With great power comes great responsibility and Dyn takes pride in being involved with several important organizations that have the same basic goals and ideals that we do: to build a better Internet.
In their own words, here are a few of the great organizations that Dyn is affiliated with in various capacities – groups that we strongly urge you to become familiar and get involved with.
International
North American Network Operators Group (NANOG)
NANOG is an educational and operational forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. NANOG meetings are held three times each year and include presentations, tutorials and BOFs. The meetings are informal and membership is open. Conference participants typically include senior engineering staff from Tier 1 and Tier 2 ISPs.
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit partnership of people from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers.
ICANN doesn’t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn’t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet’s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
The mission of the IETF is to make the Internet work better by producing high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet. The IETF will pursue this mission in adherence to the following cardinal principles: open process, technical competence, volunteer core, rough consensus and running code and protocol ownership.
Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG)
The purpose of MAAWG is to bring the messaging industry together to work collaboratively and to successfully address the various forms of messaging abuse, such as spam, viruses, denial-of-service attacks and other messaging exploitations. To accomplish this, MAAWG develops initiatives in the three areas necessary to resolve the messaging abuse problem: industry collaboration, technology, and public policy.
Local – New Hampshire
New Hampshire High Technology Council (NHHTC)
The New Hampshire High Technology Council’s purpose is to bring together representatives from the private and public sectors to establish and maintain financial, technical, management, legislative and educational support programs that encourage innovative research and technology-based industrial development in New Hampshire.
Stay Work Play
Stay Work Play NH, Inc. was established as a nonprofit organization in April 2009 to further the 55% Initiative, support and advance several recommendations recently made by the Governor’s Task Force on Young Worker Retention, and serve as an independent organization to run a website and associated marketing effort regarding what New Hampshire can offer to the 20-30 year old demographic in terms of staying, working and playing here.
abi Innovation Hub
The abi Innovation Hub (abi) mission is to nurture high growth start-ups and create an environment where entrepreneurs have access to the resources, connections, experience, and capital to support the journey of putting ideas into action. abi residents come from diverse backgrounds and age groups and that is what makes the environment so unique. The abi is literally a hub for all things ‘start-up.’ By fostering a clean, open, and vibrant workspace, where a spirit of open-source entrepreneurship is encouraged, members will be in the best position to grow, hire new people and move on up.
US First
Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
Community College System of NH
The Community College System of New Hampshire will be a key access point for the broad spectrum of New Hampshire learners providing evolving programs responsive to regional and state social and economic needs. We will be a key community resource woven into New Hampshire’s quality of life, providing a seamless pathway of lifelong learning and career development.
Manchester Young Professionals Network (MYPN)
MYPN was formed in 2004 to create business opportunities, support community involvement and to foster an overall investment in the future of Manchester. MYPN members gain access to community leaders, equally motivated peers and develop future skills. The organization helps to improve its members’ professional skills, expand their contact base and provide the opportunity to promote themselves and their business in a relaxing setting.