============================================================== Press Release --Reston, USA. The enormously successful Internet Society International Networking Conference (INET) held in Prague, 15-17 June, ended with a record number and diversity of attendees. This year's conference was held in conjunction with the RARE organization's Joint European Networking Conference (JENC). Related events included the Society's week-long Technologically Emerging Country Workshop, the Society's Board of Trustees and Advisory Council meetings, the RARE Workshop, and the Asia-Pacific Internet Operations Coordination Committee. The TEC Workshop itself attracted 159 participants from 71 different countries. The Asia-Pacific Coordination Committee also involved more than 50 people from throughout the region, and planned its next meeting later this year in Beijing. On the way to the Prague Conference, Internet Society Executive Director Tony Rutkowski met in Geneva with the heads and senior officials of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the GATT (about to become the World Trade Organization), and the European Computer Manufacturer's Association (ECMA) who are all dealing with Internet-related matters. The ITU hosted seminars by Rutkowski that attracted staff of 29 country embassies and missions (including 6 ambassadors), and 56 different organizations including 11 U.N. agencies. The final INET-94 tally came to 1205 registered participants from 106 different countries and territories, listed below. In meeting with media representatives at the end of the Conference, Internet Society President Vint Cerf and Executive Director Tony Rutkowski said that these two weeks not only demonstrated the enormous activity and interest in Internet developments throughout the world, but also set the groundwork for massive global Internet infrastructure development over the next year. Next year's INET conference will be held in Singapore (the week of 12 June 1995) and will include a first - a Global K-12 Workshop. Additional information is available from the Society's International Secretariat: isoc@isoc.org 12020 Sunrise Valley Dr. suite 270 Reston VA 22091 USA tel: +1 703 648 9888 fax: +1 703 648 9887 ------------------------------------------------------------- USA 194 16.10% Czech Republic 127 10.54% United Kingdom 80 6.64% Germany 63 5.23% Netherlands 63 5.23% Japan 44 3.65% France 39 3.24% Hungary 29 2.41% Switzerland 28 2.32% Russia 27 2.24% Spain 26 2.16% Poland 25 2.07% Belgium 24 1.99% Italy 22 1.83% Croatia 21 1.74% unknown 21 1.74% Sweden 20 1.66% Romania 18 1.49% Ukraine 17 1.41% Austria 16 1.33% Norway 15 1.24% Slovakia 14 1.16% Canada 13 1.08% Denmark 13 1.08% Slovenia 13 1.08% Israel 12 1.00% Australia 10 0.83% Chile 10 0.83% Bulgaria 9 0.75% Finland 9 0.75% Thailand 9 0.75% Singapore 8 0.66% India 7 0.58% Argentina 6 0.50% Estonia 6 0.50% Korea 6 0.50% Belarus 5 0.41% Egypt 5 0.41% Hong Kong 5 0.41% Peru 5 0.41% South Africa 5 0.41% Sri Lanka 5 0.41% China 4 0.33% Lithuania 4 0.33% Moldova 4 0.33% Uzbekistan 4 0.33% Ireland 3 0.25% Luxembourg 3 0.25% Macedonia 3 0.25% Pakistan 3 0.25% Saudi Arabia 3 0.25% Tunisia 3 0.25% Bahamas 2 0.17% Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0.17% Brasil 2 0.17% Colombia 2 0.17% Cuba 2 0.17% Cyprus 2 0.17% Dominican Republic 2 0.17% Ecuador 2 0.17% Iran 2 0.17% Latvia 2 0.17% Lebanon 2 0.17% Mexico 2 0.17% Mozambique 2 0.17% Nicaragua 2 0.17% Paraguay 2 0.17% Philippines 2 0.17% Portugal 2 0.17% Senegal 2 0.17% Tanzania 2 0.17% Turkey 2 0.17% United Arab Emirates 2 0.17% Uruguay 2 0.17% Vietnam 2 0.17% Angola 1 0.08% Azerbaijan 1 0.08% Bangladesh 1 0.08% Barbados 1 0.08% Bolivia 1 0.08% Burkina Faso 1 0.08% Cameroon 1 0.08% Costa Rica 1 0.08% Eritrea 1 0.08% Ghana 1 0.08% Greece 1 0.08% Guyana 1 0.08% Indie 1 0.08% Indonesia 1 0.08% Kenya 1 0.08% Laos 1 0.08% Lithuana 1 0.08% Malawi 1 0.08% Malaysia 1 0.08% Myanmar 1 0.08% New Zealand 1 0.08% Niger 1 0.08% Occupied Territories 1 0.08% Panama 1 0.08% Taiwan 1 0.08% Tonga 1 0.08% Trinidad and Tobago 1 0.08% Uganda 1 0.08% Venezuela 1 0.08% Zambia 1 0.08% Zimbabwe 1 0.08% ==============================================================