Comment Phase Open for 2018 ICANN Board Seat 9 Elections

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In line with the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the ICANN Bylaws, the ASO Address Council (AC) is responsible for the appointment of a representative to serve on Seat 9 of the ICANN Board. Following a call for candidates, the ASO AC is pleased to announce that the following four candidates are standing for election: Johan Mikael “Julf”…

Hervé Clément Appointed to NRO NC

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Hervé Clément was appointed to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) by the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The announcement was made during the General Meeting (GM) alongside RIPE 75 in Dubai on 26 October 2017. Hervé will serve a three-year term from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020. (Information taken from RIPE NCC website) https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/herve-clement-appointed-to-nro-nc  

ARIN Board Appoints Kevin Blumberg to the ASO AC / NRO NC

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From ARIN-announcement list ARIN is pleased to announce that Kevin Blumberg has been reappointed by the Board of Trustees to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) from the ARIN region. Kevin will begin serving a three-year term on 1 January 2018. Information on the NRO Number Council can be found at: https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/the-nro-number-council Regards, John Curran President and CEO…

ASO AC Appoints Brajesh Jain to the 2018 ICANN Nominating Committee

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The Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) is pleased to announce that Mr Brajesh Jain has been appointed as its delegate to the 2018 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). The ASO AC appointed Mr Jain after a public nomination process which began in August 2017: The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting eight members of the Board of…

Independent Review of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Published

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ITEMS International, a Paris-based consultancy firm specializing in strategic consulting in the areas of telecommunications and the Internet, has published its findings of the ASO review. The Number Resource Organization Executive Council (NRO EC), in communication with the ICANN Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC), commissioned the independent review of the ASO to determine whether: – The ASO has a continuing purpose…

ASO Call for Nominations to 2018 ICANN NomCom

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The Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) is pleased to invite nominations for candidates from the Internet Number community to run for an open seat on the ICANN NomCom 2018 as delegate of the ASO. The term for the elected delegate will be one year starting in ICANN 60 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates October 28th 2017. Travel…

Noah Maina elected AFRINIC representantive to the ASO AC/NRO EC

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As a result of the election to elect the AFRINIC region representative to the ASO-AC / NRO-NC  held on Thursday 1 June during the AIS’17 Meeting held in Nairobi, we are pleased to announce that Noah Maina was elected to serve a 3-year term from January 2018 to December 2020, replacing Douglas Onyango whose term will be ending at the…