Internet Society opens Canadian chapter

The Toronto Star

Michael Lewis
April 15, 2013

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The Internet Society, an international non-profit formed in 1992 “to assure the open development, evolution and use of the Internet for the benefit of all” on Monday announced a Canadian chapter that is welcoming members.

The chapter was unveiled at the MaRS Discovery District, a not-for-profit corporation in Toronto that aims to commercialize publicly funded research in medical and related technologies.

“Canada has played an important role from the early days of the Internet in supporting an Internet that is open, global, and accessible as well as in advancing the multi-stakeholder model,” Walda Roseman, chief operating officer of the Internet …

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