Presented by Pablo Hinojosa at the 26th Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre meeting held in San José, Costa Rica 26-30 September 2016.

1. APNIC 42 Policy Update
Pablo Hinojosa
Strategic Engagement Director
APNIC

2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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

5. 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
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