[arin-ppml] ARIN Advisory Council - Policy Engagement Survey Active
Andrew Dul
andrew.dul at quark.net
Tue Feb 17 14:15:57 EST 2026
The previous PDP restricted formal policy input to the meetings and
PPML. The updated PDP expanded this to include recognized methods, with
the idea that the AC in consultation with the ARIN Board would be free
to explore newer approaches to gather community input on policy matters
and create new recognized methods. Later future PDP revisions might
explicitly note those newer methods after they have been defined and in
use as directed by the Board.
Over time we have developed the standards and norms around community
input, these for example include attribution, archival, and
transparency. For these and other reasons a statement on a random
website would not be a recognized method, but if the ARIN AC in
consultation with the Board decided to use a "web forum" to gather input
on policy matters that could be a new recognized method.
If the AC believes that to meet its goal of facilitating the policy
development process it would like to use a newer more modern platform,
my suggestion would be that AC after discussions/consultations with the
community on this matter make a request to the Board to trial a newer
platform with specific goals and attributes in mind to measure if the
newer platform provided better community input than current methods.
Hope this helps,
Andrew
On 2/11/2026 9:54 PM, Matthew Wilder via ARIN-PPML wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am grateful to those offering feedback here on the list.
>
> Andrew - very glad that you've chimed in since you were so involved in
> the development of the latest PDP. I'm glad that in your view the
> Advisory Council does have some flexibility offered by the PDP to
> include other methods of engagement. The one question I am a little
> curious to tease out is what qualifies as "recognized methods".
>
> As a document that empowers the community, my assumption would be that
> it is meant as those methods recognized by the community. Is my
> understanding more or less correct? And if so, how would you suggest
> we develop the community's recognition of methods of engagement other
> than to invite perspectives?
>
> Thanks and best regards,
> Matthew Wilder
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 1:26 AM Douglas Camin <doug at dougcamin.com> wrote:
>
> Andrew \ Kevin \ Michael -
>
> Appreciate your feedback. This process does not preclude the
> suggestion of new forms of engagement. Under question 5 there is
> an “Other” box where you can share any new suggestions you might
> have and this group is happy to take them.
>
> This survey is the mid-point of this work - the policy engagement
> workgroup solicited feedback for several months, inclusive of
> public asks (and a table topic) at ARIN56. The items listed in the
> survey were considered the most viable ones received after
> discussion about support, time commitment, and responsibility. The
> committee is also mindful of their purview - this group can’t
> dictate staff’s (or the board’s) plans for engagement that they
> are responsible for undertaking (a good example is revising the
> mail system platform.) As a result, this list of questions focuses
> on work the AC itself can undertake and perform.
>
> But - you can 100% include your suggestions in the survey about
> the things that you feel would be helpful in a broader context. If
> that is a mail system upgrade, or some other item - then please,
> we encourage you to include it. It will be heard and shared!
>
> Hope that helps -
>
>
> Doug
>
> --
>
> Douglas J. Camin
>
> Vice Chair, ARIN Advisory Council
>
> doug at dougcamin.com
>
>
>
> *From: *ARIN-PPML <arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net> on behalf of
> Michael Williams via ARIN-PPML <arin-ppml at arin.net>
> *Date: *Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
> *To: *Andrew Dul <andrew.dul at quark.net>
> *Cc: *arin-ppml <arin-ppml at arin.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [arin-ppml] ARIN Advisory Council - Policy
> Engagement Survey Active
>
> Agree with Kevin & Andrew.
>
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> On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 10:39:08, Andrew Dul
> <_arin-ppml at arin.net_> wrote:
>
> I echo Kevin's comments and note that when we updated the PDP
> in 2023 we specifically updated the PDP to allow for expanded
> formal community feedback via methods other than the PPML and
> meetings.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> 2.3.2. Community Action
>
> The Internet Community may participate in evaluating and
> providing feedback (PPF) on a Draft Policy by
> participating on the PPML, at a Public Policy
> Consultation, by providing feedback directly to members of
> the Advisory Council, or via other recognized methods.
>
> _https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/_
>
>
> On 2/10/2026 9:36 PM, Kevin Blumberg wrote:
>
> I appreciate that the AC is asking questions on how to
> improve engagement.
>
> Unfortunately, the survey seems to omit any new forms of
> engagement, which seems odd given the goal.
>
> If you’re looking to collaborate in 2026, the lowest
> common denominator of a mailing list—circa 1990—should be
> the first thing you look at.
>
> A positive suggestion would be to run a trial of a modern
> platform alongside a specific policy proposal to see if it
> improves engagement.
>
> Hoping you receive the feedback you’re looking for….
>
> Kevin
>
> *From:* ARIN-PPML _<arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net>
> <mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net>_*On Behalf Of *Matthew
> Wilder via ARIN-PPML
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 10, 2026 9:43 PM
> *To:* arin-ppml _<arin-ppml at arin.net>
> <mailto:arin-ppml at arin.net>_
> *Subject:* Re: [arin-ppml] ARIN Advisory Council - Policy
> Engagement Survey Active
>
> Hi PPML subscribers and community members,
>
> Please be reminded that the policy engagement working
> group of the ARIN Advisory Council remains very keen to
> hear your feedback. The survey - which remains open until
> February 27 - is meant to allow community members to
> indicate which methods of engagement are believed to be
> the most useful to the community.
>
> Blog Post (optional pre-read)
>
> _https://www.arin.net/blog/2026/01/28/ac-policy-engagement-survey/_
>
> Survey (direct link):
>
> _https://arin.net/ACsurvey_
>
> Thank you to all those who have already completed the
> survey, and thank you to those who are prepared to spare a
> few minutes of their time to do the same.
>
> Best,
>
> Matthew Wilder
>
> Policy Experience Working Group Chair
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 4:08 AM Douglas Camin
> <_doug at dougcamin.com_> wrote:
>
> Hello PPML Community -
>
> The Advisory Council’s Policy Engagement Work Group
> recently launched a survey to solicit feedback from
> the community about your experiences in the policy
> development process, as well as feedback on specific
> suggestions for new methods of policy engagement that
> we have received from the community over the last
> several months. Since PPML is one of the primary
> methods for policy engagement activity, we are sharing
> this information with the community here as well as
> numerous other channels.
>
> The survey was launched today, and an associated blog
> post with additional information has been posted to
> _arin.net <http://arin.net/>_. The survey will take
> about 5-7 minutes to complete.
>
> If you would like to read the blog post (includes a
> link to the survey) look here:
> _https://www.arin.net/blog/2026/01/28/ac-policy-engagement-survey/_
>
> If you would like to go directly to the survey to
> provide your feedback, look here:
> _https://arin.net/ACsurvey_
>
> Your feedback is incredibly valuable to the process,
> and we look forward to hearing from many of you!
>
> Thank you -
>
> Doug
>
> --
>
> Douglas J. Camin
>
> Vice Chair, Advisory Council
>
> _doug at dougcamin.com_
>
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