eco - Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V.

25.11.2008 at 10:34

eco see themselves as lobbyists and promoters of all companies working with the Internet – such as service providers (ISPs) or companies or institutions maintaining a web presence. With the creation of the ICTF ( InternetContentTaskForce) and the FSM (“Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Diensteanbieter”), eco has been actively involved in the establishment and development of self-regulating institutions of the industry since 1998.

At the Entertainment Convention, eco provides information on trends and tendencies of Web 2.0, which will also be relevant to the end consumer.

Milestones of the Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V.

• 1995 foundation of the association in Bonn
• Since 1996 organisation and management of the German Commercial Internet Exchange DE-CIX (Frankfurt) as one of the most important nodes worldwide
• 1997 co-founder and board member of the Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Anbieter (FSM)
• 1998 co-founder of umbrella organisations Electronic Commerce Europe, EuroISPA and EURO-IX
• Since 2004 operator of the internet complaints office, in cooperation with FSM
• Since 2005 professional inspection and evaluation of data centres with Data Center Star Audit
• Since 2005 operation of Certified Senders Alliance, a white list project for bulk email senders, in cooperation with the German Dialogmarketing Verband e.V. (DDV)
• Board member of Euro-IX and INHOPE, member in MAAWG
• Regular participation in the meetings of ICANN, IGF and RIPE

The most important eco events

• More than 60 independent events annually, with more than 3000 visitors: eco Congress, LocalTalks, PollTalks, etc.
• Presentation of the eco Internet Awards in the course of the eco Gala
• Since 2003 organisation of the anti-spam congress