NRO NC Elections

About NRO NC Elections

Dr Ajay Kumar was elected to the NRO NC. He will serve for two years from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016.

The APNIC 38 Conference in Brisbane, Australia will include the community election for one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) from the APNIC region.

The term of Naresh Ajwani will expire on 31 December 2014. One individual from the AP region will be selected to serve on the NRO NC/ASO AC for two years from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016.

Any individual may be nominated, with the exception of staff members of any Regional Internet Registry (RIR). Self-nominations are permitted.

Read more about the NRO NC election.

What is the NRO NC and why be elected?

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) negotiated between the NRO and ICANN called for the establishment of the NRO NC in October 2004. Under the terms of this MoU, the NC performs the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC).

The NRO NC consists of 15 members, three from each of the five RIR regions.

Of these three appointees to the NRO NC:

  • Two members are elected by the regional Members, and serve a two-year term
  • One is appointed by the Board of the RIR, and serves a one-year term

Duties of NRO NC members

As a member of the NRO NC, you will:

  • Oversee recommendations on global IP address policy that results from the various RIRs' policy development processes
  • Have direct influence on the implementation of these policies
  • Participate in the management of policy development activities
  • Appoint people to the ICANN Board of Directors

Key dates

2014 NRO NC Election Timeline
Monday, 16 June 2014
  Nominations open
Friday, 15 August 2014
17:30 (UTC +10) Nominations close
Monday, 1 September 2014
  Online voting opens
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
11:00 (UTC +10) Online voting closes
Thursday, 18 September 2014
11:00-14:00 (UTC +10) On-site voting

Please note: UTC +10 denotes Brisbane time. Learn more about how APNIC represents time.

About NRO NC Election Timelines

The dates and times that govern the APNIC election process are measured backwards from the close of voting on the election day. The election day is the day of the Policy SIG at the APNIC Conference where the election is being held.

During the week of the APNIC Conference, the times are calculated according to the local time at the event location. In this case, Brisbane time (UTC +10).

  • Nominations open at least 90 days before the APNIC Conference starts
  • Nominations close 30 days before the APNIC Conference starts
  • Online voting opens 10 days before the APNIC Conference starts
  • Online voting closes 48 hours before on-site voting starts
  • On-site voting takes place on the Policy SIG day

Nominations

Nominations are now closed.

All nominations are listed on this website after APNIC confirmed the nominee is able and willing to serve on the NRO NC.

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For more detail, please see Nominations for NRO NC.

Who can make a nomination?

Anybody may nominate any person as a candidate.

Who can be nominated?

Any individual may be nominated, with the exception of staff members of any Regional Internet Registry (RIR). Self-nominations are permitted.

Voting

Online voting

APNIC Members can vote online via MyAPNIC in NRO NC elections. Using MyAPNIC, each Member organization is entitled to cast one vote. Only Corporate Contacts or Contacts with voting rights may vote. Online voting opens on Monday, 1 September 2014 and closes at 11:00 (UTC +10) on Tuesday, 16 September 2014.

NOTE:

  • Online voting closes 48 hours before on-site voting starts.
  • No proxy vote is available for the NRO NC election.

On-site voting

Individuals who are on site and are registered for either the current APNIC Conference they are attending, or have been registered for at least one previous APNIC Conference since APNIC 10, are entitled to vote. Verification of an individual's entitlement to vote against official records will be used where necessary.

On-site voting takes place during the Policy SIG on Thursday, 18 September 2014. The on-site voting period starts when announced by the Election Chair, and closes at 14:00 (UTC +10) on Thursday, 18 September 2014.

Registered conference attendees can collect ballot papers from the Voting Desk.