American Registry for Internet Numbers
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The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Canada, the United States, and portions of the Caribbean.
Established in December 1997, ARIN is incorporated as a nonprofit in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA. ARIN is one of five (5) RIRs. Like the other RIRs, ARIN:
- Provides services related to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources in its respective service region.
- Participates in the global Internet community;
- Facilitates the development of policy decisions made by its members and the stakeholders in its region;
- Is a nonprofit, membership organization;
- Is governed by an executive board elected by its membership.
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Services
ARIN provides services related to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources. The nature of these services is described in ARIN's mission statement:
- Applying the principles of stewardship, ARIN, a nonprofit corporation, allocates Internet Protocol resources; develops consensus-based policies; and facilitates the advancement of the Internet through information and educational outreach.
These services are grouped in three areas: Registration, Organization, and Policy Development.
Registration Services
Registration Services pertain to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources. They include:
- IP address space allocation, transfer, and record maintenance
- ASN allocation, transfer, and record maintenance
- Directories
- Registration transaction information (WHOIS)
- Routing information (Internet Routing Registry)
- DNS (Reverse)
Organization Services
Organization Services pertain to interaction between ARIN members and stakeholders and ARIN. They include:
- Elections
- Members Meetings
- Information publication and dissemination
- Education and training
Policy Development Services
Policy Development Services facilitate the development of policy for the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources in the ARIN region. They include:
- Maintaining discussion e-mail lists
- Conducting Public Policy Meetings
- Publishing policy documents
Structure
ARIN is a nonprofit service organization that is responsive to the needs of the public it serves. Stakeholders in the community drive policies and activities, thus enabling ARIN to keep in step with their requirements. The organizational structure of ARIN is comprised of a 7-member Board of Trustees, a 15-member Advisory Council, and a professional staff of nearly 40. The Board of Trustees and Advisory Council are elected by ARIN members for three-year terms.
Board of Trustees
The ARIN membership elects the Board of Trustees, which has ultimate responsibility for the business affairs and financial health of ARIN, and manages ARIN's operations in a manner consistent with the guidance received from the Advisory Council and the goals set by the registry's members. The Board is responsible for determining the disposition of all revenues received to ensure that all services are provided in an equitable manner.
The Board votes on proposals generated from the membership and submitted through the Advisory Council. Executive decisions are carried out following approval by the Board.
The Board of Trustees consists of 7 members. Six members are elected by ARIN's membership and the President of ARIN serves as the seventh Trustee. Current members of the Board include Secretary Scott Bradner, Treasurer David Conrad, President Ray Plzak, and the Chairman, John Curran, as well as Trustees Bill Manning and Paul Vixie.
Advisory Council
In addition to the Board of Trustees, ARIN has an Advisory Council. The Advisory Council serves in an advisory capacity to the Board of Trustees on IP allocation policy and related matters. Adhering to the procedures in the Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process, the Advisory Council forwards consensus-based policy proposals to the Board for ratification, as well as membership proposals to the Board for formal votes.
The Advisory Council consists of 15 elected members. The President of ARIN is an ex-officio member and acts as the liaison between the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Council. The current chair of the Advisory Council is Ron da Silva.
History
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ARIN Logo from 1998 until 2001
The organization was formed in December 1997 to "provide IP registration services as an independent, nonprofit corporation." Until this time IP registration in the ARIN region was done by a department within the Network Solutions corporation, which provided the initial staff and computer infrastructure for ARIN.
The first president of ARIN was Kim Hubbard, from 1997 until 2000. The current president of ARIN is Raymond Plzak.
Until late 2002 it served Mexico, Central America, South America and all of the Caribbean. LACNIC now handles parts of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Also, Sub-Saharan Africa was part of its region until recently, when AfriNIC was officially recognized by ICANN as the fifth Regional Internet Registry in April 2005.
Service Region
The countries in the ARIN service region are:
- ANGOLA
- ANGUILLA
- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
- BAHAMAS
- BARBADOS
- BERMUDA
- BOUVET ISLAND
- CANADA
- CAYMAN ISLANDS
- DOMINICA
- GRENADA
- GUADELOUPE
- HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDS
- JAMAICA
- MARTINIQUE
- PUERTO RICO
- SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
- SAINT LUCIA
- SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
- ST. HELENA
- ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON
- UNITED STATES
- UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
- VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)
- VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)
External Links
- ARIN Home Page (http://www.arin.net/)de:American Registry for Internet Numbers