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Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) Update#

ARIN 58 Public Policy and Members Meeting digest Program Wildcard pick 22–23 October 2026

Slides Recording

Kevin Blumberg (ASO AC / NRO NC)

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  • Why: Not a technical talk, but it covers a genuine structural shift in Internet governance: the multi-year ICP-2 rewrite that will define how an RIR can be audited, placed under emergency operation, or derecognized. That's the failure-domain design of the registry system itself — worth one read even for a purely technical PM.
  • What: Status of the RIR Governance Document: a recommended draft published 1 September 2026 after two consultation rounds, now with ICANN for consideration after productive discussions at ICANN 87. Key changes: a five-year regular audit cycle, a distinct Compliance Review process with misuse safeguards, Rehabilitation Plans as the preferred path, a Temporary Emergency Continuity Arrangement an affected RIR can initiate for its own services (90-day limit, two-thirds RIR threshold), a derecognition process requiring two-thirds RIR support excluding the subject RIR, and amendment freezes during emergency arrangements or pending derecognition.
  • How: Multi-stakeholder consultation timeline running since October 2024; open mailing lists and ASO AC teleconferences; Oscar Robles selected to fill the vacant ICANN Board Seat 9.
  • Where applicable: Governance-level; affects all five RIRs. No operator action, but it is the framework that would govern any future RIR failure — the "datacenter redundancy plan" equivalent for the registry layer.