On 6 March 2009, the ICANN Board ratified the Global Policy for the Allocation of the Remaining IPv4 Address Space. The policy requires ICANN to reserve one /8 for each RIR from the IANA free pool. This has been done. The remainder of the implementation will be done once the once the IANA free pool has been fully allocated to…
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Comments invited to ICANN Board Review
In line with its Bylaws, ICANN performs recurrent reviews of its organization and working methods. A review of the ICANN Board is currently in progress and input from the addressing community to this effort would be much appreciated. The public comment period to the interim report of the ICANN Board Review Working Group is open until 17 April 2009. Links…
Call for Nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board
In line with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and ICANN Bylaws, the Address Council calls for nominations for Seat Number 9 on the ICANN Board. The nomination period will close at 23:59 (UTC) on 22 February 2009. All candidates must sign a Letter of Certification detailing previous conduct and character. We will send this letter to each applicant along with…
NRO NC: Wilfried Woeber Selected as RIPE NCC Representative
Dear Colleagues We are pleased to announce that Wilfried Woeber has been selected by the RIPE NCC Executive Board to take the vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC) for the RIPE NCC service region. He will serve a three-year term beginning 1 January 2009. The selection was announced during the Closing Plenary session on Thursday,…
ARIN Announces NRO NC Appointment
ARIN is pleased to announce that Martin Hannigan has been appointed by the Board of Trustees to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council from the ARIN region. He will serve a three-year term beginning 1 January 2009. Martin’s appointment is for the seat he currently holds as an elected representative on the NRO NC. Information on the NRO Number…
Global Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to Regional Internet Registries ratified by ICANN Board:
On 31 July 2008, the ICANN Board ratified the Global Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to Regional Internet Registries. This policy provides for the allocation of Autonomous System Number (ASN) blocks from the IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). On 13 June 2008, the Chair of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council forwarded a Proposed Global Policy for…
Call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region.
This is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number council (NC). The term of Wilfried Woeber, who was appointed to the NRO NC by the RIPE NCC Executive Board in January 2006, ends on 31 December 2008. The RIPE NCC Executive Board will select one…
NEW REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LACNIC REGION TO THE ASO ADDRESS COUNCIL/NRO NUMBER COUNCIL
LACNIC is pleased to announce the election of Francisco Obispo as the representative of the LACNIC region to the ASO Address Council/NRO Number Council. The election was held on May 28, 2008, during the LACNIC XI meeting in the city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Francisco was re-elected to occupy a seat in the Address Council from January 1, 2009,…
New APNIC appointment to the ASO AC
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…
ASO New Chair Elected
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…