IPv6 What is it, why is it important, and who is in charge? … answers to common questions from policy makers, executives and other non-technical readers. A factual paper prepared for and endorsed by the Chief Executive Officers of ICANN and all the Regional Internet Registries: October 2009 1. What is IPv6? “IP” is the Internet Protocol, the set of… Read More
The NRO will be actively participating in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, 15-18 November 2009. 1. Learn more about IP addressing, the NRO and the five RIRs at the NRO booth at the IGF Village Speak to representatives from AFRINIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE NCC at Booth 10 in the IGF Village to learn… Read More
RIR Comparative Policy Overview (version 2009-03) The goal of this document is to provide a comparative overview of policies across the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) system. It is not a policy statement by the RIRs, but serves as a reference for the Internet community. While this document was accurate on the date of publication (27/10/2009), it may be outdated by… Read More
ARIN is pleased to announce that Louie Lee has been re-elected to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC) from the ARIN region. He will begin serving another three-year term on 1 January 2010. The ARIN Board of Trustees wishes to thank Babak Pasdar for his participation as a candidate in the NRO NC election and looks forward to… Read More
Meeting of the NRO Executive Council / Teleconference 091020 – 1100 UTC Participants: AFRINIC: Adiel Akplogan (AA) APNIC: Paul Wilson (PW) ARIN: John Curran (JC) Nate Davies (ND) LACNIC: Raúl Echeberria (RE) RIPE NCC: Axel Pawlik (AP) Paul Rendek (chairman PCG/CCG) (PR) Andrei Robachevski (chairman ECG) (AR) 1. Welcome AP opened the meeting at 1105 and welcomed all participants. 2…. Read More
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), Malcolm Johnson, has presented a report to the ITU Council for its October 2009 meeting. The report analyzes the possibility of the ITU taking on a role as an IPv6 address registry for Member States and concludes by suggesting that the ITU take action toward this goal. This proposal is based on resolution… Read More
The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce that Dave Wilson has been selected by the RIPE community to take the vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). He will serve a three-year term that runs from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2013. Selection took place during the Plenary session on Friday, 9 October 2009, at… Read More
Washington, D.C. September 15, 2009 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Number Resource Organization (NRO) are joining forces to host the “Internet Pavilion” at the Telecom World Event, taking place from October 5-9. The three organizations are working together to raise awareness of the need maintain and reinforce a single, global,… Read More
APNIC is pleased to announce that Dr Kenny Huang was elected to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). Elections took place during the APNIC Member Meeting in Beijing on Friday, 28 August 2009. More information about the NRO NC
Minutes Conference 26 August 2009, 0100 UTC – Grand Hyatt Beijing Executive Council Attendees: AFRINIC: Adiel Akplogan (AA) APNIC: Paul Wilson (PW) GV ARIN: John Curran (JC) LACNIC: Raúl Echeberría (RE) (remotely, until 0230) RIPE NCC: Axel Pawlik (AP) PR AGENDA Welcome and Agenda review Adoption of last meeting’s minutes Review Action Items without associated agenda item RPKI discussion status… Read More
