1. NRO update
To be the flagship and global leader for collaborative Internet number resource management as a central element of an open, stable and secure Internet
October 2017
RIPE 75
Dubai, UAE
Mission developed by the NRO EC in October 2013 in their retreat in Montevideo

2. Number Resource Organization Mission
What is the NRO?
Number Resource Organization
NRO MoU, 24 Oct 2003
Mission
Coordinating the RIR system and joint RIR activities
Promote the multi-stakeholder model and bottom-up policy development
Fulfill the role of the ICANN ASO
- NRO created by the agreement of the 5 RIRs.
NRO run by the NRO Executive Council, each RIR Board appoints his representative to the NRO EC, right now is composed by RIR CEOs
The NRO is a coordination point for the RIR

3. Structure (2017) Executive committee Secretariat Coordination Groups
John Curran (Chair) - ARIN
Paul Wilson (Vice Chair and Secretary) - APNIC
Alan Barrett (Treasurer) - AFRINIC
Axel Pawlik - RIPE NCC
Oscar Robles - LACNIC
Secretariat
Hosted by APNIC
Executive Secretary: German Valdez
Consultant: Susannah Gray
Coordination Groups
CCG (Communications), ECG (Engineering), RSCG (Registration Services)
Roles rotate annually,
EC members only 5 CEO but meetings includes RIR and staff observers, minutes are published in the nro website
Permanent secretariat since April 2013
Susannah Gray starts support of secretariat On September 2017
Rotation services more specific support, tech support, writers, design
Active CG, activities based on a pre-approved by the NRO EC annual work plan. Specific tasks.

4. Publications Internet Number Status Report Comparative Policy Overview
Updated quarterly.
Global stats on IPv4, IPv6, ASN
Comparative Policy Overview
Updated quarterly
New information on RIRs membership policy (access to delegation and registration services)
Address Supporting Organization
Internet Number Status Report, coordinated by the RSCG, Registration Services Manager
Comparative Policy Overview, coordinated by the RIR Policy Managers.

5. Finances 2016 Budget allocations Expenses Stability Fund AFRINIC 7.10%
APNIC %
ARIN %
LACNIC %
RIPE NCC 29.16%
Expenses
General operations: USD $331,577
Travel, meetings, communications, secretary
IGF Contributions $100,000
Contribution to ICANN: USD $823,000
Stability Fund
Joint RIR provision/pledge of over USD $2.1M
NRO support ASO AC chair travels to ICANN meetings
Outreach is mostly focus in Global IGF activities and sometimes ICANN.( printed materials, videos for NRO Booth screen)
Communications are for internal coordination (NRO EC, CG, ASO AC, ICANN Board election coordination, IANA Review Committee, etc) i.e webex calls.
NRO CG Coordination (meeting room, coffee break expenses)
Stability Fund
This initiative is an important precautionary measure that will ensure the stability of the RIR system, and is not linked to any current events. Situations where the fund might be used include natural disasters, military conflict or serious financial distress. The fund is intended to safeguard the core registry and policy support functions of the RIRs, and other areas would generally not qualify for support. Any use of the fund will be overseen transparently by the NRO, and subject to strict financial controls.

6. IANA Transition RIR-IANA SLA
Fully based and in compliance with IANA Stewardship Transition Plan
Signed during ICANN 56 in Helsinki and effective from1 October 2016
IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC)
3 members from each region
2 community elected members, 1 RIR staff rep
Public archives and minutes
SLA developed by RIR legal staff. SLA reflects the number community proposal
NRO Comments to ICG proposal
● Reflects a demonstrated consensus of the numbering community on the IANA transition plan, following open and inclusive bottom - up consultation processes;
● Fulfills the criteria established by the NTIA's IANA stewardship transition process;
● Acts in the interests of the global multi-stakeholder Internet community;
● Maintains the stability, security and reliability of the Internet, quality of IANA services and goal of community empowerment, all of which elements were identified by the numbers community in the CRISP proposal.
SLA Review Committee
- All community representatives are the same the ASO AC community representatives with the exception of LACNIC who has their own appointment mechanism

7. Review Committee (2017) AFRINIC APNIC ARIN LACNIC RIPE NCC
Omo Oaiya, Douglas Onyango (AC)
Madhvi Gokool (staff)
APNIC
Brajesh Jain, Tomohiro Fujisaki (AC)
George Kuo (staff)
ARIN
Louie Lee, Jason Schiller (AC)
Nate Davis (staff)
LACNIC
Nicolas Antoniello, Edmundo Cazares (AC)
Ernesto Majó (staff)
RIPE NCC
Filiz Yilmaz, Nurani Nimpuno (AC)
Andrew de la Haye (staff)
On 15 January, 2015, the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team submitted the Internet Number Community Proposal to the request for proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG).
One of the key elements of the Internet Number Community Proposal, described in section III.A.4, is the establishment of a Review Committee to ensure that the IANA Numbering Services Operator maintains the service level defined in the SLA for the IANA Numbering Services. Further description of the Review of IANA Numbering services is described in Article 8 of the SLA.
On 23 June 2015 the NRO EC invited all interested parties to review and comment on a draft for the Internet Number Community Review Committee Charter. As a result of the public consultation, on 5 November 2016, the NRO EC published the final document at

8. ICANN Accountability
CCWG: “Cross Community Working Group” on Accountability
Numbers community representatives
Izumi Okutani (APNIC Region )
Athina Fragkouli (RIPE NCC Staff)
Fiona Asonga (AFRINIC Region)
Jorge Villa (LACNIC Region)
Michael Abejuela (ARIN Staff)
Now working on “Workstream 2”
Accountability improvements after IANA stewardship transition
NRO Comments to CCWG Proposal
1.Do you agree that the CCWG-Accountability proposal enhances ICANN's accountability
- Community Mechanism as Sole Member” model is untested and involves extensive changes to ICANN structure
2. Are there elements of this proposal that would prevent you from approving its transmission to Chartering Organizations?
- The Internet numbers community will be relying predominantly upon contractual measures for ICANN accountability, and as such has no fundamental objection to CCWG proposal, or to any
model which preserves our ability to fully implement those measures. We would be unable to support any model which would not allow, or would put at risk, the successful transition of IANA Numbering Functions by that deadline.
3. Does this proposal meet the requirements set forward by the CWG-Stewardship?
- This is a question best addressed by the Internet domain name community; as such, the NRO does not propose an answer for this question. Further to the comments above, the NRO wishes to express a general preference for the “Designator Model” for enhancing ICANN’s accountability. We believe that that model would achieve the necessary improvement in accountability, and that, requiring less extensive change to the existing structure, it would be more easily and reliably implemented within the transition timeframe.

9. ICANN Empowered Community
NRO EC adopted ASO interim empowered community procedures.
ASO Procedure for Empowered Community Approval Actions
ASO Procedure for Empowered Community Rejection Actions
ASO Procedure for Director Removal Actions
ASO Standard Practices for Empowered Community Activities
ASO Procedure for Empowered Community Approval Actions
Fundamental Bylaw Amendments
Articles Amendments,
Asset Sales
ASO Procedure for Empowered Community Rejection Actions
PTI Governance Actions
IFR Recommendation Decisions
Special IFR Recommendation Decisions
SCWG Creation Decisions
SCWG Recommendation Decisions
ICANN Budgets
IANA Budgets
Operating Plans
Strategic Plans
Standard Bylaw Amendments
ASO Procedure for Director Removal Actions
NomCom Director Removal Process
SO/AC Director Removal Process
Board Recall Process
ASO Standard Practices for Empowered Community Activities
Communication to the RIR communities
ASO Designated Representative in Empowered Community Administration

10. RIR Accountability Governance Matrix Accountability FAQ
Summary of RIR governance mechanisms
Bylaws, PDP, Dispute Resolution, Data protection, Budget, Planning etc.
Accountability FAQ
Independent Accountability Assessment
Independent review of all RIRs
Governance Matrix Information on Bylaws, Operational Documents, Regional PDPs, Contractual Information, Terms and Conditions for Internet Number Resources, Due Diligence and Resource Maintenance, Auditing of Internet Number Resource Registration Records, Number Resource Dispute Resolution, Deregistration of Internet Number Resources, Use of the (Whois) Database and Privacy Issues, Handling Requests for Information by Law Enforcement Authorities, Security Management and External Auditing, Budget and Activity Planning

11. ASO Review ASO MoU… 1st review conducted in 2011
“the NRO shall provide a periodic review of the ASO’s effectiveness within ICANN”
1st review conducted in 2011
2nd review: CFP launched late 2016
Awarded to ITEMS International
Timetable
Consultation in all RIR meetings and ICANN meetings
Draft report presented in ICANN 59
Final report published 8 August 2017
RIR community consultation for the implementation of the recommendations.
The objective of the review is to determine whether the ASO has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure, and if so, whether any change in structure or operations of the ASO is desirable to improve its effectiveness in the ICANN structure, and additionally whether the ASO is accountable to the Internet number community when carrying out its responsibilities.
The scope of the review shall include all functions undertaken by the ASO in support of ICANN, and in particular with regards to global number policy development and the appointment of individuals to various ICANN bodies including the ICANN Board. Additional known tasks undertaken by the ASO in support of ICANN should be included in the review (such as the development of procedures to make appointments to other ICANN bodies), any questions regarding scope of the review will be determined by the NRO Executive Committee (NRO EC).

12. Technical Projects
RPKI Services for all resources by 30 September 2017.
IANA/PTI reporting requirements. Part of IANA SLA.
Identifier Technology Health Indicators (ITHI) Consultation:
90 day consultation in all RIR communities.
NRO Website Revamp. 

13. Thank You