Sponsors & partners
We thank our co-sponsors for making it possible to host the IETF78.
The Ministery of Economic Affairs strives to achieve a prosperous, sustainable and enterprising Netherlands as part of an open global economy.
SURFnet - the National Research & Education Network (NREN) in The Netherlands - enables groundbreaking education and research. SURFnet operates the hybrid SURFnet6 network and provides innovative services in the field of high-end networking, security, autentication and authorisation, online communication and video services.
The Internet and all its applications have almost become part of our senses these days. Many of us feel the need to be online 24 hours a day, being interconnected with your friends, family, colleagues and customers - interconnected with the world at large. This interconnectivity of people is fed by the interconnectivity of the networks they are using, which is the main purpose of AMS-IX.
The Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation. It supports the operation and development of the Internet through technical coordination and operates one of the world's five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
Enjoyable Maastricht.
Welcome to Maastricht, one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands – a city that has ripened well with age, like good wine, with complex and lively cultural overtones added over centuries by the Romans, Germans and French. This rich cultural palette is the secret behind the city’s attractiveness, drawing visitors to the historic city centre and a wealth of museums and festivals – making each visit a fascinating new experience.
As TLD manager of .de, DENIC runs more than 13 million domains under the largest ccTLD worldwide, thus providing a crucial resource for international Internet usage. Founded as a not-for-profit cooperative under the laws of Germany, in 1996, today encompassing some 270 members from the IT and telecommunications sector in Germany and overseas, DENIC is a competent, impartial provider of services for domain holders and the Internet community as a whole, who also has a major share in the further organisational and technical development of the DNS in close liaison with international internet governing and cooperation bodies (such as ICANN, RIPE, CENTR, and IETF).
The foundation "Stichting NLnet" stimulates network research and development in the domain of Internet technology. The articles of association for the NLnet foundation state: "to promote the exchange of electronic information and all that is related or beneficial to that purpose".
