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Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry
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The office building that houses LACNIC in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) is the Regional Internet Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean region. LACNIC provides number resource allocation and registration services that support the global operation of the Internet. It is a not-for-profit, membership-based organisation whose members include Internet Service Providers, and similar organisations.
FunctionsLACNIC's main functions are:
HistoryLACNIC was established in 2001, with administrative offices in Montevideo, Uruguay and technical facilities provided by the Comitê Gestor da Internet Brasil of São Paulo. Before this date, registration services for the region were provided by the American Registry for Internet Numbers. LACNIC meetingsLACNIC XI 26-30 May 2008 - Salvador, Bahia, Brazil LACNIC Caribbean - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles - July 22 and 23, 2008 Next Meeting: LACNIC XII - May 25 to 29, 2009 - Panamá City, Panamá Countries - LACNIC region
StructureOrganisationalThe LACNIC consists of:
Executive Board
MembershipOrganizations that receive IP addresses directly from LACNIC automatically become members. According the size of the address space each organization administers, there are different member categories and levels. Membership is open to any interested person or organization; this means that those organizations that do not receive IP addresses directly from LACNIC can also apply for membership. It is not necessary to become a member of LACNIC prior to applying for IP address space (or any other resource), nor will doing so make it easier to obtain them. For detailed information about member categories, rights, and obligations see: http://lacnic.net/en/sobre-lacnic/estatuto/iii.html LACNIC cooperation agreementsSince its creation, LACNIC has adopted an active cooperation policy seeking to consolidate itself as an organization, to strengthen its involvement in the growth and development of the Internet within the region, and to satisfy its primary purpose of Internet resource management for the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. An example of this are the initial agreements signed with Comite Gestor do Internet Brazil and NIC Mexico. Through the first agreement it was possible to have the technical infrastructure and human resources necessary for LACNIC's operational center in the city of São Paulo during the first two years of its existence. In the case of the agreement with NIC Mexico, it was possible to implement LACNIC's training plans at the expense of said organization, through the preparation of material and the organization of meetings in different countries of our region. These two agreements have had a very important role in LACNIC's achievement of stability and viability during its initial stages. Likewise, we believe that by generating different cooperation agreements and activities LACNIC can make a significant contribution to the strengthening of the institution as well as to the growth and development of the Internet community within the region. LACNIC's participation in each agreement is varied and depends on the capabilities that are available in each case, but the intention is always to complement the resources and actions of each organization. For this reason, in some cases it participates by using its own funds or obtaining funds from outside the region, in others by facilitating the institutionalization of regional organizations, integrating and co-participating in the organization of forums and other events as well as supporting research on strategic issues. Thus, although it is not its primary role, LACNIC contributes to the growth and evolution of the regional Internet community, enhancing its international presence and relevance, resulting in a greater degree of involvement and effect on policy definition and global resource management of the network at international level. NIC-BR - LACNIC Agreement NIC-MX - LACNIC Agreement CLARA - LACNIC Cooperation Agreement ECOM-LAC - LACNIC Cooperation Agreement LACTLD - LACNIC Cooperation Agreement ICA-IDRC - LACNIC Agreement (FRIDA Program) ISC - LACNIC Agreement (Project +RAICES) ORT University - LACNIC Agreement University of the Republic (School of Engineering) - LACNIC Agreement Exchange Programs with other RIRs Support and Participation in Regional Events and other Forums The Number Resource OrganizationWith the other RIRs, LACNIC is a member of the Number Resource Organization (NRO), , which exists to protect the unallocated number resource pool, to promote and protect the bottom-up policy development process, and to be the focal point for input into the RIR system. Other leading Internet organisationsThese include the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet Engineering Policy Group (IEPG), the Internet Society (ISOC), and others. External links
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