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The '''Number Resource Organization''' '''(NRO)''' is the coordinating body for the world's five Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s), which manage the allocation of [[IP Address|IP addresses]] and [[Autonomous System Numbers]].
==RIRs==
*[[AFRINIC]]
*[[APNIC]]
*[[ARIN]]
*[[LACNIC]]
*[[RIPE]]
==History==
==History==
The NRO was originally formed on 24 October 2003, when the 4 existing [[RIR]]s entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). AFRINIC signed the MoU and joined the NRO in April 2005, shortly after it was incorporated.<ref>[http://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/history-of-the-nro NRO History]</ref>
The NRO was originally formed on 24 October 2003, when the 4 existing [[RIR]]s entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). AFRINIC signed the MoU and joined the NRO shortly after it was incorporated in April 2005.<ref>[http://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/history-of-the-nro NRO History]</ref>
On 31 October 2003, the RIRs sent an Open Letter, which notified ICANN of the NRO's formation and proposed the formation of the [[Address Supporting Organization]] (ASO).
On 31 October 2003, the RIRs sent an Open Letter, which notified ICANN of the NRO's formation and proposed the formation of the [[Address Supporting Organization]] (ASO).
==Mission==
==Mission & Aims==
The mission as described by the NRO is:
To actively contribute to an open, stable and secure internet, through:
* Providing and promoting a coordinated Internet number registry system
* Providing and promoting a coordinated Internet number registry system
* Being an authoritative voice on the multi-stakeholder model and bottom-up policy process in Internet governance
* Being an authoritative voice on the multi-stakeholder model and bottom-up policy process in Internet governance
* Coordinating and supporting joint activities of the RIRs<ref>[http://www.nro.net/about-the-nro NRO About]</ref>
* Coordinating and supporting joint activities of the RIRs
Additionally, the aims of the NRO are to:
*Protect the unallocated Internet number resource pool
*Promote and protect the bottom-up policy development process
*Act as a focal point for Internet community input into the RIR system.
<ref>[http://www.nro.net/about-the-nro NRO About]</ref>
==The NRO as ASO==
==The NRO as ASO==
The NRO also functions in part as [[ICANN]]'s Address Supporting Organization, or [[ASO]]. In this role the [[ASO]] makes IP address policy recommendations to [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.nro.net/about-the-nro NRO About]</ref>
The NRO also functions in part as [[ICANN]]'s Address Supporting Organization, or [[ASO]]. In this role the [[ASO]] makes IP address policy recommendations to [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.nro.net/about-the-nro NRO About]</ref>
The NRO consists of three suborganizations, including: the Executive Council, the Number Council and the Secretariat.
The NRO consists of three suborganizations, including: the Executive Council, the Number Council and the Secretariat.
===Executive Council===
===Executive Council===
The Executive Council of the NRO is composed of the Chief Executives from each of the five [[RIR]]s. The positions rotate annually.
The Executive Council of the NRO is composed of the CEOs or Directors from each of the five [[RIR]]s. The positions of Chair, Vice Chair/Secretary and Treasurer rotate annually.
*'''Chairman:''' [[Axel Pawlik]], [[RIPE NCC]]
*'''Chair:''' [[Oscar Robles-Garay|Oscar Robles]], [[LACNIC]]
*'''Secretary''': [[Oscar Robles-Garay|Oscar Robles]], [[LACNIC]]
*'''Vice-Chair and Secretary''': [[John Curran]], [[ARIN]]
*'''Treasurer:''' [[John Curran]], [[ARIN]]
*'''Treasurer:''' [[Paul Wilson]], [[APNIC]]
*'''Member:''' [[Alan Barrett]], [[AFRINIC]]
*'''Member:''' [[Eddy Kayihura]], [[AFRINIC]]
*'''Member:''' [[Paul Wilson]], [[APNIC]]
*'''Member:''' [[Hans Petter Holen]], [[RIPE NCC]]
The current NRO chair acts as the [[ICANN Empowered Community|Empowered Community]] Decisional Participant and only acts on the consensus of all five members of the NRO Executive Council.
===Secretariat===
===Secretariat===
*'''Executive Secretary:''' [[German Valdez]]
*'''Executive Secretary:''' [[German Valdez]]
*'''Secretariat Support:''' [[Laureana Pavón]]
===Number Council===
===Number Council===
The full list of members can be found here: [[Address_Supporting_Organization#Address_Council_Members|Address Council Members]]
The full list of members can be found here: [[Address_Supporting_Organization#Address_Council_Members|Address Council Members]]
==References==
==References==