1. 1 First NIR Meeting Criteria for establishment of new National Internet Registries March 1st, Korea, Seoul

2. 2 Motivation Ideas derived from RIR document Guideline document for new RIRs NIRs and RIRs similar structure –both allocate to members What is an NIR? Criteria could be applied to answer question Provide a structural framework Objective Common standards that new NIRs follow –and existing NIRs longer term

3. 3 Introduction ASO ICANN Delegated IR system

4. 4 Principle Region of coverage is a country Only one NIR per country Avoids fragmentation of address space Competition between NIRs Difficult co-ordination Confusion for community in country Broad support Existing LIRs and ISP community of country Consensus demonstrated Community support

5. 5 Principles Bottom up self governance Clearly defined procedures for setting policy Open and transparent At least one annual meeting Discussion lists Neutrality and impartiality Fair distribution of address space Across membership without bias

6. 6 Principles Technical expertise Stable registration services Stable Internet connectivity Public whois database In-addr.arpa name servers Technical staff Adherance to global policies Conservation, aggregation & registration Local policies relevant All policies documented

7. 7 Principles Funding model Not-for-profit Membership funded Record keeping IANA and RIR requirements Core documents in English Confidentiality Confidentiality policy Recommend NDA for staff

8. 8 Questions/comments?