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[ncc-announce] Mark Your Calendar: RIPE NCC Regional Meeting/Eurasia Network Operators' Group (ENOG)
by Paul Rendek 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Regional Meeting/Eurasia Network Operators' Group (ENOG) will take place in Moscow from 6-8 June 2011. This will be the first ever combined RIPE NCC Regional Meeting/ENOG Meeting. We are also happy to announce that a second meeting is to be scheduled for later this year. At the Moscow RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in September 2010, attendees decided to further their cooperation by proposing the creation of a regional forum in which the region’s Internet experts could collaborate on issues unique to the Russian Federation, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Eastern Europe and other interested parties. This forum is now established as ENOG, and the RIPE NCC is dedicated to actively support and facilitate this newly formed operators' group. The RIPE NCC Regional Meeting/ENOG is a forum for open dialogue, and it's available for all interested parties to attend. This is where network operators can meet their peers and learn from international and local Internet experts. Operational content will be a central part of the agenda. Topics will cover challenges, tools, experiences and best practices in areas such as DNS, peering, routing, IPv6 and more. For the first time at a RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, a day will be dedicated to RIPE activities, where RIPE Policies will be presented and openly discussed. We're already looking forward to an exciting and productive meeting. We're very much looking forward to welcoming you to participate at the meeting in Moscow in June, together making this another successful event. Regards, Paul Rendek Head of External Relations and Communications RIPE NCC on behalf of the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting/ENOG Organising Committee

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[ncc-announce] RIPE NCC Resource Certification Service Launch
by Alex Band 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is proud to announce the production launch of the RIPE NCC resource certification service. With the support of the RIPE community, we have worked very hard to create a service that will help to make our registry more robust and provide a vital element in making Internet routing more secure. Now, more than ever, it is important to be sure who is the legitimate holder of a block of IP addresses. As a first step, the RIPE NCC (in coordination with the other four RIRs) has created a hosted platform. This means that all LIRs will be able to generate a certificate of holdership that will be held in a repository maintained by the RIPE NCC. The feature set is, as it stands, very limited: the certificate will only cover Provider Aggregatable address space, and it is not yet possible to run your own Certificate Authority or generate "child" certificates to create a chain of trust. All of these capabilities will be rolled out over the course of 2011, based on the wishes and input of the RIPE community. This brings me to an important point. While the technology is now in place, the policy describing the details of the certification system has not yet passed the RIPE Policy Development Process. We have decided, however, to launch the system with the most limited feature set possible, so that the membership can try it out. Our hope is that this will make resource certification more tangible, and assist the community in making an informed decision about what the system should offer, now and in the future. I invite and encourage you to discuss this on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group mailing list: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/ncc-services/index.html Ongoing development of the RIPE NCC certification service will, of course, be planned in accordance with the certification policy that is agreed on by the RIPE community. For more information, please visit: http://ripe.net/certification If you have any questions or comments, please email <certification(a)ripe.net >. Best regards, Alex Band Product Manager, RIPE NCC

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[ncc-announce] New RIPE NCC PGP Key
by Andrea Cima 27 Dec '10

27 Dec '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, On Wednesday, 5 January 2011 we will start using our 2011 key to sign e-mail from our ticketing system. The new key has been signed by the old key as described in the key-management policy on our web site: https://www.ripe.net/rs/pgp/index.html The old key remains valid until Thursday, 3 February 2011. If you have any questions about this, please contact <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Kind Regards, Andrea Cima RIPE NCC -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.11 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk0YtfEACgkQXOgsmPkFrjOY9wCgtImM+qFN1KAqyVniORJ8jbf8 P9UAoKn11gqoeDn1QCx+S4A0YkBqeHgR =fHuQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[ncc-announce] Network Maintenance: 14/12/2010 17:00-20:00UTC
by Menno Schepers 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, On Tuesday, 14 December 2010 between 17:00 and 20:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out maintenance work on its core network infrastructure in its office datacentre. Although we expect any outage to be minimal, it is possible that there will be intermittent access to all services hosted by the RIPE NCC during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact: ops(a)ripe.net. Regards, Menno Schepers RIPE NCC

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[ncc-announce] RIPE NCC Resource Certification System: Initial Deployment 1 January 2011
by Alex Band 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Dear colleagues, With just seven IPv4 address blocks available in the IANA pool, we are hurtling towards the end of an era. With this prospect, the registry function of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) is going to be crucial to the Internet community. More than ever, it is important to know who is the legitimate holder of a block of IP addresses. With this as a primary driver, the RIPE NCC (in coordination with the other four RIRs) is planning to deploy a system that attaches digital certificates to Internet number resources (IP address blocks and Autonomous System (AS) Numbers). A more complete description of the benefits of resource certification can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/certification/ The RIPE NCC has had a beta platform for certification up and running for several months now. More than 100 RIPE NCC members have enabled certification under this pilot program, providing the RIPE NCC with valuable feedback. On 1 January 2011, the RIPE NCC will launch a hosted production system, which will allow all LIRs to generate a certificate of holdership, which will be held in a repository maintained by the RIPE NCC. Network operators will also be able to start making routing decisions based on the system as of this date. Further iterations of this system will be deployed over the coming 12 months, including the option for LIRs to host their own Certificate Authority and generate certificates for their own customers. Digital certificates have helped make business on the Internet more secure. Now we are using resource certificates to make the Internet itself more secure. For more information, please visit: http://ripe.net/certification If you have any questions or comments, please email <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Alex Band Product Manager, RIPE NCC

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[ncc-announce] Announcement: RIPE NCC Training Courses
by Training Mailbox 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC invites you to register for one of our upcoming training courses: - The LIR Training Course This course teaches LIRs how to request Internet number resources and interact with the RIPE NCC. A course outline is available at: http://www.ripe.net/training/lir/outline.html - The Routing Registry Training Course This course teaches LIRs how to use the RIPE Database for routing. A course outline is available at: http://www.ripe.net/training/rr/outline.html - The IPv6 Training Course This course teaches LIRs about the need for IPv6 and includes basic information on how to plan your deployment. A course outline is available at: http://www.ripe.net/training/ipv6/outline.html To see the location of upcoming courses and to register, please use the LIR Portal or complete the registration form on our website at: RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses List & Registration https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/training/course-list.html If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at <training(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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[ncc-announce] RIPE 61: Still Time to Register
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 61 Meeting is less than a week away. We look forward to welcoming you to the Westin Excelsior Hotel, Rome, Italy from 15-19 November 2010. Registration ------------ Over 350 people have already registered for RIPE 61. If you've not registered yet, there's still time. And, you'll still qualify for the pre-payment discount if you register before Friday, 12 November 12:00 UTC. Register online at: http://ripe61.ripe.net/registration/register-now/ Participate Remotely --------------------- If you can't make it to Rome, you can still take part in the discussions by participating remotely. Anyone can participate and no registration is necessary. Find out more at: http://ripe61.ripe.net/programme/remote-participation/ More Information ----------------- More information about RIPE 61, Working Group session agendas and evening socials can be found on the meeting homepage at: http://ripe61.ripe.net/ Regards, the RIPE Meeting Team

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[ncc-announce] RIPE 61: Information Published
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Dear Colleagues, We are getting ready for the RIPE 61 Meeting, which will take place from 15-19 November 2010 in Rome, Italy. It's still possible to register for the early bird discount on the week ticket by registering online at: http://ripe61.ripe.net/register/ The plenary agenda has been posted, along with several Working Group agendas, all linked from the RIPE 61 Meeting plan at: http://ripe61.ripe.net/program/meeting-plan/ There will also be interesting activities outside of the meeting rooms, such as demonstrations of various services and projects by the RIPE NCC: http://ripe61.ripe.net/program/demonstrations/ You are also welcome to visit the RIPE NCC Services Centre: http://ripe61.ripe.net/program/ripe-ncc-services-centre/ Information about the evening socials events has been posted at: http://ripe61.ripe.net/program/socials/ Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team

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[ncc-announce] RIPE NCC General Meeting: Final Reminder to Register Online
by Axel Pawlik 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Dear RIPE NCC member, Tomorrow, 3 November 2010, is the final day to register online for the RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2010. Tomorrow is also the deadline for submitting proxy forms. Registrations and proxy forms will be accepted until 23:59 (UTC). Details on how to register and submit proxy forms are given below. Meeting Details ---------------- The GM will be held on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 from 16:00-19:00. It will be held adjacent to the RIPE 61 Meeting, which takes place from 15-19 November 2010 at the Westin Excelsior Hotel in Rome, Italy. The GM will consist of two parts: - The RIPE NCC Services Working Group will begin at 16:00 and will include the presentation of the Report from the RIPE NCC. This part of the GM is open to everyone. - The second part of the GM follows immediately after and is only open to RIPE NCC members who have registered for the GM. This part of the meeting is the forum where RIPE NCC members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC and exercise their voting rights. More information about the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/ Registration ------------- You must register for the GM separately from the RIPE 61 Meeting. As a member, you can attend both the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session and the members-only section of the GM without being registered for the RIPE 61 Meeting. See below for further information on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session. You can register for the GM online at: http://ripen.cc/gmregister Please complete the online registration form by 3 November 2010. You will also be able to register to attend the GM at the venue on the day of the meeting. In the event that your organisation is to be represented by a director or an authorised employee, the registration form should state the name(s) of the employee(s) or director(s). If more than one authorised person is to attend the GM, the person who registers first will be assigned the voting rights. Proxy Voting ------------- If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 3 November 2010. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form can be sent in the following ways: - By faxing it to +31 20 535 4445 - By emailing a scanned copy to agm(a)ripe.net - By posting it to: RIPE NCC P.O.Box 10096 1001 EB Amsterdam The Netherlands The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/proxy.html Agenda and Supporting Documents ------------------------------- The agenda for the GM is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/agenda.html The supporting documents are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/documents.html Remote Participation --------------------- RIPE NCC members will be able to attend the GM remotely. All member contacts will receive an email with a link to access the GM webcast. This email will also contain a password that will allow members to access the GM chat facility. Report from the RIPE NCC ------------------------- The Report from the RIPE NCC presentation will be given during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session during RIPE 61, which constitutes the first part of the GM. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session. This takes place on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 from 16:00-17:30, immediately before the members-only section of the GM. The Report from the RIPE NCC presentation will not be repeated in the members-only section of the GM. Voting and Resolutions ----------------------- Candidate members are welcome to attend the GM but are not permitted to vote according to article 16.7 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Full members who are not able to attend the GM but still want to vote can do so by means of proxy voting as per article 16. Please also note that the GM can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to article 15 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The RIPE NCC Articles of Association can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html We send invitations for General Meetings by email only. However, if your organisation wishes to receive this and future invitations for General Meetings by regular post, please let us know by emailing at: agm(a)ripe.net. If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at at agm(a)ripe.net. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates --------------- 29 September 2010 GM registration opens 20 October 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 3 November 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 3 November 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 3 November 2010 Online registration for GM closes 17 November 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2010

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[ncc-announce] Draft Document: "Closure of LIR and Deregistration of Internet Number Resources"
by Axel Pawlik 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC, in consultation with external legal experts, created the draft procedural document, "Closure of LIR and Deregistration of Internet Number Resources". A PDF of the document is available at: http://www.ripe.net/legal/Closure-of-LIR-and-deregistration-of-INRs_final-d… The text of this document is intended to replace sections in two RIPE Documents that deal with the closure of LIRs and the deregistration of resources: - Sections 3.0 and 4.0 of ripe-301, "Mergers, Acquisitions, Takeovers and Closures of Organisations Operating an LIR". These sections are entitled "Closing an LIR" and "When an LIR is Closed by the RIPE NCC", respectively. The original RIPE Document is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/mergers.html - Section 4.2 of ripe-475, "Independent Internet Number Resources - Contractual Relationship Changes between sponsoring LIR and End User". This section is entitled "Violation of RIPE Policy, Law or Contract". The original RIPE Document is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-475.html The RIPE NCC would like to receive feedback on this draft document from its members and the RIPE community. The RIPE NCC members and the RIPE community will have the opportunity to discuss the document on the mailing lists and at the RIPE NCC Services Working Group to be held on 17 November at the RIPE 61 Meeting in Rome. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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