The document discusses the NRO's position on the renewal of the IGF and their involvement in internet governance. It summarizes the NRO statement supporting the continuation of the IGF and its non-decision making status. It also outlines upcoming IGF workshops and events that the NRO is involved in, and encourages greater participation from the technical community and regional stakeholders in internet governance discussions.

1. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
IGF Renewal: the NRO position
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC
Axel Pawlik RIGF 2010, 13 - 14 May 2010, Moscow http://www.ripe.net
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2. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Internet Governance starts at home…
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3. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Introduction
• Presenting feedback received
- from Technical Community
- from RIPE NCC members
• Opinions, actions apply to all RIRs, globally
- with small regional variations
• Reporting about actions taken
- Regional RIPE NCC meetings
• Comms / info dissemination to & from local community
• Future planning…
• IGF status
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4. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting 2010
• Held in Amsterdam, 22 Feb. 2010
• 38 participants from 12 countries
• Presentations:
- European Commission, German Gov’t, International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC), RIPE Coop-WG Chair
• Change in the focus of the meeting:
- RIPE NCC directly asked for governments
to support the RIR system
• Future Roundtable Meetings (Regional)
- Plans for Jordan and Qatar
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5. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Internet Governance Outreach
• Where have we been?
- London Action Plan – Oct. 2009, Lisbon, PT
- NZ Internet TF, Nov. 2009, Wellington, NZ
- IGF 4 – Nov. 2009 - Sharm el Sheikh, EG
- OECD ICCP / CISP – Dec. 2009, Paris, FR
- Assoc. of Dutch Banks – Dec. 2009, Amsterdam, NL
- RIPE NCC Roundtable – Feb. 2010, Amsterdam, NL
- ITU IPv6 Group – March 2010, Geneva, CH
- RIR/LEA Meeting – March 2010, London, UK
- Council of Europe OCTOPUS – March 2010, Strasbourg, FR
- Meeting with CITC – April 2010, Riyadh, SA
- EC IPv6 Workshop, April 2010, Brussels, BE
- EURODIG – April 2010, Madrid, ES
- RIPE 60 – Cooperation WG, Anti-Abuse WG, May 2010, Prague, CZ
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6. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
NRO Statement on IGF Continuation
• The RIRs, as the NRO, have participated in the IGF
process, representing the interests of community
members from developed and developing regions
• NRO supports an environment where all stakeholders can
participate equally and openly
• The non-decision making status of the IGF facilitates
valuable, constructive discussion, and informs and
inspires decision makers
• The NRO urges greater efforts to facilitate remote
participation in IGF events
• The NRO is committed to engaging with and financially
contributing to the IGF, and encourages other
stakeholders to join us in this
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7. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
NRO Statement on IGF Continuation
• Delivered directly to United Nations Under-
Secretary-General for Economic & Social Affairs,
Sha Zukang
http://www.nro.net/news/nro-statement-igf-continuation.html
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8. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
IGF 2010: Continuation of the IGF
• UN Secretary-General’s Note on the Continuation of
the IGF published this week
• Incorporates suggestions made by the NRO on
remote participation and structure
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9. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
IGF 2010: 14-17 September, Vilnius
• The NRO has proposed workshop sessions on:
- IPv6 Around The World: Surveying the Current and Future
Deployment of IPv6, Critical Internet Resource [accepted]
- Enhancing Transparency in Internet Governance
Openness [accepted, merging with ISOC India proposal]
- Maintaining the Open Architecture of the Internet
• We are looking for industry partners to work with us
on these workshops – please approach us!
• Major session on Critical Internet Resources (CIR)
- Including RIR representatives
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10. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Opportunities for Russian ITC
• Internet Technical Community established as
recognised player in multistakeholder arena
• Challenge to collect positions of regional ITC for
injection into newly formed channels
• Opportunity to engage globally with all stakeholders
in Internet Governance
• IGF environment proves highly effective for
exchange of experiences and expectations
• Again: Internet Governance starts at home!
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11. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
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