Number Resource Organization
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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 an organization which brings together the world's five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
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 in April 2005, shortly after it was incorporated.[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[edit | edit source]
According to the NRO, its mission 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[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 Chief Executives from each of the five RIRs. The positions rotate annually.
- Chairman: Axel Pawlik, RIPE NCC
- Secretary: Oscar Robles, LACNIC
- Treasurer: John Curran, ARIN
- Member: Alan Barrett, AFRINIC
- Member Paul Wilson, APNIC