Jim There's some level of rationale in their letter: https://www.internetnews.me/2019/12/31/ip-numbers-types-flex-muscles-in-pir-... I'm not 100% sure why the Board was sucked into this, but they're definitely involved now. Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ http://blacknight.blog/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Personal blog: https://michele.blog/ Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/ ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845 On 24/01/2020, 09:17, "cooperation-wg on behalf of Jim Reid" <cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net on behalf of jim@rfc1035.com> wrote: > On 24 Jan 2020, at 07:55, Richard Hill <rhill@hill-a.ch> wrote: > > Over the holidays, the Address Supporting Organization wrote to ICANN, acting as a component of the "Empowered Community". They asked for an inspection of ICANN records relating to the .ORG sale, including board minutes I’m doubly confused. Why is the ASO/NRO dabbling in domain name matters when its remit is numbering resources? It’s also not clear to me why the sale of PIR should be a matter for the ICANN board. But that’s a discussion that probably belongs elsewhere.