Meeting of the ARIN Advisory Council - 16 July 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)
• Brian Jones (BJ)
• Kaitlyn Pellak (KP)
• Gus Reese (GR)
• Leif Sawyer (LS)
• Alicia Trotman (AT)
• Matthew Wilder (MW)
• Chris Woodfield (CW)
• Alison Wood (AW)

ARIN Staff:

• John Curran, President & CEO
• Eddie Diego, Policy Analyst
• Jennifer Lee, Deputy General Counsel
• Lisa Liedel, Director, RSD
• Thérèse Simcox, Sr. E.A./Scribe
• John Sweeting, CXO
• Joe Westover, Sr. Director, CXS

Regrets:

• William Herrin (WH)

Observers:

• Nancy Carter, ARIN Board Chair

1. Welcome and Roll Call.

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. ET. The presence of a quorum was noted via roll call. The Chair acknowledged regrets from WH and welcomed ARIN Board Chair, Nancy Carter. It was noted that GG was having technical difficulties with audio but was present at the meeting.

2. Agenda Review.

The Chair reviewed the agenda with the Council and called for any comments. GG requested moving his policy discussion to the end of the meeting to allow time for him to address his audio issue. The Chair agreed.

3. Approval of the Minutes.

(Exhibit A)

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

“The ARIN Advisory Council approves the 18 June 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. None were reported.

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

LS stated that there was no update at this time. He will connect with EG to review.

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

(Discussion moved to the end of the meeting as requested.)

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

LB stated that there was no update at this time. The policy will be presented at ARIN 58.

8. Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2025-8: Reserve 4.10 Space for In-Region Use.

KP stated that she is pending the policy until ARIN 58 for presentation at that time.

9. Draft Policy ARIN-2026-1: Taking IP To Other Planets (TIPTOP).

AW stated that she has been meeting with people from the outer space industry, both domestic and international, and discussing protocols, etc., and whether IPv4 can be removed from the draft policy, etc. She noted there is a lot of education and exploration of this topic.

10. Draft Policy ARIN-2026-2: NRPM Section 6.5 Revision.

MW stated that there was a lot of communication on the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML) on Section 6 overall. He is looking at the feedback and deciding whether to revise the text or leave it as written. He stated he is considering a survey to obtain more feedback.

11. ARIN-prop-351: NRPM Section 6.4.1 Retirement.

EMB stated that she met with GG and GR on multiple issues. Language relating to rights to the resources is incorporated into the Registration Service Agreement (RSA) and there is no parity of language between IPv4 and IPv6 in the Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM). She stated her intent to move it to draft policy status as written.

It was moved by EMB, and seconded by LS, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council moves ‘ARIN-prop-351: NRPM Section 6.4.1 Retirement’ to Draft Policy status.”

The Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

The motion carried with all in favor via roll call vote.

12. ARIN-prop-352: Harmonize Section 1 and Section 6, Principles and Goals Statements.

BJ stated that they discussed the proposal and would like to speak with the PER WG before moving forward regarding the assignment versus allocation language and changing it at the same time.

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

GG was able to connect his microphone at this time. He noted that at the last meeting he stated the author suggested additional text and he posted it to the PPML. It received good feedback with no objections. He posted a revision of it and will submit it for a staff and legal review to be able to move it forward at the next meeting. He noted that at ARIN 58 he would be making the last presentation of this policy to the membership.

The Chair requested that GG make sure the revised text is posted on the Wiki and website and all versions match before requesting the staff and legal review. GG acknowledged. The Policy Analyst stated he will work with GG to ensure all versions are in sync. GG thanked everyone for their patience with this policy.

The Chair noted a different issue stating that a policy proposal submission was stuck in a spam filter on its way to ARIN. She and the Policy Analyst are working with the author on how he would like to proceed.

14. ARIN AC Working Groups.

• Policy Experience Report Working Group (PER WG) Update. AW stated that the WG produced three proposals that have been submitted and are currently on the AC’s docket. She looked forward to working with BJ on one of them. She stated she was very proud of the WG’s work.

• Number Resource Policy Manual Working Group (NRPM WG) Update. BJ stated that he has taken another look at trying to consolidate IPv4 sections and is looking at section 4.10 and the waitlist. He is working on a draft and thanked both LB and KP for their assistance. He also thanked DC for his comments at the last meeting. BJ stated there is much work in progress.

• Policy Engagement Working Group (PE WG) Update. MW stated that they are looking at survey formats and possibly using them for updates on Policy 2026-2. He is also looking at holding office hours ahead of ARIN 58, tying it to ARIN’s Fellowship Program. If a Fellow has a proposal in mind, he noted the WG can help them workshop it. He pointed out that if any surveys are launched with a blog, the blog needs to be in order quickly and the WG will be discussing this in their next meeting.

  He noted the first survey had an idea regarding a training module in the ARIN Learning Management System (LMS) on the Policy Development Process (PDP) and policy learning outcomes as a guideline to structure. They have a draft script for a more interactive module. He was happy to see this movement on the item.

  The Chair asked if talk of a survey is being considered. MW replied it was in the way of teeing up survey functionality for a more enriched environment for policy discussions.

15. Any Other Business.

The Chair called for any other business.

• AC July Training Session.

  • Reminder: The second AC member-only training session will directly follow this meeting. The training will run 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET (Policy Analyst will stay on the Zoom).

• ARIN 58 Fellowship Program. Reminder on volunteering to be a mentor for Fellows. The Chair noted there is one spot remaining open and to reach out to ARIN staff if interested in volunteering as a mentor.

• ARIN 58 Table Topics. The Chair stated they will need topics and noted the last time there was a WG at each table with specific items. She suggested looking at engagement and the future of IPv4 and possibly AW to speak to TIPTOP with the NANOG group. AW agreed.

  The Chair stated to please submit any topics to the Chair as soon as possible.

• Recommended Draft Policies. The Chair reminded the AC that if the have a policy to advance to recommended draft before ARIN 58 they only have August and September to do so and that is not much time. Please request staff and legal reviews as soon as it is appropriate to do so.

16. Adjournment.

The Chair entertained a motion to adjourn at 4:30 p.m. ET. KP moved to adjourn seconded by LB. The meeting adjourned with no objections.