The APNIC Executive Council Report provides information on: 1) The current APNIC EC members and their functions of representing members' interests, overseeing activities, and setting strategic direction. 2) Details of APNIC EC meetings in 2017 and plans for future meetings in 2018. 3) Plans for the 2018 APNIC survey to gather feedback from members and stakeholders to guide priorities and services. 4) An overview of APNIC's finances, policy endorsements, and representatives to other organizations.

1. APNIC Executive Council Report
APNIC 45
28 February 2018

2. Current APNIC EC Members
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3. Functions of the APNIC EC
• Represent the interests of Members in the governance of
APNIC
• Oversight of APNIC's activities
• Consider broad Internet policy issues for APNIC's strategic
direction
• Set membership fees
• Endorse the policy consensus towards implementation
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4. APNIC EC Meetings
• The APNIC EC usually meets four times a year
• Four face-to-face meetings held in 2017
• Joint Board meeting with AFRINIC Board held in June 2017
• Planning for a Joint Board meeting with LACNIC Board in
December 2018
• Next meeting: Thimphu, 5 June 2018 during BtNOG
• All meeting minutes and the attendance record are on the
APNIC website:
⎯ apnic.net/ec
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5. APNIC EC Meetings
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EC members 02/03/17 03/06/17 11&14/09/17 07-09/12/17 25/02/18
Gaurab Raj
Upadhaya
Izumi Okutani
Jessica Shen
Kams Yeung
Kenny Huang
Rajesh Chharia
Roopinder Perhar
Paul Wilson

6. 2018 APNIC Survey
• APNIC EC commissions the APNIC Survey every two years:
⎯ Independent and anonymous
⎯ To gather feedback from Members and other key stakeholders about APNIC
services and the challenges facing the Internet community
⎯ The results will guide decisions on future priorities and service offerings
• Focus Groups and individual interviews completed
⎯ Thanks go to everyone in the community who participated
• Online Survey will start in June 2018 for four weeks
⎯ To be conducted by Survey Matters
⎯ Please participate - your feedback is very important to us!
• Survey results will be presented at APNIC 46 in Noumea
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7. Finances
• Lower membership growth than expected in 2017
⎯ As of 31 December 2017, APNIC has 6,557 Members
• 2017 operating surplus exceeded budget
⎯ Revenue and expenses are below budget
⎯ Total surplus for 2017 is AUD 1.55 million
• Approved Activity Planning and Budget for 2018
• Continuing discussion on fees and strategic direction
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8. APNIC Policy Endorsement
• APNIC EC reviewed and resolved to endorse four policy
proposals that reached consensus in 2017
⎯ prop-116: Prohibit to transfer IPv4 addresses in the final /8 block
⎯ prop-117: Returned IPv4 address management and Final /8
exhaustion
⎯ prop-121: Updating Initial IPv6 allocation policy
⎯ prop-122: Updating Subsequent IPv6 allocation policy
• Thanks for the community's active participation during the
Policy SIG and on the mailing list
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9. NRO NC / ASO AC
• The APNIC EC appointed Henri Kasyfi Soemartono to the
NRO Number Council / ASO Address Council for a one-
year term from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018
• APNIC's representatives to the NRO NC / ASO AC in 2018:
⎯ Aftab Siddiqui (elected by the APNIC community)
⎯ Brajesh Jain (elected by the APNIC community)
⎯ Henri Kasyfi Soemartono (appointed by the EC)
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10. IANA Review Committee
• Role and responsibilities of Review Committee (RC)
members:
⎯ www.nro.net/review-committee-charter-final
• APNIC's composition of the RC in 2018:
⎯ Bertrand Cherrier (appointed by the EC)
⎯ Simon Sohel Baroi (appointed by the EC)
⎯ George Kuo (APNIC staff)
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11. IANA Review Committee (cont.)
• The APNIC EC adopted a new process for selecting
APNIC's representatives to the IANA Numbering Services
RC
• From 2019 onwards, the RC will comprise:
⎯ One APNIC staff representative
⎯ One member appointed by the APNIC EC
⎯ One member elected by the APNIC community
o An election will be held in the Policy SIG during APNIC 46
⎯ Each appointment will be for a two-year term, starting 1 January
2019
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12. Address Supporting Organization Review
• The APNIC EC agreed for the NRO to implement
recommendations 1 to 17 in September 2017
• The NRO EC and the ASO AC agreed to implement
recommendations 1 to 17 in February 2018
• On recommendation 18, the NRO launched a RIR-wide
consultation process in January 2018
• The APNIC community will be the first RIR to provide inputs
to the global process
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13. APNIC Foundation
• 2017 was the first year of operation for the APNIC
Foundation
• First Foundation Board meeting is scheduled for 17 May
2018 in Hong Kong
⎯ apnic.foundation
⎯ Program includes:
o Board strategy session
o Annual General Meeting and Board meeting
o Internet seminar and event
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14. Member Feedback
• We welcome comments, suggestions, and questions from
Members, stakeholders and all others with an interest in
APNIC
⎯ EC submission feature on MyAPNIC
⎯ Contact form on APNIC website
⎯ Face-to-face during APNIC conferences
⎯ apnic.net/ec
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15. THANK
YOU