On 1st March 2023, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) issued a call for nominations for candidates from the Internet Numbers Community to run for an open seat on the ICANN NomCom 2024 as delegate of the ASO. Nominations are being accepted until Tuesday, 25 April 2023at 23:59 UTC. The elected delegate will serve a one-year term starting…
Public Letter sent to ICANN Leadership regarding re-engagement with AFRINIC Community. [Original Letter] AFRINIC is facing governance challenges which need to be addressed with some urgency. Among these is the lack of a functioning board, which requires elections to be held to replace vacant board seats and re-establish quorum. The NRO believes that a free and fair AFRINIC election requires an effective…
Dear RIR Community, The ICANN Board of Directors approved the IANA FY24 Operating Plan and Budget. The resolution approving the FY24 IANA Operating Plan and Budget is available at https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-27-02-2023-en#section1.b. The approved IANA FY24 Operating Plan and Budget is available at The IANA FY24 Operating Plan and Budget is available at https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-fy24-operating-plan-budget-02mar23-en.pdf. This resolution (FY24 IANA Operating Plan and Budget) is subject…
The Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) is pleased to call for nominations for candidates from the Internet Numbers Community to run for an open seat on the ICANN NomCom 2024 as delegate of the ASO. The Nominating Committee (NomCom) is responsible for appointing a number of seats to the ICANN Board of Directors, the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI)…
Hervé Clément, RIPE NCC region representative, has been elected by the ASO Address Council (ASO AC) to serve as ASO AC/NRO NC Chair in 2023. Hervé Clément’s appointment was confirmed during the ASO AC teleconference held on 11 January 2023. Hervé has appointed Nicole Chan (APNIC region) and Ricardo Patara (LACNIC region) to assist him in his role serving as…
Dear RIR Community, On 1 May 2022, the ICANN Board of Directors approved Standard Bylaws Amendments to Article 10 of the ICANN Bylaws. The resolution approving the Standard Bylaws Amendment is available at https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2022-05-01-en#2.c. The approved Standard Bylaws Amendments are identical to the proposed amendments posted for Public Comment at https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/icann-bylaws-amendments-ccnso-proposed-changes-to-article-10-and-annex-b-21-01-2022. Delivery of the Secretary’s Notice on 10 May triggered…
3 May 2022 The ASO AC is pleased to announce that it has selected Christian Kaufmann to serve for a three-year term in Seat 10 of the ICANN Board of Directors. Mr. Kaufmann will begin his term at the conclusion of the ICANN 75 Annual General Meeting, scheduled to be held in September 2022 in Kuala Lumpur. More information about…
Dear colleagues, As a result of the successful IANA Stewardship transition in 2016, the IANA Numbering Services are currently managed through a Service Level Agreement between ICANN and the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). As part of the result of the IANA Stewardship transition, the IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) was established in 2016. The IANA RC is composed of representatives from…
In line with the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) has issued a call for nominations for Seat 10 of the ICANN Board of Directors. The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which will begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Assembly…
In line with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and the ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) is calling for nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors. The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which will begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Assembly to be held during the ICANN…
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