The sale of PIR, the company that runs the .org domain name registry, has attracted a lot of interest since it was first announced back in mid-November.The latest group to enter the fray is the Number Resource Organisation (NRO) which represents the interests of the five regional internet registries (RIRs) for IP addresses.As a general rule the NRO does not usually … [Read more...] about IP Numbers Types Flex Muscles in PIR Debacle
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IP Numbers Community Re-Elects Da Silva to ICANN Board
The ASO, which represents the IP numbering community globally, recently completed its election cycle for the ICANN Board. I posted about the original slate of nominees a few months ago.Ron da Silva has been re-elected for a 3 year term which will start at ICANN's autumn meeting later this year.Full details on the election process within the ASO may be found here, with … [Read more...] about IP Numbers Community Re-Elects Da Silva to ICANN Board
Numbers Community ICANN Board Nominees List Published
ICANN's board is composed of appointees from a number of organisations including the ASO. The ASO is essentially "the numbers community" which is made up of the respective regional address registries (RIPE, ARIN etc.,).The ASO gets two seats on the board, though their terms are broken up so only 1 seat is up for election this time round.The seat currently held by Ron da … [Read more...] about Numbers Community ICANN Board Nominees List Published
RIPE NRO Nominations Open
Due to term limits there will be a seat available on the NRO for the RIPE region. RIPE will be holding the election to fill the seat during RIPE 73 next month.Nominations are open until 2359 on September 23.You can nominate someone or self-nominate by sending an email to: nominations@ripe.net with:Name of nominee Nominee’s country of residence Nominee’s … [Read more...] about RIPE NRO Nominations Open