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Recurring people and organisations
- Randy Bush28 Policies participated · 103 Discussion messages
- Srinivas (Sunny) Chendi22 Policies participated · 89 Discussion messages
- Bertrand Cherrier21 Policies participated · 49 Discussion messages
- Jordi Palet Martinez20 Policies participated · 60 Discussion messages
- Izumi Okutani17 Policies participated · 97 Discussion messages
- chku15 Policies participated · 18 Discussion messages
- Satoru Tsurumaki15 Policies participated · 16 Discussion messages
- Owen DeLong14 Policies participated · 21 Discussion messages
- Hiroki Kawabata14 Policies participated · 20 Discussion messages
- Philip Smith13 Policies participated · 30 Discussion messages
Policy records
Start with Policy- prop-164
prop-164: Allocations of IPv6 Resources longer than a /32 with a nibble boundary alignment
Under discussion · Official status: For discussion at APNIC 62 OPM
Introduced: Jun 12, 2025 · Latest activity: Sep 2, 20265Policy versions9Discussion messages11Total participants9Effective participants55.6%Top-five discussion share - prop-127
Change maximum delegation size of 103/8 IPv4 address pool to a /23
Accepted · Official status: Implemented
Introduced: Jan 18, 2019 · Latest activity: Sep 2, 20261Policy versions16Discussion messages13Total participants7.5Effective participants62.5%Top-five discussion share - prop-168
prop-168: Increase to maximum IPv4 delegations
Under discussion · Official status: For discussion at APNIC 62 OPM
Introduced: Dec 18, 2025 · Latest activity: Sep 2, 20264Policy versions4Discussion messages5Total participants4Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share - prop-172
prop-172: Defining Internet Abuse through IP Addresses
Under discussion · Official status: For Discussion at APNIC62 OPM
Introduced: Aug 10, 2026 · Latest activity: Sep 2, 20262Policy versions1Discussion messages2Total participants1Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share - prop-174
prop-174: Align implementation of Prop-125 in APNIC Policy (APNIC-127)
Under discussion · Official status: under discussion
Introduced: Aug 17, 2026 · Latest activity: Sep 1, 20261Policy versions2Discussion messages3Total participants2Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share
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APNIC's 2029 host call opens in March—or May
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