Advisory Council Working Group Updates#
ARIN 57 Public Policy and Members Meeting digest Program Adjacent pick 20–22 April 2026
Douglas Camin, Alison Wood, and Matthew Wilder, ARIN Advisory Council
- Why: The forward worklist for number-resource policy — a cheap way to see which NRPM sections will be churned over the next 12–18 months.
- What: The Policy Experience Report Working Group's "What's Hot" list: eliminating NRPM 8.5.7 (alternative additional IPv4 transfer criteria, judged redundant and little-used); simplifying the IPv6 initial allocation formula in 6.5.2.1; reconciling inter-RIR transfer discrepancies in 8.4 (needs-based requirements differ across RIRs, creating asymmetric transfer flows); and consolidating the overlapping IPv4 direct-allocation sections (4.1.8, 4.4, 4.10). The Policy Engagement WG is surveying the community on modernizing participation beyond the mailing list / meeting format.
- How: Status reports on working-group deliberation — no mechanism, but each item names the section and the observed problem.
- Where applicable: ARIN-region policy process. The inter-RIR transfer asymmetry item is the one with the most practical consequence for multi-region footprint planning.