[arin-announce] Open Call for 2014 ARIN Meeting Sponsorship

[ARIN]

The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) will be holding
meetings in Chicago (ARIN 33) and Baltimore (ARIN 34) next April and
October, respectively. "So? ARIN has a meeting every six months, good
for them." Yes, but do you know WHY? It's not just an opportunity for
staff members to get out of Virginia and mingle with the community;
these meetings are crucial to the Internet technical community because
the policies being developed determine how Internet number resources are
administered, and those decisions have a direct impact on the future of
the Internet as a whole. With big decisions to be made, many of the
biggest players in the Internet community make a point of getting
involved (oh you know, just Fortune 100 enterprises, gigantic ISPs and
hosting providers, prestigious universities…), and we want them to have
the chance to see that you are a player, too.

ARIN's Policy Development Process relies on people from the United
States, Canada and Caribbean packing up and shipping off to the ARIN
meeting to speak up and say, "Hey, I think THIS is how IP addresses
should be allocated!" Everyone knows that you can't always create the
same dynamic dialog over email, which is why it is so important to hold
face-to-face discussions. ARIN meetings fuel the policy process – draft
policy debates and blaze new ideas flowing at lightning speed, and you
can help make it all happen. ARIN meeting sponsorships require minimal
investment, and it will put you on the radar of some of the most
influential organizations in the industry.

Interested? Of course you are. One trip to the corner office away from
signing? We'd certainly hope so. If you need a convincing argument, have
we mentioned how awesomely scalable ARIN sponsorship opportunities are?
You can sponsor anything from a snack or meal break to a happy hour or
other social event or even network connectivity for ARIN 34. Can't
afford to fly solo on sponsoring one of these options? Feel free to
tackle a sponsorship alongside another organization, gaining invaluable
visibility at an even smaller cost! We can even play matchmaker for you
to find a suitable co-sponsor, if you don't have one in mind.

ARIN 33 in Chicago will be held 13-16 April 2014, and ARIN 34 in
Baltimore will be held 9-10 October, in conjunction with NANOG 62. This
gives you plenty of time to negotiate making ARIN meeting sponsorship
part of your 2014 marketing budget. For the full rundown, check out our
sponsorship brochure at:
https://www.arin.net/meetings/sponsor.pdf

Please contact Darrieux Harvey, ARIN's Meeting Planner, at
dharvey at arin.net if you want in on the action, or you can contact us via
our sponsor page at:
http://www.arin.net/meetings/sponsor.html

Regards,

Communications and Member Services Department

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)