APNIC Policy

An election for the position of Chair was held at the Open Policy Meeting on Wednesday, 1 March 2017. Two Co-Chairs were also appointed by the new Chair.

Congratulations to the new Chair and Co-Chairs.

Chair:

• Sumon Ahmed Sabir

Co-Chairs:

• Ching-Heng Ku
• Bertrand Cherrier

The community thanks outgoing Policy SIG Chair, Masato Yamanishi, for his many years of service.

Proposals under discussion

prop-118 - No need policy in APNIC region

prop-117 - Returned IPv4 address management and Final /8 exhaustion

prop-116 - Prohibit to transfer IPv4 addresses in the final /8 block

Revising eligible voters of Chair election and Chair's term

Translated summary of proposals

The policy proposals to be discussed at APNIC 43 have been translated into the following languages.

How to participate

Register for CONFER to be able to participate in the Consensus Call

https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/process/how-to-participate/confer

As the APNIC Policy Cycle is active before, during, and after each Open Policy Meeting, it is important to participate during all phases. Before and after the meeting, discussion about policy proposals happens on the Policy SIG mailing list. During the meeting, you can participate in the policy discussion in person by attending the meeting, or use the remote participation facilities available on this website.

How to participate in the policy process

Consensus Policy Making

IP addresses and AS numbers are shared resources, available for use by anyone who can demonstrate the need for them. APNIC policies ensure these resources are distributed fairly and consistently across the whole Asia Pacific region. Proposed policy changes are discussed in the Policy SIG.

APNIC policies are decided by the Asia Pacific community in a consensus decision-making process that is:

• Open
• Transparent
• Bottom-up