Re: [sig-policy]Proposals for Address Policy SIG at APNIC15
Thanks very much for your input. Could you be persuaded to present your
ideas at the Address Policy SIG in Taipei? Whilst I can present a review
of existing processes, it would be very useful to hear your ideas and
use these as a basis for further discussion.
I am copying Arano San, the chair of the Address Policy SIG in case
he wishes to comment.
Best wishes,
Anne
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Anne Lord, Manager, Policy Liaison <anne at apnic dot net>
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre phone: +61 7 3858 3100
http://www.apnic.net fax: +61 7 3858 3199
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On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Randy Bush wrote:
> anne,
>
> re the process discussion:
>
> given that
>
> o the apnic region is
> - geographically large,
> - culturally diverse,
> - linguistically diverse, and
> - in this weakening global economy (thanks george), has
> stakeholders who can not afford the time and transport
>
> o the subjects that the apnic itself or apnic members seem
> to feel free to set policy on include serious engineering
> matters that affect the entire internet
>
> o under current process it seems to be considered quite fine
> to have major proposals made a week before they can be
> decided in a face to face meeting of a small number of
> people where the above-mentioned barriers to prudent
> decision making exist
>
> i propose that
>
> o the current process for policy discussion as exemplified
> by this discussion thread itself is far from optimal, is
> far from inclusive of all needed expertise, disenfranchises
> many stakeholders, and is far hastier than is actually
> needed.
>
> o that apnic policy making move to more of an arin-like model,
> which might be characterized by
> - no discussion without a written proposal
> - meetings are used to get depth and high-bandwidth
> communication, not make [semi-]binding decisions
> - discussion on mailing lists is the primary decision
> mechanism (a la ietf)
> - the process of a decision is expected to take at least
> 90 days from the last major proposal change so that all
> parties can be included and be able to safely give their
> input and have it discussed by the entire community.
>
> i hope this is helpful.
>
> randy
>