April 2007 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

RIPE NCC Network Maintenance Announcement
by Menno Schepers 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

Dear Colleagues, Between 17:00 and 19:00 (UTC) on Thursday, 12 April 2007, the RIPE NCC will carry out planned maintenance work on our network infrastructure. The following services will be unavailable during this period: - Authoritative forward DNS services for ccTLD's hosted on all ns-ccTLD.ripe.net servers - Authoritative reverse DNS services hosted on ns-pri.ripe.net, ns-sec.ripe.net and ns.ripe.net - e-Learning.ripe.net services We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any questions about this, please e-mail <ops(a)ripe.net>. Regards Menno Schepers -- Menno Schepers | mschepers(a)ripe.net RIPE NCC | Junior Systems Engineer

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RIPE NCC Annual Report and Member Update Available
by Axel Pawlik 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2006 is now available online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/gm-may2007/annual_report_2006.pdf The Annual Report details the RIPE NCC's performance during the fiscal year ending 31 December 2006. It also offers an overview of the activities carried out by the RIPE NCC and the services offered to its membership and the RIPE community. The latest edition of Member Update (April 2007) is also now available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/newsletter/index.html The RIPE NCC Member Update is published a month prior to each RIPE Meeting. The main purpose of the Member Update is to: * Keep RIPE NCC members up-to-date with the services provided by the RIPE NCC; * Provide updates on policy development issues in the RIPE community; * List forthcoming RIPE NCC training courses and Internet related conferences that may be of interest to members. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Network Maintenance 1700 UTC (1900 CEST) Thurday 5 April 2007
by Mark Guz 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

[apologies for duplicates] Dear Colleagues, On Thursday 05/04/2007, between 17:00 and 19:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out planned maintenance work on our core network infrastructure. RIPE NCC services will be temporarily unavailable during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. This work is due to the deployment of a new section of dark fibre between two of our PoPs If you have any questions about this, please send an e-mail to: ops(a)ripe.net Regards Mark Guz Senior Engineer Operations Department RIPE NCC http://www.ripe.net

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Reminder: RIPE NCC Call for Nominations for Executive Board Seats - May 2007
by Axel Pawlik 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, The terms for the following RIPE NCC Executive Board members will expire at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) in May 2007: * Janos Zsako * Nigel Titley Voting for the appointment of a RIPE NCC Executive Board member will take place at the GM. The vacant seats are both for three-year terms. In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, 18 April 2007. More details about the Executive Board elections are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/board-election-announcement.ht… The final shortlist of confirmed candidates will be available after Wednesday, 18 April 2007 at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/elections/candidates-confirmed… If you have any questions about the GM, please e-mail us at agm(a)ripe.net Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2007: Annual Report Available This Week
by Axel Pawlik 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, The Executive Board of the RIPE NCC Association invites you to the General Meeting (GM) of the RIPE NCC membership. WHERE Sokos Hotel Viru Viru Valjak 4 10111 Tallinn Estonia Telephone: +372 680 9300 Fax: +372 680 9236 WHEN Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:15 - 18:30 EEST (UTC +3 hours) REGISTRATION Registration for the RIPE NCC GM is now open at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.h… RIPE NCC members can now register for this meeting. If you have already registered for the RIPE 54 Meeting, you will have to register separately to attend the GM. RIPE NCC members can, however, attend the GM without registering for the RIPE 54 Meeting. VOTING AND RESOLUTIONS When you arrive at the GM, you will receive a meeting folder that contains your membership status, voting slips and details of your voting rights. Candidate members may attend the meeting but are not allowed to vote according to article 16.3 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Members who cannot attend the GM but who want to vote can do this by means of proxy voting as per article 16.4. To nominate a proxy voter, follow instructions at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/proxy.html The meeting can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to articles 15.3 and 15.4 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association that you can find at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html RIPE NCC REPORTS The RIPE NCC reporting for the GM will happen during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 from 16:00 - 17:00 EEST (UTC +3 hours). The RIPE NCC reports will not be repeated in the General Meeting. RIPE NCC ANNUAL REPORT The RIPE NCC 2006 Annual Report (including the Financial Report) will be available online this week. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIPE NCC CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD SEATS - MAY 2007 In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. You can find more details at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/board-election-announcement.ht… --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information about the GM, please go to: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/ The RIPE NCC Membership discussion list members-discuss(a)ripe.net facilitates RIPE NCC members' input to, and feedback on, RIPE NCC General Meetings. More information is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/lists.html If you have any questions about the GM, please e-mail us at agm(a)ripe.net. Regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC closed on 6 and 9 April 2007
by Saskia van Gorp 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

Dear Colleagues, Our offices are closed on Friday 6 April (Good Friday) and Monday 9 April (Easter Monday) 2007. The offices close on all Dutch public holidays listed at: http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/public-holidays.html Regards, Saskia van Gorp Front Office Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE 54: Register Now
by RIPE Meeting 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Dear Colleagues, RIPE 54 will be held 7 - 11 May 2007, at the Sokos Hotel Viru in Tallinn, Estonia. MEETING PLAN ============ The RIPE 54 Meeting Plan is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/meeting-plan.html DRAFT AGENDA: =============== The *draft* Plenary Agenda is online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/agendas/index.html RIPE 54 DINNER ============= Information about the RIPE 54 Dinner is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/dinner.html REGISTRATION ============ To register for RIPE 54, please see: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/40 MEETING FEE =========== The meeting fee is EUR 400. This covers the full RIPE Meeting week. You receive a EUR 50 discount if your payment is received before 12:00 CET on Friday, 4 May 2007. DAY TICKETS =========== Day tickets are also available and cost EUR 125 per day. FREE TICKETS =========== If you are a *new* Local Internet Registry (LIR), you receive *two* free RIPE Meeting tickets as part of your membership. You can find out more about how to use your RIPE Meeting tickets at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/new-lir.html TRAVEL VISA FOR ESTONIA ======================= We advise you to check whether you need visa to enter Estonia: http://www.mfa.ee/eng/kat_132/915.html If you do require a visa to enter the Estonia, please request one a soon as possible as it can take up to 30 days to complete the visa process. For more information, please contact: meeting(a)ripe.net MORE INFORMATION =================== For more information about RIPE 54, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/index.html If you have any questions, please contact: <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Sandra Gijzen RIPE NCC

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