You have probably heard some buzz lately about a recent announcement from the U.S. government about plans to transition oversight of the IANA functions contract to the global multistakeholder community. Headlines in the news have ranged from U.S. to relinquish remaining control over the Internet to The Internet Is About to Take Its Next Giant Evolutionary Leap. Let’s take a look at what is really happening.
Read MoreARIN XXVIII in Philadelphia is approaching quickly and you could have the chance to attend for free with a little help from the ARIN Meeting Fellowship Program. This educational outreach effort is designed so that ARIN Meeting Fellows are integrated into the ARIN community the moment they arrive. To give you a taste of whatRead More
Read MoreThis is a podcast, produced by ARIN staff, focusing on draft policies up for discussion at the ARIN XXVII Public Policy and Members Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting will take place 10-13 April 2011. ARIN’s Public Policy Meetings are an integral part of the Internet number resource policy development process, bringing togetherRead More
Read MoreThink you should come to ARIN XXVII in San Juan Puerto Rico the 10-13 April? Not sure your boss will agree? Here are a couple things you can say to help make your case: 1. We can make valuable contacts at an ARIN Meeting. Attendees will include stakeholders from all corners of Internet technology. ThereRead More
Read MoreAs we are sure you have seen, there has been a bombardment of coverage surrounding the depletion of the IANA IPv4 free pool, following the joint ICANN/NRO press conference on February 3. In all that buzz who really got the story right? How can you know which articles best describe the situation, or give accurateRead More
Read MoreThe global free pool of IPv4 depleted on this day, 3 February 2011. This historic event was reported by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, which allocated two IPv4 address blocks to APNIC and then its final five /8 blocks to each of the five Regional Internet Registries per global policy. IPv4 exceeded all of theRead More
Read MoreWe hope some of you had a chance to visit us a CES! In case you didn’t know, ARIN conducted a huge outreach blitz at CES, and talked to a whole bunch of people about IPv6 and how it affects the consumer electronics industry. Our presence at CES focused on three areas of work: staffingRead More
Read MoreWell, 2010 is almost over so I am taking a break to write my holiday letter. It’s been a great year, but boy am I exhausted. (Exhausted! Get it? Nothing breaks the ice like a little IPv4 depletion humor.) Way back on 1 January, there were a whopping 26 of those IPv4 /8s left toRead More
Read MoreCommunity education is important to us – it’s the reason Team ARIN exists! We’re always looking for new ways to help our community understand the issues related to Internet number resource management, and perhaps more importantly, we try to give our community ways to help THEIR communities understand why all this stuff is important. ToRead More
Read MoreThe Caribbean Internet community is an integral part of ARIN with a unique set of operational, regulatory, political, and infrastructure challenges. Getting our island colleagues involved in the policy process is critical to making sure Internet number resource distribution policies meet their needs, and we make sure they are included in our region-wide educational outreachRead More
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