[ppml] FYI: LACNIC micro-allocation policy approved and implemented

[Alec H. Peterson]

<putting on my ARIN AC Chair hat>

--On Monday, May 19, 2003 12:18 -0400 "McBurnett, Jim" 
<jmcburnett at msmgmt.com> wrote:

>
> Well, that is the risk you take. Like William said, ARIN VOTED for it
> and THE AC went thier own way...

That is a major distortion of the truth.

The only straw poll taken with respect to policy proposal 2002-3 at the 
Memphis ARIN meeting was 15-4 in favor of the ARIN AC looking into reducing 
ARIN's minimum allocation size (you can verify this for yourself in the 
meeting minutes, 
<http://www.arin.net/library/minutes/ARIN_XI/ppm_minutes_day2.html>).  15-4 
may be a majority in and of itself, but when you consider there were over 
100 people at the meeting it hardly represents 'almost complete consensus'.

Furthermore, the ARIN AC has specifically NOT abandoned the issue of 
reducing ARIN's minimum allocation size.  In fact, the AC has established a 
discussion group that is actively looking into this issue, and has been 
tasked with forming a proposal that addresses the concerns and wishes 
raised by those on all sides of the issue (you may find evidence of the 
formation of this group in the April 8 AC meeting minutes, and a report on 
the progress will be in the minutes of our last meeting (5/8/2003), once 
they are approved).

Once again, I must emphasize that the AC is a group of elected volunteers 
who are trying to meet the needs of ALL entities in the ARIN public policy 
community.  We _WANT_ to help.

Alec