FW: ARIN Database and Template Transition

[Richard Jimmerson]

The following events related to ARIN's database and template
transition are scheduled for the upcoming ARIN IX meeting 
(April 7-10):

 * 2002 Templates
   Tutorial covering the new ARIN templates and database

 * Getting a Jump Start on Your Org ID
   Information session describing your transition to the
   new ARIN database

 * Database Working Group (DBWG) Meeting
   Report and discussion session that will cover items
   related to the new database and templates

More information about these events and other agenda items
for the ARIN IX meeting are available at:

  http://www.arin.net/membership/meetings/arin_ix/agenda.html

Definitions of the new templates and point of contact (POC)
types are now available at:

  http://www.arin.net/library/training/2002_templates/

Regards,

Richard Jimmerson
Director of Operations
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) 




-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Jimmerson [mailto:richardj at arin.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 4:08 PM
To: 'arin-announce at arin.net'; 'ppml at arin.net'; 'dbwg at arin.net'
Subject: ARIN Database and Template Transition


ARIN will transition to a new database and templates in
June of 2002.

Over the past year, ARIN has developed requirements for the
new database with input from members of the ARIN user community 
at ARIN meetings and on the DB Working Group mailing list, 
dbwg at arin.net.

A training program describing the new database and templates is 
currently under development.  This training program will be offered 
in person at the upcoming ARIN meeting in April, and on-line for 
those who are unable to attend the meeting.  Training will focus 
primarily on the new objects of the ARIN database and the newly 
designed templates.  The newly designed templates are available 
now at:

  ftp://ftp.arin.net/pub/new-templates/

The templates incorporate the comments submitted via the DB Working
Group with the efforts of Registration Services and Engineering 
Departments.  ARIN is providing these templates well in advance of 
the conversion, and is encouraging those ISPs that have auto-generated
SWIPs to revise those scripts, and submit templates as beta tests.

ARIN will solicit beta testers from the community for the new database 
and templates.  Participation will be open to all interested parties.  
More information about beta testing will soon become available.

Regards,

Richard Jimmerson
Director of Operations
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)