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[news] Reminder: Use Your RIPE NCC Certified Professionals Vouchers by 31 December
by Alvaro Vives 23 Dec '24

23 Dec '24

Dear colleagues, We would like to remind you that as a RIPE NCC member, you receive three exam vouchers a year. You need to claim your voucher and schedule an exam by 31 December and then take the exam before the end of March 2025. We encourage you to make use of this opportunity ahead of the deadline. You can choose any of our exams: - RIPE Database - IPv6 Fundamentals - IPv6 Security - BGP and Routing Security All our exams can be viewed at: https://getcertified.ripe.net/exams/ Extensive study material available in the RIPE NCC Academy, which is open to all and free. You can make an account if you don't already have one. https://academy.ripe.net/ ---------------- Access your vouchers ---------------- 1. Log in to the RIPE NCC Academy using your RIPE NCC Access account linked to your LIR(s). 2. Navigate to your dashboard 3. You will be able to see the LIRs that your RIPE NCC Access account is linked to and claim the vouchers. If you need any help with exams or vouchers, please let us know at exams(a)ripe.net <mailto:exams@ripe.net>. Happy holidays and see you in 2025! Kind regards, Alvaro Vives Learning and Development Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: December 2024
by Kjerstin Burdiek 18 Dec '24

18 Dec '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, For the final Member Update of 2024, we’re getting into the giving spirit. All members can claim their free RIPE NCC Certified Professionals vouchers for exams on IPv6, BGP and Routing Security, and the RIPE Database. But hurry! You need to claim your vouchers and schedule an exam by 31 December and then take the exam before the end of March 2025. Details on how to claim your vouchers are included below. And we're also asking members to do a final check on their accounts before the end of the year. Make sure your billing contact details are correct, and be sure to let us know if you want to close an LIR account or would like to change the status of chargeable resources before they are included in your fees for next year. Again, we ask you to do this by 31 December, and all details are below. Finally, we thank all our members for their support during the year, and we look forward to working together with you in 2025 to shape the future of the Internet. The December 2024 Member Update is also available on our website at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/december-2024-member-update/ 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- RIPE NCC Members: Review Your Information Before the End of the Year 2. Information Services -- Schrödinger’s IPv6 Cat -- Reaching AuthDNS - A RIPE Atlas Analysis by Region -- Navigating Network Measurements - Research, Risks and Reliability -- The NRO RPKI Program - 2024 in Review 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE NCC Certified Professionals Vouchers -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars -- Charging Scheme Task Force Meeting Minutes Published -- Registration Open for SEE 13 -- Call for Presentations for SEE 13 -- Call for Hosts -- Call for Applications for Fellowships -- Call for Applications for RACI -- RIPE NomCom - Volunteers and Selection -- RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2024 Recipients -- EU Regulation Update November 2024 -- RIPE Labs Podcast: Embracing Neurodiversity in the Internet Community 4. Organisational Update -- Analysis on Participation in October 2024 GM -- Holiday Office Hours 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 21,197 (-111) Number of members: 20,108 (-59) LIRs with IPv6: 15,767 (-20) IPv4 addresses transferred in November: 906,368 (-1,105,792) LIRs on IPv4 Waiting List: 1,076 Days that first LIR in queue has been waiting: 534 % of IPv4 address space covered by ROAs: 71% % of IPv6 address space covered by ROAs: 40% ARCs completed in November: 207 -- RIPE NCC Members: Review Your Information Before the End of the Year 1. Billing Ensure your billing information is up to date before we send invoices in early 2025. Please verify your details in the LIR Portal to avoid reminders or closure warnings. Update your information now at: https://my.ripe.net/#/billing 2. Review Independent Resources and ASNs in Your LIR Account The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 introduces changes to fees for independent resources held or sponsored by members. In addition to the service fee covering all IPv4 and IPv6 allocations, there will be a EUR 25 increase to EUR 75 for Internet number resource assignments, such as IPv4 and IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) assignments, and a new annual fee of EUR 50 for each Autonomous System (AS) number. To ensure you will not be charged for resources that you or your end users no longer need, or for resources where the contractual relationship with your customers has changed or ceased, we invite you to review all independent resources currently registered to or sponsored through your LIR account. If you identify any resources that need updating, please submit an update request through the LIR Portal as soon as possible. Members’ independent resources and ASNs will be determined based on data gathered on 31 December 2024. 3. Closure If you are planning to close any LIR accounts, you can avoid getting an invoice for 2025 by submitting a valid request to close your LIR account before the end of the year (no later than 31 December 2024). The request for closure of an LIR account due to making a policy transfer or change in business structure must be made with all the necessary information and documentation, and you must confirm your intent to close the account in the request. Note: - Resources should be transferable at the time of the request. - For transfer requests involving IPv6 allocations, please expect additional evaluation time, as the receiving party may need to justify the need for the allocation. If there is no real need, you might consider excluding the IPv6 resource from the transfer and returning it to the free pool. For closure requests or further assistance, contact <billing(a)ripe.net>. 2. Information Services -- Schrödinger’s IPv6 Cat RIPE NCC Chief Community Officer Hisham Ibrahim talks about the struggle to implement IPv6 and the progress so far in a RIPE Labs article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/hisham_ibrahim/schrodingers-ipv6-cat/ -- Reaching AuthDNS - A RIPE Atlas Analysis by Region The RIPE NCC’s Anand Buddhev has published a RIPE Labs article examining how queries reach AuthDNS from several regions and calls for new hosts to help shorten the journey. Read the article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anandb/reaching-authdns-a-ripe-atlas-analysis-… -- Navigating Network Measurements - Research, Risks and Reliability On RIPE Labs, Tobias Fiebig explains the measurement.network, a RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund-supported project that helps researchers run network measurements without breaking things. Read the article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/tfiebig/navigating-network-measurements-resear… -- The NRO RPKI Program - 2024 in Review NRO RPKI Program Manager Sofía Silva Berenguer has shared an update on what the program has achieved since it launched in January of this year. Read the update on RIPE Labs at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/sofia_silva_berenguer/the-nro-rpki-program-202… 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE NCC Certified Professionals Vouchers RIPE NCC Certified Professionals exam vouchers are valid until 31 December 2024. Details on how to use your vouchers are available at: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ncc-announce@ripe.net/thread/J4FZ5PW… -- Charging Scheme Task Force Meeting Minutes Published The minutes from the fifth meeting of the Charging Scheme Task Force are now available. Members are invited to comment on the minutes by emailing the Task Force or posting on the Members Discuss mailing list at: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/members-discuss@ripe.net/thread/5NX2… -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars In January, we have planned: Tues, 14 Jan 2025 - Introduction to IPv6 Webinar Thurs, 16 Jan 2025 - IPv6 in the RIPE Database Webinar Mon, 20 Jan 2025 - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Kuwait) Tues, 21 Jan - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 - Advanced IPv6 Training Course (Kuwait) Tues, 28 Jan 2025 - IPv6 Associated Protocols Security Webinar Wed, 29 Jan 2025 - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Ankara) Thurs, 30 Jan - Fri, 31 Jan 2025 - Advanced IPv6 Training Course (Ankara) You can register for these courses and webinars at: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ -- Registration Open for SEE 13 SEE 13 will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria on 7-8 April 2025. The meeting is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge. Register at: http://ripe.net/s/see-13-register -- Call for Presentations for SEE 13 The Programme Committee for SEE 13 is now accepting presentation proposals. Submit your proposal by 30 January at: http://ripe.net/s/see-13-cfp The Programme Committee is interested in proposals on the following topics: - IPv6 deployment - Network, DNS and IXP operations - Routing and RPKI - Internet governance and regulatory practices - Data centre technologies You can also propose presentations on other topics relevant to the Internet, especially in the SEE region. -- Call for Hosts The RIPE NCC Days in Chișinău, Moldova will take place on 18-19 June 2025. If you are interested in hosting this event, please email <regional(a)ripe.net> by 20 December 2024. More information about hosting is available at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-days/call-for-host/ MENOG 25 will take place during the week of 23-27 November 2025. If you are interested in hosting this event, please email <regional(a)ripe.net> by 30 January 2025. More information about hosting is available at: https://www.menog.org/sponsors/host-requirements/ -- Call for Applications for Fellowships Apply for a Fellowship for SEE 13 by 10 January at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-fellowship/ Apply for a Fellowship for RIPE 90 by 16 February at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/ripe-meeting-fellowship/ -- Call for Applications for RACI Apply for SEE 13 by 10 January and for RIPE 90 by 16 January at: https://www.ripe.net/community/community-initiatives/raci/ -- RIPE NomCom - Volunteers and Selection The members of the 2025 RIPE NomCom have been selected. You can read about the members and the selection process at: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ripe-list@ripe.net/thread/J6VIPGX2PU… -- RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2024 Recipients The RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Selection Committee has selected the projects that will receive funding this year. You can read about the chosen projects at: https://www.ripe.net/community/community-initiatives/cpf/previous-funding-r… -- EU Regulation Update November 2024 In the latest in a series of EU regulation updates on RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Romain Bosc writes about the new EU executive leadership team, the European Commission’s new targeted consultation on Internet governance, the publication of the Cyber Resilience Act and more. Read the update at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/romain-bosc/new-commission-executive-leadershi… -- RIPE Labs Podcast: Embracing Neurodiversity in the Internet Community In the latest episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, Rob Lister talks about how and why the technical community can and should embrace neurodiversity. You can tune in at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/rob-lister-embracing-neurodiversit… 4. Organisational Update -- Analysis on Participation in October 2024 GM Following the GM in October 2024, we looked into the voting data and shared our analysis in a RIPE Labs article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ilke-ilhan/analysing-turnout-at-the-october-20… -- Holiday Office Hours Our Amsterdam office will be closed on Wednesday, 25 December 2024, Thursday, 26 December 2024 and Wednesday, 1 January 2025. We’ll be back next month with more news. In the meantime, we wish you a happy new year! Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Three weeks to use your RIPE NCC Certified Professionals vouchers
by Alvaro Vives 11 Dec '24

11 Dec '24

Dear colleagues, It's nearly the end of the year, and that means you have three weeks to make use of your RIPE NCC Certified Professionals exam vouchers. Your exam vouchers are valid until 31 December 2024. You can choose to get certified in four areas: - RIPE Database - IPv6 Fundamentals - IPv6 Security - BGP and Routing Security All our exams can be viewed at: https://getcertified.ripe.net/exams/ If you need to brush up on any topics, please take the time to go through the extensive study material available in the RIPE NCC Academy. The Academy is open to all and free, you simply need to make an account if you don't already have one. https://academy.ripe.net/ ---------------- Access your vouchers ---------------- 1. Log in to the RIPE NCC Academy using your RIPE NCC Access account linked to your LIR(s). 2. Navigate to your dashboard 3. You will be able to see the LIRs that your RIPE NCC Access account is linked to and claim the vouchers. If you need any help with exams or vouchers, please let us know at exams(a)ripe.net <mailto:exams@ripe.net>. Kind regards, Alvaro Vives Learning and Development Manager RIPE NCC P.S. If you share your new RIPE NCC Certified Professionals badge on social media and tag the RIPE NCC, Santa Claus might just bring some of you a hoodie or t-shirt for Christmas!

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: November 2024
by Kjerstin Burdiek 28 Nov '24

28 Nov '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The November 2024 Member Update is now available on our website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update/member-update-november-202… This month’s update includes important reminders to check your billing information and submit any LIR closure requests before the end of the year, as we’ll be preparing invoices soon. We also remind you that the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 introduces changes to fees for independent resources held or sponsored by members, so please review all independent resources currently registered to or sponsored through your LIR account and update them if needed. Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] The RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2024
by Hans Petter Holen 01 Nov '24

01 Nov '24

Dear all, The RIPE NCC General Meeting took place from 30 October - 1 November 2024. A total of 1,226 votes were cast. The resolution result is as follows: Resolution 1 “The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution/deficit paid in the financial year 2024 in the following way: - In case there is an excess contribution, this will be redistributed to the membership in 2025 according to the RIPE NCC Clearing House procedure. - In case of a deficit, this will be covered by the RIPE NCC reserves.” The resolution was approved. A full voting report is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/october-2024/voting-report/ You can also view the archives from the General Meeting, including the video archive and presentations, at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/october-2024/ My appreciation to all members who voted and contributed to the discussions at the General Meeting. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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[GM] Reminder: General Meeting October 2024 Takes Place Tomorrow
by Karla Liddle-White 29 Oct '24

29 Oct '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, This is a reminder that the October 2024 General Meeting will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, 30 October, at 16:00 (UTC+1). You can still register to attend and vote at the General Meeting until 14:00 (UTC+1) on 30 October. Register for the General Meeting in the LIR Portal: my.ripe.net You can view the agenda at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/october-2024/agenda/ There will be one resolution to vote on regarding the redistribution of the 2024 surplus/deficit to the membership in 2025. All registered attendees will receive a link to the online meeting platform Meetecho where you can ask questions and chat to fellow attendees. Voting on resolutions is done electronically through the voting platform Assembly Voting. All registered and eligible voters will receive two emails from Assembly Voting at approximately 15:30 (UTC+1) on Wednesday 30 October. One email will include a link to the platform and the other will include your registration code you will need to login to vote. Onsite participants will need to check in and collect their GM sticker from the GM Help Desk to be able to enter the room for the General Meeting. The GM Help Desk is open from 09:00-18:00 today and tomorrow. If you have any questions about the GM, please contact agm(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Karla Liddle-White General Meeting Organisation Team RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: October 2024
by Kjerstin Burdiek 24 Oct '24

24 Oct '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The October 2024 Member Update is now available on our website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update-october-2024/ First off, an important note on billing - please check that your billing contact details are correct in the LIR Portal. We’ll be preparing invoices soon, so we want to make sure you can receive yours in good order and avoid issues when January comes. And the big news is that next week, we have RIPE 89 and the RIPE NCC General Meeting. We hope you’ll join us online if you can’t make it to Prague in person. If you haven’t registered yet for RIPE 89, you can still do so at: https://ripe89.ripe.net/attend/register/ And members who want to register for the GM can do so at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/october-2024/register/ Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] General Meeting October 2024 - Agenda Finalised
by Karla Liddle-White 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2024 has now been finalised. You can view the agenda at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/october-2024/agenda/ The Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2025 will also be discussed during the meeting. The document is available for review at: https://www.ripe.net/media/documents/Draft_RIPE_NCC_Activity_Plan_and_Budge… Additionally, there will be one resolution to vote on regarding the redistribution of the 2024 surplus/deficit to the membership in 2025. Next week, we will send personalised reminders to members who have not yet registered. If you haven’t already done so, we encourage you to register for the meeting at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/october-2024/register/ Kind regards, Karla Liddle-White General Meeting Organisation Team RIPE NCC

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[news] 177th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 177th meeting from 18 - 20 September 2024. The minutes are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2024/177th-executive-… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. ------------------------------- Main Items ------------------------------- - I presented the Draft Activity Plan and Budget for 2025, outlining costs, key strategic areas and a request for additional budget in Information Security and Technology as an investment in the organisation's future stability. - Each main section of the Draft Activity Plan and Budget (Registry, Information Services, Community and Engagement, and Organisational Sustainability) was presented by the relevant owner who shared the current status, risks and plans for 2025. Chief Information Security Officer Eleonora Petridou also presented the Information Security, Risk & Compliance section. - Chief Community Officer, Hisham Ibrahim, provided a Q3 2024 update on Community and Engagement, including a successful summer school campaign, community engagement efforts, translated YouTube training materials, along with a joint RIPE-RIPE NCC presentation to encourage participation. - Chief Technology Officer, Felipe Victolla Silveira, provided a status update where he covered the modernisation of RIPE Atlas infrastructure and the reduction of data centre costs and issues that have been experienced related to that. - Chief Financial Officer, Simon-Jan Haytink, provided a financial status update and presented budget proposals for 2025. - Chief Legal Officer, Athina Fragkouli, gave a presentation on the work to update “Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries” (ICP-2). She outlined the plan and said that the ASO AC (NRO NC) is carrying out work to review the ICP-2 document. - Athina also presented the amendments made to the closure procedure and the legacy services legal framework, as well as amendments to the transfer procedure and revised transfer requirements for Ukraine. - RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne provided an update on RIPE community developments, including planning for RIPE 89. She gave an update on RIPE Working Groups, strengthening relationships with LEAs and Europol, and RIPE outreach activities. - Jan Žorž was appointed by the Executive Board Chair to lead the RIPE Nominations Committee as it worked to appoint the next RIPE Chair. The Board fully supported this appointment and expressed its good wishes to Jan. Other topics: - GM Agenda - Staff Pulse Check survey - Executive Board Travel Policy Update - Charging Scheme Task Force - Aligning RIPE NCC's Strategic Objectives with Funding - Harnessing Community Power - AFRINIC - Meeting with the Works Council - Board Remuneration ------------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ------------------------------- Resolution EB#177-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#176. Resolution EB#177-R-02 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2025 as amended. Resolution EB#177-R-03 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the draft agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October 2024 as amended. Resolution EB#177-R-04 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document “Closure of Members, Deregistration of Internet Resources and Legacy Internet Resources” as well as to the RIPE NCC legal documents “RIPE NCC Services for Legacy Internet Resources of RIPE NCC Members Terms and Conditions” and “RIPE NCC Services for Legacy Internet Resources Agreement (Legacy Agreement)”. Resolution EB#177-R-05 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document “Transfer of Internet Number Resources and Change of a Member’s Official Legal Name”. Resolution EB#177-R-06 The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to lift the restriction imposed by the resolution EB#163-R-02, according to which all transfer requests from Ukraine would be only permitted if accompanied by notarised supporting documents. As a result, notarisation of documents will only be required in accordance with the RIPE NCC procedural document “Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data”. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Phishing Email Alert for RIPE NCC Members
by Eleonora Petridou 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, We have received multiple reports of a phishing email targeting RIPE NCC members and impersonating the RIPE NCC compliance team. The email has the following subject: “RIPE NCC Audit - Resource Discrepancies Detected”. The email contains a false message stating that the LIR account has been “selected for an audit” and urges the recipient to download a file in order to review their resources within 48 hours. This email does not originate from the RIPE NCC and contains a malicious attachment. Please do not click on or download the attachment and further please do not reply to or engage with the sender in any way. How to identify official communications from the RIPE NCC: - Emails from the RIPE NCC are sent from the official domain (@ripe.net). - Important member communications are shared on the RIPE NCC Announce and/or Members-Discuss mailing lists. - Important communications are shared as news items on the website (www.ripe.net). You can review your resources directly in the LIR Portal using your RIPE NCC Access account. Our most recent official communication concerning reviewing member resources is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/review-independent-resources-to-prepare-… If you have any doubts about the legitimacy of an email from the RIPE NCC, or have security-related questions, please contact us at security(a)ripe.net. For any other questions concerning your resources, please contact ncc(a)ripe.net. Regards, Eleonora Petridou Chief Information Security Officer RIPE NCC

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