ARIN Advisory CouncilDan Alexander, AC Chair

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Advisory Council“The Policy Development Process charges the member-

elected ARIN Advisory Council (AC) as the primary facilitators of the process”

1. Work with author on proposalsEnsure clarity and valid problem statement

2. Work on Draft PoliciesGather input from the community and present to community

3. Work on Recommended Draft PoliciesFind to be fair and impartial, technically sound, and supported by community; recommend adoption, present to community

4. Review Last Call5. Recommend to the Board of Trustees

AC Role in the PDP

• 2015 so far– Advanced 3 Recommended Drafts to the

ARIN Board (all have been adopted and implemented)

– Abandoned 4 Draft Policies– 11 new proposals turned into Drafts– Two Public Policy Consultations at NANOG– Two ARIN Public Policy Meetings

• 11 items currently on our docket

Policy Work

• Staff Policy and Experience Report– 2015-4: Modify 8.2 section to better

reflect how ARIN handles reorganizations• Result of previous policy experience report

– Topics discussed on current report needing input on possible proposals

• Issuing prefixes longer than /24• IPv4 Address block swapping• 8.2 Transfer “return” language

Policy Work

• Fellowship and Outreach Programs– Focus on IPv4 depletion & IPv6 education– Promote participation in ARIN Meetings– 6 events completed, 1 scheduled

• Improve PPC Format– Eliminated PPC during joint October meeting

• Community Feedback– Experimenting with digital polling at this meeting

• NRPM Simplification– Are people ready for an omni-proposal or are

individual changes still needed now that the free pool is depleted? Need your input

Additional Work

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Thank you Heather Schiller!– Nine years of service to the

ARIN community on the Advisory Council

Thank you!