News And Announcements

Winners PremioFRIDA 2012

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:01:01 PDT

Five Projects Rewarded for Contributing to the Development of the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean Five initiatives that have notably contributed to Internet use in Latin America and the Caribbean received the Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean (FRIDA) Award today. The winning projects are from Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Colombia, and were awarded the FRIDA 2012 Award (programafrida.net) for their...

Renowned Internet Experts Confirm Participation at Montevideo Meeting

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:01:01 PDT

Renowned Internet Experts Confirm Participation at Montevideo Meeting Montevideo is preparing to welcome the Internet leaders from around the world that will visit Uruguay to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry, LACNIC, headquartered in the Uruguayan capital. Among other prominent personalities from the Internet world, Vinton Cerf (Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google), Lynn St. Amour (President of the Internet...

LACNIC highlights Brazil's "Bill of Rights" for Internet Users

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:01:01 PDT

LACNIC highlights Brazil's "Bill of Rights" for Internet Users The Internet Address Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean(LACNIC) values the discussion on the Marco Civil draft, a bill of rights for Internet users to protect the freedoms of citizens. The initiative, under discussion in Brazil's Congress, aims to establish users� rights and responsibilities, based on principles such as the respect for human rights, the defense of net neutrality and the multi-stakeholder...

2012 Global IPv6 Deployment Survey is now closed

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 16:01:01 PDT

2012 Global IPv6 Deployment Survey is now closed

World IPv6 Launch

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:01:01 PDT

A Key Day for the Future of the Internet Today more than 2000 organizations and companies around the world will make their content and services available over IPv6, the Internet's new technology platform. � Today, June 6, more than 2000 major Internet companies and organizations around the world have joined forces to start using IPv6, the new Internet protocol, in the greatest global effort towards the deployment of the new Internet technology yet. Starting today, thousands of...

2012 Global IPv6 Deployment Survey Now Open

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:01:01 PDT

2012 Global IPv6 Deployment Survey Now Open

ASO AC Re-elects Raymond Plzak to ICANN Board

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:01:01 PDT

ASO AC Re-elects Raymond Plzak to ICANN Board

GLobal IPv6 Deployment Survey

Thu, 31 May 2012 16:01:01 PDT

Dear Colleagues, As in previous years, LACNIC invites you to participate to the 3rd consecutive IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey on the current and future use of IPv6. The IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey is now online, and we encourage all members of our community to participate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GlobalIPv6survey2012 The purpose of the survey is to better understand where the community is moving, and what can be done to ensure the Internet ...

Code of Conduct

Thu, 31 May 2012 16:01:01 PDT

LACNIC Board of Directors, at its session in Quito/Ecuador in the framework of LACNIC XVII, adopted the Code of Conduct which can be viewed at the following link: http://lacnic.net/en/sobre-lacnic/codigo_conducta.html

The final report on LACNIC XVII is available

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:01:01 PDT

The final report on LACNIC XVII is available

Scholarship applications for LACNIC Caribbean 4 Open

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:01:01 PDT

The application period for scholarships to attend LACNIC CARIBBEAN 4 is now open until June 8, 2012. The event will be held in Port au Prince, Haiti, from 18 to 20 July 2012. For more information and details on how to apply for a scholarship, go to: http://lacnic.net/en/eventos/caribbean4/becas.html

ICANN Formally Announces GPP-IPv4-2011 Ratification

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:01:01 PDT

ICANN Formally Announces GPP-IPv4-2011 Ratification

New representative ASO AC/NRO EC

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:01:01 PDT

New representative ASO AC/NRO EC

NEW REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LACNIC REGION TO THE ASO ADDRESS COUNCIL/NRO NUMBER COUNCIL

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:01:01 PDT

LACNIC is pleased to announce the election of Ricardo Patara as the representative of the LACNIC region to the ASO Address Council/NRO Number Council. The election was held on May 11th, 2012, during the LACNIC XVII meeting in the city of Quito, Ecuador. Ricardo was elected to occupy a seat in the Address Council from January 1, 2013 until December 31, 2015. For more information on the ASO Address Council, see: http://www.aso.icann.org/about.html Candidate's biography information is available...

New representative of the LACNIC region to the ASOaddress council / NRO number council

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:01:01 PDT