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RIPE Labs article on RIPE NCC's External Engagement and Community plans in 2024.
by hmi＠ripe.net 21 Nov '23

21 Nov '23

Dear all, Earlier this week, I published a RIPE Labs article in the series focused on the RIPE NCC’s Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2024: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2023/documen… In the article I talk about: Sustaining the Commons - RIPE NCC External Engagement and Community in 2024. https://labs.ripe.net/author/hisham_ibrahim/sustaining-the-commons-ripe-ncc… If you have feedback on the draft document or my article, please let me know on the mailing list or in person next week in Rome at RIPE 87. Kind regards, Hisham Ibrahim Chief Community Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPE Labs Article on RIPE NCC Registry
by James Kennedy 08 Nov '23

08 Nov '23

Dear all, Earlier this week, I published an article on RIPE Labs where I look at the core work within the Registry and how I see our plans shaping up for the future, including draft activities and budget for next year: https://labs.ripe.net/author/james-kennedy/safeguarding-our-core-function-i… This is the second article in a series focused on the RIPE NCC’s Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2024 which you can find at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2023/documen… If you have feedback on the draft document or my article, please let me know on the mailing list. Kind regards, James Kennedy Chief Registry Officer RIPE NCC

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Open House on Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2024: Recording Available
by Fergal Cunningham 06 Nov '23

06 Nov '23

Dear all, Last week we had an Open House on the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2024. The recording is now available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-dr… The session saw statements from our Executive Board Chair and Treasurer, and presentations from our Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. These were followed by a Q&A with members. Please view the recording and if you have comments or opinions you'd like to share, please let us know so we can consider your input when drafting the final version of the plans for next year. And we ask that you register for the General Meeting taking place on 29 November, where there will be further presentations on our plans for next year among other items. The draft agenda and all supporting information is available from our GM pages: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2023 Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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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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RIPE NCC Quarterly Planning Q4 2023
by Fergal Cunningham 29 Sep '23

29 Sep '23

Dear RIPE NCC members, The Q4 2023 quarterly plans for our development teams are now published 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 The goals of publishing our planning are to be transparent about the work we will be carrying out in the coming months, to get your input on those plans, and to foster a dialogue with our members and the community about what you would like to see the RIPE NCC work on going forward. If you have any input on these plans or suggestions for future work, please reach out to us. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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About "route" objects and BGP announce
by ANTONETTI Gilles 04 Sep '23

04 Sep '23

Dear list, We are LIR for an organization (org1) and managing their class B. 3 AS are announcing /24 routes on this class B. We own the /16 route object. "mnt-routes" is set for org2 for a route R "mnt-routes" nothing declared for org3 I declared the ROA for org1, org2, org3. What seems strange to me is that org3 announces route R. And it works fine. Is that normal ? Regards, Gilles

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Re: [members-discuss] [news] 167th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 23 Aug '23

23 Aug '23

Dear Kaj, Thank you for your mail and apologies for the delay in our response due to summer vacation. The main objective of our outsourced portfolio management is to minimise risk by preserving the principal amount at the best possible return. Our return target is the 12-month EURIBOR plus 50 basis points, with limited volatility. The management fee is 0.5% per annum of the managed portfolio, plus any associated transaction fees. The expected result will depend on the 12-month EURIBOR, portfolio size, and number of transactions. This is outlined in our recently-published treasury statute: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/legal/corporate-governance/treasury-statute It is important to be clear that our goal isn’t necessarily to beat inflation. We aim to maximise our return within a conservative risk profile. If this partly offsets or outpaces inflation, then we will have significantly improved our situation compared to the past. Considering that all funds held by the RIPE NCC are membership funds, both we and our board agree that maintaining a conservative approach is the correct strategy. Our approach will be reviewed with the board on a yearly basis and can always be updated if necessary. In terms of our costs and budget, the message from the last GM was received loud and clear. We are currently working to spend less than the approved budget for 2023 and present an Activity Plan and Budget that fits within the boundaries of the 2024 Charging Scheme that the membership has approved. At the same time, we need to make sure we can: - Maintain high service levels (and continue to improve them) - Retain and attract talent - Cope with reduced income from: - The consolidation of LIR accounts - Inability to collect fees from members in ‘Ultra High Risk’ countries that our banks do not want to receive money from - Other revenue at risk due to conflicts in our service region - Absorb the impacts of continued high inflation A budget which reduces year-on-year over multiple years is challenging if we assume that the membership values all of the services we provide. This is something the results from our recent survey appear to support (we will present the results of the survey at RIPE 87). It is therefore not our intent at this stage to reduce or discontinue any activities since, as a membership organisation, we provide services to all members, and each individual member values our different services in their own manner. Even if we were to freeze our operations as they are currently, costs would inevitably increase over time due to inflation. There may also be unexpected events, such as urgent legal, regulatory, or political threats that require us to respond and drive up costs as a result. The sudden influx of potential sanctions cases in 2022 that required investigation by our staff is one recent example of this. Requests also come from the RIPE community that fall within our secretariat role, and these will often have a cost attached. With all of this in mind, we cannot rule out increasing membership fees in the future. As a not-for-profit association funded by membership fees and operating on a cost-recovery basis, there is only an indirect link between services provided and income generated. Higher service levels could potentially attract additional members, but after the IPv4 runout, we see a stable membership with a decline in LIRs. This leaves us to look for efficiency gains in terms of reducing our costs or ending or scaling back some services. Ending services will mean laying off staff and terminating existing contracts which will incur transition costs in the short term. This is not something we are planning at this stage, though we are committed to serving our membership while maintaining the health of the RIPE NCC as an association. We will continue to work closely with the Executive Board regarding our 2024 Activity Plan and Budget and 2025 Charging Scheme. As always, we will ensure that the membership has ample opportunity to provide feedback on our proposed plans before they are approved by the Executive Board in December. Kind Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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[sell] class /24
by Jakub Osuch 22 Aug '23

22 Aug '23

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