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New Documents Available on www.nro.net
by NRO Secretariat 21 May '09

21 May '09

Dear Colleagues, The following documents are now available on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) website: The NRO's response to the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) Questionnaire on IPv6 address allocation: http://nro.net/news/nro-response-to-itu.html The NRO's response to the National Advanced IPv6 Centre of Excellence (NAv6) Survey: http://nro.net/news/nav6-survey-response.html Details about the recent letter exchange between the NRO and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN): http://nro.net/news/nro-icann-exchange-letters2009.html Regards, NRO Secretariat

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RIR Comparative Policy Overview and Internet Number Resource Status Report Update
by NRO Secretariat 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, The Regional Internet Registry (RIR) Comparative Policy Overview is updated as of 1 April, 2009 and is available on the NRO website at: http://www.nro.net/policy/index.html This document provides a reference for the community to review the policy highlights of the RIR system. For specific policy statements in place in each RIR region, you are encouraged to visit the individual RIR policy page links at the bottom of the URL provided above. Additionally, the Internet Number Resource Status Report, detailing IPv4, IPv6 and Autonomous System Number (ASN) assignments and allocations by all five Regional Internet Registries is updated as of 21 April, 2009. This presentation, in PDF format, is available at: http://www.nro.net/documents/presentations/nro-jointstats_03-31-09.pdf Regards, NRO Secretariat

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NRO Offices, 2008
by Paul Wilson 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Dear Colleagues, According to procedures of the NRO, its different offices rotate among the RIRs every year. Accordingly, the different offices and functions of the NRO will be handled as follows, for 2008: Chair: Paul Wilson, APNIC <pwilson(a)apnic.net> Secretary: Adiel Akplogan, AfriNIC <adiel(a)afrinic.net> Treasurer: Axel Pawlik, RIPE NCC <axel(a)ripe.net> As secretariat of the NRO, AfriNIC will also support the operations of the ASO Address Council (AC) during 2008. Please do not hesitate to contact us at <nro(a)nro.net> should you have any enquiries. For more information about the NRO, please visit http://www.nro.net With best regards, Paul Wilson Chair Number Resource Organisation ________________________________________________________________________ Paul Wilson, Director-General, APNIC <dg(a)apnic.net> http://www.apnic.net ph/fx +61 7 3858 3100/99

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NRO and ICANN Reaffirm Commitment to Relationship
by secretariat＠nro.net 08 Jan '08

08 Jan '08

Dear colleagues ICANN is opening a public comment period on the formalization of its relationship with the Number Resource Organisation (NRO) and the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) through an exchange of letters. At the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles, the negotiating teams reached agreement on the documentation of their relations and commitments under the exchange of letters, and agreed to seek approval of the arrangement from their respective Boards in accordance with the approval process of each of the parties. The proposed draft letter can be viewed at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-09nov07.htm Comments on the proposed letters may be submitted to: nro-letters(a)icann.org until 23:59 UTC on 7 December 2007. Comments may be viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/nro-letters Regards NRO Secretariat ------------------------------------------------------------------- To no longer receive these emails click the following link: http://www.apnic.net/cgi-bin/opt?code=U2FsdGVkX1_Ge-U6M3Ft2bTHfsmCYSSGuhCPf… -------------------------------------------------------------------

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ICANN and NRO Reach Agreement on Formalization of Relationships
by secretariat＠nro.net 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Dear colleagues ICANN is opening a public comment period on the formalization of its relationship with the Number Resource Organisation (NRO) and the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) through an exchange of letters. At the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles, the negotiating teams reached agreement on the documentation of their relations and commitments under the exchange of letters, and agreed to seek approval of the arrangement from their respective Boards in accordance with the approval process of each of the parties. The proposed draft letter can be viewed at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-09nov07.htm Comments on the proposed letters may be submitted to: nro-letters(a)icann.org until 23:59 UTC on 7 December 2007. Comments may be viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/nro-letters Regards NRO Secretariat

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NRO publication available - The Continuing Cooperation Report
by secretariat＠nro.net 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Dear members and friends, As you may be aware, due to freight difficulties the NRO was unable to provide its latest publication "The Continuing Cooperation Report" for distribution at the recent Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We realise that there was considerable interest in this booklet, and we sincerely apologise for not being able to give them away as we had hoped. If you would like a copy of the The Continuing Cooperation Report posted directly to you, please navigate to: https://www.nro.net/interact/brochure-request.html Here, you can register to have a copy of the report mailed to you in a timely manner. Sincerely, The NRO Secretariat

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RIR Comparative Policy Overview Update
by secretariat＠nro.net 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

The RIR Comparative Policy Overview, available from the NRO website at http://www.nro.net/policy/index.html is updated as of November 14 2007. This document provides a reference for the community to review the policy highlights of the RIR system. For specific policy statements in place in each RIR region, you are encouraged to visit the individual RIR policy page links at the bottom of the URL provided above. Regards, NRO Secretariat

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NRO Report: "Continuing Cooperation"
by secretariat＠nro.net 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

Dear colleagues The Number Resource Organization (NRO) has participated in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and related activities since the beginning, and it is a process to which we are strongly devoted. In response to the Tunis WSIS agenda, the NRO has released "Continuing Cooperation - The NRO's Role in Internet Governance". This report illustrates the many efforts the Regional Internet Registries undertake in order to maintain and develop the Internet and its unique characteristics. The report focuses on the major themes of the 2007 Internet Governance Forum (IGF): Access, Diversity, Openness, Security and Critical Internet Infrastructure. The report was distributed this week at the IGF in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In an effort to further enhance mutual awareness and understanding the report is now available to all on the NRO website at: http://www.nro.net/docs/brochure.pdf (high resolution) http://www.nro.net/docs/brochure-mediumres.pdf (medium resolution) Questions or requests for additional information about the work of the NRO or RIRs may be directed to nro(a)nro.net. Regards NRO Secretariat Further information ------------------- Tunis Agenda: www.igfbrazil2007.br/docs/Important_Documents-Tunis_Agenda.pdf Internet Governance Forum (IGF): http://www.intgovforum.org

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RIR Comparative Policy Overview Update
by NRO Secretariat 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

The RIR Comparative Policy Overview, available from the NRO website at: http://www.nro.net/policy/index.html, is updated as of September 30, 2006. This document provides a reference for the community to review the policy highlights of the RIR system. For specific policy statements in place in each RIR region, you are encouraged to visit the individual RIR policy page links at the bottom of the url provided above. Regards, NRO Secretariat

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ICANN Ratifies Global Policy for Allocation of IPv6 Address Space
by Susan Hamlin 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

On 7 September 2006, the ICANN Board ratified the Global Policy for Allocation of IPv6 Address Space. This policy provides for the allocation of IPv6 address space from ICANN to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). On 13 July 2006, the Secretary of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council forwarded to ICANN the proposed global policy for allocation of IPv6 address space. This proposed global policy had been submitted to the ASO AC by the Executive Council of the Number Resource Organization on 6 June 2006, and adopted by the ASO AC on 12 July 2006. Each RIR community individually discussed the policy and approved its adoption via their own policy development processes. The Global Addressing Policy document is available from the ASO website at: http://aso.icann.org/docs/aso-global-ipv6.pdf The ICANN announcement is available from the ICANN website at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-11sep06.htm Raul Echeberria Chair, NRO Executive Council

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