Name: AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR INTERNET NUMBERS, LTD.
Address: 3635 CONCORDE PKWY # 200, CHANTILLY, VA, 20151-1125, US
Telephone: (703) 227-0660

Established in December 1997, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA. ARIN is one of five (5) RIRs. Like the other RIRs, ARIN:

Provides services related to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources in its respective service region. The ARIN service region includes Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States;
Participates in the global Internet community;
Facilitates the development of policy decisions made by its members and the stakeholders in its region;
Is a nonprofit, membership organization;
Is governed by an executive board elected by its membership.
The ARIN Fact Sheet (PDF) includes an overview of ARIN's services, organizational structure, membership, and resources. In addition, ARIN has developed a Flash-based introduction covering its mission, community interaction and processes.

SERVICES

ARIN provides services related to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources. The nature of these services is described in ARIN's mission statement:

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.

These services are grouped in three areas: Registration, Organization, and Policy Development.

Registration Services

Registration Services pertain to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources. They include:

IP address space allocation, transfer, and record maintenance
ASN allocation, transfer, and record maintenance
Directories
Registration transaction information (WHOIS)
Routing information (Internet Routing Registry)
DNS (Reverse)
Organization Services

Organization Services pertain to interaction between ARIN members and stakeholders and ARIN. They include:

Elections
Members Meetings
Information publication and dissemination
Education and training
Policy Development Services

Policy Development Services facilitate the development of policy for the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources in the ARIN region. They include:

Maintaining discussion email lists
Conducting Public Policy Meetings
Publishing policy documents

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