On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:

Jambo,

Fiona (of the TESPOK fame) has a clinched new role after being elected at the AfriNIC meeting to sit on the NRO-NC. Forget the acronym because in layman terms, it simply means she will be advising ICANN on things to do with IP numbering

I think we should take this opportunity to do some capacity building for folk not familiar with the NRO.

nro.net says:

"Formed by the Regional Internet Registries to formalise their co-operative efforts, the NRO exists to protect the unallocated Number Resource pool, to promote and protect the bottom-up policy development process, and to act as a focal point for Internet community input into the RIR system."

The NRO-NC is, for all intents and purposes the Address Supporting Organization within ICANN. They coordinate Global Policies regarding Internet Numbering resources. More can be found here:

http://nro.net/about/number-council.html

...I think that's great and she deserves a round of applause...

Indeed, as the Chair of the AfriNIC NomCom, I was very, very pleased to get her nomination and to see her subsequently elected.