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A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 0 9 Contributing towards Internet 10Years Development in the Region Annual Report 2009 Report Annual Summary Vision 3 “To lead a space for building and articulating initiatives for Internet development and stability 10 Years Contributing towards Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Development in the Region 4 An Efficient, Participative Model Built Bottom-Up by the Community Mission 5 To administrate Internet numbering resources and contribute to the creation of collaboration and cooperation opportunities Growth in Numbers that will benefit the regional Internet community, committed to: 7 • The quality of our services • Constantly perfecting an impartial, participative Committed to Internet Development and transparent self-regulation model in cooperation with the other regional Internet registries 12 • Promoting the participation of all LACNIC Continues Promoting IPv6 Adoption stakeholders in the organization’s processes • Adopting and promoting technological 14 advancements and standards within the industry • Strengthening the relationships with the In Contact with the Local Community main Internet stakeholders within the region • Developing regional capabilities through training 16 and the dissemination of Internet-related technology Small Steps and Major Achievements 10 Years Since LACNIC’s Foundation 19 Strengthening the Network 22 Regional Cooperation Initiatives 24 Building a Global Internet 26 Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Annual Report 2009 3 10Years Contributing towards Internet Development in the Region Internet is like a high-velocity train that barely allows any respite. represents a notable improvement of Internet access for users in However, these mandatory annual pauses have taught us to the Caribbean, as had previously been the case with the servers cast a retrospective look and realize the progress achieved in installed in Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador. promoting the Internet within Latin America and the Caribbean. They have also forced us to reflect on the immediate future, and Our unwavering determination to remain close to the community on the need to include as many stakeholders as possible to join and expand its participation in all of LACNIC’s decisions has also us on the route traveled by that nearly imperceptible train that prompted us to implement some internal changes. Seeking a traverses the region from one end to the other. more representative composition of the Board of Directors, our organization decided to increase the number of Directors from six Almost a decade after a small group of men and women first to seven. We believe that this change will allow greater diversity devised its creation, for LACNIC this has been a year of in the Board of Directors and the addition of new voices and consolidations. Today, it is not possible for anyone in Latin perspectives on the future of this organization, one that last year America and the Caribbean to envision the administration of already exceeded 1,100 members. Internet resources without this organization, whose members are scattered all over the continent. Our representatives’ active role at international Internet Governance discussion forums has paved the way for the We have helped to promote the Information Society in the appointment of LACNIC members to international organizations remotest corners of Latin America and the Caribbean regardless such as the Internet Society (ISOC), from where we have of the size of the communities involved, and have guaranteed the promoted the vision that integration must be a principle behind allocation of the resources required for the growth of the World the development of the Internet. Wide Web. But, first and foremost, last year we accelerated the transition process towards IPv6. It is no longer a matter of The creation of the Outstanding Achievement Award has also predicting the imminent depletion of the Internet resources given us the opportunity to recognize and honor the significant under the IPv4 platform: we now know some precise dates. contributions of prominent figures without whom in the early Therefore, the awareness process initiated some time ago days it would not have been possible for the Internet to become through workshops and training courses has now made way to a reality in Latin America and the Caribbean. The first edition of the effective deployment of IPv6 technology to allow facing the the Award was bestowed to Ida Holz, but there are of course challenges posed by the new environments. other pioneers as notable as she who will certainly receive their recognition in future editions. As a result of our constant articulation efforts aimed at improving direct Internet access for users and providers in all We invite you to retrace with us the progress that our organization the communities of the continent, we succeeded in installing has achieved this past year in keeping with its unceasing efforts the first root server in the Caribbean (St. Maarten). This copy to articulate the interests of the Internet in our region. of the F root server − the sixth copy deployed in the region − 3 An Efficient, Participative Model Built Bottom-Up by the Community LACNIC’s Board of Directors LACNIC is managed and administered by a Board of Directors whose members are elected annually by the members through an electronic voting process. Candidates may or not be LACNIC members, but all members can participate in the election. During 2009, LACNIC’s Board of Directors was made up as follows: From left to right: Hartmut Glaser, Oscar Messano, Javier Salazar, Oscar Robles, Carlos Neira and Fábio Marinho Name Position Country of Residence Term ends in Oscar Messano President Argentina December 2011 Fábio Marinho Vice President Brazil December 2010 Oscar Robles Secretary Mexico December 2011 Javier Salazar Deputy Secretary Mexico December 2010 Hartmut Glaser Treasurer Brazil December 2009 Carlos Neira Deputy Treasurer Colombia December 2009 Raúl Echeberría Executive Director Uruguay LACNIC’s Executive Director participates in Board meetings with rights equal to those of a director, except for the right to vote. In May 2009, LACNIC’s Member Assembly approved raising the number of Board members from six to seven. Consequently, during the 2009 election, in addition to renewing the positions vacated by Hartmut Glaser and Carlos Neira, a new director was added. As of 1st January 2010, these are the new members of the Board of Directors: Rafael Ibarra (El Salvador) and Alejandro Guzmán (Colombia). Hartmut Glaser was reelected to his position for an additional three-year period beginning in January 2010. Fiscal Commission LACNIC’s Fiscal Commission is an independent body charged with overseeing the operation of the organization and the actions of the Board of Directors. It is made up by three members elected by LACNIC’s Member Assembly who serve a three-year term. During 2009, LACNIC’s Fiscal Commission was made up as follows: Name Country of Term ends in Residence Cassio Vecchiatti Brazil 2010 Gabriel Adonaylo Argentina 2011 57774 Gabriel Adonylo, Adriana Ibarra and Cassio Vecchiatti Adriana Ibarra Mexico 2012 42879 44356 Electoral Commission 60000 44762 This independent body is in charge of organizing elections and Name Country of Term ends in is made up by three members elected by LACNIC’s Member Residence 42740 Assembly. It’s members serve a three-year term. During 2009, LACNIC’s Electoral Commission was made up as follows: José Enrique Díaz Mexico 2010 50000 Fermín Uribe-Echeverría Chile 2011 Annual Report 2009 Jorge Raúl Cabañas Paraguay 2012 40000 4 30000 14872 2009 20000 2008 2007 10000 2006 2005 0 2004 Annual Report 2009 5 Growth in Numbers In 2009, Internet resource allocation continued to grow at a significant pace. Of particular notice was the growth of the number of IPv6 address and Autonomous System Number (ASN) allocations. On the other hand, although the number of IPv4 allocations did not exhibit growth, it did not decrease significantly in relation to the previous year nor in relation to the average calculated for the past five years, which was 40 thousand /24 blocks. Number of allocations 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ASN IPv4 IPv6 Number of ASN allocations Number of IPv6 addresses allocated 300 100 92 261 250 80 198 200 185 60 53 150 45 129 39 99 40 100 88 19 50 20 6 0 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 57774 92 Number of IPv4 addresses allocated 42879 44356 60000 57774 261 50000 44762 44356 42740 4476242879 6000040000 30000 100 42740 20000 50000 14872 198 10000 300 185 0 40000 2004 802005 2006 2007 2008 2009 45 39 250 53 30000 60 200 5 129 14872 2009 20000 2008 150 1999 40 2007 2009 10000 200688 2008 2005100 2009 0 200420 2007 2008 6 2006 2007 50 2005 2006 0 2004 2005 0 2004 Growth in Numbers Internet resources distribution in 2009 The flowing charts show the distribution of the total number of esourcesr assigned during 2009 by country. ASN distribution IPv4 distribution CO 10% others 13% Mexico AR 8% AR 18% MX 10% Venezuela Colombia Colombia others 6% Uruguay MX 5% Panama Ecuador Argentina Chile VE 5% Chile Brazil CL 5% Mexico CL 3% Trinidad and Tobago Argentina PA 4% EC 3% Panama UY 3% CO 2% Brazil TT 2% others PA 2% BR 63% others BR 38% MX 5% Bolivia Mexico CO 5% IPv6 distribution Ecuador Brazil others 7% Chile AR 4% Trinidad and Tobago Argentina TT 4% CL 3% Colombia EC 3% BR 65% BO 2% others Membership evolution chart 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1- Small /24 - /19 2- Medium /19 - /16 3- Large /16 - /14 4- Extra Large > /14 5- Major > /11 End User IPv6 No Resource Member Small/Micro In July 2009, the number of LACNIC members reached 1,000.