Meeting of the ARIN Advisory Council - 20 August 2026

Teleconference

Draft Minutes

These minutes are DRAFT. They have been reviewed by the ARIN Advisory Council prior to posting. These minutes will remain draft until they are reviewed and approved by the ARIN Advisory Council at their next regularly scheduled meeting.

ARIN AC Attendees:

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

ARIN Staff:

  • Michael Abejuela, CLO
  • 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:

  • Matthew Wilder (MW)
  • Chris Woodfield (CW)

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 MW and CW.

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 LB, and seconded by AW, that:

“The ARIN Advisory Council approves the 16 July 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. DC stated he is working with Cortland County, N.Y., government. LB stated that she has graduated and will be with UC.

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

LS stated that he reviewed the staff and legal review with EG. They identified out of scope items and sent them to the PERWG. They sent the remaining text to the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML) and have not received any feedback at this time. LS believed that was a good sign and stated his intention to move the policy forward.

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

“The ARIN Advisory Council moves ‘Draft Policy ARIN-2025-1: Clarify ISP and LIR Definitions and References to Address Ambiguity in NRPM Text’ to Recommended Draft Policy status.”

The Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

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

The Chair asked LS to provide conformance statement to the Policy Analyst.

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

GG stated he posted an update to the PPML today. Based on responses previously received, he did not expect any issues. He will request a staff and legal review within the next two weeks and then consider moving the policy forward at the next AC meeting and will be able to make the necessary slides for ARIN 58.

The Chair asked the Policy Analyst if the dates are available for GG to request a staff and legal review and have it back in time for the next AC meeting to move it forward. The Policy Analyst stated he would reply after checking into the timeline. The Chair stated that if GG did not believe there would be any changes to the policy text, to request a staff and legal review as soon as possible in time for the text freeze schedule.

LB stated no updates at this time. Policy is pending presentation at ARIN 58.

KP stated that this policy is pending presentation at ARIN 58, but she posted to the PPML for any support or concerns on the policy and has not received any feedback. She will include any feedback received in her presentation.

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

AW stated that she is participating on the IETF WG, and other WGs involved, and is in a waiting pattern for IETF WG advisement.

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

AT stated that she reviewed the feedback from the PPML and they are trying a new approach by posting survey questions based on the feedback discussions. They want to get a feel for the current discussion and will be posting the survey soon. The Chair stated this is in line with the PEWG’s work with Communications for community feedback.

11. Draft Policy ARIN-2026-3: NRPM Section 6.4.1 Retirement.

EMB stated that she sent a request for comment to PPML two days ago and is in the moderator’s hands and has not yet been posted. It was found that the email was not received. The Chair asked the Policy Analyst to look into it. He stated he will reach out to EMB to get it resubmitted.

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

BJ stated his intention to move the policy forward.

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

“The ARIN Advisory Council moves ‘ARIN-prop-352: Harmonize Section 1 and Section 6, Principles and Goals Statements’ to Draft Policy.”

The Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.

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

13. ARIN-prop-353: Define Out Of Region Use.

GR stated that they are in receipt of this proposal and will reach out to the author for questions on the text.

14. ARIN AC Working Groups.

  • Policy Experience Report Working Group (PER WG) Update. AW stated they are waiting for presentation at ARIN 58. No further updates at this time.
  • Number Resource Policy Manual Working Group (NRPM WG) Update. BJ stated they now have a Doctor on the WG and congratulated LB. They are working on the best way to combine IPv4 allocation areas in the Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM). A working draft is being shared but is not ready yet.
  • Policy Engagement Working Group (PE WG) Update. AT stated that they are conducting a lot of work with Communications and thanked the staff involved. The WG is working on getting a Blog posted, an open house after orientation at ARIN 58, and general survey questions to include in PPML posts to garner feedback. They will use their policy as a test to see how it fares.

15. Any Other Business.

The Chair called for any other business items.

  • ARIN 58 Deadline Reminders.
    • Deadline for Purchased Itineraries. Please book flights to ARIN 58 by 18 September with notification to the Operations Support Specialist. An email with flight budget estimates was sent on 04 August. Please reach out to the Policy Analyst if you have not received it.
    • ARIN 58 Information in Canvas in Slack. Please check the General channel Canvas in the AC Slack for a listing of all deadlines and important information for ARIN 58 in one place for convenience. Policy Analyst presented this to the AC.
    • NANOG Presentation for ARIN 58. The Chair noted that the presentation is being worked on with some items going into WG activities, policies that are important to NANOG, and that are in recommended status at this time. NANOG members can attend the presentation and also provide insights into policies.
    • Table Topics. Topics have been chosen and people to chair them have been identified. The Chair stated that other AC members are welcome to attend, the more the better.
    • ARIN 58 Registration. Registration is open, please register as soon as possible.
    • Updating policies. The Chair reminded the AC to please check the Wiki and update policies. She noted two policies that have not been updated and cautioned to make sure changes have been saved.

16. Adjournment.

The Chair entertained a motion to adjourn at 4:32 p.m. ET. BJ moved to adjourn seconded by LS. The meeting adjourned with no objections.

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