Number Resource Organization: Difference between revisions

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Type:	Unincorporated Organization
Industry:	Registry Organization
Founded:	2003
Founder(s):	APNIC, RIPE, ARIN, LACNIC
Website:	www.nro.net

The Number Resource Organization (NRO) is the coordinating body for the world's five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), which manage the allocation of IP addresses and Autonomous System Numbers.

RIRs[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

The NRO was originally formed on 24 October 2003, when the 4 existing RIRs entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). AFRINIC signed the MoU and joined the NRO shortly after it was incorporated in April 2005.^[1]

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 & Aims[edit | edit source]

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
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

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.

^[2]

The NRO as ASO[edit | edit source]

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.^[3]

Organizational Structure[edit | edit source]

The NRO consists of three suborganizations, including: the Executive Council, the Number Council and the Secretariat.

Executive Council[edit | edit source]

The Executive Council of the NRO is composed of the CEOs or Directors from each of the five RIRs. The positions of Chair, Vice Chair/Secretary and Treasurer rotate annually.

Chair: Oscar Robles, LACNIC
Vice-Chair and Secretary: John Curran, ARIN
Treasurer: Paul Wilson, APNIC
Member: Eddy Kayihura, AFRINIC
Member: Hans Petter Holen, RIPE NCC

The current NRO chair acts as the Empowered Community Decisional Participant and only acts on the consensus of all five members of the NRO Executive Council.

Secretariat[edit | edit source]

Executive Secretary: German Valdez
Secretariat Support: Laureana Pavón

Number Council[edit | edit source]

The NRO Number Council is an elected body that serves as the ASO Address Council. There responsibilities include overseeing IP Address policy recommendations, managing policy development activities and appointing members to the ICANN Board. Each RIR appoints three members, two selected from their respective regional policy forums and one selected from the Executive Board of each RIR.

The full list of members can be found here: Address Council Members

References[edit | edit source]

[1] NRO History

[2] NRO About

[3] NRO About

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-[[Adiel Akplogan]] (AfriNIC)<br>
-[[Paul Wilson]] (APNIC)<br>
-[[John Curran]] (ARIN)<br>
-[[Raúl Echeberría]] (LACNIC)<br>
-[[Axel Pawlik]] (RIPE NCC)
 | businesses        =
 | website           = [http://www.nro.net www.nro.net]
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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==
+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).
+==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
+* 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
+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 '''Number Resource Organization''', or '''NRO''', is a unincorporated organization which brings together the world's five Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s). It was originally founded in 2003 by the 4 existing [[RIR]]s, and [[AfriNIC]] joined after its creation in 2005.<ref>[http://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/history-of-the-nro NRO History]</ref>
-==Objectives==
-The self-described aims of the NRO are:
-* 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 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>
+==Organizational Structure==
+The NRO consists of three suborganizations, including: the Executive Council, the Number Council and the Secretariat.
+===Executive Council===
+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.
+*'''Chair:''' [[Oscar Robles-Garay|Oscar Robles]], [[LACNIC]]
+*'''Vice-Chair and Secretary''': [[John Curran]], [[ARIN]]
+*'''Treasurer:''' [[Paul Wilson]], [[APNIC]]
+*'''Member:''' 	[[Eddy Kayihura]], [[AFRINIC]]
+*'''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===
+*'''Executive Secretary:''' [[German Valdez]]
+*'''Secretariat Support:''' [[Laureana Pavón]]
+===Number Council===
+The NRO Number Council is an elected body that serves as the ASO Address Council. There responsibilities include overseeing IP Address policy recommendations, managing policy development activities and appointing members to the [[ICANN Board]]. Each RIR appoints three members, two selected from their respective regional policy forums and one selected from the Executive Board of each RIR.
+The full list of members can be found here: [[Address_Supporting_Organization#Address_Council_Members|Address Council Members]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category: Organizations]]