The NRO exists to:
On 24 October 2003, the four existing RIRs – APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and the RIPE NCC – entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICANN to form the NRO. Once AfriNIC was incorporated in April 2005 it signed the MoU and joined the NRO.
Under the terms of the MoU signed between the ICANN and the RIRs in October 2004, the NRO Number Council (NRO NC) now performs the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC). The NRO NC is made up of three community representatives from each RIR region.
The call for nominations for the NRO NC has now closed.
This document serves to describe existing processes and lay out additional processes related to the election of representatives from the RIPE community to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Numbering Council (NC).
Hervé Clément, the RIPE NCC region representative, has been elected by the ASO Address Council (ASO AC) to serve as ASO AC/NRO NC Chair in 2023. Hervé’s appointment was confirmed during the ASO AC teleconference held on 11 January 2023. Hervé has appointed Nicole Chan (APNIC region) and Ricardo Pata
We are pleased to announce that James Kennedy was re-elected to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) during RIPE 85, held from 24-28 October 2022. James will serve a three-year term from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025. The seat was initially filled by Filiz Yilmaz, and the te
The call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) is open. The three-year term started by Filiz Yilmaz and continued by James Kennedy ends on 31 December 2022. The deadline for nominations is Friday, 30 September 20