World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) | The Number Resource Organization

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was held in two phases.

The first phase took place in Geneva, hosted by the Government of Switzerland, from 10-12 December 2004. 175 countries adopted a Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action during this phase. The second phase of WSIS took place in Tunis from 16-18 November 2005, where NRO joined the Internet Pavilion. Many organizations attended and co-hosted the pavilion, including:

ISOC
IETF
NRO
ICANN
CENTR (Council of European national Top Level Domain Registries)
LINX (London Internet Exchange)
AfriSPA (African ISP Association)

WSIS Press Releases

WSIS Reinforces the Regional Internet Registries (RIR) 17 November 2005
Global Cooperation is Key to the Stability of the Internet, Say Internet Community Organisations at WSIS 14 November 2005
Number Resource Organization Statement on WSIS Phase II, Tunis 11 November 2005
Internet Community Organisations at WSIS Outline Key Factors That Will Ensure the Internet’s Continuing Growth 4 November 2005

NRO Documents Relating to the WSIS Process

Date Published	Title of Document
15 August 2005	NRO comments on the WGIG Report
14 June 2005	NRO document presented to the WGIG during its 4th open consultation meeting
15 April 2005	NRO response to WGIG Paper on IP Numbers
15 February 2005	Comments to WGIG on Draft Working Papers Identifying Issues for Internet Governance
1 December 2004	NRO Comments on the WGIG Panel at ICANN WSIS Workshop in Cape Town
19 November 2004	Clarification on NRO statement: “NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses”
19 November 2004	Houlin Zhao’s Response to NRO Statement: “NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses”
15 November 2004	Summary of NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses
15 November 2004	NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses
23 March 2004	Open Letter to UN Secretary General