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HYBRID 22-23 OCT 13:00 UTC: ARIN 58 Public Policy and Members Meeting

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On Thursday – Friday, 22–23 October 2026, at 09:00–16:20 EDT (13:00–20:20 UTC) on Thursday and 09:00–11:45 EDT (13:00–15:45 UTC) on Friday, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) holds ‘ARIN 58 Public Policy and Members Meeting‘ in Miami, Florida, and online.

ARIN’s Public Policy and Members Meetings are a forum for anyone interested in Internet number resources, regional policy development and the advancement of the Internet: networking with colleagues, learning about ARIN, and discussing emerging technologies, trends and proposed number resource policies.

Nine number resource policy proposals are on the docket — see the Policy Discussion Guide. The meeting follows NANOG 98, held 19–21 October. Slides and materials will be posted on the ARIN 58 meeting page.

DAY 1 – THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2026

09:00 EDT (13:00 UTC) — OPENING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hollis Kara – Director of Communications, ARIN

09:15 EDT (13:15 UTC) — WELCOME FROM ARIN’S PRESIDENT AND CEO
John Curran – President & CEO, ARIN

09:25 EDT (13:25 UTC) — WELCOME AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPORT
Nancy Carter – Board of Trustees, ARIN

09:45 EDT (13:45 UTC) — NANOG UPDATE
Jonathan Black – Executive Director, NANOG

10:00 EDT (14:00 UTC) — POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPERIENCE REPORT
John Sweeting – CXO, ARIN

11:00 EDT (15:00 UTC) — ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORT AND ON-DOCKET
Kathleen Hunter – Chair, ARIN Advisory Council; Comcast

11:10 EDT (15:10 UTC) — RECOMMENDED DRAFT POLICY 2025-1: CLARIFY ISP AND LIR DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES TO ADDRESS AMBIGUITY IN NRPM TEXT
Leif Sawyer – Network Engineer, GCI Communication Corp

11:30 EDT (15:30 UTC) — RECOMMENDED DRAFT POLICY 2025-3: CHANGE SECTION 9 OUT OF REGION USE MINIMUM CRITERIA
Gerry George – ICT Consultant & Business Solutions Architect, DigiSolv, Inc.

11:50 EDT (15:50 UTC) — RECOMMENDED DRAFT POLICY 2025-7: MAKE POLICY IN 6.5.8.2 MATCH THE EXAMPLES
Lily Botsyoe – Tech Policy Analyst

12:05 EDT (16:05 UTC) — RECOMMENDED DRAFT POLICY 2025-8: RESERVE 4.10 SPACE FOR IN-REGION USE
Kaitlyn Pellak – Technical Business Developer, Amazon

13:30 EDT (17:30 UTC) — DRAFT POLICY 2026-1: TAKING IP TO OTHER PLANETS (TIPTOP)
Alison Wood – Network Engineer, State of Oregon

13:45 EDT (17:45 UTC) — DRAFT POLICY 2026-2: NRPM SECTION 6.5 REVISION
Matthew Wilder – Sr Engineer, TELUS; ARIN Advisory Council

14:00 EDT (18:00 UTC) — DRAFT POLICY 2026-3: NRPM SECTION 6.4.1 RETIREMENT
E. Marie Brierley – CEO, Saatvik Advisors

14:15 EDT (18:15 UTC) — DRAFT POLICY 2026-4: HARMONIZE SECTION 1 AND SECTION 6, PRINCIPLES AND GOALS STATEMENTS
Brian Jones – Program Director, Network, Virginia Tech; ARIN Advisory Council

14:30 EDT (18:30 UTC) — DRAFT POLICY 2026-5: DEFINE OUT OF REGION USE
Gus Reese – Sr. Director of IP Edge Engineering, Cogent Communications

14:45 EDT (18:45 UTC) — 2026 ARIN ELECTIONS
Ron da Silva – Board of Trustees, ARIN; CEO, Network Technologies Global

15:30 EDT (19:30 UTC) — DATA ACCURACY UPDATE
John Sweeting – CXO, ARIN

15:45 EDT (19:45 UTC) — RIR GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT UPDATE
Michael Abejuela – Chief Legal Officer, ARIN
Kevin Blumberg – CTO, The Wire Inc.

16:00 EDT (20:00 UTC) — OPEN MICROPHONE
Nancy Carter – Board of Trustees, ARIN
John Curran – President & CEO, ARIN

16:15 EDT (20:15 UTC) — CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADJOURNMENT
Hollis Kara – Director of Communications, ARIN

DAY 2 – FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2026

09:00 EDT (13:00 UTC) — OPENING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ashley Perks – Communications Manager, ARIN

09:05 EDT (13:05 UTC) — 2026 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY
Adam Wedlake – Research Director, Radius

09:20 EDT (13:20 UTC) — ARIN SYSTEMS UPDATE
Richard Jimmerson – COO, ARIN

09:35 EDT (13:35 UTC) — ARIN FINANCIAL REPORT
Hank Kilmer – VP, IP Engineering, Cogent

09:50 EDT (13:50 UTC) — ADDRESS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION ADDRESS COUNCIL (ASO AC) UPDATE
Kevin Blumberg – CTO, The Wire Inc.

10:05 EDT (14:05 UTC) — ARIN DIRECTORY SERVICES ROADMAP
Hollis Kara – Director of Communications, ARIN

10:20 EDT (14:20 UTC) — IPV6 TASK FORCE
Lee Howard – Board of Trustees, ARIN

10:50 EDT (14:50 UTC) — INFORMATION SECURITY UPDATE
Christian Johnson – CISO, ARIN

11:05 EDT (15:05 UTC) — ROUTING SECURITY UPDATE
Brad Gorman – Director, Customer Technical Services, ARIN

11:25 EDT (15:25 UTC) — OPEN MICROPHONE
Nancy Carter – Board of Trustees, ARIN
John Curran – President & CEO, ARIN

11:35 EDT (15:35 UTC) — CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADJOURNMENT
Ashley Perks – Communications Manager, ARIN

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