Dear RIR Community, This announcement is a follow-up to the notice published on 29 May 2026 regarding the Approval Action Community Forum on the ICANN Board’s approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Articles 17 and 18 of the ICANN Bylaws: https://www.nro.net/notice-to-the-aso-community-on-approval-action-community-forum-on-board-approval-of-fundamental-bylaws-amendments-to-articles-17-and-18-of-the-icann-bylaws/ As a Decisional Participant in the ICANN Empowered Community, the Address Supporting Organization previously received a notification from the… Read More
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NRO Strategy Document 2026-2028
The Number Resource Organization (NRO), the coordinating body of the Regional Internet Registries, has published its Strategy Document for 2026–2028. The strategy document sets out three areas where the RIRs will work together over the next three years — focusing on issues where collective action delivers the greatest value to the global Internet community. Internet number registry governance The NRO will… Read More
Follow-up Notice to the RIR Community: ICANN Empowered Community Rejection Action Petition
– On 12 May 2026, the ASO Secretariat published a notice to the RIR community regarding the ICANN Board’s approval of several items subject to the ICANN Empowered Community rejection process, including the Standard Bylaws Amendment to Article 27 of the ICANN Bylaws. That notice informed the RIR community that the ICANN Board had approved, on 3 May 2026, a… Read More
Notice to the RIR Community: Request for ASO Consideration of ICANN Empowered Community Rejection Action
The Address Supporting Organization (ASO) has received a request concerning the ICANN Board-approved Standard Bylaws Amendment to add a new Section 27.6, “Timing for Specific Reviews,” to the ICANN Bylaws. The proposed amendment, approved by the ICANN Board on 3 May 2026, would establish a transition article temporarily affecting the timing of certain ICANN Bylaws-mandated Specific Reviews. These reviews include… Read More
NRO and ASO Mourns the Passing of Alan Barrett
On behalf of the NRO Executive Council and the NRO Number Council, we wish to express how deeply saddened we are by the passing of Alan Barrett on 28 May 2026 in Cape Town. Alan was someone who shaped the Internet not because it was his job, but because he genuinely believed in what it can do. He helped bring the first Internet connection to South African universities in 1990, co-founded… Read More
Notice to the ASO Community on Rejection Action Petition Period for Standard Bylaws Amendments, IANA and ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan
Dear RIR Community, As a Decisional Participant in the ICANN Empowered Community, the Address Supporting Organization has received a notification from the ICANN Secretary concerning the ICANN Board’s approval of the following items: Standard Bylaws Amendment to Article 27 of the ICANN Bylaws IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget ICANN FY27–31 Operating and Financial… Read More
Notice to the ASO Community on Approval Action Community Forum on Board Approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Articles 17 and 18 of the ICANN Bylaws
Dear RIR Community, As a Decisional Participant in the ICANN Empowered Community, the Address Supporting Organization has received a notification from the ICANN Secretary concerning the ICANN Board’s approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Articles 17 and 18 of the ICANN Bylaws. In accordance with the ICANN Bylaws, Decisional Participants are required to promptly inform their constituents of the delivery… Read More
RIR Governance Document Version 2: Status Report May 2026 now available
The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has updated the Q1 Status Report based on discussions held during the in‑person meetings at ICANN 85. The Q1 Status Report built on the outcomes of the NRO NC workshop held from 12 to 14 November 2025 in Montevideo. That workshop reviewed feedback received across the five RIR mailing lists, as well… Read More
ASO AC participation in ICANN 85
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
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