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ICANN

ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers.

The RIPE NCC and the RIPE community work closely with ICANN in a number of areas:

  • ICANN is contracted by the U.S. government to carry out the IANA function, which includes allocating Internet number resources (IP addresses and AS Numbers) to the Regional Internet Registries from the pools of unallocated resources.
  • The NRO Number Council serves as the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC), which has responsibility for nominating two ICANN Board members.

More information on the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).

ICANN News

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    ASO Principles - draft for discussion

    From: Geoff Huston <gih@localhost > Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:57:09 +1100 Cc: gih@localhost Here is a write up of the slide pack that was delivered at theSingapore ASO meeting. As I understand it (I was not in attendance)the Minneapolis ASO meeting did not make any substantive changesin outlook or

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    ASO Open Meeting

    Apricot'99 AUDIENCE Distribution of these minutes is unlimited. STATUS RELEASEATTENDEES Name Address Speaker Paul Gampe paulg@apnic.net Anne Lord anne@apnic.net Mirjam Kuehne mir@ripe.net Frederico Neves freves@aswp.

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    ASO proposal

    The three current Regional Internet Address Registries: APNIC, ARIN and RIPE NCC are working hard to prepare a proposal for the recognition of the Address Supporting Organisation (ASO) mentioned in the ICANN bylaws. Your input and/or comments are welcome. The following letter has been sent by th

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    Regional Internet Registries Statement on the New IANA

    In June 1998, the Executive Boards and Councils of each of the current Regional Internet Registries (APNIC, ARIN and RIPE NCC) reviewed the US Government White Paper at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/6_5_98dns.htm and welcomed it, especially the emphasis on self-administration for the I

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