March 2017 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Mailbox 21 Sep '17

21 Sep '17

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/support/training/learn-online/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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[news] RACI: One Month Left to Apply!
by Gergana Petrova 19 Jun '17

19 Jun '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is looking for talented academics in the field of Internet technology to share their work with the RIPE community. Successful applicants will receive tickets to the meeting and have their travel and accommodation paid for. If you are working on something interesting, please apply! If you know someone in your network who is, please forward them this message. https://www.ripe.net/raci --------------------- Application deadlines --------------------- ENOG 12 (3-4 October 2016, Yerevan): 28 August RIPE 73 (24-28 October 2016, Madrid): 28 August At ENOG 12 you can present in either Russian or English. --------------------------- Examples of relevant topics --------------------------- - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things ------------------------------------------------- Get the latest news on RACI and Internet research ------------------------------------------------- - Subscribe to the RACI mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/raci_ripe - Join our group on LinkedIn: http://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin Please let me know if you have any questions. I wish you a lovely summer! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE Network Coordination Centre Singel 258, 1016 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 20 535 4444 www.ripe.net

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[GM] RIPE NCC Annual Report 2016 and Proposed RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2018
by Serge Radovcic 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, The following important documents are now online: - RIPE NCC Annual Report 2016 - RIPE NCC Financial Report 2016 - RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2018 All three are supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place from 10-12 May 2017. Members will vote to approve the Financial Report and the Charging Scheme at the GM. The full list of supporting documents is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017/supporting-d… If you have any feedback, please email <agm(a)ripe.net>. We ask all RIPE NCC members to register for the GM so they can vote on these documents, as well as in the Executive Board elections that will take place at the GM. All information on the GM, including a new video that explains how to get involved and register to vote, is included on the GM homepage: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017 Best regards, Serge Radovcic RIPE NCC

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[meetings] SEE 7 Call for Host
by SEEurope 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, Would you like to host the SEE 7 / RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, from 17-18 April 2018? We are searching for dependable organisations within the South East Europe region to help us host the SEE 7 Meeting. The host helps with Internet connectivity, venue scouting, administrative and on-site support and assists in finding local sponsors. Hosting such a meeting provides your organisation with excellent visibility to the SEE community. Your organisation's name will be mentioned in meeting announcements, as well as the opening and closing sessions of the meeting. Your organisation will also be given the opportunity to make a short welcome speech during the opening plenary. Your logo will be prominently displayed on the meeting website, in printed meeting material, on participant badges, on-site banners and in the meeting reports. Interested? Please find more information at: https://www.ripe.net/see-7/call-for-host/ You can send your proposal by *28 April 2017* to: <seeurope(a)ripe.net>. I look forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - March Update
by Marco Schmidt 27 Mar '17

27 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list. Proposals Open for Discussion: 2016-05, "Synchronising the Initial and Subsequent IPv6 Allocation Policies" Proposals Accepted: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" Proposals Awaiting Input: 2016-04, "IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification" Proposal Overview: PROPOSAL: 2016-05, "Synchronising the Initial and Subsequent IPv6 Allocation Policies" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to match the subsequent IPv6 allocation requirements with the initial allocation requirements. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Explains the requirements to request a subsequent IPv6 allocation. STATUS: Last Call WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 28 March 2017 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-05 =============== The following proposal has been accepted and is currently under implementation: PROPOSAL: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" OVERVIEW: Creates a single transfer policy with all relevant information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text in several RIPE Policies. Also introduces a 24-month holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of holdership. STATUS: Accepted IMPLEMENTATION: Ongoing, until Mid June 2017 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-management/policy-impleme… ================ The following proposal is awaiting input before they can go any further in the PDP. PROPOSAL: 2016-04, "IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to define sub-assignments in IPv6 PI assignments as subnets of /64 and shorter. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Explains feasibility and possible side effects. STATUS: Review Phase – Rewriting Proposal FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04 ===== The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[training] Measurements and Tools Training Course this May in Budapest
by Training Services 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, We will organise a RIPE NCC Measurements and Tools Training Course that will take place on the Sunday before the RIPE 74 Meeting in Budapest this May. With this training course, you will become familiar with both RIPEstat and RIPE Atlas. The course is free of charge and is open to anyone who is interested. Date: Sunday, 7 May 2017, 09:30 - 16:00 Course title: Measurements and Tools Training Course Venue: Sofitel Budapest http://www.sofitel-budapest.com/ This hotel is a one minute walk from the RIPE 74 meeting location Target audience: This course is targeted at those who are interested in learning how to use RIPE NCC's tools to monitor and troubleshoot their network. No prior knowledge of the topic is necessary. After this course you will understand how to: - Use RIPEstat to troubleshoot your network - Use RIPEstat to get information about other networks - Use RIPE Atlas for network monitoring and troubleshooting - Use APIs to create measurements - Receive measurements in real time - Integrate RIPE Atlas with your existing network monitoring tools More information about this course is available online: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses/mat Cost: Free of charge. Coffee and lunch will be provided. The course will be delivered by representatives from the RIPE NCC’s Training Services and Registration Services departments. RIPE NCC members can register via the following link: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/register/courseCode/MET20170004 If you are not a RIPE NCC member, please email <training(a)ripe.net> with the following information: email = full name = vegetarian = yes/no If you’re interested, act now - we only have 25 seats and these will be taken on a first come, first served basis! If there is enough interest, we will continue to offer courses on different topics of interest alongside future RIPE Meetings. Kind regards, Training Services RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2017
by Fergal Cunningham 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2017 Contents: - LIR Statistics - LIR Contact Migration - RIPE NCC General Meeting MaY 2017 - RIPE NCC Executive Board Election - Historical Data Clean-Up - 2015-04, RIPE Resource Transfer Policies - RIPE NCC Billing, Payment and Fees - RIPE NCC Member Lunches - Country Focus on RIPE Labs - RIPE Atlas Probes - RIPE Atlas Anchors - RIPEstat Looking Glass Widget - RIPE Labs - IPv6 Best Practices - Training Courses and Webinars - RACI Deadlines Approaching - SEE 6 Montenegro CfP - RIPE 74 Budapest - ENOG 13 St. Petersburg - MENOG 17 Muscat - RIPE NCC Website Tips - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 15,539 (+205) LIRs with IPv6: 11,617 (+132) IPv4 addresses transferred in February: 452,864 (+177,920) https://labs.ripe.net/statistics LIR CONTACT MIGRATION Are you an LIR account administrator? Please use the contact migration wizard in the LIR Portal by 1 April 2017 to ensure we have one list of authorised users for each LIR. https://my.ripe.net/#/contacts RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING MAY 2017 The GM will take place from 10-12 May and will feature votes on the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme and the Executive Board election. All the information, including the registration link and a table listing registrations per country, is available from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017 Please note that all RIPE NCC members can participate remotely in the GM via webcast and electronic voting. RIPE NCC EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION There will be an election to fill three seats at the upcoming GM. Four people have already been nominated - you can nominate your own candidate or support one of the current nominees. Find out how at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017/call-for-nom… HISTORICAL DATA CLEAN-UP We are working to clean up old data in the LIR Portal and will continue with this until 1 May 2017. If there is historical information you would like to retain, please visit the Resources section in the LIR Portal before the deadline to copy the data. https://lirportal.ripe.net/ 2015-04, RIPE RESOURCE TRANSFER POLICIES Consensus has been reached on this policy, which creates a single policy document with all relevant information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text in several RIPE Policies. The policy change also introduces a 24-month holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of holdership. The RIPE NCC will work on implementation and keep you up to date on progress. See the original announcement for more information: https://www.ripe.net/s/2015-04 RIPE NCC BILLING, PAYMENT AND FEES In our continuing efforts to improve www.ripe.net and provide a more intuitive experience for our members, we have updated the RIPE NCC billing, costs and fees webpage to make it easier to find all the information you need: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/billing RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES Registration is open for upcoming member lunches in Dublin, Amman, Kazan, Lvov and Vladivostok. Space is limited at these events, so please register soon and come meet the RIPE NCC's staff in your home country: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches/ COUNTRY FOCUS ON RIPE LABS We provide information sheets for attendees ahead of the member lunches. This week we started to publish these on RIPE Labs - the first one focuses on Uzbekistan to coincide with the member lunch that took place this week: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/fergalc/focus-on-uzbekistan-ripe-ncc-statisti… RIPE ATLAS PROBES Having launched an email campaign aimed at helping RIPE Atlas probe hosts resolve disconnection issues, and with the release of a new firmware upgrade to help improve probe connectivity, we’ve seen a steady rise in the number of connected probes. We’ve now hit an all-time high of 9,500 connected probes. https://atlas.ripe.net/ Two new DNS measurements, both designed to assess the impact of issues with one or more root name servers, have been added to every RIPE Atlas probe. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chris_amin/new-ripe-atlas-root-zone-dns-measu… A new set of system tags have been created to identify RIPE Atlas probes with a proven record of delivering successful measurement results. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chris_amin/new-ripe-atlas-probe-stability-sys… RIPE ATLAS ANCHORS The campaign to sponsor 15 RIPE Atlas anchors has been well received. A healthy number of applications have already been submitted and we've selected the first five anchor hosts who'll receive sponsored anchor probes. More news on this coming up on RIPE Labs soon. The original RIPE Labs article is at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/campaign-to-sponsor-15-ripe-atlas… RIPESTAT LOOKING GLASS WIDGET Check the routing status of your network from various locations around the world in real time. https://stat.ripe.net/widget/looking-glass#w.resource=2001%3A67c%3A2e8%3A%3… It's also accessible via the RIPEstat Data API: https://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api#LookingGlass RIPE LABS Former RACI fellow Uta Meier-Hahn presents the first in a series of articles looking at how network operators collaboratively manufacture Internet connectivity in a competitive environment. In this article, she looks at the role of uncertainty: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/uta_meier_hahn/uncertainty-is-key We are always looking for interesting content for RIPE Labs. If you have interesting Internet-related research or analysis to share with the RIPE community, please consider RIPE Labs as a way to get your work noticed. Just email <labs(a)ripe.net> and let us know. IPV6 BEST PRACTICES An IPv6 Best Practices document was published for the Internet Governance Forum 2016 by Izumi Okutani, Sumon A. Sabir and Wim Degezelle. A RIPE Labs article based on that document is available at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/commercial-incentives-of-ipv6-deployme… TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS On 21 March, there will be a webinar on IPv6 in the RIPE Database. In April, we'll give training courses in Luxembourg, Ukraine and the UK. You can register for these at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RACI DEADLINES APPROACHING The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) connects members of the academic community with the RIPE community by inviting students and researchers to present their Internet-related research at RIPE Meetings, ENOG, MENOG and SEE meetings. There are approaching deadlines for the upcoming ENOG and SEE meetings: - ENOG 13: 23-24 May, St Petersburg. Apply by 19 March 2017 - SEE 6: 12-13 June, Budva. Apply by 9 April 2017 SEE 6 MONTENEGRO CFP The South East Europe (SEE) 6 Meeting takes place in Budva, Montenegro from 12-13 June. There is still space on the agenda if you have an interesting presentation proposal - the deadline to submit is this coming Monday, 20 March. All details on the meeting are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-6 RIPE 74 BUDAPEST RIPE 74 takes place in Budapest, Hungary from 8-12 May. Check out the details at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/ ENOG 13 ST. PETERSBURG The ENOG 13/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting takes place in St. Petersburg from 23-24 May. Registration is open and the Call for Presentations deadline is 3 April. https://www.enog.org/enog-13/ MENOG 17 MUSCAT The MENOG 17 Meeting takes place in Muscat from 19-20 April, and it's preceded by IPv6 and DNS workshops. http://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-17/ RIPE NCC WEBSITE TIPS The RIPE NCC website contains a glossary to help you navigate all the terminology you encounter on our pages. If you hover over words underscored with dotted lines on a page, a definition or explanation will appear. Several examples are available on the page at: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv6 You can can easily get to every RIPE Forum discussion from each RIPE Mailing list overview. Just expand the working group and click the RIPE Forum button: https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/ripe-mailing-lists For proposals making their way through the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), you can easily view the changes that were made to each version of the proposal. Just click the document icon in the All Versions section to the right of a proposal. https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04 EMAIL TAGGING We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own mail client depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM], [service] and [training]. SOCIAL MEDIA Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking If you have any questions or comments on the material in this Member Update, please let me know. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] IANA Review Committee 2nd Teleconference - 15 March 2017 at 10:00 AM UTC
by Nick Hyrka 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear colleagues, This is an invitation to participate as observers of the next IANA Review Committee (IANA RC) teleconference to be held on Wednesday March 15th 2017 at 10:00 AM UTC. Webex information below. More Information about the IANA RC can be found at: https://www.nro.net/iana-numbering-services-review-committee/ Regards German Valdez NRO === Draft Agenda 0. Welcome 1. Roll Call 2. Review Open Actions 3. Agreement on Review Committee Scope 4. Internal Operational Procedures 5. IANA Performance Report 5.1 performance matrix presented by RC RIR staff members 5.2 Gap review of performance matrix 5.3 Discussion of metrics and measurement 5.4 Discussion of current IANA measurements 5.4 Gap review of current IANA performance measures 5.5 Contents of IANA performance review document 6. Review process 6.1 Review process internal to the RC 6.2 Process for community feed back for performance review report 6.3 Discussion of operating procedures changes for section 5 updates (if any) 7. Any other community engagement 8. Next Meeting 9. AOB 10. Adjourn 2nd IANA Review Committee Meeting Wednesday, 15 March 2017 10:00 am | UTC | 1 hr 45 mins Join WebEx meeting https://apnic.webex.com/apnic/j.php?MTID=m38f13c81ebf643af63bd961e341e054f Meeting number:578 906 568 Meeting password:ianarc Join by phone: https://apnic.webex.com/apnic/globalcallin.php

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[service] RESOLVED: Intermittent outages affecting some RIPE NCC services - 8 March 2017
by Brian Riddle 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, The problems that led to intermittent outages in some RIPE NCC services earlier today have now been resolved and all services are once again operating as usual. Again, we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Kind regards, Brian Riddle IT Manager RIPE NCC

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[GM] RIPE NCC Executive Board - Call for Nominations
by Axel Pawlik 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There will be an election for three vacant seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 10-12 May 2017, each of which is for a three-year term. The seats are to fill the places currently held by Maria Häll, Christian Kaufmann and Salam Yamout, whose terms expire in May 2017. The document outlining the RIPE NCC Executive Board functions and expectations is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/ripe-ncc-executive-board-func… All those considering standing for election to the board are advised to read this information. Nominations A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the support of at least five members. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to nominate a candidate or support a nomination. Nominations and support submissions should include the following information: Your full name Your email address Your organisation Your LIR RegID Name of the candidate you wish to nominate/support Email address of the candidate Reason for nominating/supporting the candidate Nominations and support submissions must be submitted by Wednesday, 19 April 2017 following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. To make a nomination or support a candidate, you can fill out the nomination form available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017/agm-nominati… Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. Voting RIPE NCC members will vote to fill three seats on the Executive Board at the upcoming GM. If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, there are two options that enable you to vote in the Executive Board elections: 1. Electronic Voting Registration to vote electronically at the GM will open on 8 March 2017. All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts will be sent invitations by email to register to vote electronically. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register to do so by 10 May 2017 at 16:00 (local time UTC+2). Please ensure you are listed as a user for your organisation in the LIR Portal to ensure you receive the invitation to register. 2. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us using the details on the form by 26 April 2017. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy voting form is online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017/ripe-ncc-gen… Information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017 Register for the GM via the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2017 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 8 March - Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 8 March - Open registration for GM 8 March - Open voting registration 29 March - Publish all GM documents, including RIPE NCC Annual Report and Financial Report 2016 19 April - Close nominations for Executive Board elections 26 April - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 26 April - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 26 April - Deadline to publish final GM agenda 10 May - Close registration for electronic voting 10 May - GM begins with main meeting 12 May - GM closes with announcement of voting results Excerpts from the Articles of Association 8.2 The Executive Board of the Association shall consist of at least three and at most seven natural persons. They shall be members of the Board in a personal capacity and do not have to be Members of the Association. Employees of the Association cannot be appointed members of the Executive Board. 9.1 The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board shall need the written support of at least five Members and shall be submitted no later than three weeks before the General Meeting. If the number of nominees exceeds the number of vacancies, the General Meeting shall elect Executive Board members in accordance with Article 18.4.

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