The NRO was represented at the second Internet Governance Forum in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, from 12-15 November 2007. The sessions included five thematic panel discussions built around the IGF themes: Critical Internet resources, access, diversity, openness and security. Adiel Akplogan (AFRINIC) and Raúl Echeberría (LACNIC) were members of the Advisory Group that helped to coordinate the IGF. The NRO… Read More
Statement by Raúl Echeberría on behalf of the NRO, delivered at the IGF Open Consultation meeting
Thank you Mr. Chair. I am Raúl Echeberría, CEO of LACNIC, and member of the IGF MAG, and at this moment I am speaking on behalf of the Number Resource Organization. First of all, the Number Resource Organization, NRO, would like to congratulate Mr Desai for his successful leadership of the IGF and the Advisory Group, and his reappointment to… Read More
IGF in Athens
In 2006 the NRO participated in the first annual Internet Governance Forum in Athens, Greece. Statements: Date Published Title of Document 17.05.2006 NRO Represented in Internet Governance Forum Advisory Group 15.02.2006 Input on the Internet Governance Forum
NRO Represented in Internet Governance Forum Advisory Group
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan named Raúl Echeberría, Executive Director of LACNIC and Adiel Akplogan, CEO of AFRINIC, to serve on a 46-member Advisory Group. This Advisory Group will assist the Secretary General in convening the Internet Governance Forum, and is comprised of representatives from governments, the private sector and civil society. The Group will prepare the agenda and programme… Read More
Input on the Internet Governance Forum
On 17 February 2006, Raúl Echeberría, on behalf of the Number Resource Organization, made a statement at the consultations on the convening of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The complete NRO statement is available on the IGF website at http://www.intgovforum.org/contributions/nro-inputs-on-igf.pdf. The NRO website now has a section devoted to its activities in Internet governance. See https://www.nro.net/governance for more information.