Member Guidebook - AFRINIC - Regional Internet Registry for Africa

AFRINIC Member Guidebook

We are pleased to welcome you to the community and to tell you about ourselves and what we offer. As your partner, AFRINIC promises to provide you with Internet Number Resources and the support necessary to successfully manage the resources. In addition, we promise to provide the support you need to deploy IPv6.

This guidebook is your starting point as an AFRINIC member. Each section below points to the part of the website where the full, up-to-date information is maintained.

Your Membership Who can become a member, membership categories and the services available to you as an AFRINIC member. Read more Managing Your Internet Number Resources IPv4, IPv6 and ASN management — assignments, reverse delegations, maintainer and route objects, and requesting additional resources. Read more Membership Renewal, Billing and Fees The fee schedule, invoicing and payment options, and how membership renewal works. Read more Support & FAQs The knowledge base of frequently asked questions on membership services, the WHOIS database and resource management. Read more WHOIS Database Search the AFRINIC WHOIS database and learn how to create and maintain your database objects. Read more Capacity Building Training workshops, e-learning, IPv6 deployment support, webinars and the Certi::6 IPv6 certification through the AFRINIC Academy. Read more Policy Development How Internet number resource policies are developed by the community, and how to take part in the Policy Development Process. Read more Stakeholder Engagement & Outreach Community development, government engagement, the Fellowship Programme and AFRINIC outreach activities. Read more Meetings AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings and the Africa Internet Summit — where the community meets, discusses and decides. Read more Keeping in Touch AFRINIC mailing lists — announcements, policy discussion and community exchanges — and how to subscribe. Read more Contacts Office details, opening hours and the right email address for every type of query — billing, hostmaster, WHOIS, training and more. Read more Guidebook Reference The detailed guidebook sections in full — abbreviations, glossary, AFRINIC in brief, resource FAQs, account management guides and contact tables. Read more