NIR fee and voting structures, Izumi Okutani, JPNIC

Synopsis

This presentation will discuss possible fee and voting models 
for the NIRs. The current fee and voting structures for the 
NIRs are based on the APNIC membership model. The only difference 
is that in addition to the annual fee, NIRs are charged with a per 
address fee for IPv4 and IPv6 allocations.

However, the nature of NIR operations is different from the LIRs. 
Unlike the LIRs, the NIRs do not receive address allocations for 
their own networks or commercial services. The responsibility for 
address management is shared in their economic region with APNIC. 
Therefore, the current fee and voting structures may not fully 
reflect the NIR's roles. In that case, alternative models that 
represent their functions should be considered.

For example, it could be a model that subtracts the operational 
expenses of the NIRs from the annual fee, if NIR members are APNIC 
members, or a model that creates a structure totally independent 
from the existing annual fee. The purpose of this presentation is 
not to propose a particular model, but to introduce possible 
alternative models to start discussions in the community.