Dear RIR Community, Under the ICANN Bylaws, delivery of a Community Reconsideration Petition to the Empowered Community Administration (ECA) by a Community Petitioning Decisional Participant on 19 June (Community Reconsideration Notification Date) triggers a 21-day Community Reconsideration Petition Support Period, during which other Decisional Participants may support the Community Reconsideration Petition. The petition from the ALAC representative in the ECA seeks reconsideration of the ICANN…
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Concluding the Draft RIR Governance Document Consultation
The feedback period for the draft ‘Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries’ (draft ‘RIR Governance Document’) has officially concluded. The consultation was open from 14 April to 27 May 2025, and allowed participants to share their opinions on the proposed text and requirements as well as provide additional constructive comments. Each RIR hosted at…
ASO AC Appoints Pablo Hinojosa to the ICANN NomCom
The Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Pablo Hinojosa to serve as their delegate for the ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). Mr Hinojosa’s two-year term will begin at the conclusion of ICANN 84 Annual General Meeting, which will take place in October 2025 in Muscat, Oman. The ICANN NomCom is an independent…
ASO AC Selects Christian Kaufmann to Serve in Seat 10 of the ICANN Board of Directors
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 is the ASO AC’s current appointee to Seat 10. His current term will end in October 2025 and his new term will begin at the conclusion of ICANN 84, which…
ICP-2 Principles Questionnaire Report and Data Published
The Number Resource Organization Number Council* (NRO NC) has completed its qualitative analysis and summary of the community responses received to the questionnaire on the proposed principles to update ICP-2. The questionnaire was open from 8 October until 6 December 2024. During this window, we received 298 individual submissions from the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) communities. The summary and the…
Concluding the ICP-2 Principles Consultation
The feedback period for the proposed ICP-2 principles has officially concluded. During this process, we received nearly 300 responses from the different Internet communities associated with each Regional Internet Registry (RIR). Below is the total breakdown of responses by region: The questionnaire was open from October 8 to December 6, 2024, allowing participants to share their opinions, rate each principle, and provide additional comments. In the coming weeks, we…
ASO AC / NRO NC Elects New Chair for 2025
Hervé Clément, RIPE NCC region representative, has been re-elected by the ASO Address Council (ASO AC) to serve as ASO AC/NRO NC Chair during 2025. His appointment was confirmed during the ASO AC teleconference held this on 8 January 2025. Hervé will be assisted in his role by Nick Nugent (ARIN region) and Esteban Lescano (LACNIC region) as vice chairs.…
2025 ICANN Board Seat 10 Elections: Comment Phase Open
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…
NRO Announces that the Deadline for the ICP-2 Questionnaire Has Been Extended to 6 December 2024
The NRO has announced that it is extending the deadline for individuals in the global Internet community to participate in the questionnaire focused on a proposed principles document that will be used to update the Internet Coordination Policy-2 (ICP-2). This past 8 October, the Number Resource Organization (NRO), the coordinating body for the global Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), called on…
The NRO Invites Internet Community to Participate in ICP-2 Questionnaire
The Number Resource Organization (NRO), the coordinating body for the global Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), is calling on individuals in the global Internet community to participate in a questionnaire focused on a proposed principles document that will be used to update the Internet Coordination Policy-2 (ICP-2). ICP-2, first created in 2001, identifies the criteria for an organization seeking to become…