Afnic members Our members

Afnic brings together some one hundred public and private players concerned by the technical development of the internet and the way its uses are evolving, in order to shape and construct its future, both in France and beyond.

Businesses, trade organisations, public bodies, teachers, digital researchers and internet users: Afnic gives its members the means to influence the way the internet evolves in France. Below is a list of members who have given their explicit consent to having their names or contact details posted. The association is also a privileged forum for sharing and exchanging on the major technical and societal phenomena linked to digital technology through its events, publications, working groups and extranet.

The founding members

Our founding members are (Inria) (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control) and the French State, represented by the Ministry for Electronic Communications, the Ministry for Industry and the Ministry for Research.

Registrar members

As valued commercial partners, many registrars are members of Afnic, although membership is not mandatory. A special Registrars consultative committee meets twice a year to discuss with Afnic ohttp://en/products-and-services/fr-and-associated-services/become-a-registrar-afnic-accreditation/n major ongoing issues as well as on strategic orientations that can be proposed to the board of trustees. The list of registrar members:

Date of last update: February 2025. This list only shows organizations that have expressly given their consent to display their contact details.

User members

Internet users, whether legal persons (companies) or natural persons (private individuals) can join Afnic. A Users consultative committee meets twice a year to discuss with Afnic on major ongoing issues as well as on strategic orientations that can be proposed to the board of trustees. List of legal persons that have given their explicit consent to having their names posted:

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AGENCE WEB SOWEBSITE 3BIS
ASSOCIATION DES MAIRES DE FRANCE
ASSOCIATION WWW.BZH
BOUYGUES SA
BNF – Bibliothèque Nationale de France
CCI METROPOLITAINE BRETAGNE OUEST
CIGREF
EBRAND Services
ECO – Association of the Internet Industry
EN PERSONNE EXPO
FEDERATION FRANCAISE DU BATIMENT
GRACIET & CO
HAAS Société d’Avocats
HS2
ICOSA
IN CONCRETO
INLEX IP EXPERTISE
INPI
ISOC FRANCE – Internet Society
JINFO
NEOCAMINO
Novagraaf France
PLASSERAUD IP
Qorum SecurNum
SAFRAN
SIGNAL SPAM
SPARKLING
VUAFGROUP – ECOWAN SAS
VIDEO CONCEPT

List of natural persons who have given their explicit consent to having their names posted:

Sébastien BACHOLLET
Alexandre BAGARD
Sory BAH
Alexandre BALEA
Philippe BATREAU
Bruno BEAUFILS
Pierre BEYSSAC
Ramanou BIAOU
Laurent BLOCH
Killian BOUBENNEC
Antoine BOUTIGNON
Fadhila BRAHIMI
Nicolas CHAGNY
Eugénie CHAUMONT
David CHELLY
Nielle DITENGOU ROCKAYA
Elise DUFOUR
Ophélien DUPARC
Gilbert EDINVAL
Betty FAUSTA
Alexis FITZJEAN O COBHTHAIGH
Laurent GALICHET
Benoit GAMBIER
Julien GUINARD DUBUS
Anne-Marie JOLY-BACHOLLET
Joris LE BLANSCH
Benjamin LOUIS
Abdel MCHATET
Yuliya MORENETS
François NGUYEN
Christophe NICOLAS
Benoit PARREIN
Nicolas PAWLAK
Alexandre PÉTILLON
Elisabeth PORTENEUVE
David-Irving TAYER
Axel TESSIER
Laurent TOUTAIN
Thomas VASTEL
François VIGNERON
Théo VILLEMINOT
Charlène WINLING

Date of last update: May 2024. This list only shows organizations that have expressly given their consent to display their contact details.

International correspondent members

The international organisations belonging to the Afnic International College are members of the association. The days of International College allow members to meet together with Afnic once a year to validate and work on projects relating to the management of the internet and based on co-development and solidarity principles.

ADETIC
ANINF
ANSI
ARCEP BURKINA FASO
ARTCI
CACSUP
CAMEROON DIGITA
CNI
Communication and Information Institute – CII
COMORES TELECOM
DOMAIN HT
INPHB
IT-NUM
JENY SAS
NIC MAURITANIE
NIC-MG
NIC SENEGAL – CURI
Rwanda Internet Community and Technology Alliance
SAN
SOCIETE CONGOLAISE DES POSTES ET TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRANSVERSAL
WEBNETAFRICA SARL

Date of last update: May 2024. This list only shows organizations that have expressly given their consent to display their contact details.

Honorary members

The title of honorary member is bestowed by the board of trustees on persons who render or have rendered notable services to the association.

Lala Andriamampianina (granted posthumously) Granted posthumously for his service as Chair of the International College and Afnic trustee from 2013 to 2019 (decision of the Board of Trustees of 7 April 2020)
Jean-Yves Babonneau For his active contribution in developing the .fr as Afnic’s CEO from its founding until June 2005 (decision of the Board of Trustees of 28 April 2006)
Alain Caristan For his work as CTO of Afnic and Head of the International College for 10 years (decision of the Board of Trustees of 7 April 2020)
Jean-Claude Gorichon For his work as Chairman of Afnic from June 2004 to March 2010 (decision of the Board of Trustees of 16 April 2010)
Jean-Michel Hubert For his work as Chairman of the Afnic Foundation for Digital Solidarity for four years (2015-2019) (decision of the Board of Trustees of 14 June 2019)
Annie Renard For her contribution to the development of the internet in France (decision of the Board of Trustees of 7 November 2003)
Emmanuel Sartorius For his work as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for six years (June 2013 – June 2019) (decision of the Board of Trustees of 14 June 2019)
Pierre Vassout For the various positions held over 14 years within Afnic (decision of the Board of Trustees of 13 February 2014)