ARIN document was: Long over due

[Kim Hubbard]

We have a "who are we" document already that we use to educate Congress.
Barry's going to go ahead and send that out to this list to get everyone's
input.

Kim

At 01:30 PM 5/10/00 -0500, Bill Darte wrote:
>Yeah, I think the issues you raise ("who we are and what we 
> do" document)probably fit squarely in the center of how the Internet
>technology is managed...ICANN on down...and then what are Registries and why
>we need them...and how ISPs are agents of the registries and how address
>consumers have a role in conservation through good
>planning/assignments..e.g. VLSM etc.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gene Jakominich [mailto:gene at netreach.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 12:03 PM
>> To: Clew Workgroup (E-mail)
>> Subject: RE: Long over due
>> 
>> 
>> I think we should prepare a general "who we are and what we 
>> do" document for
>> the public.  The http 1.1 issues are  important and need to 
>> be discussed,
>> however I feel that we should first work on some explanatory 
>> documentation
>> (for the public non-techies) regarding ARINs functionality 
>> and operational
>> procedures.
>> 
>> -gene
>> 
>> -------------------------------
>> Gene J. Jakominich Jr.
>> Network Administrator
>> NetReach, Inc.
>> 215.283.2300x111
>> 215.283.2335 fax
>> http://www.netreach.net
>> -------------------------------
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Howard C. Berkowitz [mailto:hcb at clark.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 12:06 PM
>> To: Bill Darte; Clew Workgroup (E-mail)
>> Subject: Re: Long over due
>> 
>> 
>> At 8:19 AM -0500 5/10/2000, Bill Darte wrote:
>> >Clew members...
>> >
>> >At the Calgary meeting many of spoke about the need to get the CLEW
>> >workgroup established and working on substantive issues that 
>> members and
>> the
>> >industry need.....Education about ARIN, addressing, whatever....
>> >
>> >I promised that when I got back I would prime the workgroup 
>> with a message.
>> >A message that would elicit response to see if the mail 
>> server 'really
>> >works' and to see if anyone would  'really respond'.... so 
>> here it is.....
>> >
>> >Is anyone listening out there?
>> >
>> >I propose that each of you identify one, just 1, topic that 
>> you think would
>> >be of interest or is needed by the address providers or 
>> consumers....  I
>> >would be willing to aggregate the list and prioritize the 
>> efforts toward
>> >accomplishing the tasks on the list.
>> 
>> My hot button is probably microallocations and recommended 
>> multihoming practices.
>> 
>> >
>> >So, please send your topic and let's get started.
>> >
>> >BTW....my topic is the creation of a two-day workshop that 
>> explains about
>> >addressing history, the dilemmas of addressing and route 
>> tables, the need
>> >for conservation, ARIN and it's agenda...ICANN and it's 
>> agenda....IPv6 and
>> >it's agenda....etc.   This seminar would be taught by me and 
>> would travel
>> to
>> >whatever ISP arranged customer/industry gathering which 
>> requests it on a
>> >first-come, first-served basis.  Local organizations would 
>> support the cost
>> >of the local arrangements and seminar leaders travel..... 
>> the cost of the
>> >leader would be supported by ARIN out of a Education fund, to be
>> >established.  The actual leader would be an ARIN employee or 
>> some contract
>> >educator like myself or others.
>> 
>> As far as the seminar, I do have a book out, _Designing Addressing 
>> Architectures for Routing and Switching_ (Macmillan), that could 
>> serve as the basis for such a course.
>> 
>> I am now working for Nortel, which is very supportive of my getting 
>> involved here.
>> 
>> >
>> >Bill Darte
>> >ARIN AC member
>>