This document provides an update from Aaron Hughes of the ARIN Board of Trustees. It summarizes ARIN's mission to manage internet number resources and support internet operations in North America. It outlines ARIN's key focuses, which include upholding the multi-stakeholder model, educating about IPv6 adoption, maintaining registry services, and coordinating globally. The document also discusses ARIN's community engagement efforts, work in the Caribbean region, recent policy implementations, organizational achievements, and upcoming meetings.

1. A A R O N H U G H E S
A R I N B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S
U P D A T E
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2. – A R I N M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T
“ARIN, a nonprofit member-based organization, supports
the operation of the Internet through the management of
Internet number resources throughout its service region; coordinates
the development of policies by the community for the management
of Internet Protocol number resources; and advances the
Internet through informational outreach.”
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3. A R I N S E R V E S …
• The United States
• Canada
• More than 25 Caribbean and
North Atlantic economies
Served Organizations: 37,000+
Organizations Under Contract: 20,000+
Member Organizations: 5,700+
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4. • Uphold the multi-stakeholder model for management of Internet
number resources
• Educate the community about ongoing IPv6 adoption and
emerging technologies
• Maintain, develop, and enhance functionality of ARIN services as
sought by the users and supported by the membership
• Coordinate globally to maintain a consistent and highly usable
Internet Numbers Registry system
O U R F O C U S
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5. C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T
• ARIN on the Road/ARIN in the Caribbean
• Speaking engagements on IPv6 and Whois Data Accuracy
• Participation in national and regional Internet coordination & governance fora
• Outreach and training for government, law enforcement, etc.
• Support a very active community consultation and suggestion process
• ARIN Bits (our quarterly e-news update)
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6. C A R I B B E A N E N G A G E M E N T
• Major focus on Caribbean Internet development
• New Hire: Caribbean Outreach Liaison (Bevil Wooding)
• Facilitating participation with ARIN across a range of areas
(Policy Development Discussions, Outreach, Capacity
Building)
• Continuing Collaboration with:
• Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
• CaribNOG
• Caribbean Internet Governance Forum
• CANTO
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7. INTRA- & INTER-RIR TRANSFERS

8. I S P S W I T H I P V 4 A N D I P V 6

9. ARIN-2017-5: Improved IPv6 Registration
Requirements
• Requires IPv6 reassignments to be registered in Whois
only if they are a /47 or larger, and states that ISPs
should register any static assignments of a /64 or more
if their customers ask them to.
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R E C E N T L Y I M P L E M E N T E D P O L I C I E S
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10. • ARIN Named a “Top place to work” in the Washington DC Area
(Washington Post)
• Policy Development Process Readiness Course
(Webinar/Podcast/E-publication)
• Website Redesign Underway – Using customer feedback from
ARIN meetings and other feedback channels
• Ongoing ARIN Online enhancements
• Second customer satisfaction survey
T H E L A T E S T
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