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2008 News

New APNIC appointment to the ASO AC [30 Apr 2008]

Dear all,

The APNIC EC has appointed Mr Tomohiro FUJISAKI to the NRO NC (and therefore to the ASO AC), effective immediately. The appointment will fill the position recently vacated by Mr Toshiyuki HOSAKA, for a term ending on 31 December 2008. Please join me in welcoming Fujisaki san to the Address Council. With this email I also request the help of the NRO secretariat in updating the NRO website and mailing lists, which I expect will take a day or so.

All the best,

Paul Wilson,
Director-General,
APNIC

ASO New Chair Elected [21 Jan 2008]

We are pleased to inform you that the ASO-AC has elected Louis Lee as its Chair for 2008.

Louis will be assisted in his role by Sebastian Bellagamba and Hans Petter Holen as vice-Chairs.

Do not hesitate to contact us at secretariat@nro.net should you need any additional information.

Kind regards.

Adiel A. Akplogan
Secretary, NRO (2008)
On behalf of the ASO-AC secretariat
www.nro.net

2007 News

ARIN Elects New Member to NRO NC [23 October 2007]

ARIN is pleased to announce Jason Schiller has been elected to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council from the ARIN region. He will serve a three-year term beginning 1 January 2008. Jason will fill the seat currently held by Sanford George. Information on the NRO Number Council can be found at:

http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html

Regards,

Raymond A. Plzak
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

Open call for Nominations for Representatives to the ASO Address Council (RIPE NCC service region) [04 October 2007]

The 2007 Nominations for Representatives to the ASO Address Council (RIPE NCC service region) period is now open.

The term of Hans Petter Holen, who has served as an Address Council (AC) member for the past three years, will expire on 31 December 2007. One individual from the RIPE NCC service region will be selected to serve on the ASO AC for a term of three years. The elections will take place during the the RIPE Address Policy Working Group session at the RIPE 55 Meeting, held in Amsterdam on 22 - 26 October.

Any individual may be nominated, with the exception of staff members of any Regional Internet Registry (RIR). Self-nominations are permitted.

How to Nominate

For information on how to nominate a candidate, how to send expressions of support and the election process, please see:
http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/aso2007/index.html

The list of nominated candidates can be found at:
http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/aso2007/nominations.html

Important Dates

• 19 September: Nomination period opens
• 15 October: Nomination period closes
• 15 October: Complete nominations list posted
• 25 October: Elections take place during the RIPE Address Policy Working Group session at the RIPE 55 Meeting, Amsterdam, 22 -26 October

More Information

Information about the RIPE 55 Meeting can be found at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-55/index.html

Call for Nominations: NRO NC ARIN Region [24 July 2007]

This is an open call for nominations from the ARIN region to fill one (1) seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council that becomes vacant with the expiration of Sanford George's term on 31 December 2007. Candidates must be willing to serve a three (3) year term beginning 1 January 2008.

Any individual residing within the ARIN service region may be nominated, with the exception of Regional Internet Registry staff members. Self-nominations are permitted.

Please note that the NRO Number Council representatives now fulfill the role of ICANN's ASO Address Council. Responsibilities of NRO NC representatives are outlined in the ASO Memorandum of Understanding at:
http://www.nro.net/documents/aso-mou.html

All NRO NC nominees from the ARIN region are subject to the Nomination and Appointment Conflict of Interest List published at:
http://www.arin.net/elections/electionguidelines.html#conflicts

If you are interested in nominating yourself or any other individual as a member of the Number Council, visit ARIN Election Headquarters to fill out the nomination form.

https://app.arin.net/election/

Nominations will be accepted until 17:00 ET on Wednesday, 22 August 2007. ARIN will contact all nominees via e-mail and/or telephone to verify that they are willing and able to fulfill a three-year term. If ARIN cannot reach the nominee, the nomination will be rejected.

Direct any questions concerning this process to Member Services at info@arin.net. Information on the NRO NC can be found at http://www.aso.icann.org/.

Regards,

Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

Latest RIR presentations [19 July 2007]

• Address Council Report for RIPE 54
• Address Council Report for AfriNIC 6
• Address Council Report for ARIN XIX
• Address Council Report for APNIC 23

AfriNIC elects Vincent Ngundi to Address Council [3 May 2007]

The AfriNIC community has elected Vincent Ngundi to the NRO-NC/ASO-AC. He will serve a three year term beginning on 1 January 2008, replacing Ali Badiel.

ASO AC selects Raimundo Beca to serve a new term on the ICANN Board [2 May 2007]

At their meeting on 2 May 2007, the ASO Address Council confirmed that the process to select an ICANN Board member had concluded with the following result:

• Raimundo Beca 10 votes
• Remco van Mook 3 votes
• Kuo-Wei Wu 2 votes
• No other candidates received any votes.

As a result, the ASO Secretariat sent the following message to the ICANN Secretary, John Jeffrey:

3 May 2007

Dear John

ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 2, Paragraph 1.b, provides for the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) to select members to the ICANN Board of Directors. Paragraph 3.b.3 of the ASO Memorandum of Understanding between ICANN and the Number Resources Organization, dated 21 October 2004, further defines that the selection will be conducted by the Address Council (ASO AC). ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 8, Paragraph 4 states the Supporting Organization shall give the Secretary of ICANN written notice of its selection.

At their meeting on 2 May 2007, the ASO AC selected Raimundo Beca to serve a further three year term on the ICANN Board of Directors. Mr Beca's current term expires at the ICANN meeting in June 2007.

Regards

Paul Wilson
ASO Secretariat

Full details of the selection process are available here.

Call for comments on nominees to ICANN Board [20 March 2007]

Following a public nomination period, the ASO Address Council (ASO AC) selected the final set of candidates to fill the ASO seat on the ICANN Board currently held by Raimundo Beca, whose term expires in June 2007. The candidates are:

• Al-Din J. Kadhem Al-Radhi
• Smain Aouissi
• Raimundo Beca
• Vikram Gupta
• Jordi Palet Martinez
• Remco Van Mook
• Shahmeet Singh
• Kuo-Wei Wu

In May 2007, the ASO AC will make its final selection to appoint one of these individuals to fill the ASO Board seat. To aid them in making their final selection, the ASO AC members request your comments and statements of support for these candidates. A public comment period will be open until 18:00 UTC on 20 April 2007.

If you would like to add a statement of support for any candidate, please send it to the ASO AC Nominations Committee. The public comment period is now closed.

A digest of all comments received by the Nominations Committee will be published on this web site.

AfriNIC Announces NRO NC Representatives [11 January 2007]

The AfriNIC Board has re-appointed Alan P. Barrett to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council for a three year term starting 1 January 2007.

The AfriNIC Board has also appointed Ali Drissa Badiel to complete the term commenced by Sylvia Geha Kezengwa on the NRO NC (which expires 31 December 2007).

2006 News

ASO Call for Nominations for ICANN Board Seat [20 December 2006]

In compliance with the ASO MoU and ICANN Bylaws, the Address Council hereby calls for nominations to the ICANN Board to fill the ASO seat currently held by Raimundo Beca, whose term expires in June of 2007.

This nomination period will close on 21 February 2007.

All candidates desiring to be selected to the ICANN board by the Address Council must meet the selection criteria and conflict of interest requirements as stated by ICANN in its Bylaws and other relevant documents that ICANN publishes or identifies. No candidate will be considered who does not sign a Letter of Certification attesting to compliance with the ICANN stated requirements as well as attesting to previous conduct and character. This letter will be sent via email to each applicant with a set of administrative instructions concerning its execution. Any applicant who fails to follow these instructions will not be considered as a candidate for selection.

Candidates are advised that they may be required to travel one time during the month of March or April 2007 if the Address Council decides to conduct in-person interviews.

Candidates are advised that they will be expected to complete one or more questionnaires. Any candidate that fails to complete a questionnaire by the deadline designated will not be considered as a candidate for selection.

Nominations may be submitted by anyone by sending email to secretariat@aso.icann.org. Nominations must include the following information.

• Full name of person being nominated
• Contact email address for person being nominated
• Contact telephone number (if available) of the person being
  nominated
• Full name of the person making the nomination
• Contact email address for the person making the nomination
• Contact telephone number of the person making the nomination

ASO Secretariat

APNIC Elects New Member to NRO NC [15 December 2006]

APNIC is pleased to announce Toshiyuki Hosaka of JPNIC, Japan has been elected to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council. Toshi's term runs from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007. He replaces Mao Wei whose term ends on 31 December 2006.

ARIN Elects New Member to NRO NC [12 October 2006]

ARIN is pleased to announce Louis Lee has been re-elected to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council from the ARIN region. He will serve another three-year term beginning 1 January 2007.

Dave Wilson Takes Seat on NRO Number Council [4 October 2006]

Dave Wilson of HEAnet has been elected from the RIPE NCC service region to take the vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The election came ahead of the end of a term served by Sabine Jaume, who was elected in January 2004.

Voting took place 4 October during the Plenary session of the RIPE 53 Meeting in Amsterdam. As the representative appointed by the Internet community for the NRO NC seat, Dave will serve a three-year term from 1 January 2007.

H J Kwon Re-elected as APNIC NRO NC Representative [15 September 2006]

APNIC is pleased to note that Hyun-Joon Kwon has been re-elected to serve as one of APNIC's representatives on the Number Council. The election was held on 8 September 2006, during the APNIC 22 meeting in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Dr Kwon's two year term will run from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2008.

Call for Nominations: NRO NC ARIN Region [14 July 2006]

This is an open call for nominations from the ARIN region to fill one (1) seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council that becomes vacant with the expiration of Louis Lee's term on 31 December 2006. Candidates must be willing to serve a three (3) year term beginning 1 January 2007.

Any individual residing within the ARIN service region may be nominated, with the exception of Regional Internet Registry staff members. Self-nominations are permitted.

Please note that the NRO Number Council representatives now fulfill the role of ICANN's ASO Address Council. Responsibilities of NRO NC representatives are outlined in the ASO Memorandum of Understanding at:
http://www.nro.net/documents/aso-mou.html

All NRO NC nominees from the ARIN region are subject to the Nomination and Appointment Conflict of Interest List published at:
http://www.arin.net/elections/electionguidelines.html#conflicts

If you are interested in nominating yourself or any other individual as a member of the Number Council, visit ARIN Election Headquarters to fill out the nomination form.
http://app.arin.net/election/

Nominations will be accepted until 17:00 ET on Tuesday, 15 August 2006. ARIN will contact all nominees via e-mail and/or telephone to verify that they are willing and able to fulfill a three-year term. If ARIN cannot reach the nominee, the nomination will be rejected.

Direct any questions concerning this process to Member Services at memsvcs@arin.net. Information on the NRO NC can be found at:
http://www.aso.icann.org/

Regards,

Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

New Representative of LACNIC Region to the ASO Address Council (NRO Number Council) [30 May 2006]

LACNIC is pleased to announce the election of Sebastián Bellagamba as the new representative of the LACNIC region to the ASO Address Council (NRO Number Council). The election was held on May 25, 2006, during the LACNIC IX meeting in the city of Guatemala.

Sebastián was reelected to occupy a seat in the Address Council from January 1, 2007, until December 31, 2009.

For more information on the ASO Address Council, please visit

http://www.aso.icann.org/about.html

Candidate's biography information is available at:
http://lacnic.net/en/anuncios/elecciones/2006/address-council/nominados.html

ASO AC Selection of ICANN Board Member [4 May 2006]

At their May 3, 2006, meeting the ASO AC selected David L. Wodelet to serve a three year term on the ICANN Board of Directors. Mr. Wodelet's term will begin in June 2006. He will fill the ICANN Board seat being vacated by Mouhamet Diop, as his term expires.

ASO Secretariat

ASO Call for Nominations for ICANN Board Seat [07 April 2006]

Following a public nomination period, the ASO Address Council (ASO AC) selected the final set of candidates to fill the ASO seat on the ICANN Board currently held by Mouhamet Diop, whose term expires in June 2006. The candidates are:

Envir Fraser
Uchenna Ibekwe
Jordi Palet Martinez
Dave Wodelet

On May 3, 2006, the ASO AC will make its final selection to appoint one of these individuals to fill the ASO Board seat. To aid them in making their final selection, the ASO AC members solicit your comments and statements of support for these candidates. A public comment period will be open until 1800 UTC on May 3, 2006. You can provide your comments and statements of support for the candidates on the ASO website at:
http://aso.icann.org/elections/candidates.html.

ASO Secretariat

Address Council appoints Sebastian Bellagmba as chair of ASO Address Council for 2006 [31 January 2006]

At its first meeting of the year, on Wednesday, 4 January 2006, the Address Council elected Sebastian Bellagamba as chair of the ASO Address Council for the year 2006. Following his election, the chair invited Alan Barrett and Hans Petter Holen to serve as co-chairs for the year.

ASO Call for Nominations for ICANN Board Seat [05 January 2006]

In compliance with the ASO MoU and ICANN bylaws the Address Council hereby calls for nominations to the ICANN Board to fill the ASO seat currently held by Mouhamet Diop, whose term expires in June of 2006.

This nomination period will close on April 4, 2006.

Nominations may be submitted by anyone by sending email to nominations@aso.icann.org. Nominations must include the following information.

• Full name of person being nominated
• Contact email address for person being nominated
• Contact telephone number (if available) of the person being nominated
• Full name of the person making the nomination
• Contact email address for the person making the nomination
• Contact telephone number of the person making the nomination

Nominations will be reviewed in accordance with the ASO Board of Directors selection procedures, as documented on the ASO website.

ASO Secretariat

2005 news

NomCom ASO [15 December 2005]

On 2 December 2005, during the ASO AC regular meeting, Mr. Sanford George was selected as the Address Supporting Organization appointee to the ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) for the year 2006.

For more information about the NomCom, see
http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm/

APNIC EC appoints Mr Mao Wei to NRO NC [9 December 2005]

APNIC is pleased to announce that the APNIC Executive Council has appointed Mr Mao Wei of China Network Information Centre (CNNIC) to be the representative of the APNIC region on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council.

The term of this appointment is from 1 January to 31 December 2006.

The NRO Number Council performs the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC). More information on the roles and function of the NRO and ASO is available at:

• http://www.nro.net
• http://www.aso.icann.org

RIPE NCC Reappoints Wilfried Woeber as NRO NC Member [29 November 2005]

The RIPE NCC Executive Board has reappointed Wilfried Woeber to the NRO Number Council as a representative of the RIPE NCC region. The term of Mr. Woeber's appointment is from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008.

Mr. Woeber has previously served on the NRO NC as an interim member during 2005 and on the Address Council under the previous ASO structure, from January 2003 to December 2004.

The complete announcement of the RIPE NCC Executive Board is posted at:
http://www.ripe.net/news/ncc-nro-appointment-200511.html

ARIN Appoints New Member to NRO NC [27 October 2005]

ARIN is pleased to announce Martin Hannigan has been appointed to the NRO NC from the ARIN region. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2006. Martin will fill the seat being vacated by Lee Howard at the end of this year.

Global Policy for IPv6 - Background Report [29 September 2005]

The table included indicates the current status within each RIR for the foreseen Global Policy for IPv6

http://www.icann.org/announcements/ipv6-report-21oct05.htm

LACNIC's new representative to the ASO Address Council/NRO Number Council [4 July 2005]

LACNIC is pleased to announce the election of Francisco Obispo as the new representative for Latin America and the Caribbean to the ASO Address Council (NRO Number Council). The election was held on June 30, 2005, during the LACNIC VIII meeting in the city of Lima, Peru.
 
Francisco Obispo will take the place that will be left vacant on the ASO Address Council by Julián Dunayevich, who is ending his term in December 2005. Francisco will hold this position from January 1, 2006, until December 31, 2008.

http://lacnic.net/en/anuncios/elecciones/2005/address-council/resultado.html

ASO AC comments to ICANN on the revised version of ICANN's Review Procedure to Handle Policy Proposals [28 June 2005]

The ASO Address Council submitted to ICANN their comments to the revised version of ICANN's "Review Procedure to Handle Policy Proposals submitted by the ASO AC. The original document is available at:

http://www.aso.icann.org/documents/pprp-ac-response-2-01.pdf

ASO Contribution to the WGIG Open Consultation Meeting [14 June 2005]

The ASO AC presented this document to to the WGIG during its 4th open consultation meeting.

http://www.aso.icann.org/documents/wgig-comments-v31.pdf

ASO AC comments to ICANN on ASO Policy proposals [5 May 2005]

The ASO AC elaborated the following document containing their comments regarding the Proposed Review Procedure to Handle ASO Policy Proposals.

The proposed review procedure is available from the ICANN web site at:
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-06apr05.htm

Call for Nominations: NRO NC ARIN Region [3 May 2005]

ARIN opened nominations to fill one seat on the NRO Number Council / ASO Address Council that becomes vacant with the expiration of Lee Howard's term on December 31, 2005.

http://www.arin.net/announcements/20050503.html

AfriNIC new representatives on the NRO Number Council [28 April 2005]

At their recent meeting held in Maputo, the AfriNIC members voted in their new NRO NC representatives . Jean Robert Hountomey will be serving a 3-year term on the NRO NC and Sylvia Geha Kezengwa will be serving a 2-year term.

Also, the AfriNIC Board appointed Alan Barret to be the 3rd representative of the AfriNIC region on the NRO Number Council. Mr. Barret will be serving a 1-year term.

Recognition of AfriNIC as the Fifth Regional Internet Registry [11 April 2005]

On 8 April 2005, during the ICANN Board meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, AfriNIC was finally recognized as the fifth Regional Internet Registry (RIR).

The ICANN Board resolution is available from the ICANN website at:
http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-08apr05.htm

ASO AC responds to the ICANN Strategic Plan Document [11 April 2005]

As one of the ICANN supporting organizations, the ASO AC has elaborated the following document containing their comments regarding the ICANN Strategic Plan Document.

http://www.aso.icann.org/documents/ICANN-startegic-plan-AC-response.pdf

LACNIC has called for nominations of individuals willing to serve as the representative on the ASO Address Council. [31 March 2005]

The seat currently held by Julián Dunayevich will become vacant on 31 December 2005.

Nominations and expressions of support will be accepted until May 30 2005 at 5.00 p.m Uruguayan time (UTC -3). For full details, please refer to LACNIC´s call for nominations.

http://www.lacnic.net/en

Kenny Huang appointed as representative of the APNIC region on the NRO Number Council [13 January 2005]

The APNIC Executive Council has appointed Kenny Huang to be the representative of the APNIC region on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council.

Under the terms of the MoU signed between the ICANN and the RIRs in October 2004, the NRO Number Council now performs the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC).

The term of Dr Huang's appointment is from 1 Janary 2005 to 31 December 2005.

Dr Huang has previously served a term on the AC under the previous ASO structure, from January 2002 to December 2004.

More information on the roles and function of the NRO is available at:

http://www.nro.net

Address Council appoints Hans Petter Holen as chair of ASO Address Council for 2005 [5 January 2005]

At the recent meeting on Thursday, 5 January 2005, the Address Council elected Hans Petter Holen as the new chair of the ASO Address Council for the year 2005.

2004 news

ARIN calls for nominations to ASO Address Council [20 July 2004]

ARIN has called for nominations of individuals willing to serve as the next ARIN region representative on the ASO Address Council. The seat currently held by Eric Decker will become vacant on 31 December 2004.

Nominations will be accepted until 23:59 ET on Wednesday, 22 September 2004.
For full details, please refer to ARIN's call for nominations.

APNIC Executive Council decides to defer the ASO Address Council election [21 June 2004]

The next election for an Asia-Pacific seat on the ASO Address Council is due to be held during the APNIC 18 meeting in Fiji in September 2004. However, pending the final outcome of the MoU negotiations, the APNIC Executive Council has decided to defer the AC election.

More information about the MoU negotiations is available from the NRO web site: http://www.nro.net.
Please refer to the full APNIC Announcement for more details.

Call for Nominations for Representatives to the ASO Address Council
- RIPE NCC Service Region 2004

[22 June 2004]

The RIPE NCC has called for nominations of individuals from the RIPE NCC service region to serve on the ASO Address Council.

On 31 December 2004, one RIPE Address Council seat will become vacant and will be filled for the next three years by an individual nominated through this open call.

The selection process will involve an open election to be held during the RIPE 49 Meeting in Manchester, UK, being held from 20 - 24 September 2004. For full details, please refer to RIPE NCC's call for nominations and the RIPE NCC web site.

LACNIC calls for nominations to ASO Address Council

[27 July 2004]

LACNIC has issued an open call for nominations to fill one seat on the ASO Address Council, covering a vacancy generated by the position of Raimundo Beca on May 6th, 2004. The elected representative must be willing to serve the rest of Mr. Beca's term until December 31, 2006.

The candidate must be a person from LACNIC´s coverage area. Submission of candidates, candidate's acknowledgment, and fulfillment of other requirements (detailed in the call for nominations) are due by September 27, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. Uruguayan time (GMT -3).
For full details, please refer to LACNIC's call for nominations.

Result of ASO AC selection to the ICANN Board

[18 May 2004]
At the recent meeting on Thursday, 6 May 2004, in Amsterdam, the Address Council of the ASO selected Raimundo Beca to fill the ASO position on the ICANN Board to be vacated by Lyman Chapin.

Raimundo Beca will immediately start to serve on the ICANN board for a term of three years.

The draft minutes of the meeting are available on the ASO website at:
http://www.aso.icann.org/meetings/

ICANN ASO General Assembly Meeting

[5 April 2004]

The Address Council of the Address Supporting Organization has announced the fifth ASO General Assembly meeting, to be held on Wednesday, 5 May 2004 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This meeting will be hosted alongside the RIPE 48 Meeting, and is open to all parties with an interest in the activities of the ASO.

This meeting is free and you do not need to be registered at the RIPE Meeting to attend the ASO General Assembly.

Venue:	NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Date:	Wednesday, 5 May 2004
Time:	6:00pm

Letter of Intent by ICANN and the NRO

[1 April 2004]
On the 1st of April 2004, the Number Resource Organisation (NRO) signed a Letter of Intent with ICANN, documenting their intention to enter into an MoU to form a new ASO within the ICANN structure. Final approval of the proposed ASO MoU is contingent upon public comment periods administered by the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) of the NRO and by ICANN.

ICANN Reply to the NRO on the Proposed NRO

[29 January 2004]
The ICANN reply to the NRO on the Proposed ASO MoU (pdf)

ICANN ASO General Assembly Meeting

[22 January 2004]
The Address Council of the Address Supporting Organisation is pleased to announce the 5th ASO General Assembly Meeting, to be held on Wednesday, 5 May 2004 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This meeting will be hosted by the RIPE NCC alongside the RIPE 48 Meeting and will be open to all parties with an interest in ASO policy matters.

In compliance with the ASO MoU http://www.aso.icann.org/docs/aso-mou.html, the Address Council and ICANN hereby call for nominations to the ICANN Board to fill vacant ASO seats on the ICANN Board.

2003 news

RIR open letter to ICANN regarding the NRO

[24 October 2003]
On 24 October 2003, the RIRs jointly signed an open letter to ICANN advising of the formation of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). This letter included a copy of the NRO Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and a proposed MoU for the formation of a new ICANN ASO, as required under the reformed ICANN structure. More details are available on the RIR web sites:

• APNIC
• ARIN
• LACNIC
• RIPE NCC

Results of regional AC elections

[21 November 2003]
The results of recent RIR elections to fill vacant positions on the Address Council are as follows:

• APNIC - Hyun-joon Kwon will fill the seat vactated by Seung-Min Lee (more...)
• ARIN - Louis Lee will fill the seat vactated by Kim Hubbard (more...)
• LACNIC - Raimundo Beca was re-elected to the seat he currently held (more...)
• RIPE NCC - Sabine Jaume was re-elected to the seat she currently held (more...)

LACNIC calls for nominations to ASO Address Council

[22 August 2003]
LACNIC has called for nominations of individuals willing to serve as the next LACNIC region representative on the ASO Address Council. The seat currently held by Raimundo Beca will be become vacant on 31 December 2003.

Nominations will be accepted until 21 October 2003 at 11:59 p.m. Uruguayan time (UTC -3).
For full details, please refer to LACNIC's call for nominations

AC election result

[22 August 2003]
An election was held at APNIC 16 to fill the vacant Asia Pacific seat on the ASO Address Council. The result of the ballot was an equal number of votes for each candidate. On the recommendation of the APNIC Executive Council, the meeting attendees and both candidates agreed to resolve the election by coin toss. As a result, Hyun-joon Kwon was elected to the AC for a three year term. For full details, refer to the APNIC web site

ARIN calls for nominations to ASO Address Council

[18 July 2003]
ARIN has called for nominations of individuals willing to serve as the next ARIN region representative on the ASO Address Council. The seat currently held by Kim Hubbard will be become vacant on 31 December 2003.

Nominations will be accepted until 23:59 ET on Monday, 22 September 2003.
For full details, please refer to ARIN's call for nominations

RIPE NCC calls for nominations to ASO Address Council

[30 May 2003]
RIPE NCC has called for nominations of individuals willing to serve as the next RIPE region representative on the ASO Address Council. The seat currently held by Sabine Jaume will be becme vacant in December 2003. An election to fill this seat will be held during the RIPE 46 meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 4 September 2003. For full details, please refer to RIPE NCC's call for nominations and the RIPE NCC web site.

APNIC calls for nominations to ASO Address Council

[19 May 2003]
APNIC has called for nominations of individuals willing to serve as the next Asia Pacific representative on the ASO Address Council. The seat currently held by Seung-Min Lee will be becme vacant in December 2003. APNIC will hold an election to fill this seat during their next Open Policy Meeting, on Friday 22 August 2003. For full details, please refer to APNIC's call for nominations and the APNIC web site.

RIR Communiquè to the Government Advisory Committee of ICANN

[24 March 2003]
At the ICANN meeting in Rio de Janeiro on March 24, 2003, the RIRs held a meeting with the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) of ICANN. At that meeting the RIRs delivered a communiquè to the GAC and made a presentation highlighting the communiquè .

• Presentation [XP only |Other versions]
• RIR communiquè to the GAC [pdf]

ARIN Board of Trustees has Appointed Kim Hubbard as an Interim Member of the ASO AC

[17 January 2003]
In December, 2002, Barbara Roseman resigned from her position as an ARIN region ASO AC member. Barbara's term was scheduled to end on December 31, 2003. To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation, the ARIN Board of Trustees has appointed Kim Hubbard as in interim member of the ASO AC. Kim's term will end on December 31, 2003.

2002 news

LACNIC Elects Representatives to ASO Address Council

[12 November 2002]
LACNIC is pleased to announce the results of their election for ASO Address Council representatives. The election took place at the LACNIC III Public Policy Meeting held in Mexico City, Mexico. Raimundo Beca, Julian Dunayevich, and Hartmut Glaser were elected. They will each serve terms beginning immediately and expiring on the dates described in the table of Address Council Members.

Mark McFadden elected as representative to the ASO Address Council - ARIN region

[31 October 2002]
ARIN is pleased to announce that Mark McFadden has been elected to the ICANN ASO AC from the ARIN region. He will serve a three year term beginning January 1, 2003. Mark will fill the seat being vacated by Cathy Wittbrodt at the end of 2002.

Final Approval of LACNIC

[30 October 2002]
The ICANN Board proclaimed LACNIC to be a fully approved and recognized Regional Internet Registry, to provide IP address registration and other services for the Latin American and Caribbean service region. More information is available at:

• Preliminary Report ICANN Meeting in Shanghai
• Joinder of Regional Latin-American and Caribbean IP Address Registry (LACNIC) into RIR-ICANN Memorandum of Understanding
• IANA Report on Recognition of LACNIC as a Regional Internet Registry

Wilfried Woeber re-elected as representative to the ASO Address Council - RIPE NCC region

[13 September 2002]
Wilfried Woeber was re-elected as a RIPE NCC service region Address Council representative. Details are available at the RIPE NCC website.

Takashi Arano re-elected as representative to the ASO Address Council - APNIC region

[5 September 2002]
Takashi Arano was re-elected as a APNIC service region Address Council representative. Details are available at the APNIC website.

ARIN Calls for Nominations for Representative to the ASO Address Council

[7 August 2002]
From ARIN's call for nominations:

"This is an open call for nominations from the ARIN region to fill one seat on the ASO Address Council that becomes vacant with the expiration of Cathy Wittbrodt's term on December 31, 2002. The elected representative must be willing to serve a three (3) year term beginning January 1, 2003."

ASO AC Selects ICANN Board Member

[11 July 2002]
At its teleconference meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2002, the Address Council selected Mouhamet Diop to fill the ASO position on the ICANN Board to be vacated by Robert Blokzijl following the ICANN 2002 Annual Meeting.

Mouhamet Diop will serve on the ICANN board for a term of three years.

RIR's Submission to the Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform

[20 June 2002]
The Regional Internet Registries have released a statement to the Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform. The statement is available on the RIR websites and here.

RIPE NCC Calls for Nominations for Representative to the ASO Address Council

[5 June 2002]
From RIPE NCC's call for nominations:

"This is a call for nominations of individuals from the RIPE NCC service region to serve on the ASO Address Council. On 31 December 2002 one RIPE NCC service region Address Council seat will become vacant and will be filled for the next three years by an individual nominated through this open call."

The full announcement is available at the RIPE NCC web site.

APNIC Calls for Nominations for Asia Pacific Representative to the ASO Address Council

[5 June 2002]
From APNIC's call for nominations:

"This is a call for nominations of individuals from the Asia Pacific region, to serve on the ASO Address Council. During October 2002, one Asia Pacific Address Council seat will become vacant, and will be filled for the next three years by an individual nominated through this open call. The selection process will involve an open election to be held during the APNIC Open Policy Meeting, in Kitakyushu, Japan, on 5 September 2002."

Statement Concerning Draft RIR-ICANN Agreement

[9 April 2002]
The Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) have been working together for some time on the production of a relationship agreement, or contract, between the RIRs and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

There is now a draft contract that, if executed, would represent agreement between the RIRs and ICANN on matters of roles, responsibilities and procedures relating to Internet address management and global address management policies. This contract would further codify, or formalize, the existing working relationship between the RIRs and ICANN which is set forth in the ASO MoU.

The RIRs and ICANN are currently accepting comments on the draft.

Call for Nominations for ICANN Board of Directors Closed

[6 February 2002]
In compliance with the ASO MoU, the Address Council and ICANN made a call for nominations to the ICANN Board to fill vacant ASO seats on the ICANN Board. The nomination period ended at 0900 UTC on Wednesday, February 6, 2002.

Details of the confirmed nominations resulting from this call are also available.

2001 news

ASO General Assembly 2002

[10 December 2001]
The Address Council of the Address Supporting Organization is pleased to announce the 3rd ASO General Assembly meeting, to be held on Tuesday, 5 March 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand. This meeting will be hosted by APNIC alongside APNIC's Open Policy Meeting, and will be open to all parties with an interest in ASO policy matters. Refer to the meeting agenda and call for presentations and participation for more details.

Call for Nominations for ICANN Board of Directors

[10 December 2001]
In compliance with the ASO MoU, the Address Council and ICANN hereby call for nominations to the ICANN Board to fill vacant ASO seats on the ICANN Board.

Please refer to the details of the Nominations for the ICANN Board of Directors for more information.

Eric Decker has been elected as the newest ASO Address Council representative from the ARIN region.

[30 October 2001]
During the ARIN VIII meeting in Miami, Eric Decker was elected as the new ARIN region Address Council representative.

Hans Petter Holen re-elected as representative to the ASO Address Council - RIPE region

[5 October 2001]
During the RIPE 40 meeting in Prague, Hans Petter Holen was elected as the RIPE NCC service region Address Council representative.

Dr. Kenny S. Huang elected as representative to the ASO Address Council - APNIC region

[31 August 2001]
During the 12th APNIC open Policy Meeting in Taipei, Dr Kenny S. Huang was elected as the new Asia Pacific region Address Council representative at the ASO Meeting on Friday 31 August. He will replace Jianping Wu from 1 January 2002. Dr. Huang is currently the Head of Communication & Network Services, Academia Sinica and has a distinguished history of involvement in the Internet in Taiwan.

ASO General Assembly for 2001 and Call for ICANN Board nominations

[4 April 2001]
The second ASO General Assembly meeting was held on Wednesday, 4 April 2001 in the Hyatt Hotel at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco USA, hosted by ARIN during the ARIN Public Policy and Members Meeting. The General Assembly meeting was open to all parties with an interest in ASO policy matters. Minutes from the second General Assembly Meeting are available online.

2000 news

New ICANN Director Elected by Address Council

[2 August 2000]
At its teleconference meeting on Wednesday 2 August 2000, the Address Council elected Dr Sang Hyun Kyong to fill the latest ASO position on the ICANN board. This position was vacated on 30 September this year by Pindar Wong, who served for a one-year term as an ICANN Director and also as Vice-Chair of ICANN.

Dr Kyong will serve on the ICANN board for a term of three years.

ICANN Meetings - Yokohama, Japan

[1 June 2000]
ICANN has announced its next round of meetings, to be held in Yokohama, Japan on 14-18 July 2000.

The previous round of ICANN meetings was held in Cairo, Egypt on 7-10 March, 2000. Full details are still available from the Cairo meeting web site .

First ASO General Assembly

[19 May 2000]
In accordance with the ASO MoU, the ASO Address Council held its first General Assembly meeting on 19 May 2000. This meeting was held in Budapest, Hungary, in conjunction with the RIPE-36 meeting, hosted by RIPE NCC.

Independent Review Panel Nominations Committee

[23 March 2000]
On 23 March 2000, ICANN called on the Address Council to select 2 individuals to fill ASO seats on the Independent Review Panel (IRP) Nominating Committee. In their letter to the AC, ICANN described the function of the committee, and provided general guidelines as to the type of individuals who would be suitable for nomination.

At its 18 May 2000 meeting, the AC resolved to make an open call for proposals for individuals to fill these positions, and to make a selection from those proposals at a future meeting.

The Address Council called for proposals of individuals to sit on the IRP Nominating Committee, to be submitted to the ASO Secretariat by no later than 5pm UTC on 20 October 2000. Proposals were required to provide at least the following.

1. Details of individual proposed to sit on the IRP Nominations Committee
1. Full name
2. Email address
3. Detailed reasons for suitability for this position
2. Details of person submitting proposal
1. Full name
2. Email address

ASO Directors of ICANN - Call for Nominations

[15 February 2000]
On 15 February 2000, the Address Council made a call for nominations to ASO seats on the ICANN Board. The deadline for nominations was 19 April 2000 (30 days prior to the recent ASO General Assembly meeting).

1999 news

AC Revises Director terms

[2 November 1999]
At its 2 November 1999 meeting in Los Angeles, the Address Council approved a revision of these terms on request of the 3 ASO ICANN directors, and asked ICANN to implement this revision as follows:

ICANN advised the Address Council on 22 April 2000 that the changes of terms had been formally implemented as requested.

ICANN Announces new Directors

[28 October 1999]
On 28 October 1999, ICANN announced that nine new Directors had been named to the Board by its three supporting organizations.

Directors selected by the Address Supporting Organization (ASO):

• Robert Blokzijl
• Ken Fockler
• Pindar Wong

Directors selected by the Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO):

• Amadeu Abril I Abril
• Jonathan Cohen
• Alejandro Pisanty

Directors selected by the Protocol Supporting Organization (PSO):

• Jean-François Abramatic
• Vinton G. Cerf
• Philip Davidson

"The members of the Initial Board congratulate and welcome these new Directors, and thank the numerous participants in the supporting organizations who worked hard to complete the nomination and voting processes prior to ICANN's upcoming round of meetings in Los Angeles, November 1-4."