AFRINIC’s Board of Directors announced the appointment of Mr Alan Barrett as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr Barrett replaces AFRINIC’s founding CEO, Adiel A. Akplogan, and will assume the role on 20 April 2015 for an initial three-year term. Mr Barrett has been an integral part of the development of AFRINIC and Africa’s Internet since 1989, is a… Read More
NRO News
Comment Phase Open For 2015 ICANN Board Seat 9 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 9 of the ICANN Board. The ASO AC is pleased to announce the following six candidates for its upcoming appointment. In accordance with the ASO AC election procedures, a comment… Read More
Oscar Robles appointed LACNIC’s new Executive Director
(from LACNIC News Section) After an in-depth and thorough selection process, LACNIC’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Oscar Robles as LACNIC’s new Executive Director. Since Raúl Echeberría’s resignation to the position of Executive Director was announced, the Board has focused on identifying the most appropriate candidate to meet the organization’s challenges in the coming years. … Read More
Final Proposal of the Internet Number Community for the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group.
Dear colleagues, The Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team is pleased to announce that we have submitted the Internet Number Community’s response to the Request For Proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG). The CRISP Team have considered all comments expressed on <ianaxfer@nro.net> mailing list before the deadline of UTC23:59 12th Jan 2015, and have incorporated the… Read More
Internet Number Community IANA Stewardship Proposal: Final Call for Comments
Second draft of the Internet Number Community’s response to the Request For Proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) is ready for comments. This draft has been prepared by the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team, with considerations of feedback received from the global community on <ianaxfer@nro.net> mailing list. The CRISP Team incorporated the following key points in the second draft: Additional… Read More
First Draft Proposal of the Internet Number Community for the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group.
The first draft of the Internet Number Community’s response to the Request For Proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) is now published. This draft has been prepared by the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) team, and we are now seeking feedback on this draft from the global community. Draft proposal: https://www.nro.net/crisp-proposal-first-draft The deadline for providing feedback… Read More
Proposed Charter for Enhancing ICANN Accountability Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Submitted for Consideration
The Team that was formed by the ICANN community to develop a charter for the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) has now published a draft charter for community consideration. The Draft Charter includes, among other things: a problem statement, goals and objectives, scope, and proposed areas for work. Under the Draft Charter, the CCWG is expected to organise… Read More
ASO AC Call for Nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board
Consistent with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) calls for nominations for Seat Number 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors. Nominations will close at 23:59 UTC on Wednesday, 31 December 2014. The time frame for the selection process is as follows: – Nomination Phase – 24 October 2014 to… Read More
Ron da Silva Reappointed to NRO Number Council
The ARIN Board reappointed Ron da Silva as member of the NRO Number Council. Ron will begin serving a three-year term on 1 January 2015. Information on the NRO Number Council can be found at: https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/the-nro-number-council
IANA Stewardship: Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal Team
The five Regional Internet Registries today published a process for producing a single proposal from the global IP addressing community to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S Government. This process, which establishes a Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) team drawn from RIR community members and staff, is open for public comment. The CRISP team will… Read More