Meeting of the ARIN Advisory Council - 18 May 2023

Teleconference

Attendees:

  • Leif Sawyer, Chair (LS)
  • Kat Hunter, Vice Chair (KH)
  • Doug Camin (DC)
  • Andrew Dul (AD)
  • Gerry George (GG)
  • Brian Jones (BJ)
  • Kendrick Knowles (KK)
  • Anita Nikolich (AN)
  • Amy Potter (AP)
  • Gus Reese (GR)
  • Chris Tacit (CT)
  • Alicia Trotman (AT)
  • Matthew Wilder (MW)
  • Alison Wood (AW)
  • Chris Woodfield (CW)

ARIN Staff:

  • Alyssa Arceneaux, Exec. Coordinator/Scribe
  • Michael Abejuela, General Counsel
  • Eddie Diego, (ED) Policy Analyst
  • Jenny Fulmer, (JF) Staff Attorney
  • Richard Jimmerson, (RJ) Chief Operating Officer
  • Lisa Liedel, Director of Registration Services
  • John Sweeting, Chief Customer Officer

1. Welcome

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. ET. The presence of a quorum was noted. The Chair welcomed everyone to the call and asked the Vice Chair to run the meeting. It was noted that KK would be delayed.

2. Agenda Review

The Vice Chair reviewed the agenda with the Council and called for any comments. There were no comments.

3. Approval of the Minutes

(Exhibit A)

It was moved by CW, and seconded by BJ, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council approves the Minutes of 19 April 2023, as written.”

The Vice Chair called for any comments. There were no comments.

The motion carried with no objections.

AT stated that there were no issues after the last call period had ended.

It was moved by AT, and seconded by DC, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council, having completed a successful policy development process for ‘Recommended Draft Policy ARIN 2021-8: Deprecation of the ‘Autonomous System Originations’ field’, recommends it to the ARIN Board of Trustees for adoption.”

The Vice Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

The motion carried with 14 in favor, via roll call vote. (KK was not yet on the call)

CT stated that there has not been any activity since last call.

It was moved by CT, and seconded by BJ, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council, having completed a successful policy development process for ‘Recommended Draft Policy ARIN 2022-2: Remove Barrier to BGP Uptake in ASN Policy’, recommends it to the ARIN Board of Trustees for adoption.”

The Vice Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

KK joined the call at this time. (4:11 p.m. ET)

The motion carried unanimously, via roll call vote.

MW stated that this went to last call and no new issues have been raised. He noted that with the support shown, he would like to move the policy forward.

It was moved by MW, and seconded by AT, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council, having completed a successful policy development process for ‘Recommended Draft Policy ARIN 2022-3: Remove Officer Attestation Requirement for 8.5.5’, recommends it to the ARIN Board of Trustees for adoption.”

The Vice Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

The motion carried with 14 in favor and 1 against (BJ), via roll call vote.

AW stated that there were no issues received from the community.

It was moved by AW, and seconded by GR, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council, having completed a successful policy development process for ‘Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2022-4: Clean-up of NRPM Sections 2.1 and 2.2’, recommends it to the ARIN Board of Trustees for adoption.”

The Vice Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

The motion carried unanimously, via roll call vote.

GR stated that the policy went to last call which has now ended. He noted there were no issues received on the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML).

It was moved by GR, and seconded by AW, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council, having completed a successful policy development process for ‘Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2022-5: Clean-up of NRPM Section 2.11’, recommends it to the ARIN Board of Trustees for adoption.”

The Vice Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

The motion carried unanimously, via roll call vote.

CT stated that there has been no feedback following last call process.

It was moved by CT, and seconded by DC, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council, having completed a successful policy development process for ‘Recommended Draft Policy ARIN 2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language’, recommends it to the ARIN Board of Trustees for adoption.”

The Vice Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

The motion carried unanimously, via roll call vote.

AW stated that this policy is the one where the language posted to the ARIN website was different than what was presented at the ARIN 51 Public Policy Meeting. There has been only one comment from the community about the section being technically written. AW noted that she will plan to have it stay in state until the AC’s June meeting.

The Vice Chair called for questions, concerns, or comments. There were no comments. The Vice Chair thanked AW for the update.

11. Draft Policy ARIN 2022-12: Direct Allocation Language Update.

DC stated that there has been no movement on this, but he will be collecting the feedback received from ARIN 51. He noted that the shepherds need to talk to staff as well. They hope to have more feedback in the following weeks.

The Vice Chair called for questions, concerns, or comments. There were no comments. The Vice Chair thanked DC for the update.

12. 12. ARIN-prop-319: Retire 4.2.1.4 Slow Start.

BJ stated that this proposal came out of the NRPM WG and then came to ARIN externally. BJ stated that he looked it over and it might be an editorial change, but he has decided to move it forward as a draft policy.

It was moved by BJ, and seconded by AP, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council accepts ARIN-prop-319: Retire 4.2.1.4 Slow Start as a Draft Policy.”

The Vice Chair called for discussion. The Chair noted that retiring a section would be more than editorial because it would change the Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM) substantially. BJ stated that he did not disagree, but that he read in the Policy Development Process (PDP) (Section 2.8.1.1 Editorial Update Criteria), that removal of a non-operative section is considered an ‘editorial update’.

AD asked for clarification on the motion. The Chair responded that it was to move the proposal to draft policy status.

The motion carried unanimously, via roll call vote.

13. ARIN AC Working Groups

  • Number Resource Policy Manual Working Group (NRPM WG) Update. CT stated that the WG continues work on Section 4 to see what items could be retired or clarified as proposals. One item is going through the pipeline now and they expect it to make it as a proposal for the next meeting. The Vice Chair called for questions or comments. There were no comments.

  • Policy Experience Report Working Group (PER WG) Update. AW stated that the issues were divided up among the team and they are posted on the PPML. She asked for the AC to comment and share their thoughts as that would be helpful moving forward. AW also stated that the WG is working to set a meeting and hopefully will have it set for next week. The Vice Chair called for questions or comments. There were no comments.

14. Any Other Business

The Chair called for any other business.

  • Changes in Employment and Affiliation. The Vice Chair called for any changes from Council members. CW did state that he is now the Secretary of a NANOG committee.
  • ARIN 51 Expense Reports. The Vice Chair reminded the AC that travel expense reports are due May 20th (30-days after travel) - next week. She called on the AC to submit any outstanding reports as soon as possible.
  • Nominations Committee. The Vice Chair stated that the ARIN Nomination Committee has reached out to her and the Chair for an AC member to be part of the Committee this year. There are stipulations, so it is only open to a few members. She asked the AC to please reach out to herself or the Chair by tomorrow if interested. The Chair stated that he spent two years on the Committee and highly recommends it, as it is a great way to see how the process works. General Counsel also stated that the Committee is going to work a little differently this year and it would be heavy on recruitment.
  • ARIN DEI Training. The Vice Chair noted that a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Training session has been sent via email to all AC members from Erin Alligood, ARIN’s Chief Human Resources Officer. The Vice Chair stated that completion of the training is due by the May 31.

15. Adjournment

The Vice Chair entertained a motion to adjourn at 4:31 p.m. ET. CT moved to adjourn, seconded by LS. The meeting adjourned with no objections.