Meeting of the ARIN Board of Trustees
Teleconference
Draft Minutes
Attendees
- Bill Sandiford, Chair
- Tina Morris, Vice Chair
- Nancy Carter, Treasurer
- John Curran, President & CEO
- Dan Alexander, Board Trustee
- Ron da Silva, Board Trustee
- Peter Harrison, Board Trustee
- Hank Kilmer, Board Trustee
- Robert Seastrom, Board Trustee
- Chris Tacit, Secretary
ARIN Staff
- Michael Abejuela, General Counsel
- Erin Alligood, CHRO
- Einar Bohlin, V.P. Government Affairs
- Richard Jimmerson, COO
- Christian Johnson, CISO
- Brian Kirk, CFO
- Therese Simcox, Sr. Executive Assistant
- John Sweeting, CXO
1. Welcome, Agenda and Conflict of Interest Disclosure Review.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. ET. The presence of a quorum was noted. The Chair reviewed the agenda with the Board and called for any comments. There were no comments. No COI disclosure issues were reported.
2. Approval of the Minutes.
It was moved by John Curran, and seconded by Rob Seastrom, that:
“The ARIN Board of Trustees approves the Minutes of January 14 & 15, 2025, as written.”
The Chair called for any comments. There were no comments.
The motion carried with no objections.
3. Volunteer Code of Conduct.
(Exhibits B, C, D)
The CHRO stated that the document was updated based on the Board’s feedback provided at their January meeting. The Chair called for any questions on the updated version. There were no questions.
It was moved by Tina Morris, and seconded by John Curran, that:
“The ARIN Board of Trustees approves the ARIN Volunteer Code of Conduct, as presented.”
The Chair called for discussion. There were no comments.
The motion carried with no objections.
4. White House Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity.
(Exhibit E)
The President provided an overview of this recently issued Executive Order 14144 (EO), noting it was issued after the Board’s January meeting. He highlighted the EO mandate that federal civilian agencies ensure that all their assigned IP address blocks and ASNs are covered by an RSA with ARIN or another appropriate RIR, that agencies will annually review and update their RIR records, and that they publish ROAs in the public RPKI repository hosted or delegated by ARIN or the appropriate RIR for IP address blocks they hold.
Discussion ensued on the effect of this EO with regard to ARIN. The President noted that it was not one of the EO’s rescinded with the recent change in the Administration, and so it remains in effect as it currently is written. The President stated he and Counsel will review best practices for open governance followed by U.S. federal advisory committees, as the EO may encourage comparison to ARIN’s governance processes in this regard.
5. Registry Services Agreement Update.
(Exhibit F)
The President reminded the Board that in January they considered the merits of updating the RSA so as to provide a generally available exit provision for legacy resource holders to return to prior state of basic unpaid services. After discussion it was decided that whit would not proceed at the present time. The Board also discussed various RSA update possibilities, including holding a consultation process on the potential legacy exit change, issuing an RSA without that change and just administrative updates, and issuing an updated RSA that would take effect for all members but would require a member vote for adoption.
Mr. Kilmer noted that he had a potential conflict on this topic. He stated he would like to be part of any revenue risk discussion. He asked if the discussion could be separated, so that he can recuse himself from any other discussions of the matter. The President acknowledged, noting that this would not be a decisional topic, but that Mr. Kilmer was free to recuse himself at any point.
The Board discussed various exit clauses, growing pressure for RPKI adoption, and the need to avoid any confusion of RSA versions. Mr. Kilmer noted it would be useful, in evaluation of changes and risks regarding government ROA advocacy, to track our data with the number of organizations using RPKI. The President stated metrics about RPKI coverage for our registry will be updated and agreed it would be beneficial to have in the metrics report.
Mr. Kilmer recused himself at this time.
The President discussed in more depth the topics of portability of addresses, resource holder services, exit clauses, and potential risks. Ms. Carter suggested this discussion could be an action for the Board’s Risk and Cybersecurity Committee to discuss through a risk view, reviewing the agreement updates, and the risks of not doing it. The President stated he would take action items to the Risk Committee to evaluate the risks of not updating the RSA and the risk that would result from considering specific RSA changes.
Mr. Kilmer returned to the meeting at this time.
6. General Counsel Update.
General Counsel provided an attorney-client privileged brief to the Board.
7. Open Action Item List.
(Exhibit G)
The President reviewed the list with the Board. There were no questions.
8. Any Other Business.
The Chair called for any other business items.
9. Executive Session.
The Chair called for an executive session at 5:33 p.m. ET.
10. Adjournment.
The Chair entertained a motion to adjourn at 5:37 p.m. ET. Rob Seastrom moved to adjourn, seconded by Peter Harrison. The meeting adjourned with no objections.