The RIRs and ICANN: How we cooperate
(WorldNews Politics)

Last week`s community discussion at APNIC 44 about the recent ASO independent review report made me think about the relationship between the RIRs and ICANN. The RIRs predate ICANN, and by the time ICANN was formed, we already had an established system of community-based policy development. We held regular meetings for policy and governance work - at least two for each RIR each year - which continue to this day. At these meetings, the regional Internet numbering communities still get together for their own self-governance, networking, and development activities. For the domain name community, however - including DNS registries and registrars, and other DNS constituencies - ICANN provides THE...