From info at arin.net Wed Apr 1 16:24:03 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:24:03 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] =?windows-1252?q?NRPM_version_2009=2E2_=96_New_Po?= =?windows-1252?q?licies_Implemented?= Message-ID: <49D3CD63.6010505@arin.net> A new version of the ARIN Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM) has been published to the ARIN website. NRPM version 2009.2 contains the implementation of the following policies: 2007-14: Resource Review Process 2008-5: Dedicated IPv4 block to facilitate IPv6 Deployment 2007-23 (Global): End Policy for IANA IPv4 allocations to RIRs 2007-14 was adopted by the ARIN Board of Trustees on 6 February 2009. 2008-5 was adopted by the ARIN Board on 5 January 2009. 2007-23, a global policy proposal, was adopted by the ARIN Board on 20 June 2008, and, ratified by the ICANN Board of Directors on 6 March 2009. NRPM version 2009.2 is effective 1 April 2009 and supersedes the previous version. See Appendix A of the NRPM for information regarding changes to the manual. The NRPM can be found at: https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html Appendix A can be found at: https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm_changelog.html Draft policies and proposals can be found at: https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/ Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes are available at: https://www.arin.net/about_us/bot/index.html Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Apr 6 10:59:27 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:59:27 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Thomas Cady Named ARIN President & CEO Message-ID: <49DA18CF.3010602@arin.net> After a comprehensive search process, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is pleased to announce that Thomas Cady has been named President and CEO. ?Tom?s extensive experience in running and growing organizations, together with a fresh perspective, is the combination that we were looking for to allow ARIN to meet the changing needs of the Internet community,? said John Curran, ARIN?s Chairman of the Board and Interim CEO. ?We are excited that he has joined our team and we look forward to his contributions.? ?ARIN plays a vital role in responsibly managing both IPv4 and IPv6 resources and continuing innovation in the Internet industry and I am pleased to be joining the organization at such a significant time in Internet history,? said Cady. ?I look forward to working with the entire staff, ARIN members, and the Internet community.? Most recently, Mr. Cady served as President of XO Business Services, a billion dollar broadband service provider with specific focus on the business market. Additionally, he has served as Chief Marketing Officer for XO Communications and Adelphia Communications, President/COO & co-founder of BroadStreet Communications, and President and CEO of two early stage software companies focused on broadband service providers. Mr. Cady?s full professional profile can be found at https://www.arin.net/about_us/ceo_bio.html. Cady will begin on 20 April 2009, when he relieves Interim CEO John Curran. Regards, John Curran Chairman, Board of Trustees American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Apr 6 16:00:03 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:00:03 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Postel Network Operator's Scholarship Nominations Now Open Message-ID: <49DA5F43.1010305@arin.net> On behalf of the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) and the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), I would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the 2009 Postel Network Operator's Scholarship. The Postel Network Operator's Scholarship targets personnel from developing countries who are actively involved in Internet development, in any of the following roles: * Engineers (Network Builders) * Operational and Infrastructure Support Personnel * Educators and Trainers Successful applicants will be provided with transportation to and from the NANOG/ARIN joint meeting in autumn, and a reasonable (local host standard) allowance for food and accommodation. In addition, all fees for participation in the conferences, tutorials, and social events will be waived. The final grant size is determined according to final costs and available funding. Successful applicants will be advised at least 2 months prior to the fall meeting date. Applications from qualified individuals are now being accepted. The deadline for application is 1 June 2009, and the awardees will be informed by 3 July 2009. To apply for the fellowship please read: http://www.nanog.org/scholarships/postel.php and submit your application via email to PostelNOS at nanog.org. Kind regards, Rob Seastrom, on behalf of the Postel Scholarship Selection Committee From info at arin.net Tue Apr 7 08:55:47 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:55:47 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Remote Participation Features at ARIN XXIII Message-ID: <49DB4D53.7060903@arin.net> If you are unable to attend ARIN XXIII in person, please join us online by registering as a remote participant and take advantage of this opportunity to contribute to policy discussions and other meeting sessions at ARIN XXIII. Go to Meeting Registration at https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/ and choose "ARIN XXIII Remote Participant" from the drop-down. Before you register as a remote meeting participant, make sure you have a Jabber Identfier (JID). You will need to provide your JID on the remote participation registration form in order to log in to the restricted meeting chats. To learn more about the ARIN meeting chats and available free Jabber services please go to: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/remote.html You can also view the schedule for the webcast and live transcript at the url above. Before the meeting, be sure to download the participant's packet. Use the meeting program, discussion guide, and other meeting support documents to help you follow along. Registration is not required to view the webcast or live transcript, but as a registered remote chat participant, you will be able to submit comments for moderated presentation during normal question and answer periods, and ?raise your hand? to be counted during polling. All remote participants are subject to the Remote Participation Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). Additional information about remote participation, including the Remote Participation AUP, is available at: http://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/remote_aup.html We look forward to your participation in ARIN XXIII. Meeting details are available at http://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/ . Please contact Member Services at info at arin.net if you have any questions. Regards, Member Services Department American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Wed Apr 8 14:49:25 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:49:25 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN XXIII Open Policy Hour Message-ID: <49DCF1B5.90609@arin.net> Sign up today to present your ideas at the ARIN XXIII Open Policy Hour, Sunday, 26 April, from 4:45-5:45 PM (CDT). The Open Policy Hour (OPH) is a showcase for new policy ideas, and we want to hear from you. Sign up before Friday, 24 April to guarantee your chance at the microphone. Send an e-mail to policy at arin.net with your name, organization, and a general description of the policy subject you wish to present. Everyone is invited to attend the session and raise ideas and suggestions. You do not need to have a formal presentation in order to participate. Signing up in advance allows us to confirm your turn to present your policy idea. Details available at: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/oph.html If you won?t be with us in San Antonio, we are offering remote participation during the Open Policy Hour, and throughout the Public Policy and Members Meeting. Get all the details and register as a remote participant at: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/remote.html We look forward to your participation in ARIN XXIII. Please contact Member Services at info at arin.net if you have any questions. Regards, Member Services Department American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Tue Apr 14 10:00:01 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:00:01 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN XXIII: Everything You Need to Know Message-ID: <49E496E1.2000803@arin.net> You still have time to register to attend ARIN XXIII Public Policy and Members Meeting in San Antonio. The meeting will be full of lively discussions, timely tutorials, and all the other great benefits you have come to expect from an ARIN meeting. Check out the agenda for all the details at: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/agenda.html You won?t want to miss our Sunday features including IPv6 tutorials and your chance to learn first hand about the Policy Development Process. While you are at it, sign up to present your ideas at the ARIN XXIII Open Policy Hour, Sunday, 26 April, from 4:30-5:30 PM (CDT). The Open Policy Hour (OPH) is a showcase for your policy ideas. If you have a policy idea that you would like to receive feedback on prior to submitting a proposal, here is your opportunity. Sign up by Friday, 24 April to ensure your chance to take the microphone. Send an e-mail to policy at arin.net with your name, organization, and a general description of the policy subject you wish to present. You do not need to have a formal presentation in order to participate. Signing up in advance allows us to confirm your turn to present your policy idea. If you won?t be with us in San Antonio, we are offering multiple remote participation options during the IPv6 tutorials, Open Policy Hour, and throughout the Public Policy and Members Meeting. Get all the details and register as a remote participant at: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/remote.html Please contact Member Services at info at arin.net if you have any questions. Regards, Member Services Department American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Thu Apr 16 15:09:14 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:09:14 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN President and CEO Update Message-ID: <49E7825A.2060407@arin.net> ARIN previously announced that Thomas Cady would be joining as President and CEO. Mr. Cady will not become ARIN's CEO due to changes in Mr. Cady's personal circumstances. The ARIN Board is at this time in negotiations with a highly qualified CEO candidate. In the interim, John Curran, who has been serving as interim President and CEO of ARIN has asked that he be relieved of his duties as the founding Chairman of the ARIN Board of Trustees, so he can devote more time to his role as acting President and CEO. Mr. Curran will remain an ARIN Board member. Paul Vixie, a current Board member, has been elected by the Board to serve as Chairman of the Board. ARIN looks forward to announcing our permanent CEO and President shortly. Regards, Paul Vixie Chairman, Board of Trustees American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Apr 20 16:28:20 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:28:20 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN Outreach on IPv4 Depletion Message-ID: <49ECDAE4.2000500@arin.net> The Board of Trustees has directed ARIN staff to contact, by certified letter [1], the CEOs of organizations that currently hold IPv4 resources in its region. The purpose of this effort is to raise executive awareness of the depletion of IPv4 resources and to encourage the active adoption of IPv6. This letter will also serve as notification that, in response to the approaching depletion of the IPv4 free address pool, the Board has directed ARIN staff to take additional steps to ensure the legitimacy of all IPv4 address space requests. Beginning 18 May 2009, ARIN will require that all applications for IPv4 address space include an attestation of accuracy from an officer of the organization. For information on this requirement, please see: https://www.arin.net/resources/agreements/officer_attest.html Regards, Leslie Nobile Director of Registration Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) [1] https://www.arin.net/knowledge/about_resources/ceo_letter.pdf From info at arin.net Tue Apr 21 10:06:56 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:06:56 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN XXIII Policy Discussions Message-ID: <49EDD300.2020901@arin.net> The ARIN XXIII Public Policy and Members Meeting will be held next week in San Antonio. Whether you?re attending in person or participating remotely, be sure to review the agenda so you don?t miss you chance to share your thoughts during the draft policy discussions: Monday, 27 April * 2009-1: Transfer Policy * 2008-7: Identify Invalid WHOIS POC?s * 2009-4: IPv4 Recovery Fund Tuesday, 28 April * 2009-3 (Global): Allocation of IPv4 Blocks to Regional Internet Registries * 2009-2: Depleted IPv4 Reserves * 2008-3: Community Networks IPv6 Assignment View the agenda for specific times: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/agenda.html Complete information on the text of the draft policies being discussed is available at: https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/ If you won?t be attending in person, you can still take advantage of remote participation features that will allow your voice to be heard during critical policy discussions. In addition to viewing the webcast, you can read along with the live transcript and submit questions and comments and vote in straw polls via Jabber chat. To register as a remote participant, learn more about the remote participation services, and access the meeting materials please go to: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/remote.html We look forward to your participation. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Thu Apr 23 14:31:31 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:31:31 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Understanding ARIN's Policy Development Process Message-ID: <49F0B403.8050706@arin.net> On 7 January 2009, ARIN said goodbye to the Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process (IRPEP) and adopted the Policy Development Process (PDP). To help answer your questions, ARIN is pleased to announce a new Flash-based presentation that provides a guided tour of the PDP. The first half of the presentation explains the purpose, scope, principles, and philosophy behind the Policy Development Process. The second half is an interactive tour of the specific steps and rules that guide policy ideas from proposal to implementation. The PDP presentation is available at: https://www.arin.net/knowledge/pdp Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Apr 27 10:00:36 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:00:36 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN XXIII Now Underway Message-ID: <49F5BA84.7000306@arin.net> The ARIN XXIII Public Policy and Members Meeting begins today in San Antonio, Texas. For those in the community who were unable to be in San Antonio, ARIN is offering a webcast and live transcript of the Public Policy and Members Meetings. The times of the broadcast are as follows: Public Policy Meeting (Policy and technical discussions) Monday, 27 April 9AM - 5PM Tuesday, 28 April 9AM - 5PM Members Meeting (ARIN reports, Board of Trustees and Advisory Council reports) Wednesday, 29 October 9AM - 12PM All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT), (UTC/GMT -5 hours) You may register as a remote participant at any time throughout the meeting, and registered remote participants are invited to join in the meeting chat to vote in straw polls and submit questions or comments during the times listed above. Pre-register your Jabber Identifier (JID) to have full chat room access from the start of the meeting. You can register a JID at any time, but we will only be adding new participants during scheduled breaks in the meeting. The full agenda is available at: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/agenda.html For details about how to connect to the webcast, chat, and live transcript, or to refer to the Remote Participation Acceptable Use Policy, please see: http://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIII/remote.html Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Apr 27 13:05:29 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:05:29 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ASO AC selects Ray Plzak to serve on Seat 9 of ICANN Board of Directors Message-ID: <49F5E5D9.5070302@arin.net> The announcement below was released today by the ASO Secretariat: The ASO is pleased to announce that the ASO Address Council has selected Ray Plzak to serve for a three-year term on Seat 9 of the ICANN Board of Directors. Mr Plzak's term will begin on 7 May 2009. The ASO congratulates Mr Plzak and would also like to thank the other four candidates who took part in the selection process: - Rajesh Chharia - Jordi Palet Martinez - Barry Shein - Suzanne Woolf Mr Plzak's appointment follows a lengthy selection process, including a public call for nominations, interviews with eligible candidates, a public comment period and a vote by all ASO Address Council members. The Address Council confirmed the result at their meeting on 22 April 2009. Full details of the process, including information on all eligible candidates, are available on the ASO web site at: http://www.aso.icann.org/elections Best regards, ASO Secretariat