American Registry for Internet Numbers Ltd

“Membership is automatically conveyed to isps who receive ip resources from arin. Membership is also open to any entity that has a signed registration services agreement (rsa) or legacy rsa with arin and holds an internet number resource in the arin region and wishes to participate in forming solutions to internet number resource-related issues.”

“Member in good standing has the right to participate in an election for one or more members of the board of trustees and of the advisory council.”

“The trustee removal process by the board of trustees is subject to membership ratification. In addition, the processes for certain bylaws changes and articles of incorporation changes are sent to community consultation before final adoption by the board of trustees.”

“Arin had no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The finance committee assists in preparation of the 990 filing, then presents it to the full board for the final review, before filing to the irs.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy including in the following ways: 1) the board of trustees conducts an annual review wherein each trustee completes a confidential conflict of interest and disclosure form of interests that could give rise to conflicts and that form is then reviewed by all the other trustees. This is conducted in january of each year at the board's first meeting of the year. 2) at the first meeting of the board in each calendar year, the organization's general counsel provides an annual reminder and training session to the board of trustees regarding the topic of conflict of interest and the board members' duty to disclose and avoid conflicts of interest. 3) the organization maintains a conflict of interest policy in its employee handbook and all staff, including key employees and officers, are required to annually execute an acknowledgement of and agreement to adhere to all policies in the employee handbook. 4) throughout the year, board members as well as key employees and officers are afforded the opportunity to disclose any conflicts that may arise during the year.”

“The compensation committee of the arin board of trustees sets the compensation for the ceo. Several factors are considered in setting the compensation rate. The job description for the ceo fully details the expectations for performance. The annual bonus for the ceo is based on job performance, there is no automatic bonus payment given. Arin conducts a full market pricing salary survey every 2-3 years, comparing all company positions to comparable business in the area. Ceo salary levels are also culled from this data. The performance and experience level of the current ceo are also considered when setting the annual bonus and pay raise amount. The members of the compensation committee convene periodically throughout the year to assess the performance of the ceo. Annually, they formally meet, analyze the information they have gathered, and decide the annual bonus amount. Arin considers the salary survey information, pays raise percentage from our geographic region, and other information gleaned from business publications that pertain to executive pay. Every 2-3 years, arin conducts a company wide salary survey/market pricing of all company positions. Updated job descriptions and job titles are provided to a company that works with current detailed data from major compensation surveys. We compare arin salaries to the local area, the northeast corridor, nationwide technology companies, nationwide trade and membership association, local trade and membership associations, national nonprofit companies and local nonprofit companies. Some of the surveys we use include: mercer, prm, asae, association trends, human resources association, and salary.com.”

“The organization's organizing documents, financial statements and conflict of interest policy are available and can be found on the organization's website for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d).”

“Arin estimates that it has at least 36 volunteers who donate a substantial portion of their valuable time to its mission. This includes advisory council members, board members, and members of the community who volunteer their time with committee work. Please note, that arin also maintains a public policy mailing list that is quite active, with many different messages sent from members of the community and the general public. There are also several other mailing lists as well as a suggestion process online for people or organizations to make suggestions for improvements. Additionally, arin public policy meetings have an average attendance of 150, and there are two a year. Thus, the answer to this question could conceivably be in the hundreds, depending upon level of effort to be considered a volunteer.”

“Cummulative effect of adoption of asc 606 -1,719,348.”

“The process for overseeing the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant that audited the financial statements has been consistent with prior years.”