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Final Call For Support Statements on Nominees to ICANN Board
by Axel Pawlik 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Forwarded on behalf of the Address Supporting Organization (ASO): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, This is a final reminder that the comment period for nominees to the ASO's ICANN Board seat closes at 18:00 UTC on 20 April 2007. Following a public nomination period, the ASO Address Council (ASO AC) selected the final set of candidates to fill the ASO seat on the ICANN Board currently held by Raimundo Beca, whose term expires in June 2007. The candidates are: - Al-Din J. Kadhem Al-Radhi - Smain Aouissi - Raimundo Beca - Vikram Gupta - Jordi Palet Martinez - Remco Van Mook - Shahmeet Singh - Kuo-Wei Wu In May 2007, the ASO AC will make its final selection to appoint one of these individuals to fill the ASO Board seat. To aid them in making their final selection, the ASO AC members request your comments and statements of support for these candidates. If you would like to add a statement of support for any candidate, please send it to the ASO AC Nominations Committee at: board-nomms(a)aso.icann.org All comments received are being published on the ASO website. To view them, follow the links for each candidate at: http://www.aso.icann.org/elections Kind Regards, ASO Secretariat ---------------------- Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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IGF Now Taking Place
by Paul Rendek 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, The second meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is currently in progress. Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the meeting takes place from 12-15 November, 2007. During the four-day meeting, over 1,500 participants from around the world representing governments, the private sector, academia, the technical community and international organisations will discuss the most important issues related to the Internet. The RIPE NCC is participating in this event as part of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). Sessions ====== Diversity, Openness, Security, Access and Critical Internet Resources are the central issues of the ongoing community debate and all these topics will be discussed. Each topic will be addressed in individual sessions that will be led by a panel of experts. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments. Sessions of specific interest include: - IPv4 to IPv6: Challenges and Opportunities - Critical Internet Resources; DNSSEC: Securing a Critical Internet Resource - Governance Frameworks for Critical Internet Resources. Agenda ====== The full meeting agenda is available at: http://www.intgovforum.org/Rio_Schedule_final.html Remote Participation =============== Webcasts of all sessions are available at: http://www.igfbrazil2007.br/videos.htm Information on remote participation and the documents that accompany each session are available at: http://www.intgovforum.org Regards, Paul Rendek Head of External Relations and Communication RIPE NCC

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NRO Report: "Continuing Cooperation"
by Paul Rendek 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

[Apologies for duplicates] 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 the RIPE NCC and all other RIRs 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 Paul Rendek, RIPE NCC 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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RIPE 55: Short Meeting Report
by Axel Pawlik 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 55 Meeting took place from 22-26 October, 2007 at the Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam. There were 375 attendees from 40 countries, including representatives from AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and ICANN, making it the most well attended RIPE Meeting ever held. Highlights ======== Resolution on IPv4 Depletion ---------------------------- Following discussion in several RIPE Working Groups, the RIPE community agreed to issue a statement on IPv4 depletion and the deployment of IPv6. This statement, "RIPE Community Resolution on IPv4 Depletion and Deployment of IPv6", was developed by consensus and will be used as the community's formal position regarding IPv4 depletion. The statement was presented in the Closing Plenary by the Address Policy Working Group Co-Chair, Sander Steffann (Computel Standby). The statement can be found online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-55/presentations/steffan-resolution.… On Tuesday afternoon, the dedicated IPv4 Depletion session took place, which included a lively discussion. The webcast of this session can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-55/presentations/tuesday.html Enhanced Cooperation Task Force ------------------------------- The Enhanced Cooperation Task Force held its first meeting during RIPE 55. Discussion about the task force's focus, approach and member-selection process took place. Ideas were then presented to the community during the Closing Plenary. The webcast of the Closing Plenary can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-55/presentations/friday.html New Working Group Chair ----------------------- An election took place during the EIX Working Group to select a new Co-Chair. Chrisian Panigl (UniVie/ACOnet/VIX) stepped down from his position and was thanked for his support over the years. The working group welcomed Cara Mascini (AMS-IX) into the role of Co-Chair. Policy Development ------------------ The RIPE Address Policy Working Group asked the RIPE NCC to begin preparations for the implementation of proposal 2007-01, "Direct Internet Resource Assignments to End Users from the RIPE NCC" if it is subsequently approved by the community on the Address Policy mailing list. Kurtis Lindquist (Netnod), RIPE NCC Services Working Group Co-Chair, presented the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP) Appeals Process on behalf of all the Working Group Chairs. More details can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-55/presentations/kurtis-appeals-proc… Closing Plenary --------------- RIPE 55 closed in an unusual way with a performance of "The Day The Routers Died" by attendee Gary Feldman (Thus PLC t/a Demon Internet). Since the meeting, his performance has had over 193,200 hits online. You can view the performance at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_y36fG2Oba0 Thanks ------ We would like to thank AMS-IX, Global Crossing, Netnod and Virtu for their support during the meeting. We would also like to thank all presenters, attendees and remote participants for their contribution to another successful meeting. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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