NRO News

Hartmut Glaser Reappointed to NRO Number Council

The LACNIC Board reappointed Hartmut Glaser as member of the NRO Number Council. His new term will expire on Dec. 31st, 2014. Information on the NRO Number Council can be found at: https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/the-nro-number-council

AFRINIC Confirms 2 Positions in the NRO NC / ASO AC

AFRINIC Community re-elects Representative to the NRO Number Council /ASO Address Council During the last AFRINIC 19 Open Policy Meeting in Cote d’Ivoire, Fiona Asonga was re-elected as representative of the AFRINIC region to the NRO Number Council/ASO Address Council. Her new term will be for three (3) years from January 1st 2014 until December 31st 2016. Alan P. Barrett… Read More

APNIC EC Appoints Aftab Siddiqui to NRO NC / ASO AC

Aftab Siddiqui has been appointed by the APNIC Executive Council (EC) to serve a one-year term on the Number Resource Organization Number Council, which fulfils the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council, from January to December 2014. Aftab is the Manager of NOC at Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd in Pakistan, and he is an active member of… Read More

Celebrating Ten Years of the NRO

The Number Resource Organization (NRO) is celebrating its first decade as the coordinating body for the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). Formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding  on 24 October 2003, the NRO was created by the four existing RIRs at the time: APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, and the RIPE NCC, and later AFRINIC in 2005. The NRO was established to protect… Read More

IGF 2013 in Bali a Success

The NRO participated in the 2013 IGF recently, hosting a booth to provide educational materials on Internet resources management and the open and transparent community policy development process facilitated by each RIR. The NRO sponsored two workshops, one on “IPv4 Markets and Resource Transfers” and the second on “The Importance of Regional Coordination in Internet Governance”. Throughout the week, the… Read More

2013 Internet Governance Forum – Closing Remarks

2013 Internet Governance Forum Closing Remarks Anne-Rachel Inné COO, AFRINIC Mr. Chairman, Ladies and gentlemen In Montevideo, earlier this month, leaders of our organizations responsible for the management and coordination of the Internet technical infrastructure met to discuss among other things the future of Internet governance and identified the need for ongoing effort to address ongoing challenges. To this end,… Read More

ARIN Elects Jason Schiller to NRO NC / ASO AC

ARIN is pleased to announce that Jason Schiller has been re-elected to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) from the ARIN region. He will begin serving another three-year term on 1 January 2014. Information on the NRO Number Council can be found at: https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/the-nro-number-council The ARIN Board of Trustees wishes to thank Devon Gayle for his participation as… Read More

RIPE Community Elects Filiz Yilmaz to NRO NC / ASO AC

We are pleased to announce that Filiz Yilmaz has been elected by the RIPE community to the Number Resource Organisation Number Council (NRO NC). Filiz fills the seat being vacated by Hans Petter Holen and will serve a three-year term from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2016. Filiz was elected in a plenary session at the RIPE 67 Meeting in Athens, Greece on… Read More

NRO preparing for IGF 2013 in Bali, Indonesia

As the eighth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) approaches, the Number Resource Organization (NRO) invites all members of the global Internet community to participate in this open dialogue on Internet governance where all stakeholders meet on an equal footing. As the unified voice for the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), the NRO recognizes the participation of the public and private sectors,… Read More

Internet Governance Forum 2013 in Bali, Indonesia

The Number Resource Organization will participate in the eighth IGF meeting in Bali, Indonesia, 22-25 October 2013. NRO participation in IGF workshops The NRO will organize the following workshops: (No.144) Moving to IPv4 Markets and Legacy Space Thursday, 24 October, 9:00 – 10:30 Room #3 – Nusa Dua Hall 3 Final Report (No.145) Importance of Regional Coordination in Internet Governance… Read More