The Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) participated actively in ICANN85, held in Mumbai, India, from 7 to 12 March 2026. The ASO AC engaged with the wider ICANN community through a series of joint sessions with the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), the At‑Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC), the ISPCP Constituency, and the… Read More
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2025 IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Report Published
The IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2025 IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Report. Established in 2016, the IANA RC is responsible for preparing an annual report to advise the NRO Executive Council (NRO EC) in its evaluation of the IANA numbering services. This year’s report follows a 30-day public comment… Read More
RIR Governance Document Version 2: Status Report Q1 2026
The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has compiled a status report on the outstanding topics related to comments received during the consultation on the second version of the RIR Governance Document. This report is a result of NRO NC workshop from 12 to 14 November in Montevideo to review the feedback received across the five RIR mailing lists,… Read More
Call for Public Comments on the 2025 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report
As a result of the successful IANA Stewardship Transition in 2016, the IANA Numbering Services are managed through a Service Level Agreement between ICANN and the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). In the same year, the IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) was established. The IANA RC is composed of representatives from each RIR region and advises and assists… Read More
RIR Governance Document Second Consultation Summary Report and Next Steps
The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has completed its qualitative analysis and summary of the community feedback received in response to the second version of the draft “Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries” (RIR Governance Document). The second consultation was open from 28 August until 7 November 2025. During this window, the… Read More
NRO EC Meeting Minutes: 19 August 2025
The Minutes from NRO Executive Council (EC) teleconference held on 19 August 2025 can be found here
Hervé Clément Re-elected as ASO Address Council / NRO Number Council Chair for 2026
Hervé Clément, representative of the RIPE NCC region, has been re-elected by the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) to serve as Chair of the ASO Address Council and the NRO Number Council for 2026. His appointment was confirmed during the ASO AC teleconference held on 14 January 2026. In his role as Chair, Hervé will be supported by… Read More
RIR Comparative Policy Overview 2025-Q4
The RIR Comparative Policy Overview 2025-Q4 provides a comparative overview of policies across the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) system during the fourth quarter of the year. It is not a policy statement by the RIRs, but serves as a reference for the global Internet community. Please note that while this document was accurate on the date of publication, it may… Read More
Concluding the Second Consultation on the Draft RIR Governance Document
The second consultation on the revised draft “Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries” (RIR Governance Document) intended to replace Internet Coordination Policy 2 (ICP-2) has officially concluded. A consultation on the first version of the draft document was held from 14 April to 27 May 2025, and the feedback received from that process was… Read More
Preliminary Assessment Document Published
The preliminary assessment of the draft RIR Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries (RIR Governance Document) is now available on the NRO website here. The revised draft document was evaluated by the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in order to provide the global Internet community with an overview of possible accompanying implementation requirements that… Read More