Address Supporting Organization: Difference between revisions

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==Overview==

Established in 1999, the ~~Address Supporting Organization~~ is ~~composed~~ of ~~an Address Council~~ (AC)~~, with representatives from each of~~ the ~~five autonomous~~ [[~~Regional Internet Registries|RIRs~~]]:<ref>[https://~~www~~.~~apnic~~.~~net~~/~~community~~/~~participate~~/~~elections/nro-elections/about-the-nro APNIC About~~]</ref>

Established in 1999, the ASO is one of three [[Supporting Organizations]] (SOs) called for in the [[ICANN Bylaws]]. It brought ICANN into the policymaking over global address space issues already underway among the Internet registries of Asia/Pacific, North America, and Europe.<ref>[https://aso.icann.org/about/history/ ASO History]</ref> The ASO oversees IP address policy development with the help of the Number Resource Organization ([[NRO]]). While they are closely linked, the ASO and the NRO have different responsibilities.

The NRO was established in 2003 to coordinate the world’s Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s).

The RIRs manage the distribution of Internet number resources (IP address space and Autonomous System Numbers) within their respective regions. There are five autonomous RIRs:

* [[AFRINIC]]

* [[APNIC]]

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* [[LACNIC]]

* [[RIPE NCC]]

~~Three representatives are appointed from each RIR~~, which ~~have their own independent election processes~~.<ref>[~~http~~://aso.icann.org/~~people~~/~~address-council/address~~-~~council~~-~~members~~/ ASO~~.ICANN.org~~]</ref> ~~The Council then elects a chair who appoints the vice-chairs.~~

Each of the RIRs independently elects 3 volunteers to form the 15-member NRO Number Council (NC), which also serves as the ASO Address Council within the ICANN structure.<ref>[https://aso.icann.org/about/aso-and-nro/ ASO and NRO]</ref>

== Policymaking in ICANN ==

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 ==Overview==
-Established in 1999, the Address Supporting Organization is composed of an Address Council (AC), with representatives from each of the five autonomous [[Regional Internet Registries|RIRs]]:<ref>[https://www.apnic.net/community/participate/elections/nro-elections/about-the-nro APNIC About]</ref>
+Established in 1999, the ASO is one of three [[Supporting Organizations]] (SOs) called for in the [[ICANN Bylaws]]. It brought ICANN into the policymaking over global address space issues already underway among the Internet registries of Asia/Pacific, North America, and Europe.<ref>[https://aso.icann.org/about/history/ ASO History]</ref> The ASO oversees IP address policy development with the help of the Number Resource Organization ([[NRO]]). While they are closely linked, the ASO and the NRO have different responsibilities.
+The NRO was established in 2003 to coordinate the world’s Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s).
+The RIRs manage the distribution of Internet number resources (IP address space and Autonomous System Numbers) within their respective regions. There are five autonomous RIRs:
 * [[AFRINIC]]
 * [[APNIC]]
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 * [[LACNIC]]
 * [[RIPE NCC]]
-Three representatives are appointed from each RIR, which have their own independent election processes.<ref>[http://aso.icann.org/people/address-council/address-council-members/ ASO.ICANN.org]</ref> The Council then elects a chair who appoints the vice-chairs.
+Each of the RIRs independently elects 3 volunteers to form the 15-member NRO Number Council (NC), which also serves as the ASO Address Council within the ICANN structure.<ref>[https://aso.icann.org/about/aso-and-nro/ ASO and NRO]</ref>
 == Policymaking in ICANN ==