Meeting of the ARIN Advisory Council - 19 February 2026

Teleconference

ARIN AC Attendees:

• Kat Hunter, Chair (KH)
• Lily Botsyoe (LB)
• E. Marie Brierley (EMB)
• Doug Camin, Vice Chair (DC)
• Gerry George (GG)
• Elizabeth Goodson (EG)
• William Herrin (WH)
• Kaitlyn Pellak (KP)
• Gus Reese (GR)
• Leif Sawyer (LS)
• Alicia Trotman (AT)
• Matthew Wilder (MW)
• Alison Wood (AW)
• Chris Woodfield (CW)

ARIN Staff:

• Michael Abejuela, General Counsel
• John Curran, President & CEO
• Eddie Diego, Policy Analyst
• Richard Jimmerson, COO
• Jennifer Lee, Deputy General Counsel
• Lisa Liedel, Director, RSD
• Therese Simcox, Sr. Executive Assistant/Scribe
• John Sweeting, CXO

Regrets:

• Brian Jones

1. Welcome.

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. ET. The presence of a quorum was noted. She welcomed everyone to the call.

2. Agenda Review.

The 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 MW, and seconded by LB, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council approves the 30 January 2026 Minutes, as written.”

The Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

The motion carried with no objections.

4. Changes in Employment and Affiliation.

The Chair called for any changes. No changes were reported.

5. Draft Policy ARIN-2024-5: Rewrite of NRPM Section 4.4 Micro-Allocation.

CW stated that the policy is at a crossroads and observed that people, including the original authors, appeared to have lost interest. He believed that because this is a section rewrite it requires a great amount of scrutiny than other policy changes. He did not believe we will get the level of scrutiny that is needed. He stated he is considering a motion to abandon the policy. CW did note that it makes sense to change some sections, such as routability of ISP blocks, micro allocation term definitions, and internet infrastructure terminology. However, he noted there is mostly negative support for this draft policy based on comments received at ARIN 56, and the lack of comments on the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML).

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

“The ARIN Advisory Council abandons ‘Draft Policy ARIN-2024-5: Rewrite of NRPM Section 4.4 Micro-Allocation’.”

The Chair called for discussion. CW stated that he intends on following up with proposals on the points he mentioned earlier. The Chair was in support.

The motion carried with all in favor via roll call vote. The Chair requested that CW prepare an explanatory abandonment statement. CW agreed.

6. Draft Policy ARIN-2025-1: Clarify ISP and LIR Definitions and References to Address Ambiguity in NRPM Text.

LS stated that he received redlines from the Policy Analyst last night and will be updating the text and posting it to the PPML for feedback.

7. Draft Policy ARIN-2025-3: Change Section 9, Out of Region Use Minimum Criteria.

GG stated that there are no significant updates at this time. He is awaiting the results of the staff and legal review, and he will move forward after it is received. The CXO asked if there was a staff delay in responding to the request. DC explained that the submission request for a staff and legal review was held back from submission by the AC for several days to accommodate known staff travel and provide adequate time for their response and is not late.

8. Draft Policy ARIN-2025-6: Fix Formula in 6.5.2.1c.

WH stated that he is working on the draft policy and is making sure it says the same thing to everyone. Therefore, there are no changes this month. He also stated that he is considering revising the title to “ISP IPv6 Initial Allocations.” He asked the AC for feedback on changing the title.

DC asked if the AC avoids changing titles after a proposal becomes a draft policy. MW stated that it is something that can be, and has been, done. The Chair stated changing the problem statement would be an issue. AT stated she has changed a title before.

WH stated he did not have strong feelings one way or the other, but it might be useful to be specific on the formula. The Chair agreed, noting that acronyms too can be confusing to many, and it is good to clarify what is being fixed.

9. Draft Policy ARIN-2025-7: Make Policy in 6.5.8.2 Match the Examples.

LB stated that they are watching the PPML for comments.

10. Draft Policy ARIN-2025-8: Reserve 4.10 space for In-Region Use.

KP stated that she posted to the PPML but has not yet received feedback. She reviewed the prior comments received. One commenter seemed to be advocating for restricting the 4.10 space to only support IPv6 allocations from ARIN. She reposted this comment to the PPML and is awaiting feedback. KP asked staff about another comment that it would be simpler to have restrictions that are consistent with Section 9. The CXO stated that 4.10 is a special reserve pool for transition to IPv6 and has special policies versus other space that is allocated.

KP stated that based on concerns voiced at the ARIN 56 meeting, she will work on the language to avoid ambiguity.

11. ARIN AC Working Groups.

• Policy Experience Report Working Group (PER WG) Update. AW stated that she has an 8-page summary for the WG from the AC’s recent meeting in San Francisco. She will post it to the WG today but will try to make it more concise.

• Number Resource Policy Manual Working Group (NRPM WG) Update. KP stated that the WG met and discussed a review of special pools of space such as the waitlist, 4.10 and 4.4 spaces. She stated that LB worked on a possible policy on managing those spaces for better comprehension for the community. The WG discussed KP’s policy as well regarding the differences between 4.4 space and 4.10 space.

• Policy Engagement Working Group (PE WG) Update. MW reminded the AC that if they have not filled out the survey, to please submit their feedback. There have been comments on the PPML recognizing platforms, etc. He stated it was good to engage the community on what they would like to see. MW stated that he will discuss feedback in the WG’s upcoming meetings.

  The President stated that this is just the start of a process and if the survey needs updating, to think about it and let staff know.

12. Any Other Business.

• Expense Reports. The Chair reminded AC members that expense reports are due within 30 days after any meeting. Please submit AC F2F expenses as soon as possible.
• 2026 AC Training. The Chair stated that ARIN staff is working on scheduling the annual public speaking/conflict resolution training to be held later this year with more details to follow. She is trying to get new training for the AC and is working with the CHRO on it.
• Harassment Prevention Training. The Chair reminded the AC to please complete this online training.
• ARIN Fellowship Mentor Program. The Chair stated that there are four AC volunteers and there is room for a fifth mentor if anyone would like to volunteer. Please contact Amanda Gauldin, Sr. Project Manager.
• ARIN 57 Travel. The Chair reminded the AC to please book flights to Louisville, KY, as soon as possible. Please contact Melissa Goodwin, Meeting Planner, and/or Melissa Montgomery, Operations Support Specialist.
• Upcoming Important Dates. The Chair stated that the Policy Analyst will be sending a list of dates to the AC for ARIN 57. She provided some important dates to remember:
  • Staff and legal requests need to be submitted by March 4 but the sooner the better.
  • Text freeze deadline is March 20.
  • ARIN Confluence webpage — make sure headshots and bios are up to date.
  • Table Topics due April 3 — please submit to the Chair and Vice Chair ASAP.

13. Adjournment.

The Chair entertained a motion to adjourn at 4:34 p.m. ET. LS moved to adjourn, seconded by KP. The meeting adjourned with no objections.