The Number Resource Organization Executive Council (NRO EC), in communication with the ICANN Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC), has granted the independent review of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) to ITEMS International after a detailed review of all the applications received. As described in the original call for proposals, the objective of the review is to determine whether the ASO has… Read More
NRO News
ASO AC / NRO NC Elects New Chair
Filiz Yilmaz, RIPE NCC community representative, has been elected by the ASO Address Council (AC) members as the new ASO AC/NRO NC Chair for 2017. Filiz Yilmaz’s appointment was confirmed during the ASO AC teleconference, 11 January 2017. ASO AC Chair elections are held annually in January, and the term is one year. The ASO AC also accepted the appointment… Read More
NRO at IGF 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico
The IGF held its 11th annual meeting on the theme, “Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth”, in Guadalajara, Mexico, on 6 to 9 December 2016. The 2016 IGF focused on a range of sub-themes, including Access & Diversity, Critical Internet Resources, Gender and Youth Issues, Cybersecurity, Human Rights Online, Multistakeholder Cooperation, and Sustainable Development. The IGF provided a platform for engaged and informed discussions about,… Read More
Request for Proposals for Consulting Services: Independent Review of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization
Independent review of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Deadline for applications: 31 December 2016 Deadline announcement of the selected bid: 31 January 2017 Instructions to Bidders 1. Introduction 1. The Number Resource Organization (NRO) is the organization comprised of the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) which act collectively on matters relating to the interests of the RIRs and the Internet… Read More
IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Composition
On 15 January, 2015, the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team submitted the Internet Number Community Proposal to the request for proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG). One of the key elements of the Internet Number Community Proposal, described in section III.A.4, is the establishment of a Review Committee to ensure that the IANA Numbering Services… Read More
The Service Level Agreement for the IANA Numbering Services is Now in Effect
On October 1st 2016 the contract to perform the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has expired. As a consequence the Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the IANA Numbering Services is now in effect. This letter from Göran… Read More
Contribute to IGF 2016 IPv6 Best Practice Forum
The Number Resource Organization is a supporter of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) IPv6 Best Practices Forum (BPF IPv6), which will present again this year during IGF 2016. We encourage organizations with IPv6 experience to contribute to this valuable community effort. This year’s BPF focuses on the commercial and economic aspects of IPv6 adoption: cost and return on investments and… Read More
NRO statement on IANA Intellectual Property Rights
The NRO has reviewed the IANA Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Assignment Agreement, the IANA IPR License Agreement and the IANA IPR Community Agreement, as published for comment at <https://www.ianacg.org/call-for-public-comment-on-iana-ipr-agreements/>, and finds that these IPR agreements meet the requirements of the numbers community, as expressed in the CRISP Proposal at <https://www.nro.net/news/final-proposal-crisp> The NRO notes that these agreements are presently posted for… Read More
Call for Public Comments on IANA IPR Agreements
From the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group page and IETF Trust website Call for public comments on IANA IPR Agreements 12 August 2016 A call for public comments on the IANA IPR is now open at <https://www.ianacg.org/call-for-public-comment-on-iana-ipr-agreements/>. The associated documents may also be found at <http://trustee.ietf.org/iana.html>. This call for public comment seeks community input on three agreements concerning intellectual property… Read More
ICANN and Regional Internet Registries Sign SLA for the IANA Numbering Services
Helsinki, Finland – 29 June 2016. The RIRs and ICANN signed the Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the IANA Numbering Services today at ICANN 56 in Helsinki, Finland. This agreement documents the arrangements for provision by ICANN of IANA numbering services, after the IANA stewardship transition which is expected to occur on 30 September 2016. The SLA will only come… Read More