Axel, thanks for the heads-up. The recent allocation of the last two "regular" /8's to APNIC is obviously worth a press conference. Still, could you please shed some more light on the 30min "ceremony"? As at least I have no real idea what this could be like: hand shakes? Exchange of certificates? ??? Thanks in advance, Carsten Axel Pawlik wrote:
[Apologies for duplicate emails]
Dear colleagues,
On Thursday, 3 February 2011, at 14:30 (UTC), the Number Resource Organization (NRO), along with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) will be holding a ceremony and press conference to make a significant announcement and to discuss the global transition to the next generation of Internet addresses.
Much has been written in the international media over the last few weeks about the dwindling pool of IPv4 Internet addresses, and this topic will be addressed at the event.
We invite everyone to view the webcast of this event at: http://www.nro.net/news/icann-nro-live-stream
The event will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami on Thursday. There will be limited public seating available to attend (with press receiving seating priority) in Room “Concourse II” at 09:30 EST for the ceremony and 10:00 EST for the press conference which follows.
Regards,
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director RIPE NCC