The ASO Address Council (ASO AC). and NRO Number Council (NRO NC) operate as a single entity (NRO NC / ASO AC), and consist of 15 members, three from each of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIR) communities.
The ASO AC is part of the ICANN Address Support Organization (ASO).
The NRO NC is part of the Number Resource Organization (NRO) created by the five RIRs.
According to an MoU signed between the NRO and ICANN, the NRO and NRO NC fulfil the ASO and ASO AC roles and responsibilities, respectively.
The ASO AC / NRO NC aims to review and develop recommendations on Internet Protocol (IP) address policy and advise the ICANN Board.
Current ASO AC / NRO NC Members in the AFRINIC region
| Name | Term | Appointed/Elected by |
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | AFRINIC Board | |
| Vacant | AFRINIC Community | |
Previous ASO AC / NRO NC Members in the AFRINIC region
| Name | Term | Appointed/Elected by |
|---|---|---|
| Saul Stein | 2021 - 2023 | AFRINIC Community |
| Mike Silber | 2020 - 2022 | AFRINIC Community |
| Noah Maina | 2018 - 2020 | AFRINIC Community |
| Wafa Dahmani | 2019 - 2022 (15 May) | AFRINIC Board / Community |
| Jean Robert Hountomey | 2006 - 2011 | AFRINIC Community |
| Sylvia Kezengwa | 2006 - 2007 | AFRINIC Community |
| Ali Badiel | 2008 | AFRINIC Community |
| Vincent Ngundi | 2009 - 2010 | AFRINIC Community |
| Fiona Asonga | 2011 - 2013 | AFRINIC Community |
| Douglas Onyango | 2012 - 2014 | AFRINIC Community |
| Alan Barrett | 2006 - 2015 | AFRINIC Board |
| Mark Elkins | 2015 - 2016 | AFRINIC Board |
| Fiona Asonga | 2011 - 2018 | AFRINIC Board |
| Omo Oaiya | 2017 - 2019 | AFRINIC Community |
| Wafa Dahmani | 2019 | AFRINIC Board |
More information
- Previous NRO NC/ASO AC members
- Full list of current NRO NC/ASO AC members
- News Item: AFRINIC Appoints Board Representative to NRO NC/ASO AC
- The ASO-AC MoU
- Global number resource policies
