pir.org/index.php?db=content/News &tbl=eNewsletter&id=4


Reston, VA - July 21, 2008 - A request by .ORG, The Public Interest Registry to bolster Internet security via the implementation of Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was unanimously approved by the board of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) at the recent Paris...


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JULY 2008 Extraordinary .ORG: Interenational Olympic Committee -
According to the Olympic Charter, established by Pierre de Coubertin, the goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination...
FIND OUT MORE >> http://pir.org/index.php?db=content/Webs ite&tbl=ORG_Advantage&id=3#Olympic


.ORG, The Public Interest Registry posted a Video with YouTube Box


.ORG, The Public Interest Registry posted a Video with YouTube Box


.ORG, The Public Interest Registry posted a Video with YouTube Box


.ORG, The Public Interest Registry posted a Video with YouTube Box
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