About Public Interest Registry

Public Interest Registry is a nonprofit organisation that operates thethe Internet more effectively, and to take a leadership position among Internet stakeholders on policy and other issues relating to the domain naming system. Public Interest Registry was founded by the Internet Society (internetsociety.org) in 2002 and is based in Reston, Virginia, USA.

org Domain Turns 30  
Public Interest Registry celebrates 30-year legacy of .org as a trusted online home for passions and causes
 
RESTON, Va. – July – Today marks 30 years since the first .org domain name – mitre.org – was registered, launching what has grown to become the world’s third-largest generic top-level domain and the domain of choice for bringing people together around a shared cause. To commemorate the 30-year legacy of .org, Public Interest Registry – the nonprofit operator of .org, .ngo and .ong – launched www.happy30th.org, where users can explore notable .org websites through an interactive timeline and discover how these websites and organizations have changed throughout the past 30 years.