The RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting in 2010 saw 38 participants from 12 countries discuss internet governance with presentations from the European Commission, German government, and ICC. The focus shifted to directly asking governments to support the RIR system. Future roundtables were planned for Jordan and Qatar. The document also summarized Paul Rendek's internet governance outreach activities and the NRO Statement supporting the continuation of the IGF and greater participation.

1. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Internet Governance Update
Paul Rendek
Head of External Relations and
Communications, RIPE NCC
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2. 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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3. 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, Strassbourg, FR
• Meeting with CITC – April 2010, Riyadh, SA
• EC IPv6 Workshop, April 2010, Brussels, BE
• EURODIG – April 2010, Madrid, ES
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4. 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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5. 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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6. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Presence @ IGF 2010
• Three NRO workshop proposals:
- IPv6 Around The World: Surveying the Current and Future
Deployment of IPv6, Critical Internet Resource
- Enhancing Transparency in Internet Governance
Openness
- Maintaining the Open Architecture of the Internet, Critical
Internet Resources
• Looking for industry partners to realise these
workshops – please approach us
• Active participation / speaking slots for RIR
colleagues in the sessions on Critical Internet
Resources
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7. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
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