PIR Announces .org Outreach Initiative in Latin America

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Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry for .org domains, announced today the first of multiple planned .org outreach initiatives in Latin America, commencing in Quito, Ecuador on May 18, 2006.

According to Edward G. Viltz, President and CEO of PIR, .ORGanize 2006 under which strategic use of the Internet for the .org community is designed to create confidence and build awareness in the Internet as well as educate the not-for-profit community on the benefits of the .org domain. While .ORGanize 2006 will focus on the importance of Latin American non-profit organizations and individuals getting online.

The agenda includes an in-depth overview on the strategic uses of the Internet for non-commercial organizations presented by ChasquiNet; Internet technical and security issues presented by Microsoft; the status of connectivity in Ecuador given by CONATEL, the state of the Internet in Ecuador presented by FLACSO; and the benefits of an online presence &a -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --