The Number Resource Organization (NRO), the body representing the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), today expressed its support for the “Stop the Net Grab” campaign that is being spearheaded by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in the lead-up to the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12). WCIT-12 will convene in Dubai from 3-14 December 2012 to review the International… Read More
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NRO Contribution to the WCIT Public Consultation Process
The five Regional Internet Registries contributed views in response to the ITU’s public consultation in preparation of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) to be held in Dubai in December 2012, where the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) will be reviewed. The five RIRs supported the continuance of the ITRs to guide and promote the growth of international Internet connectivity. In their collective submission sent to… Read More
Confirmed Candidates for ICANN Board Seat 10 Election
Consistent with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) is responsible for the appointment of a representative to serve on Seat Number 10 of the ICANN Board. The ASO AC is pleased to announce the following five candidates for its upcoming appointment: Hago Dafalla Charles Daniel Otine Edwin Martin Salazar Vega… Read More
Internet Governance Forum 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan
The Number Resource Organization will participate in the seventh IGF meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, 6-9 November 2012. NRO participation in IGF workshops The NRO will organize the following workshops: (No.99) Moving to IPv6: Challenges for Internet Governance Wednesday, 7 November, 16:30 – 18:00 Conference Room #11 (No.100) Internet Governance and RPKI Friday, 9 November, 14:30 – 16:00 Conference Room #2… Read More
ARIN Elects Louis Lee to NRO NC / ASO AC
ARIN is pleased to announce that Louis Lee 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 2013. 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 Andrew Dul for his participation as… Read More
ICANN GPP-IPv4-2011 Implementation Comment Period
ICANN has announced a Public Comment Period relating to the implementation of GPP-IPv4-2011: Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA. The ICANN Board announced ratification of GPP-IPv4-2011 on 17 May 2012. The proposal had reached consensus in all Regional Internet Registry (RIR) regions and was reviewed by the NRO EC and the ASO AC prior… Read More
RIPE Elects Dmitry Kohmanyuk to NRO NC
At a Plenary session of the RIPE 65 Meeting on 28 September 2012, Dmitry Kohmanyuk was elected to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC). The NRO NC performs the function of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC). Dmitry will serve a three-year term from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015. The election was to… Read More
NRO’s Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey Shows IPv6 Gaining Traction
The results of the 2012 Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey are now available. Approximately 1430 respondents from 105 economies participated in this year’s survey. The findings reveal that 77% of those respondents have some level of IPv6 presence, which indicates increased uptake from the previous year. The report explains in further detail that the “real” use of IPv6 has also… Read More
REMINDER: ASO AC Call for Nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board
On 17 August 2012, the ASO AC called for nominations for the ASO appointment to Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors. The nomination period will end on 19 October 2012. If you are considering nominating someone or yourself, please do not wait until the end of the nomination phase. Nominees will need time to sign and return a… Read More
RIPE NCC Begins to Allocate IPv4 Address Space From the Last /8
On Friday, 14 September 2012, the RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia, distributed the last blocks of IPv4 address space from the available pool. This means that it is now distributing IPv4 address space to Local Internet Registries (LIRs) from the last /8 according to section 5.6 of “IPv4… Read More