We are about halfway through the ICANN Board Seat 9 nomination phase, which ends on 16 January 2012. If you are considering nominating someone, do not wait until the end of the nomination phase. Nominees will need time to complete the necessary documents, and furthermore, the ASO AC Qualification Review Committee will need time to review those documents and select… Read More
NRO News
NRO/ASO Maintenance Work Scheduled for Saturday, 3 December
On Saturday, 3 December 2011, maintenance work will be conducted on the backend storage for the NRO/ASO websites and mailing lists. The websites will be inaccessible for a period of approximately one hour at some point during the maintenance window of 9:00 – 17:00 CET (GMT+1). Email will also be unavailable while the website is down, and any email received… Read More
AFRINIC Elects Douglas Onyango to NRO NC
AFRINIC is pleased to announce that Douglas Onyango was elected to serve on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). He will serve a three-year term that runs from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014. Regards, NRO Secretariat
Wilfried Woeber Appointed to the NRO NC
Wilfried Woeber was appointed by the RIPE NCC Executive Board to take the vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC). He will serve a three-year term that runs from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014. Information on the NRO Number Council can be found at https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/the-nro-number-council. Regards, NRO Secretariat
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. The nomination period will close at 23:59 UTC on 16 January 2012. All candidates must sign a Letter of Certification detailing previous conduct and character. We will send this letter to… Read More
Survey Results Predict Global Internet Service Providers’ IPv6 Adoption to Increase in 2012
70 per cent of global Internet Service Providers (ISPs) surveyed plan to adopt IPv6 by the end of next year Montevideo, 19 October 2011 –The Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey 2011 results, initially previewed at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi, Kenya, in September, demonstrate healthy growth in awareness, planning and actual deployment of IPv6. The survey was prepared… Read More
ARIN Board Appoints Ron da Silva to NRO NC
ARIN is pleased to announce that Ron da Silva has been reappointed by the Board of Trustees to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council from the ARIN region. Ron will begin serving a three-year term on 1 January 2012. Information on the NRO Number Council can be found at https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/the-nro-number-council Regards, NRO Secretariat
NRO to Lead Key Internet Infrastructure Discussions at 2011 IGF
IPv6 Deployment and Internet Governance workshops to highlight importance of multi-stakeholder cooperation Nairobi, Kenya, 26 September 2011 – The Number Resource Organization (NRO), made up of the world’s five Regional Internet Registries, will lead key discussions about Internet infrastructure at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) this week. NRO representatives will host two workshops, and invite all stakeholders to participate to… Read More
Call for Survey Participation: Review of ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO)
The consultancy firm ITEMS International is conducting an organizational review of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO). The aim of the survey is to assess how well the ASO has been performing within the ICANN system and to determine whether any change in its structure or operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness. As part of this review, ITEMS is… Read More
Internet Governance Forum 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya
The Number Resource Organization participated in the sixth IGF meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 September 2011. NRO participation in IGF workshops The NRO organized the following workshops: Wednesday, 28 September, 11:00 – 12:30 166. Enhancing Understanding: Facilitating Internet Governance Through Openness and Transparency Thursday, 29 September, 9:00 – 10:30 165. Understanding IPv6 Deployment and Transition Presentations: Human Capacity Building For… Read More