The Internet should prove to be the single most successful enterprise produced by man. It may prove to be a passing fancy. In short, we are only beginning to see the impact of the Internet and what universal and ubiquitous communications can create.
Technology is neither a constraining nor a particularly driving force.
It represents opportunity for applications and opportunities that will easily reach a worldwide audience. We must all be diligent, in our reactions, to insure that the phenomenon that we call the Internet will continue to grow, in all ways, and not be co-opted into impotence. The Internet Society's mission must change significantly to act in this New World. And we, together with all those who have an interest in the effective and constructive use of information through connectivity, can positively influence the health and growth of the Internet. We can, together, insure that the opportunity that is presented today, by the Internet, will continue to exist tomorrow.