Kinnernet

Kinnernet is an annual, exclusive networking event which brings the most powerful Internet and hi-tech gurus to Israel.

Kinnernet takes the form of a techie geek camp which is organized and operated by Yossi Vardi, cofounder of ICQ. Vardi is one of Israel’s hi-tech veterans, with 38 years of founding over 40 hi tech companies in Internet, software, telecommunications, electro-optics, energy, environment and other areas.

Kinnernet serves as a think tank for the Internet's major players. Much of what they discuss and conclude is revealed after Kinnernet at the Globes Marker two day Internet business conference in Tel Aviv.

Over 250 Internet professionals attend a wide array of forums and workshops at the Ohalo Resort for three days on the Sea of Galilee.

Kinnernet copies Tim O'Reilly's Foo Camp, as the exclusive by invite only reaches out to "net and technology addicts, nerds, geeks, thought leaders and other creative people."

The Times of London states that Kinnernet's mission is to provide like-minded individuals the opportunity to gather informally and discuss topics and concepts that are of interest to them in fields such as software development, Internet culture, site building, blogs, forums, social networks, chat rooms, instant messages, P2P, search engines, web services, Wi-Fi, open source and email.

Even though Kinnernet is an invite only power conference which strives to stay under the radar its importance, interest and popularity by the global Internet community can be witnessed by over 64,000 pages on [1] Google.