The APNIC Annual General Meeting (AGM) brings Members together with the APNIC Secretariat and Executive Council (EC) to review progress, discuss priorities, and elect representatives. APNIC is an organization built by Members and for Members, and the AGM reflects that commitment to community‑driven governance.
This year’s AGM, held during APRICOT 2026 in Jakarta, covered a wide range of operational, governance, and community topics, including updates on by-law changes, strategic planning and questions from Members.
This post highlights the key moments from the three AGM sessions at APRICOT 2026.
Trends from the 2025 APNIC Annual Report
Tony Smith, Director of Strategy and Deputy Director General, presented the 2025 APNIC Annual Report, highlighting the following:
- Internet number resource delegations:
- IPv6 delegations remained steady but slightly below 2024 levels.
- IPv4 delegations continued their gradual long‑term decline.
- Transfer activity stayed high, as compared to the 10-year trend, although the total transferred IPv4 volume in 2025 was lower than 2023 – 2024.
- Autonomous System Number (ASN) requests were stable, excluding the atypical increases seen in 2021.
- Membership growth slowed to 1.6% in 2025; overall membership, including National Internet Registry (NIR) members, is around 26,000.
- Service response and quality measures remained strong. Helpdesk response times improved to an average of 7.6 business hours from 8.4 business hours (target: <12 hours), and 95% of surveyed users rated their service experience as excellent or above average (target: 93%).
Tony also highlighted several product and platform enhancements, including new Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) data sources and bogon alerting in APNIC’s Network Health Dashboard (DASH), QUIC adoption statistics from APNIC Labs in REx, and the delivery of RPKI Signed Checklists (RSC).
See the presentation below for more information:
APNIC’s strategic priorities in 2026 and beyond
Director General Jia Rong Low outlined APNIC’s 2026 priorities across its four strategic pillars: Registry, Development, Engagement, and Capability.
- Registry: Continued improvement in Registry Services with a strong focus on Member experience, Member relations, and strengthened internal processes. Registry Product improvements will be organized into outcome‑based themes (such as Internet security and health) to better show how they support effective resource management.
- Development: Driving IPv6 and RPKI adoption remains a priority. A train‑the‑trainer model will scale capacity building with partners like Network Operator Groups (NOGs). Updated training labs debuted at APRICOT 2026, and the curriculum is being refreshed to focus on IPv6, RPKI, routing, and network security. Engagement with Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) remains a priority to strengthen local traffic, affordability, and adoption of best practices.
- Engagement: The standalone conference rotation will change to avoid overlap with APRICOT, and sub‑regional forums will be introduced at SANOG and PACNOG to stay close to Members. The APNIC Fellowship program is being enhanced with project‑based learning and new support for alumni.
- Capability: Investments will centre on leadership development and strengthening culture, while costs are contained. APNIC remains on track to balance its budget by 2027.
APNIC will also serve as the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Chair in 2026. Key priorities for the year include updating the ICP‑2 document with the new Regional Internet Registry (RIR) Governance Document to strengthen the resilience and accountability of the global RIR system, refreshing the NRO strategy, and advancing the NRO’s RPKI program.
Jia Rong presented a comprehensive overview of what’s planned:
Governance
Members voted on two resolutions to update the APNIC By-laws. Both passed, meeting the two‑thirds requirement:
- Resolution 1 extended EC terms from two to three years, and introduced a limit of three consecutive terms on the EC.
- Resolution 2 resulted in administrative changes to the by-laws.
The 2026 EC elections were also held. Sumon Ahmed Sabir, Vincent ‘Achie’ Atienza, and Kam Sze Yeung were re-elected to the APNIC EC. They will each serve a two-year term of office.
Fees for temporary assignments revised
APNIC EC Chair, Kenny Huang, announced fee revisions for temporary assignments (under prop-156) following community feedback received at APNIC 60.
Prop-156 established policy to allow APNIC to provide temporary assignments for events and conferences. The EC had previously set fees for these assignments at 50% of the Annual Fee for six-month terms.
Kenny announced that the EC resolved that fees for resources temporarily assigned pursuant to prop-156 will now be fixed at 25% of the Annual Fee for each period of three months.
Some important questions from Members
Throughout the AGM, an open mic was available for Members to ask questions of the APNIC EC and Secretariat. Jia Rong noted that APNIC greatly values these questions and the opportunity to address them in a transparent, open forum.
On the financial sustainability of APNIC
Questions from Members focused on the forecast 2026 deficit in light of staff reductions, the impact of recent fee changes, and cost-saving measures to return to a balanced budget. Representatives of APNIC and the EC explained that:
- Without staff reductions, the forecast deficit would have been substantially higher and compounded on account of reduced funding from the APNIC Foundation.
- Importantly, service quality metrics remain strong despite the 2025 realignment.
- The balanced 2025 result came from a combination of planned factors, including realization of savings in licensing costs, and unplanned factors.
- Without adjustments to fees, APNIC’s Member / Non-Member fee revenue would have stagnated due to slowing Member growth, consolidation, and transfers.
- The forecast 2026 deficit is small and is maintained deliberately as a conservative position due to risks and uncertainty.
- Longer-term planning, including a five-year Strategic Plan and budget forecast, is underway.
On increasing diversity in the EC
Jonathan Brewer raised concerns about the lack of diversity within the EC and the potential governance impacts it could have. The EC acknowledged room for improvement and reiterated its view that the EC should remain fully elected and that work to encourage diverse candidates must begin within community networks. They also tasked the Secretariat to initiate a consultation with the community to identify preferred approaches to increasing the diversity of the EC.
By Members, for Members
Over the course of three sessions, APNIC’s plans, budgets, and reports were presented to the community, who asked insightful questions and provided valuable feedback. This exchange is a healthy part of the multistakeholder Internet, which relies on discourse.
All the AGM sessions are on YouTube, and the presentations are available on the APRICOT 2026 website.
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