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NRO increases its contribution to the Internet Governance Forum to US$100,000

The Number Resource Organization has increased its financial contribution to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to US$100,000 following the establishment of the IGF as a permanent forum of the United Nations.

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RIPE Fellowship Applications Open for RIPE 94 and RIPE 95

The RIPE Fellowship call for applications has opened for RIPE 94 and RIPE 95, with a deadline of 23 November.

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ASO AC Calls for Nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors

Nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors may be submitted until Tuesday, 15 December. The selected person will serve a three-year term starting in November 2027.

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Recommended Draft RIR Governance Document, Rationale Report, and Next Steps

The ASO AC Recommended Draft RIR Governance document has been published, accompanied by a redline version marking changes from the second draft and a rationale document explaining the changes since the previous version.

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AFRINIC Appoints Mike Silber as Chief Executive Officer

The Number Resource Organization (NRO) welcomes the appointment of Mike Silber as Chief Executive Officer of AFRINIC.

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ASO AC Selects Oscar Robles to Fill ICANN Board Seat 9 Vacancy

The ASO AC announces the selection of Oscar Robles to fill Seat 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors.

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Join us for RIPE 94

Be part of the global Internet community at RIPE 94, where network operators, policymakers and industry leaders come together to share knowledge and collaborate.

RIPE 94 takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania from 24 – 28 May 2027.

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The Machine Majority: What Bot Traffic Looks Like from Central Asia
The Machine Majority: What Bot Traffic Looks Like from Central Asia

Most web pages are now fetched by machines rather than people, at least on the networks we can measure. I pulled data for thirteen countries across Central Asia and the Caucasus to see what that looks like from our corner of the world, and what it means for those of us who run networks and exchanges.

Saber Mesgari
Saber Mesgari community contributor
Your Router Trusts Its Validator. But Who's Watching the Validator?
Your Router Trusts Its Validator. But Who's Watching the Validator?

ROV turned your validator into a forwarding policy source. The registries have strengthened their side of the RPKI, but the chain from repository to router runs on your infrastructure. When that chain breaks, it often breaks silently.

Ritesh Mukherjee
Ritesh Mukherjee community contributor
The Internet's New Factories
The Internet's New Factories

AI factories create several traffic systems at once, and power is shaping where they can be built. This article asks what operators can see, what stays private, and who decides how these systems are connected.

Arman Obosyan
Arman Obosyan community contributor

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FRNOG 44 — Paris, France
IETF 127 — San Francisco, California
DENOG 18 — Essen, Germany
ACM CCS 2026 — The Hague, The Netherlands
LUNOG 9 — Luxembourg, LU
RSNOG 11 — Belgrade, Serbia

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NRO NC

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