The Team that was formed by the ICANN community to develop a charter for the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) has now published a draft charter for community consideration. The Draft Charter includes, among other things: a problem statement, goals and objectives, scope, and proposed areas for work. Under the Draft Charter, the CCWG is expected to organise its…
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ASO AC Call for Nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board
Consistent with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) calls for nominations for Seat Number 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors. Nominations will close at 23:59 UTC on Wednesday, 31 December 2014. The time frame for the selection process is as follows: – Nomination Phase – 24 October 2014 to…
Ron da Silva Reappointed to NRO Number Council
The ARIN Board reappointed Ron da Silva as member of the NRO Number Council. Ron will begin serving a three-year term on 1 January 2015. Information on the NRO Number Council can be found at: https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/the-nro-number-council
APNIC Community Selects New Members to the ASO AC / NRO NC
As part of APNIC 38 in Brisbane, Australia, the APNIC community elected Dr Ajay Kumar as a representative of the Asia Pacific Region to the ASO AC/NRO NC. Dr Kumar will replace Naresh Ajwani who served in the Address Council from 2009. Dr Kumar’s term will begin on January 1st 2015 and end on December 31st 2016. In the same…
ASO AC Advice on the Implementation of the Global Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to RIRs
Advice from the ASO Address Council to the ICANN board and to the ICANN Staff performing the IANA function on implementation of Global Policy for Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to Regional Internet Registries
ASO AC Appoints Hans Petter Holen to the ICANN 2015 NomCom
The Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) is pleased to announce that it has re-appointed Hans Petter Holen as their delegate for the 2015 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). The ASO AC unanimously supported Hans Petter’s nomination during its monthly teleconference on August 6th 2014. The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting eight members of the Board of…
IANA Oversight Transition Coordination Group: Hartmut Glaser Selected as ASO Representative
Developing a single proposal for future oversight of the IANA functions will require the coordination of many different viewpoints from stakeholders around the world. To facilitate this process, a Coordination Group of 25 representatives from a range of interested stakeholder groups is currently being assembled. The structure of this Coordination Group is explained here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-06-06-enThe Coordination Group will include two…
JORGE VILLA REAPPOINTED TO ASO ADDRESS COUNCIL / NRO NUMBER COUNCIL
The LACNIC community reappointed Jorge Villa as member of the ASO Address Council / NRO Number Council. His new term will begin on January 1st, 2015 and expire on December 31st, 2017.
Hartmut Glaser Reappointed to ASO Address Council / NRO Number Council
The LACNIC Board reappointed Hartmut Glaser as member of the ASO Address Council / NRO Number Council. His new term will expire on Dec. 31st, 2014.
AFRINIC Confirms 2 Positions in the NRO NC/ASO AC
Fiona Asonga and Alan Barrett have been confirmed to serve in the Number Resource Organization Number Council / Address Supporting Organization Advisory Council