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
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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
ASO AC Selects Maemura Akinori to Serve on Seat 10 of ICANN Board of Directors
The ASO AC is pleased to announce that Maemura Akinori has been elected to serve for a three-year term on Seat 10 of the ICANN Board of Directors. Maemura Akinori’s term will start right after the conclusion of the ICANN 57 Meeting that will be held in Hyderabad in November 2016. A brief biography of Mr Maemura is available on… Read More
Updated 5.2 and Signature Version of the SLA for the IANA Numbering Services
UPDATED v5.2 AND SIGNATURE VERSION OF THE SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT FOR THE IANA NUMBERING SERVICES (SLAv5.2) 31 May 2016 Background 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… Read More