APNIC Membership: Tiers and Voting rights
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| Title: | APNIC Membership: Tiers and Voting rights | ||
| Short title: | membership-tiers-voting | ||
| Document ref: | APNIC-121 | Version: | 002 |
| Date of original publication: | 18 June 2009 | Date of this version: | 28 March 2024 |
| Review scheduled: | n/a | Obsoletes: | n/a |
| Status: | ACTIVE | Comments: | Effective from 1 January 2010 |
Table of contents
1. Membership at APNIC
2. Membership Tiers
2.1 IPv4 address space
2.2 IPv6 address space
2.3 IPv4 and IPv6 Holdings
3. Voting rights
1. Membership of APNIC
Members must be in good financial standing with APNIC and must be current with respect to all APNIC member fees and charges.
All APNIC Members have equal access to the following benefits of membership:
- Entitlement to vote at APNIC Member Meetings, according to membership tier
- Participation through APNIC activities in a regional community interest involved in IP addressing and related matters
- Free or discounted access to training, education, and information services
- Free or discounted access to APNIC meetings and associated conferences
- Representation of their interests in regional and global policy development
- Access to APNIC’s resource allocation, registration, and database services.
2. Membership Tiers
APNIC membership is available in seven tiers: Associate, Very Small, Small, Medium, Large, Very Large, and Extra Large. All Members have equal access to the core services of APNIC, and voting entitlements are determined based on the tier structure.
A Member’s membership tier is determined by the amount of chargeable address space that Member holds as of the anniversary of their date of joining APNIC as a Member. The Member’s total chargeable IPv4 and IPv6 holdings will be assessed.
Resources which are not charged, such as some historical resources and experimental allocations, are not counted when determining Membership tier.
2.1 IPv4 address space
For IPv4 address space, the membership tier is assessed as follows:
| Membership tier | IPv4 Holding (chargeable) |
|---|---|
| Associate | None |
| Very Small | Up to and including /22 |
| Small | Greater than /22, up to and including /19 |
| Medium | Greater than /19, up to and including /16 |
| Large | Greater than /16, up to and including /13 |
| Very Large | Greater than /13, up to and including /10 |
| Extra Large | Greater than /10 |
2.2 IPv6 address space
For IPv6 address space, the membership tier is assessed as follows:
| Membership tier | IPv6 Holding (Chargeable) |
|---|---|
| Associate | None |
| Very Small | Up to and including /35 |
| Small | Greater than /35, up to and including /32 |
| Medium | Greater than /32, up to and including /29 |
| Large | Greater than /29, up to and including /26 |
| Very Large | Greater than /26, up to and including /23 |
| Extra Large | Greater than /23 |
Please note, Members who hold a non-chargeable /48 IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) assignment will not have this assignment included in the calculation of their Membership tier. For example, an Associate Member who only holds a /48 IPv6 PI assignment, will remain an Associate Member.
2.3 IPv4 and IPv6 Holdings
For Members holding both IPv4 and IPv6 address space, the membership tier is assessed separately for each type, as above. The Member’s effective membership tier is then assessed as the larger of these.
3. Voting rights
APNIC Members are entitled to vote at APNIC Member Meetings, according to their membership tier as follows:
| Membership tier | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| Associate | 1 |
| Very Small | 2 |
| Small | 4 |
| Medium | 8 |
| Large | 16 |
| Very Large | 32 |
| Extra Large | 64 |