Baker may be in Oklahoma, the ISBC's headquarters is the Internet. The membership database is handled by Meredith Bird in the Australian outback. And Thomas Lowry, one of the top cyberspace law experts in the United Kingdom, serves as ISBC's legal counsel. B ird, Lowry and others who pitch in to help ISBC are strictly volunteers. Despite the volunteer assistance, Baker still has more than a full-time job, spending 12 to 14 hours a day on ISBC Monday through Friday and eight to 10 hours on Saturdays and Sundays.
Membership is free, but certain applicants, such as pornographers, are excluded.
For example, many of us have been frustrated and perplexed about search engines and getting listed in them. That's real value. At hearings on the Internet in Washington last year, Felmlee said small businesses which she believes are the backbone of the Internet were not adequately represented. I think that in the future ISBC will become a major force in the ongoing dialogue and, through my sponsorship, I want to be a part of that. ISBC members can turn to.