IP policy - Your say

Wednesday 20 August 2003, 12:30 - 13:30

This lunch session is aimed at newcomers to APNIC meetings. It provides an introduction to policy development in the Asia Pacific and an overview of current policies. We will discuss the principles and goals of IP address distribution and look at recent policy proposals.

The aim of this session is to provide newcomers to the APNIC community with sufficient knowledge to actively participate in and contribute to the policy development process.

Topics

• Background and brief history of the Internet
• The development of classless addressing
• APNIC policies
• Overview of RIR goals and current IP address policies
• Policy development
• How is policy developed and how do the meetings work?
• Current proposals and discussions
• Discussion of current policy proposals