{"id":62282,"date":"2021-07-26T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?page_id=62282"},"modified":"2025-10-16T18:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:59:17","slug":"special-interest-groups-sigs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Interest Groups and Standing Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-image uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-d6a40f3e uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme background-image-fallback-black\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-87a6a79b\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-white-color has-text-color\">Special Interest Groups <br>and Standing Groups<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer uag-hide-mob\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-purple-color has-text-color has-48-font-size\">Unite with like-minded people on the issues that inspire you. Wherever you are in the world.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Committed to making the Internet more accessible? Excited about technology and how it can change the world? Want to share your expertise and learn from your peers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Connect with other members over the topics you&#8217;re passionate about \u2014topics chosen by the Internet Society community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-719a551f     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-4 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"2\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/accessibility-min.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Boys and girls in front of computers working\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/accessibility-min.png 451w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/accessibility-min-250x124.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Accessibility Standing Group<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/affordable-internet-access\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/access.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"a man and a woman on the roof of a building among antennas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/access.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/access-250x124.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/affordable-internet-access\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Affordable Internet Access Special Interest Group<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/artificial-intelligence-ai\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/data-girl-AI-SMALL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A woman standing in front of a large screen projected with water.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/data-girl-AI-SMALL.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/data-girl-AI-SMALL-250x125.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/artificial-intelligence-ai\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Artificial Intelligence (AI) Special Interest Group<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/cybersecurity\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cybersecurity.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"a screen with strings of data\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cybersecurity.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cybersecurity-250x125.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/cybersecurity\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Cybersecurity Special Interest Group<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/gender\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gender.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A man and a woman sitting at the table during a conference\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gender.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gender-250x125.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/gender\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Gender Standing Group<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/internet-for-education\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/education.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"a group of school girls\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/education.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/education-250x125.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/internet-for-education\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Internet for Education Special Interest Group<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/online-safety\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/online-safety.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"a woman sitting on the bed in dark with laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/online-safety.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/online-safety-250x125.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/online-safety\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Online Safety Special Interest Group<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CTG9096-min-e1634667126744-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A group of people standing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CTG9096-min-e1634667126744-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CTG9096-min-e1634667126744-1-450x206.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CTG9096-min-e1634667126744-1-250x114.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/sigs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Special Interest Groups and Standing Groups<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-purple-color has-text-color has-32-font-size\">Seize the day! Contribute to an even better Internet.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c0ca7d81 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neutral-white-color has-accent-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/community.internetsociety.org\/s\/searchdirectory?id=a2FUO0000000uIL\">Join a special interest group today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-neutral-white-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-48-font-size\" id=\"2026-27-topics\">2026-2027 Special Interest Group Topic Selection Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-32-font-size wp-elements-fd466df2b8480d8d8cbfff686bafdf76\" id=\"2026-27-topics\">Shortlist 2026-2027 New Topics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#3858e9\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-1b195d84bedf64f238b20d86513f3c80\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.box.com\/s\/he71ugqounw7xpzmx9thrtrzzfug4252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community Networks &amp; Community Infrastructures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.box.com\/s\/yarmwp90dwym62acvxyz4dzikwl819ul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inclusive IETF Standards<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.box.com\/s\/kd2v2ueglizicincsqas5lol2ioz0ior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Internet Legal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.box.com\/s\/pdmp0v2moz583odbgsczjf601kbp3xw3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Internet of Things<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.box.com\/s\/qfawywy5pp8zt7lg5bq16w612st7qm5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meta-layer Infrastructure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Join question-and-answer sessions on&nbsp;25 September and 16 October 2025, during which each topic leadership team will provide an overview of the topic, campaigns for support, and answer questions regarding your proposals with the Internet Society community. Current SIGs will also present their successes over the past two years and discuss future plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#3858e9\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color has-18-font-size wp-elements-ad78840cc8d9a508be2129d0c1a9993b\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">25 September, 12:00-13:30 UTC (<\/mark><a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.box.com\/s\/vim1rcud9xy86j0qm427moz1loa5o8e4\">session recording<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">with the<\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.box.com\/s\/e8qvljaycdt1uo4uqkdhag7mxl4sxm9c\">transcript<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">and<\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.box.com\/s\/iotw3wfppok7g75mae2agrj9biwp6iau\">chat<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ground-navy-color\">available)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/maptfAo7RWmDBvdRIBuc8w#\/registration\">23 October, 12:00-13:30 UTC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\"><strong>Vote!<\/strong> All Internet Society members are eligible to vote for their top five&nbsp;topics during the voting period, which runs from&nbsp;<strong>17 to 31 October 2025<\/strong>. The five topics with the most votes will become the 2026-2027 SIGs and will be announced on&nbsp;5 November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer uag-hide-mob\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns margin-bottom-0 has-neutral-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer uag-hide-mob\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-48-font-size\">Impact Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-18-font-size\">Learn how special interest groups and chapters are making a difference and shaping tomorrow&#8217;s Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-disabled uagb-block-b6d63d5c     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"5\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/community-snapshot-september\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Community Snapshot\u2014September<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2025-10-07T14:11:58+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t7 October 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/community-snapshot-august\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Community Snapshot\u2014August<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2025-09-02T16:31:29+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t2 September 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article 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uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2025-07-08T13:01:53+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t8 July 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/community-snapshot-may\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Community Snapshot\u2014May<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2025-06-06T14:30:19+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t6 June 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article 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