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The ITU and the Internet; Strange Bedfellows or a Deadly Embrace?
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2010 (PP-10) recently concluded. The conference took place in Guadalajara, Mexico ...
Has the Internet brought us closer to Immortality?
I recently observed an interesting phenomenon. About a week ago, I noticed an update in ...
Chris Grundemann, ARIN AC Member
I am humbled and honored to be selected to serve on the AC at this key time in the Internet's history. In less than a year (likely far less), we will run out of free/unallocated IPv4 addresses. This will (and already is) bring many challenges to bear for all of us, perhaps especially for those committed to providing stewardship for the Internet. I salute everyone willing to take on that burden and am extremely grateful that you selected me to continue my work in this area as a member of the AC.
WHOIS reform and the AGWG
I have been asked to present draft policy 2010-14 to the ARIN Government Working Group (AGWG) during their meeting tomorrow morning. The proposed policy formally codifies many best current practices for IPv4 reassignment registration and fills in many holes in current IPv6 WHOIS policy as well.
ARIN AC Election 2010
ARIN XXVI is fast approaching and that means that the 2010 ARIN Elections are almost ...
IPv4 IANA Allocations Post Exhaustion
Global Policy for IPv4 Allocations by the IANA Post Exhaustion I have been working with ...
Petitioning ARIN Policy Proposal 109
[UPDATE 27-SEP-2011: Draft Policy ARIN-2010-14 has been implemented in ARIN NRPM 2011.4!] The History I ...
ARIN Advisory Council Nominee
Yep, I have been nominated (again) as a potential candidate for the ARIN Advisory Council ...
JNCIE-M Lab Exam Q&A
Since my FAQ on the JNCIP-M continues to be one of the most popular posts ...