June 2023 - members-discuss - mailman.ripe.net

Re: [members-discuss] [ripe-list] Chris Buckridge Leaving the RIPE NCC
by Sander Steffann 17 Jul '23

17 Jul '23

Hi Hans Petter, As I emailed you privately, I really appreciate this message! What worries me though is the amount of (senior) staff leaving the RIPE NCC. We have seen changed in the CIO and CFO positions over the last couple of years, the head of the training department has changed, the heads of registration services have changed. Some very influential people have left, many well liked by our community. All of this also means there is a lot of load on very few people in leadership positions. Could you give us some insight into how you see the future of the NCC in terms of organisation and staffing? Any useful insights on the current staffing churn compared to earlier years? Thanks! Sander

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RIPE NCC Quarterly Planning Q3 2023
by Fergal Cunningham 29 Jun '23

29 Jun '23

Dear members, We have published our Q3 2023 plans for our development teams. These are available at: https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning Our quarterly planning includes the work we will be carrying out in the next few months in: - RPKI - Learning & Development - RIPE Database - Business Applications, including the LIR Portal, Registry Services and other applications - DNS and K-root - RIPE Atlas - RIPEstat - RIS - Information Technology - Information Security, Risk and Compliance By publishing our plans each quarter, we aim to be transparent about the work items we will be carrying out and start a dialogue on other activities you would like to see the RIPE NCC to focus on moving forward. If you have any input on these plans or suggestions for future work, please reach out to us. And there is still time to give your input on our services in the RIPE NCC Survey 2023 if you have yet to do so: https://www.ripe.net/survey Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Certified Professionals is Back Online
by Thomas Schweizer-Bolzonello 06 Jun '23

06 Jun '23

Hello, I am reacting to the recent news email about RIPE NCC training/certifications. I wish to know who at RIPE thought it was the best choice to select such a company engaged in multiple lawsuits to proctor the RIPE exams? Am I the only one concerned about this, weren't there other more appropriate solutions to keep the RIPE certification exams appropriately monitored for fair play and fair examinations? [1] https://news.slashdot.org/story/20/11/06/0011221/proctoring-software-compan… [2] https://twitter.com/ejohnson99/status/1303121786637373443 Best regards, Thomas ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Alvaro Vives <avives(a)ripe.net> Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 at 17:35 Subject: [ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Certified Professionals is Back Online To: <ncc-announce(a)ripe.net> Dear colleagues, I’m very pleased to report that RIPE NCC Certified Professionals is back online! We took a hiatus for a few weeks to transition to a new exam platform. I would also like to thank all the RIPE community members who helped us test this new system, for not only taking the exam but also for sharing your feedback with us. Here are some of the biggest changes that we’ve made: - You no longer need to schedule exams in advance - you can take an exam on demand. - We now use the services of Better Examinations, a Europe-based exam provider. - Exams are no longer “live proctored” but use a record and review system instead. This system uses Proctorio, and it’s important to note that the exam recordings are accessible only to select RIPE NCC staff, and for a limited duration. Test takers are also no longer obliged to scan the room before taking exams. - You are no longer obliged to use government-issued identification cards to register for the exam - any photo ID will do. We look for a match between the name and photo on the ID document with the test taker. - We can introduce more interactive questions in the exams, as the new platform offers greater flexibility. - There are no longer any geographic restrictions on accessing the exam platform. We’ve published a more detailed article on RIPE Labs on what these changes involve: https://labs.ripe.net/author/william-johnson/get-certified-20-introducing-t… For those of you who have been waiting to get certified, I invite you to claim your vouchers and try out our new exam system. Your new vouchers for 2023 are now available and valid until the end of this year! https://getcertified.ripe.net/ Best of luck to those of you who have scheduled exams at RIPE 86, or who plan to take exams soon (and yes we have t-shirts if you get certified). Kind regards, Alvaro Vives Team Manager Learning and Development

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