American Registry for Internet Numbers: Difference between revisions

| name                     = American Registry for Internet Numbers Ltd.

| logo                     = [[Image:ARIN logo.svg|266px|right|ARIN logo]]

| type                     = [[Nonprofit corporation]]

| status                   = Active

| founded_date             = {{start date and age|1997|04|18}}

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| location                 = [[Chantilly, Virginia|Chantilly]], [[Virginia]], United States<br>{{coord|38|54|37.9|N|77|26|35.7|W|region:US-VA_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewily|display=inline,title}}

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| key_people               = [[John Curran (businessman)|John Curran]]<br>{{small|(President and [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])}}<br>Richard Jimmerson<br>{{small|([[Chief Operating Officer|COO]])}}

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| focus                   = Allocation and registration of [[IP address]] space

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| parent                  = [[Number Resource Organization]]

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| homepage                = {{URL|https://www.arin.net}}

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The '''American Registry for Internet Numbers''' ('''ARIN''') is the [[regional Internet registry]]  for the [[United States]], [[Canada]], and many [[Caribbean]] and [[North Atlantic]] islands. ARIN manages the distribution of Internet number resources, including [[IPv4]] and [[IPv6]] address space and [[Autonomous system (Internet)|AS numbers]]. ARIN opened for business on December 22, 1997<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.arin.net/vault/about_us/history.html| title = About ARIN}}</ref> after incorporating on April 18, 1997.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/artic_incorp.html| title = Articles of Incorporation }}</ref> ARIN is a nonprofit corporation with headquarters in [[Chantilly, Virginia]], United States.<ref>"[https://www.arin.net/contact_us.html Contact Us]." American Registry for Internet Numbers. Retrieved on September 16, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5114744&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Chantilly CDP, Virginia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628065130/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5114744&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=2009-06-28 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]''. Retrieved on September 16, 2009.</ref>

ARIN is one of five [[Regional Internet registry|regional Internet registries]] in the world. Like the other regional Internet registries, ARIN:

:''Applying the principles of stewardship, ARIN, a nonprofit corporation, allocates Internet Protocol resources; develops consensus-based policies; and facilitates the advancement of the Internet through information and educational outreach.''

*IPv4 address allocation and assignment

**Registration transaction information (WHOIS)

**Routing information (Internet routing registry)

For information on requesting Internet number resources from ARIN, see https://www.arin.net/resources/index.html. This section includes the request templates, specific distribution policies, and guidelines for requesting and managing Internet number resources.

*Elections

*Members meetings

All ARIN policies are set by the community. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the policy development process at public policy meetings and on the Public Policy Mailing List. The ARIN Board of Trustees ratifies policies only after:

#discussion on mailing lists and at meetings;

#ARIN Advisory Council recommendation;

#community consensus in favor of the policy; and

Membership is not required to participate in ARIN's policy development process or to apply for Internet number resources.

*Conducting public policy meetings

ARIN consists of the Internet community within its region, its members, a 7-member Board of Trustees, a 15-member Advisory Council, and a professional staff of about 50. The board of trustees and Advisory Council are elected by ARIN members for three-year terms.

===Board of trustees===

The ARIN membership elects the Board of Trustees (BoT), which has ultimate responsibility for the business affairs and financial health of ARIN, and manages ARIN's operations in a manner consistent with the guidance received from the Advisory Council and the goals set by the registry's members. The BoT is responsible for determining the disposition of all revenues received to ensure all services are provided in an equitable manner. The BoT ratifies proposals generated from the membership and submitted through the Advisory Council. Executive decisions are carried out following approval by the BoT. The BoT consists of 7 members consisting of a President and CEO, a chairman, a Treasurer, and others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://www.arin.net/about_us/bot.html |website=ARIN}}</ref>

In addition to the BoT, ARIN has an advisory council that advises ARIN and the BoT on IP address allocation policy and related matters. Adhering to the procedures in the Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process, the advisory council forwards consensus-based policy proposals to the BoT for ratification. The advisory council consists of 15 elected members consisting of a chair, Vice Chair, and others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Advisory Council |url=https://www.arin.net/about_us/ac.html |website=ARIN}}</ref>

Until late 2002 it served [[Mexico]], [[Central America]], [[South America]] and all of the [[Caribbean]]. [[LACNIC]] now handles parts of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Also, [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] was part of its region until April 2005, when [[AfriNIC]] was officially recognized by [[ICANN]] as the fifth [[regional Internet registry]].

On 24 September 2015 ARIN has declared [[IPv4 address exhaustion|exhaustion]] of the ARIN IPv4 addresses pool.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2015 |title=ARIN IPv4 Free Pool Reaches Zero |url=https://www.arin.net/announcements/2015/20150924.html |access-date=25 September 2015 |publisher=American Registry for Internet Numbers}}</ref>

In 2022, ARIN changed its membership structure to allow end user customers to be considered service members, and in 2024 ARIN updated its membership structure to that ASN-only customers are treated as service members as well, while allowing any of these customers to participate in ARIN governance by requesting General Membership. As a result, all organizations with Internet number resources under an ARIN agreement can participate in ARIN's governance.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 February 2024|title = ARIN Membership Explained: What It Means and Why It Matters |url=https://www.arin.net/blog/2024/02/22/membership-explained/ |access-date=4 March 2024 |publisher=American Registry for Internet Numbers}}</ref>

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