December 2012 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Mailbox 27 Dec '12

27 Dec '12

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars for LIRs. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live, one hour online training courses that allow participants to interact with our trainers without leaving their desks. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/e-learning/webinars Participation is limited to 20 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have questions, please email<e-learning(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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New RIPE NCC PGP Key
by Andrea Cima 21 Dec '12

21 Dec '12

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, On Monday, 7 January 2013 we will start using our 2013 key to sign e-mails 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/lir-services/resource-management/contact/pgp-authentic… The old key remains valid until Thursday, 31 January 2013. If you have any questions about this, please contact <ops(a)ripe.net>. Kind Regards, Andrea Cima RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Office closed on 25-26 December 2012 and 1 January 2013
by Saskia Oostdijck-van Gorp 20 Dec '12

20 Dec '12

Dear Colleagues, Our office is closed on following days: - Tuesday 25 December 2012 (Christmas Day) - Wednesday 26 December 2012 (Boxing Day) - Tuesday 1 January 2013 (New Year's) Normal office hours will resume respectively on Thursday 27 December 2012 and Wednesday 2 January 2013. The office closes on all Dutch public holidays listed at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/contact/opening-hours We wish you Happy Holidays. Regards, Saskia Oostdijck - van Gorp RIPE NCC

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[news] NRO Observations on WCIT-12 Process
by Axel Pawlik 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

________________________________________________________________________ NRO Observations on WCIT-12 Process ________________________________________________________________________ The Number Resource Organisation (NRO) issued a statement on the outcomes of the recent World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) 12 process expressing its concern about aspects of the meetings, in particular, events from the last few days of the conference. Unfortunately, anticipated discussions were eclipsed by other debates, and did not satisfy initial expectations that: 1. WCIT would have no bearing on the internet, its governance or its content, and 2. The event would allow all voices to be heard. Importantly, the NRO also expressed concern that open multi-stakeholder conduct did not occur. The NRO strongly supports the WSIS 2005 principles on multi-stakeholder Internet governance, and will continue to participate in the ITU in expectation that the ITU's processes can evolve visibly and rapidly towards these accepted principles. For more information, please see the statement in its entirety here: http://www.nro.net/news/nro-observations-on-wcit-12-process Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC On behalf of the NRO Secretariat

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RIPE NCC Activity Plan 2013
by Serge Radovcic 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the RIPE NCC's Activity Plan and Budget for 2013 is now available online. This definitive document has been approved by the RIPE NCC Executive Board with input from the RIPE community, and outlines the work we will undertake in the coming year. Changes have been made since the draft Activity Plan was introduced prior to the last RIPE NCC General Meeting. Some things to note in the final document: Reference to DAUs and other service references have been removed, as they are now required to become members under the new Charging Scheme All activities have been updated to reflect their latest status in detail The service descriptions for NRTM and the RIPE Database Proxy Service have changed The Technical Emergency hotline has been added RIPE Days have been removed from Regional Meetings Some sections, like the introduction and the Member Survey section have been updated, and a new section for Unforeseen Activities has been added Income has been recalculated based on latest estimates Expenses have been finalised, with a slight increase of 170 kEUR You can find the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2013 here: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ap Kind regards, Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Report on IGF 2012
by Chris Buckridge 05 Dec '12

05 Dec '12

Dear colleagues, The seventh Internet Governance Forum took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 6-9 November 2012, bringing together more than 1600 people from 128 countries. The RIPE NCC participated in the event, working with fellow Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and industry partners to develop the IGF program, organise workshops and contribute to discussions. Reports and session transcripts have now been published on the IGF website for the three workshops that the RIPE NCC was involved in organising: Workshop 99: Moving to IPv6: Challenges for Internet Governance (Organised by the Number Resource Organization (NRO)) http://wsms1.intgovforum.org/content/no99-moving-ipv6-challenges-internet-g… Workshop 100: Internet Governance and RPKI (Organised by the NRO) http://wsms1.intgovforum.org/content/no100-internet-governance-and-rpki#rep… Workshop 117: Best Common Practices for Building Internet Capacity (Organised by RIPE NCC, AFRINIC and the Arab IGF) http://wsms1.intgovforum.org/content/no117-best-common-practices-building-i… The RIPE NCC also contributed to workshops on Internet Exchange Point development (Workshop 159), Developing a National/Regional Framework of Principles for Internet Governance (Workshop 170), and two sessions discussing output from the Arab IGF. The main plenary session on Managing Critical Internet Resources (CIRs) considered issues surrounding the ICANN new gTLD program, Intergovernmentalism (focusing on the ITU, WCIT and the International Telecommunications Regulations) and IPv4 markets. Each of these discussions built on work done in earlier workshops, with APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston representing the RIR community perspective on the panels. A transcript of this session is available at: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/114-preparatory-pr… Looking ahead, APNIC Director General Paul Wilson spoke to the Closing Ceremony, highlighting the ongoing concerns regarding IGF funding and the importance of maintaining the IGF as part of a broader, multi-stakeholder, bottom-up system of Internet governance. There were also calls from many participants for the IGF to take a more active role in defining and facilitating "Enhanced Cooperation", a key concept in Internet governance processes since the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2003. The next IGF will be held in late 2013 in Indonesia. Paul Rendek will continue in his role as a member of the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), which will develop the themes and working methods for the event. There will also be opportunities for members of the general public to contribute feedback and ideas through Open Consultations, the first of which will take place at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 28 February 2013. We welcome any questions or comments regarding the RIPE NCC's participation in IGF 2013 on the RIPE Cooperation Working Group mailing list. Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Officer, RIPE NCC

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