RIPE NCC Participating in Internet Pavilion at WSIS Exhibition

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Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this e-mail is to inform you of the RIPE NCC's 
participation as part of the Number Resource Organization (NRO) at the 
Internet Pavilion during the World Summit on the Information Society 
(WSIS) Exhibition. During Phase 2 of the WSIS in Tunis, 16-18 November 
2005, the NRO will be participating in the Internet Pavilion 
(http://www.nro.net/archive/news/WSIS-leaflet11.pdf) at the ICT4all 
exhibition.

The RIPE NCC is participating in the Internet Pavilion as part of its 
continued efforts to support and represent the interests of its 
membership and the RIPE community to Internet industry groups and 
government. The main goal of these activities remains the promotion of 
the open, bottom-up, industry self-regulatory structure common to all 
Regional Internet Registry (RIR) communities in managing Internet 
address resources.

The Internet Pavilion will bring together a number of the key 
organisations that are, among other industry partners, responsible for 
both day-to-day management and policy development in the Internet 
sphere. Through the Internet Pavilion, we hope to work together with 
WSIS participants to promote a greater understanding of existing 
Internet governance mechanisms and how these relate to the 
recommendations of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) Final 
Report and wider WSIS principles.

The RIPE NCC is assisting in the NRO's education, communication, and 
outreach efforts, which include:

   - Multimedia presentations on RIR history, the NRO, and IP addressing 
and routing
   - An NRO fact sheet available in many languages (including  English, 
French, Arabic and Russian)
   - Brochures and fact sheets on technical and RIR-specific issues
   - Newsletters, articles, and other documentation

More information about the NRO's participation in the Internet Pavilion 
is available at:

http://www.nro.net/archive/news/wsis-exhibition-info.html

More information about the Internet Pavilion is available at:

http://www.nro.net/archive/news/WSIS-leaflet11.pdf

Regards

Axel Pawlik

Managing Director
RIPE NCC