April 2009 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

RIPE 58: Agendas Posted
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 58 webpages are now updated for next week's events. All agendas are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/agendas.php Online registration for this meeting and the prepayment discount ends on Friday, 1 May at 13:00 UTC. You can register online at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration/meeting.html?id=61 If you miss the online registration, you can still register in person at the meeting. An overview of the sponsored social events is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/social-events.php We would like to thank our sponsors for catering these events. You can also sign up for a tour of Interxion's data centre at Schiphol-Rijk. Registration is required. More information is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/sponsors.php See you at RIPE 58! Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team

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RIPE NCC closed on 30 April
by Saskia van Gorp 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, Our offices are closed on Thursday 30 April (Queen's Day) 2009. 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 58: Commencing in One Week
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 58 Meeting will take place next week from 4-8 May in the NH Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. If you have not yet registered for RIPE 58, you can do so online at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/61 Agendas ----------- Plenary topics and agendas for the RIPE Working Group sessions are published at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/agendas/index.html More Information ---------------- If you have questions about the RIPE Meeting, please contact <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Please also check the RIPE 58 homepage regularly for updated information: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/ Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team

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RIPE NCC Maintenance - 25 April 2009
by Razvan Oprea 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, On Saturday, 25 April, between 07:00 and 16:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out maintenance work on its core storage infrastructure. Because of the nature of the maintenance work, you should not experience problems when using RIPE NCC-maintained services, but if you do, please contact us at ops(a)ripe.net. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions please email ops(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Razvan Oprea RIPE NCC

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RIPE 58 Updates
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, Over 300 people are now registered for the RIPE 58 Meeting. If you've not registered for RIPE 58 yet, you can register online at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/61 Agendas ----------- Plenary topics and agendas for the RIPE Working Group sessions will be published on the RIPE 58 homepage as soon as they become available. Please check back regularly for updates on: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/meeting-plan.html Stay Informed -------------- You can also keep up-to-date with the latest announcements about RIPE 58 by following our twitter feed. The links are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/ Social Events ----------------- Sponsored social events take place each evening during the RIPE Meeting week. Details about these events are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/socialevents.html First RIPE Meeting? ------------------- If this is your first RIPE Meeting, please see the information for first time attendees at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/first-meeting.html More Information ---------------- If you have questions about the RIPE Meeting, please contact <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Please also check the RIPE 58 homepage regularly for updated information: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-58/ Regards, The RIPE Meeting team

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RIPE NCC General Meeting: Final Reminder for Online Registration and Proxy Forms
by Axel Pawlik 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

Dear RIPE NCC member, The RIPE NCC Executive Board reminds you that the deadline for online registration for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) and for submitting proxy forms is Wednesday, 22 April 2009 at 23:59 UTC. The GM will be held on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 from 16:00-19:00. It will be held adjacent to the RIPE 58 Meeting, which takes place from 4-8 May 2009 at the Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The GM consists of two parts: * The RIPE NCC Services Working Group session begins at 16:00 and includes 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 the RIPE NCC Services WG session 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: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/ Registration ---------------- You must register for the GM separately from the RIPE 58 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 RIPE 58. See below for further information on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session. You can register for the GM online at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.h… Please complete the online registration form by Wednesday, 22 April 2009. 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, please specify on the registration form who is allowed to exercise the voting rights. Proxy Forms ----------------- 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 Wednesday, 22 April 2009. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/proxy.html Draft Agenda ------------------ The draft agenda for the RIPE NCC GM is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/agenda.html 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 58, 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, 6 May 2009 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 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important dates -------------------- 19 March 2009 GM registration opens 19 March 2009 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 15 April 2009 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 22 April 2009 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 22 April 2009 Online registration for GM closes 22 April 2009 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 6 May 2009 RIPE NCC General Meeting

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RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2009 - Executive Board Candidates Announced
by Axel Pawlik 16 Apr '09

16 Apr '09

Dear RIPE NCC member, Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board member will take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) to be held on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 from 16:00-19:00 at the Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The deadline for nominations has now passed. The final shortlist of confirmed candidates is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/elections/candidates-confirmed… Support for nominations is archived at: http://www.ripe.net/maillists/ncc-archives/agm-nominations/2009/ Registration ---------------- You must register for the GM separately from the RIPE 58 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 RIPE 58. See below for further information on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session. You can register for the GM online at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.h… Please complete the online registration form by 22 April 2009. Proxy Voting ------------------ 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, please specify on the registration form who is allowed to exercise the voting rights. 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 22 April 2009. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/proxy.html Draft Agenda ------------------ The draft agenda for the RIPE NCC GM is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/agenda.html 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 58, 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, 6 May 2009 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 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important dates -------------------- 19 March 2009 GM registration opens 19 March 2009 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 15 April 2009 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 22 April 2009 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 22 April 2009 Online registration for GM closes 22 April 2009 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 6 May 2009 RIPE NCC General Meeting

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Draft RIPE NCC Annual Report 2008 Available Online
by Axel Pawlik 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, The draft RIPE NCC Annual Report 2008 is now available online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/gm-may2009/ The draft Annual Report 2008 is a supporting document for the RIPE NCC General Meeting which takes place on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 from 16:00-19:00 at the Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. More information about this meeting can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/index.html All members will be sent a printed copy of the Annual Report 2008 in May. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC closed on 10 and 13 April 2009
by Saskia van Gorp 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, Our offices are closed on Friday 10 April (Good Friday) and Monday 13 April (Easter Monday) 2009. 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 NCC Maintenance - 10 April 2009
by Angel Blazquez 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, On Friday, 10 April, between 08:00 and 16:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out maintenance work on its core storage infrastructure. Because of the nature of the maintenance work, you should not experience problems when using RIPE NCC-maintained services, but if you do, please contact us at <ops(a)ripe.net>. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions please email <ops(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, -- Angel Blazquez Senior Systems Engineer - Operations Department RIPE NCC - http://www.ripe.net

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