This informal tutorial is intended for those forming a new relationship with ARIN or new to ARIN meetings. The program provides answers to many questions concerning ARIN's purpose, structure, and activities. In addition, it offers tips on how to get the most from participation in ARIN community activities, such as attending ARIN Public Policy and Members Meetings and participating in ARIN's open, bottom-up policy process.

About the Presenter
Ray Plzak, ARIN President and CEO, has been involved in Internet registry operations since 1991. Prior to assuming his duties with ARIN in 2000, he managed the DoD NIC. He has extensive experience in managing the allocation of Internet Number Resources; the administration of domain names (the .MIL domain); managing an Internet root server (g.rootserver.net); managing directory services such as WHOIS and IRR; and help desk operations. Ray is a past co-chair of the Domain Name System (DNS) Operation Working Group of the IETF and is the co-author/contributor of several RFCs. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Internet Society and Root Server System Advisory (RSSAC) and Security and Stability Advisory (SSAC) Committees of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).