Dear RIPE Members, Dear RIPE NCC Executive Board, Dear RIPE NCC Strategy Team, Throughout the week of RIPE92 the Network Operator Groups of the RIPE Service Region have been reviewing the draft RIPE NCC strategy proposal for 2027 - 2031 which was put forward for discussion and request for feedback. From a NOG perspective it is our opinion that not referencing and prioritising Network Operator Groups (NOGs) explicitly in the strategy and the key focus areas for the next 5 years is a miss and clearly puts a core foundation of the RIPE community at a disadvantage, especially in a world where budgets are limited and budget discussion will always be held along priorities and focus areas. The RIPE NCC as well as the RIPE NCC Executive Board have prioritised focus and investment into cooperation and support of Network Operator Groups over the last years and we believe this should at a minimum continue at the same level. Therefore we are submitting, officially and within commenting timelines, attached feedback to the RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031, supported by the following NOGs: DENOG (German Network Operators Group), NetUK LUNOG (through LU-CIX) RONOG (through InterLAN-IX) GRNOG (Greek / Hellenic NOG) PTNOG RSNOG (Serbian NOG) NLNOG (Dutch Network Operators Group) NONOG (Norwegian Network Operators Group) ESNOG (Spain / España NOG) nog.fi (Finland) ITNOG (Italian NOG) SwiNOG (Swiss Network Operators Group) FRnOG (France) We are looking forward to your engagement and feedback. For the supporting NOGs, Patrick Bussmann Chairman of the Board - DENOG -- --- DENOG e.V. | Schlesierstr. 14, 85368 Moosburg a.d.Isar Vorstand: Patrick Bußmann, Moritz Frenzel, Tim Kleefass Registergericht AG Frankfurt VR 16234 St.-Nr. 014 255 15777 / VAT ID DE319546939