RFC 2134 (rfc2134) - Page 2 of 5
Articles of Incorporation of Internet Society
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RFC 2134 ISOC Articles of Incorporation April 1997
B. To educate the scientific community, industry and the public at
large concerning the technology, use and application of the
Internet;
C. To promote educational applications of Internet technology for
the benefit of government, colleges and universities, industry,
and the public at large;
D. To provide a forum for exploration of new Internet
applications, and to stimulate collaboration among
organizations in their operational use of the global Internet.
To exercise all the powers conferred upon corporations formed
under the District of Columbia Non-Profit Corporation Act in order
to accomplish the corporation's educational, charitable and
scientific purposes; and to take other actions necessary or
convenient to effect any or all of the purposes for which the
corporation is organized.
4. The corporation shall not issue any capital stock.
5. The corporation shall have classes of members, and the
qualifications and rights of the members, including any right to
vote, shall be as provided in the by-laws.
6. The board of directors of the corporation shall be known as the
Board of Trustees. Except for the initial Board of Trustees, whose
names are set forth in these Articles of Incorporation, the manner
in which the Trustees are to be elected or appointed shall be as
provided in the by-laws.
7. Provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of the
corporation, including provisions for the distribution of assets
on dissolution or liquidation, are:
A. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to
the benefit of, or be distributable to, any of the Trustees or
officers or members of the corporation, or any other person,
except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered
to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered. No
substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be
the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to
influence legislation. The corporation shall not participate
in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing
of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any
candidate for public office.
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