Agenda & Speakers

Pre-Meeting Events

ARIN 58 Welcome Reception

In-person attendees are invited to join us for our Welcome Reception on Wednesday, 21 October, at 6:00 PM ET. Held on the lower pool deck of the Miami Intercontinental, we look forward to kicking off another successful ARIN Public Policy and Members Meeting with you.

Meeting Guides and Helpful Links

ARIN 58 Agenda

Thursday, October 22, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Opening and Announcements
 
 
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Welcome from ARIN's President and CEO
 
 
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM
Welcome and Board of Trustees Report
 
 
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
NANOG Update
 
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Policy Implementation and Experience Report
 
 
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Break
 
 
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Advisory Council Report and On-Docket
 
 
11:10 AM - 12:20 PM
Policy Block 1
 
12:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch

Table Topics:

  • Improving the Policy Engagement Experience - Policy Engagement Working Group
  • TIPTOP - Taking IPs to Outer Space
  • Section 6 IPV6 Allocations - Policy Experience Report Working Group
  • If the Waitlist (NRPM 4.1.8) Didn't Exist, What Would?
 
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Policy Block 2
 
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2026 ARIN Elections
 
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
 
 
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Data Accuracy Update
 
 
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
RIR Governance Document Update
 
 
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Open Microphone
 
 
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Closing Announcements and Adjournment
 
 
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Social Event
 
 
Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]
Friday, October 23, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Opening and Announcements
 
 
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
2026 Customer Satisfaction Survey
 
 
9:20 AM - 9:35 AM
Routing Security Update
 
 
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
ARIN Financial Report
 
 
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM
Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) Update
 
 
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM
ARIN Directory Services Roadmap
 
 
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM
IPv6 Task Force
 
 
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Break
 
 
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Information Security Update
 
 
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM
Open Microphone
 
 
11:35 AM - 11:45 AM
Closing Announcements and Adjournment
 
 
Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

ARIN 58 Speakers

Ron da Silva
ARIN / Network Technologies Global
Board Trustee / CEO - Founder
Gerry George
DigiSolv, Inc.
ICT Consultant & Business Solutions Architect
Gerry George
Brad Gorman
ARIN
Director, Customer Technical Services
Brad Gorman
Lee Howard
ARIN
Board member
Lee Howard
Kathleen Hunter
Comcast and ARIN AC
Comcast LIR and AC Chair
Kathleen Hunter
Christian Johnson
ARIN
CISO
Christian Johnson
Brian Jones
Virginia Tech (ARIN-AC)
Program Director - Network
Brian Jones