October 2013 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

Network Maintenance: 02/11/2013 10:30-13:30 (UTC)
by Menno Schepers 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, On Saturday, 2 November 2013 between 10:30 and 13:30 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out maintenance work on its core network infrastructure. Please be advised 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>. Kind regards, Menno Schepers RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Team 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. 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 <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2013
by Axel Pawlik 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

Dear members, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) was held 16-17 October 2013 adjacent to the RIPE 67 Meeting in Athens. There were 97 attendees, excluding RIPE NCC staff and observers from the other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). There were four resolutions to be voted on at the GM. The results of voting on the resolutions were as follows: Resolution 1 - The General Meeting approves the new RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure Yes - 291 No - 9 Abstain - 47 The resolution passed. Resolution 2: The General Meeting approves the changes to Article 8 of the Articles of Association (increase maximum number of Board members to seven) Yes - 267 No - 47 Abstain - 29 The resolution passed. Resolution 3: The General Meeting approves the changes to Article 9 of the Articles of Association (removal of requirement for Board to choose a candidate to ensure an Executive Board election) Yes - 252 No - 62 Abstain - 28 The resolution passed. Resolution 4: The General Meeting approves the changes to Article 16 of the Articles of Association (allow members to vote electronically without having to email electronic identification) Yes - 282 No - 33 Abstain - 26 Void - 1 More information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013 The RIPE NCC would like to thank its membership for the input and support given at the General Meeting. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC General Meeting 16 October 2013
by Axel Pawlik 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) will take place this evening, 16 October, alongside the RIPE 67 Meeting in Athens, Greece. The meeting will begin at approximately 18:00 (UTC +3) once the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session has concluded. If you plan to attend the GM, please register and pick up your meeting pack and votes at the GM Registration Desk as early as possible. Registration will remain open until 16:00 (UTC +3). You can register at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/registration/ Those who complete the registration process for electronic voting will receive voting invites by email at approximately 15:00 (UTC +3) today. If you registered and do not receive the invite, please email <agm(a)ripe.net> to let us know. Those who cannot attend the GM in person can follow proceedings remotely from the Remote Participation page: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/webstream It is possible to join the chat by using the embedded client on the website. In order to join the chat using your own client, please use the following details: IRC server: irc.ripe.net Port: 6667 Channel: #gm Password: gmoct2013 A recording of the GM will be available from the Remote Participation page shortly after the conclusion of the GM. The results of voting on the resolutions will be announced on Thursday 17 October at 15:45 (UTC +3). The announcement will also be available to view from the Remote Participation page. If you have any questions, please contact <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Team 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses Participation is limited to 20 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have questions, please email <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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[meetings] RIPE 66 Opening Today
by RIPE Meeting Coordination 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, The RIPE 66 Meeting was opened in Dublin today by RIPE Chair, Rob Blokzil, followed by a welcome from John Boland, Chief Executive of HEAnet, the host of this RIPE Meeting. If you cannot be at RIPE 66 in person, you can follow the proceedings and participate remotely by viewing the live webcast and using the chat facilities: https://ripe66.ripe.net/live/main/ Your participation will ensure that this will be another excellent RIPE Meeting! Kind regards, The RIPE Meeting Team RIPE NCC

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[news] Expansion of eligible address space for Resource Certification (RPKI)
by Alex Band 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, When the Resource Certification (RPKI) service was launched in 2011, only address space allocated to the RIPE NCC directly by IANA was eligible for certification. Today, we are happy to announce that all address space that was historically transferred to the RIPE NCC from other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) is also eligible. These ranges are so called "minority" address space, meaning that the full /8 block is managed by one of the four other RIRs, but a subset is managed by the RIPE NCC. LIRs who hold address space in these minority ranges will automatically have those resources added to their certificate, if they already have one. Starting today, they can create Route Origin Authorisations (ROAs) for the BGP announcements that they make with these prefixes. Resource Certification (RPKI) is a free service offered by all RIRs to offer BGP Origin Validation. It allows operators to request a digital certificate containing their Internet number resources and make cryptographically verifiable statements about their intended BGP announcements. These ROAs allow other network operators to make reliable routing decisions. In the RIPE NCC service region, more than 1,600 LIRs have requested a resource certificate and created ROAs for over six /8s worth of address space. To read more about this service, please visit: http://ripe.net/certification If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at <certification(a)ripe.net> Kind regards, Alex Band Product Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] Updated RIPE NCC Procedural Documents
by Serge Radovcic 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, A review of two RIPE NCC procedural documents has resulted in slight corrections being made, which are now published on our website. 1) An update to "Closure of Member and Deregistration of Internet Number Resources" changes section B 2.1, where there was inaccurate RIPE Database terminology used in the description of the procedure. The updated document can be found here: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-594 2) An update to "Transfer of Internet Number Resources and Change of Members' Official Legal Name" changes section 3.2 - removing the option for non-members to assume the membership of another LIR (when taking possession of its entire network). According to Dutch law, memberships cannot be transferred. Non-members must sign a Standard Service Agreement (SSA) and become members of the RIPE NCC in order to receive transfers of Internet number resources. No memberships have been transferred in this way, the RIPE NCC has always required an SSA to first be in place. The updated document can be found here: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-595 Kind regards Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting: Final Reminder for Electronic Voting
by Axel Pawlik 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) will take place one week from now on 16 October 2013. Today, a final invitation to register for electronic voting will be sent to members. We encourage you to register using the link in the invitation. After you register in the BigPulse system that we use for electronic voting, you will need to complete the process by emailing us at <agm(a)ripe.net> with a copy of your identification. If you sent identification for a previous GM, you just need to email us to let us know. The deadline to register is 14:00 (UTC +3) on Tuesday, 15 October. Full details on the voting registration process are available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/voting-procedure Attending the GM ---------------- You can register to attend the GM at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/registration/ Registration to attend will remain open until 16:00 (UTC +3) on 16 October. If you wish to attend, we ask that you register as soon as possible. Participating Remotely ---------------------- If you are unable to attend the GM, the meeting will be broadcast live at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/webstream A chat facility will be provided from the same location. All members will be emailed a password that will enable them to participate via the chat facility. The Agenda ---------- The agenda for the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/agenda The Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2014 will be discussed at the meeting. There are also four resolutions to be voted on by the members. The supporting documents for these are available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/documents/supporting-… Members are encouraged to discuss these documents on the membership mailing list at <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. A more in-depth look at the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2014 and the resolutions to be voted on is available on RIPE Labs at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/fergalc/ripe-ncc-general-meeting-october-2013 We look forward to your participation at the GM. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates --------------- 15 August - GM registration opens 21 August - Registration for electronic voting opens 18 September - Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online by the RIPE NCC 18 September - Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2014 posted online by the RIPE NCC 2 October - Submission deadline for proxy forms 2 October - Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 15 October - Registration for electronic voting closes 16 October - RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2013

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[news] Clean up of old ASN references in the RIPE Database
by Denis Walker 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is starting to clean up references to returned AS Numbers in the RIPE Database, as discussed on the Address Policy Working Group Mailing List. The first batch of emails will be sent out today to the maintainers of the referencing objects. For details please see https://labs.ripe.net/Members/denis/making-more-16-bit-as-numbers-available Regards, Denis Walker Business Analyst RIPE NCC Database Team

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