<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Dear Colleagues,</div><div><br></div>AFRINIC announces the following initial members of the IANA Numbering Services Review Committee:<br><br>* Fiona Asonga (community representative, until 31 December 2016)<br>* Douglas Onyango (community representative, until 31 December 2017)<br>* Madhvi Gokool (staff representative, until further notice)<br><br>The two community representatives are automatically appointed to the IANA NUmbering Services Review Committee as a result of their appointment to the NRO NC/ASO AC. The staff representative is appointed by the CEO.<br><br>Background:<br><br>In terms of the IANA Numbering Services SLA between the RIRs and ICANN <<a href="https://www.nro.net/news/icann-and-regional-internet-registries-sign-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services">https://www.nro.net/news/icann-and-regional-internet-registries-sign-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services</a>>, the RIRs will establish an IANA Numbering Services Review Committee, to review ICANN’s or PTI’s performance of the IANA Numbering Services.<br><br>In terms of the Review Committee’s charter <<a href="https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/Review-Committee-Charter_FINALclean.pdf">https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/Review-Committee-Charter_FINALclean.pdf</a>>, each RIR will appoint three representatives to the committee:<br><br>(a) two community appointees from each RIR region (who must not be RIR staff); and<br>(b) one RIR staff from the region (who will be a non-voting member).<br><br>In terms of AFRINIC Board resolution 201511.255 <<a href="http://www.afrinic.net/about/bod/meeting/2015#r255">http://www.afrinic.net/about/bod/meeting/2015#r255</a>>, the Board recommended that the two community representatives appointed to the NRO NC should automatically serve on the IANA Numbering Services Review Committee, and that the CEO should appoint a staff member to the committee. This recommendation by the Board was presented to the membership at the AFRINIC-23 meeting in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, in November 2015.<div><br></div><div>AFRINIC Communication<br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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