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

Call for Nominations to NRO NC: RIPE NCC Service Region
by The RIPE NCC 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, This is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The term of Dave Wilson, who was elected to the NRO NC in January 2009, ends on 31 December 2012. The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during the Plenary at the RIPE 65 Meeting to be held in Amsterdam from 24-28 September 2012. All members of the Internet community who are present at that Plenary may vote in the election. The deadline for nominations is 28 August 2012. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Please send your nominations to <nominations(a)ripe.net> by 23:00 UTC on 28 August 2012. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 30 August 2012. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other individuals may express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to <nominations(a)ripe.net>. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/nronc2012 Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates --------------- 28 August 2012: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 30 August 2012: Deadline for all confirmed nominations to be posted on the RIPE NCC website 24-28 September 2012: Election to fill NRO NC seat at the RIPE 65 Meeting in Amsterdam

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Indemnification of the RIPE NCC by its Members
by Axel Pawlik 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

Dear colleagues, At the General Meeting on 2 November 2011, a member expressed concerns regarding the former Article 7.6/current Article 8.6 of the Standard Service Agreement, which states: "The Member shall indemnify the RIPE NCC against any and all third party claims filed against the RIPE NCC in relation to the Member's use of the RIPE NCC services." It was suggested that this provision gives unlimited liability by the membership to the RIPE NCC and, consequently, unlimited financial backing of the RIPE NCC by the members. It was said that the RIPE NCC should not ask all members to guarantee its liability in an unlimited way and it was suggested that the provision be amended as soon as possible. The RIPE NCC reviewed the provision and came to the following conclusion: This provision requests that the member must indemnify the RIPE NCC if: - A third party files claims against the RIPE NCC; and - These claims refer to this member's use of the RIPE NCC's services If the claim refers to a particular member's use of the RIPE NCC's services, then no other member has an obligation to indemnify the RIPE NCC. The aim of the provision is that an individual member should indemnify the RIPE NCC against a third party claim against that individual member. The indemnification does not carry beyond these parties (the RIPE NCC and the specified member). If a member infringes a third party's rights through the use of the RIPE NCC's services, then this member is liable for their own actions. If the RIPE NCC could not require such indemnification, then the RIPE NCC itself (i.e., the whole membership) could be obliged to compensate any third party for illegal activities of a certain member. Under legal advice, the RIPE NCC has decided to retain the clause in its current form. If a claim is filed against the RIPE NCC, the penalty or compensation can be passed on to the member specified in the claim, leaving other members unaffected. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data
by Axel Pawlik 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC procedural document, "Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data", has been published. The document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/due-diligence The RIPE NCC has a mandate from the RIPE community to keep an up-to-date and correct Internet number resource registry. In order to comply with this mandate, the RIPE NCC performs due diligence on organisations the RIPE NCC registers Internet number resource for. This document outlines the minimum information and documentation the RIPE NCC requires to make sure that the registration data is valid and up-to-date. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE 65: Hotel Reminder
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

Dear colleague, RIPE 65 will take place at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam from 24-28 September 2012. ------------------------------------ Hotel Discount Expires 21 July ------------------------------------ Hotel Okura is offering discounted rates for RIPE 65 Meeting attendees. To be sure to get this room rate, you must reserve before 21 July. After this date, the special rate will be subject to availability. Find hotel booking information and a selection of alternative hotels located near the meeting venue, at: https://ripe65.ripe.net/venue/hotels/ ------------------------------------ Register for RIPE 65 ------------------------------------ You can register online for RIPE 65 at: http://ripe65.ripe.net/registration/register/ ------------------------------------ Follow Us on Twitter, Facebook ------------------------------------ Stay up-to-date about RIPE 65 on Twitter: @ripemeeting, hashtag #RIPE65 Join the Facebook RIPE Meetings page: https://www.facebook.com/ripemeetings Wishing you a great summer, see you in Amsterdam in September! Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team RIPE NCC

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Transfer of Internet Number Resource Records and Change of a Member’s Official Legal Name - Draft Document
by Axel Pawlik 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC has created a draft procedural document, “Transfer of Internet Number Resource Records and Change of a Member’s Official Legal Name”. A PDF of the document is available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/legal/Transferofrecords_namechange.v20… The draft document refers to the current procedures the RIPE NCC follows in order to maintain an accurate registry in the case of changes regarding: - The Internet number resource records that are registered to a person; or - The official name of the person holding a registration of Internet number resources The procedures were originally discussed at the RIPE 62 Meeting in Amsterdam. The text of this document is intended to replace relevant sections of ripe-515, “Mergers, Acquisitions, Takeovers and Closures of Organisations Operating an LIR”. The original RIPE Document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-515 The RIPE NCC would like to receive feedback on this draft document from its members and the RIPE community. Based on this feedback, the RIPE NCC Executive Board will decide on a final version of the document. If you would like to give feedback on the document, please email the RIPE NCC Services Working Group mailing list at <ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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Proposal for New RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Model
by Nigel Titley 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

Dear Colleagues, In recent years, there has been much discussion about the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme. The RIPE NCC Executive Board welcomes this feedback and has followed the discussion on the members-discuss mailing list and at RIPE NCC General Meetings. A Charging Scheme Task Force was established with representatives from different membership categories, as well as members of the RIPE NCC Executive Board and RIPE NCC staff, in order to provide recommendations for updating the Charging Scheme model. In response to the feedback from members and the Charging Scheme Task Force, the RIPE NCC Executive Board has developed a proposal for a new Charging Scheme model. In very broad terms, this model creates a simplified fee structure where the majority of members pay the same fee. The income derived from these membership fees covers the majority of the RIPE NCC’s operational costs. The proposal is available at: www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/september-2012/ We have produced this proposal in answer to members’ discussion of the current Charging Scheme model and by following, as closely as possible, the recommendations of the Charging Scheme Task Force. The purpose of publishing this proposal now is to encourage RIPE NCC members to look at the proposed new model and to give their feedback. The Executive Board will be meeting again in early August 2012 to finalise the proposal that will be presented for a formal vote at the RIPE NCC General Meeting 2012. We urge you to send us any comments or concerns you have about the proposed model by the end of July. Please send your feedback on this proposal to the members-discuss mailing list (members-discuss(a)ripe.net). As ever, if you have any questions or concerns, you can also contact the RIPE NCC Executive Board directly at: exec-board(a)ripe.net Regards, Nigel Titley RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman

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