[cooperation-wg] Minutes of the Coop-WG meeting during RIPE 68 in Warsaw

Dear all,

Please find below the minutes of the Coop-WG meeting during RIPE 68 in
Warsaw.
WG members are welcome to suggest further edits or changes.

Hope to see you all in London for RIPE-69 !

Meredith, Maria & Alain
Co-Chairs of the Coop-WG


PS Thanks for Chris for producing the notes!

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Location: Warsaw, Poland

Attendance: Approximately 150

   - Minutes of the session
   - Full transcript of the session
   <https://ripe68.ripe.net/archives/steno/39/>
   - Video of the session and information slide-pack
   <https://ripe68.ripe.net/archives/video/216/>

Major points coming out of the discussion:

   1. The RIR communities need to assert their ownership of issues
   regarding the distribution and registration of Internet number resources.
   This transition is an opportunity to more solidly formalise that ownership,
   with minimal change to the existing policy-making and operational processes.
   2. While the IANA functions (as a bundle) present a number of complex
   issues, identifying a future model for the IANA Internet number registry
   functions should be straightforward. The policy-making and operational
   processes relating to the IANA Internet number registry functions are solid
   and have been in place for many years, and they have never included an
   explicit oversight role for the NTIA.
   3. The Regional Internet Registries must ensure that their processes and
   policies are clearly defined, well documented, transparent and accessible.
   4. While the RIPE NCC will facilitate discussion of these issues
   throughout the service region (including at community regional events), the
   RIPE Cooperation Working Group will serve as the central venue for RIPE
   community discussion and development of any proposal relating to the future
   of the IANA functions.



Some additional points made during the discussion:

   - Speakers reported on the progress of the Internet Architecture Board
   (IAB) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in establishing their
   ownership and authority over protocol parameter registries maintained by
   IANA.
   - Several speakers noted the dangers arising from this process,
   particularly the potential for an outcome that does not solidly define and
   protect the community-driven, bottom-up control and development of IANA
   policy.
   - Several speakers noted the interest that governments throughout the
   world are taking in this process and that government voices will be a
   factor in the final outcome.
   - Several speakers stressed the importance of reaching RIPE community
   consensus on a proposal or position, with this process potentially seen as
   a test-case for bottom-up policy making.
   - Several speakers argued strongly that any RIR proposal should aim to
   separate the IANA number management functions from oversight of the other
   IANA functions.



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