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Internet Number Resource Policies
Introduction
The community in the ARIN region decides how ARIN will manage and administer Internet number resources. These community decisions are recorded as polices. The ARIN Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM) is the repository for all policies.
Policy development is an open and transparent process. Anyone may participate in the process -- a prior relationship as an ARIN member or customer is not a requirement nor is it a requirement for a person to become a member. The Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process (IRPEP) describes the process structure and details how a proposal becomes a policy. The ARIN Board of Trustees ratifies policies only after:
- a discussion is conducted on mailing lists and at bi-annual Public Policy meetings;
- the ARIN Advisory Council makes a recommendation that, based on these discussions, community consensus has been reached that the proposal should be a policy.
The Policy Proposal Archive contains the status of active proposals as well as complete information concerning previous policy proposals.
How to Participate in the Process
- Subscribe to the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML) and join in the discussions. The community uses this public forum to raise and discuss policy-related ideas and issues surrounding existing and proposed ARIN policies. All new policy proposals are introduced and discussed here.
Find subscription information at: http://www.arin.net/mailing_lists/ - Attend bi-annual ARIN Public Policy Meetings or participate remotely through the meeting webcasts. Current policy proposals are presented and discussed at each meeting.
Meeting information is available at: http://www.arin.net/meetings/ - Submit a Policy Proposal to create new policy or revise current policy. After reading IRPEP to understand the proposal process, follow the template instructions to submit your proposal.