Editing LACNIC (section)

== Organization ==
LACNIC's main functions are:
* Allocating [[IPv4]] and [[IPv6]] address space, and [[Autonomous System Numbers]]
* Maintaining the public [[WHOIS|Whois Database]] for the Latin American and Caribbean region
* [[Reverse DNS lookup|Reverse DNS]] delegations
* Representing the interests of the Latin American and Caribbean Internet community on the global stage

=== Governance ===
Today, LACNIC has a total of over 8,500 members in the following categories:

# Active Founding Members: AHCIET, CABASE, CGI-Br, eCOMLAC, ENRED, NIC-Mx
# Active A Members
#: Those who receive IP address space directly from LACNIC or indirectly through national registries NIC Brazil and NIC Mexico, as well as those who have received address space from ARIN corresponding to the address space allocated to LACNIC and who apply for admission.
# Adhering Members:
#* Organizations based in the LAC region or that carry out their activities mainly in LAC, which are involved in Internet development and/or composed of Internet service providers, make a relevant contribution to Internet-related policies in the region, agree with the goals of LACNIC and apply for admission.
#* Organizations that manage IP addresses that are not part of the address space allocated to LAC and are geographically located in the LAC region.
#* Any person, company or institution designated as such by decision of the LACNIC Member Assembly in recognition of their activities in furtherance of LACNIC's goals.
#* Any natural or legal person who makes a significant financial contribution to support LACNIC.
#* Organizations that receive only an ASN do not become LACNIC members.

=== The Number Resource Organization ===
With the other RIRs, LACNIC is a member of the [[Number Resource Organization|Number Resource Organization (NRO)]], which exists to protect the unallocated number resource pool, to promote and protect the bottom-up policy development process, and to be the focal point for input into the RIR system.

=== Initiatives ===
* 2004 FRIDA: Aided by various international agencies to provide grants related to various issues such as gender equality in technology.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Programa FRIDA {{!}} About FRIDA|url=https://programafrida.net/en/about-frida|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Programa FRIDA|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Applications open for US$25,000 LACNIC Programa FRIDA fund|url=https://spiceislander.com/?p=14355|access-date=2021-03-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2013 AMPARO project: Started for addressing cybersecurity issues across the region via training workshops.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-14|title=LACNIC, Google to headline 'Internet Week Trinidad and Tobago' in October|url=http://curacaochronicle.com/tech/lacnic-google-to-headline-internet-week-trinidad-and-tobago-in-october/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Curaçao Chronicle|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=LACNIC CSIRT {{!}} Amparo Workshop|url=https://csirt.lacnic.net/en/amparo-workshop|access-date=2021-03-01|website=LACNIC CSIRT|language=en-US}}</ref>