October 2023 - members-discuss

Reminder: Open House on Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2024 on Wednesday, 1 November
by Fergal Cunningham 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

Dear all, I want to remind you that an Open House on the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2024 will take place online this coming Wednesday, 1 November at 11:00 (UTC+1). You can register at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-dr… A presentation on our focus areas for next year as well as details on how we are reducing our costs to accommodate a reduced budget for next year will be given by our Executive Board Treasurer, our Managing Director and our Chief Financial Officer. We hope to see you there. This is an important process and document for the RIPE NCC and its members, and we hope you can give your input so our plan for next year is as good as can be. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [news] 168th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by Kaj Niemi 25 Oct '23

25 Oct '23

Hi, Thanks for a comprehensive report as always. They are interesting to read. Do you think it would be useful to share the PESTEL analysis (slides and/or report, I assume) with the membership? At least I am curious about the factors NCC itself thinks affect it. Regarding "bigger investment portfolios yield better returns" - I do not think that is how it works.. perhaps something else was originally intended to be written? In terms of return, higher expected returns should equal willingness to accept higher volatility (risk) in relative terms. The portfolio size itself only amplifies the return, whether positive or negative. Kaj ________________________________ From: ncc-announce <ncc-announce-bounces(a)ripe.net> on behalf of Hans Petter Holen <hph+announce(a)ripe.net> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2023 11:42 To: ncc-announce(a)ripe.net <ncc-announce(a)ripe.net> Subject: [ncc-announce] [news] 168th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 168th Meeting on 6 October 2023. The minutes are now available. Minutes of the 168th Meeting: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripe.…<https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2023/minutes-168th-ex…> The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- - I presented on the status of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and planned OKRs for 2024. I also provided insights on staff engagement and presented a Risk Update. - I updated the Board on the developments around AFRINIC. The Board were pleased to hear that there has been a ruling to appoint an Official Receiver and welcomed the appointment of John Crain as an expert observer to support the Receiver. - Mirjam Kühne shared her report on developments in the RIPE community. - The Board discussed whether to continue providing funding support on request for Working Group (WG) Chairs. It was agreed that this encourages potential WG Chairs and to continue this funding for another three years. - Fergal Cunningham presented the results of a PESTLE analysis carried out with staff in July 2023. - Fergal presented the findings and key takeaways of the RIPE NCC Survey 2023 and shared the draft report with the Board. - Fergal also presented the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2024 and asked the Board for comments before the draft was published to members. The Board reviewed the document and shared feedback. - Simon-Jan Haytink presented the financial report for August 2023. He also shared the draft budget for 2024 and the status of the Treasury project. - Athina Fragkouli presented proposed amendments to the Articles of Association on requirements for Executive Board candidates. - The Board reviewed and agreed to proposed amendments to the RIPE Database Terms and Conditions which include the provision of geolocation information as a purpose of the RIPE Database. - James Kennedy presented the outcome of the analysis of Membership Non-Payments. - Fergal shared the draft agenda for the upcoming General Meeting with the regular topics for the Autumn General Meeting. - Felipe Victolla Silveira presented on the usability of the IPv4 Transfer Broker List provided by the RIPE NCC. - Felipe also presented a retention strategy for the data from Routing Information Service (RIS) and RIPE Atlas. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#167. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves that the RIPE NCC will continue to provide funds for the physical participation of working group chairs at RIPE Meetings in accordance with the relevant published procedure until the end of 2026. The RIPE NCC Executive Board will re-evaluate this resolution for the RIPE Meetings after 2026. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves an initial investment of 10 M EUR with the investment partner. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the “RIPE Database Terms and Conditions”. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the “RIPE NCC Closure of Members, Deregistration of Internet Resources and Legacy Internet Resources Procedure”. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the “RIPE NCC Website and Publicly Available RIPE NCC Services Terms of Service”. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the “RIPE NCC Privacy Statement”. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the draft agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in November 2023. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to decommission the IPv4 Transfer Broker List and the IPv4 Transfer Listing service. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPE Labs Article on RIPE NCC Budgeting
by Simon-Jan Haytink 23 Oct '23

23 Oct '23

Dear all, Last week we published the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2024. You can find that document at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2023/documen… Today I published an article on RIPE Labs that explains the budget further and what we are doing to keep costs under control. https://labs.ripe.net/author/Simon-Jan/changing-financial-tides-the-ripe-nc… If you have feedback on the draft document please let us know on the mailing list. And next week, there is an open house where myself, Hans Petter and members of the Board will be available to discuss our plans and budget. https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-dr… I hope to see you there. Kind regards, Simon-Jan Haytink Chief Financial Officer RIPE NCC

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