APNIC 42 Policy Update Pablo Hinojosa Strategic Engagement Director APNIC Policy Agenda for APNIC 42 • 28 September – 5 October – Colombo, Sri Lanka • Policy SIG on 4th and 5th October – 1 Policy Proposal – APNIC Whois Database Accuracy – SIG Chair Election procedure review 2 Prop-116: Prohibit transfer of IPv4 addresses from the Final /8 block Aims: • This proposal helps to ensure the distribution of the 'Final / 8' (103/8) block is consistent with its original purpose, for distribution to new entrants to the industry. Proposal: • Prohibit transfer of all IPv4 addresses under the Final /8 address block (103/8). If the address block is no longer needed, it must be returned to the APNIC recovered address pool. • This proposal does not prohibit M&A transfers of 103/8 block. Status: • Under discussion on mailing list and at APNIC 42 3 Ongoing Community Discussion: whois data accuracy • An ongoing community discussion about whois accuracy – Policy SIG Meeting at APNIC 41 – Overview and background • https://www.apnic.net/policy-sig/whois-data-quality • APNIC 42 session includes – Public Safety and Accuracy of IP Address WHOIS • Dhammika Priyantha, Deputy Director • Sri Lanka Criminal Investigation Department SIG Chair Election Procedures • SIG Chair Election procedures – Overview and background • https://www.apnic.net/community/participate/sigs/chair-elections • Proposal: – Revising eligible voters of Chair election and Chair's term • https://www.apnic.net/sig-chair-elections/proposed-revision.txt – Eligible voters in SIG Chair election • Limit eligible voters to registered conference participants • Registered participants also includes registered remote participants – SIG Chair's term of service • Align Chair’s term with Co-Chair's two-year terms • If a Chair steps down, successors term is limited to the next scheduled election 5 Join us online conference.apnic.net/42/remote Thank you 6 .