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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting Today - Registration and Check-In
by Axel Pawlik 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place today at 18:00 UTC+2 in the main room of the Marriott Hotel in Bucharest. If you have registered to attend in person, please come to the GM Registration Desk before 16:00 local time to pick up your meeting materials and the badge you will need to gain entry to the meeting. Electronic voting registration will remain open until 16:00 UTC+2 if you wish to vote electronically. To register, you should log in to the LIR Portal with RIPE NCC Access and set your GM preferences for attendance and voting: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-nov-2015 The GM will be webcast for remote participants at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/webstre… A chat facility will be available from the same page for those who would like to join the discussions. If you want to use your own client to connect, please use the following settings: IRC connection to irc.ripe.net, port 6667 Channel: #gm Password: gmnov2015 All those who registered for electronic voting will receive an email today at approximately 17:00 UTC+2 with a link to the voting software. A reminder will also be sent tomorrow, 19 November. Voting will become active at agenda point 8 and will remain open until 09:00 UTC+2 on Friday, 20 November. All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: Issue 30
by Fergal Cunningham 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Member Update is now available (PDF): https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update/member-update-pdfs/issue-30… This edition contains articles about: - The RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2015, including how to register your votes and the resolutions to be voted on - Policy Implementation at the RIPE NCC: The Case of Inter-RIR Transfers - IANA Stewardship and ICANN Accountability Update - Improving the RIPE Database Interface - K-root Expansion - The NRO NC Election - RIPE NCC Member Lunches - A Guide to Next Week's RIPE 71 Meeting for Members - Much more... If you have any feedback on the content in this member update, please let me know. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] Have You Registered for the General Meeting Yet? One Week To Go
by Axel Pawlik 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place one week from today on 18 November. All members are asked to participate by registering their votes and attendance options through the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-nov-2015 The registration process takes less than a minute to complete, and we ask that you exercise your participation and voting rights in this important meeting for the RIPE NCC and the membership. Members voting remotely should register to do so before the deadline on 16:00 UTC+2 on 18 November. Agenda and Resolutions ----------------------- The agenda for the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/agenda-… There will be a discussion of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2016. This document lays out our plans for 2016 and the cost of those plans, so your input in the discussions can help shape the direction of the RIPE NCC in the coming year. The PDF is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/draft-r… There are also two resolutions that the members will vote on at the GM. The first asks members to decide on what will happen to the RIPE NCC's 2015 budget surplus - it will be either returned to the RIPE NCC reserves or redistributed to the members as a rebate in 2016. A detailed explanation of this is available in my previous mail on the matter: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2015-October/000988.ht… The second resolution asks members to approve the updated RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure. The document outlining the changes and the justification for those changes is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/updated… The GM will also have updates from the RIPE NCC management and the Executive Board. The meeting will be broadcast live for all members from the remote participation page at 18:00 UTC+2 next Wednesday. We rely on our members to give us guidance and make important decisions related to the work of the RIPE NCC, so I look forward to seeing a strong showing of involvement from the members at next week's meeting. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 5 Oct – Open registration for General Meeting 5 Oct – Open voting registration 21 Oct – Publish all GM documents, including Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2016 4 Nov – Deadline for proxy vote nominations 4 Nov – Deadline to publish final GM agenda 18 Nov – Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC+2) 18 Nov – GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC+2) 20 Nov – GM closes with vote results announcement (10:45 UTC+2)

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[news] Final Version of the Internet Number Community - IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Charter
by Nick Hyrka 06 Nov '15

06 Nov '15

This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL VERSION OF THE INTERNET NUMBER COMMUNITY – IANA NUMBERING SERVICES REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARTER Background On 15 January 2015, the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team submitted the Internet Number Community Proposal to the request for proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG). One of the key elements of the Internet Number Community Proposal, described in section III.A.4, is the establishment of a Review Committee to ensure that the service level defined in the proposed SLA for the IANA Numbering Services is maintained by the IANA Numbering Services Operator. Further description of the Review of IANA Numbering Services is provided in Article 8 of the draft SLA. On 23 June 2015, the NRO EC invited all interested parties to review and comment on the draft Internet Number Community Review Committee Charter. This draft is available at: https://www.nro.net/review-committee-charter-v1 The Final Internet Number Community – IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Charter As a result of the public consultation of the draft Internet Number Community Review Committee Charter, the final Internet Community – IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Charter has been produced and is available at: https://www.nro.net/review-committee-charter-final For the sake of clarity, you can find a tracked changes version of the first draft against the final version at: https://www.nro.net/review-committee-charter-redline Additionally, a document with the comments received during the consultation period and the responses is available at: https://www.nro.net/review-committee-comments Next Steps The RIRs thank the community for its thoughtful comments. Each RIR community may now appoint their representatives to the IANA Numbering Services Review Committee in accordance with the Charter.

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[news] Updated Third Draft Service Level Agreement for the IANA Numbering Services (SLAv3) and Call for ICANN to Publicly Comment on SLAv3
by Nick Hyrka 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED THIRD DRAFT SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT FOR THE IANA NUMBERING SERVICES (SLAv3) AND CALL FOR ICANN TO PUBLICLY COMMENT ON SLAv3. Background On 15 January 2015, the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team submitted the Internet Number Community Proposal to the request for proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG). One of the key elements of the Internet Number Community proposal is to replace the current NTIA IANA agreement with a new contract, a Service Level Agreement (SLA), between the IANA Numbering Services Operator and the five RIRs. A first draft of the SLA was published on 1 May 2015 and opened for public comments until 14 June 2015. The first draft of the SLA is available at: https://www.nro.net/sla-v1 A second draft of the SLA was published on 6 August 2015 and opened for public comments until 31 August 2015. The second draft of the SLA is available at: https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/Numbers-SLA-2.0.pdf Third Draft SLA As a result of the public consultation of the second draft of the SLA, a third draft of the SLA has been produced and is available at: https://www.nro.net/sla For the sake of clarity, you can find a track changes version of SLAv3 against the second draft at: https://www.nro.net/sla-track-changes Additionally, a document with the comments received during the consultation period and the legal team responses is available at: https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/Draft-SLA_v2-comments_27Oct15.pdf In accordance with comments received from ICANN on 28 August 2015 during the public comment period for the second draft of the SLA, the RIRs now call for ICANN to provide its comments on SLAv3 in a public and transparent manner either through comments on the global IANA XFER mailing list (ianaxfer(a)nro.net) and/or open meetings between the RIRs and ICANN with capability for community members to observe. We invite ICANN and its legal team to provide any such comments by 30 November 2015 at 23:59 UTC in order to stay in line with the current timelines for successful and timely transition of the IANA Numbering Services. Subscription to the <ianaxfer(a)nro.net> mailing list is open and available at: About the Third Draft SLA The draft SLA has been developed by a team consisting of individuals from different RIRs. It responds to the principles included in the Internet Number Community proposal and is based on the already existing provisions of the NTIA IANA agreement. The content of SLAv3 is the result of consideration of public comments received during the public comment period on the second draft SLA as well as informational meetings with ICANN staff regarding the operational provisions of the SLA. It remains written in such a way that it can be signed as part of the implementation of the IANA transition when this occurs or before, without pre-judging the outcome of the ICG coordinated proposal. The SLA includes legally important provisions, such as those that regulate the five RIRs acting together and being responsible collectively before ICANN. It includes background and definitions. The SLA also includes explanatory footnotes that reference the source of each article according to the Internet Number Community proposal principles or the NTIA IANA agreement. Next Steps The RIRs thank the community for its thoughtful comments and now publish this SLAv3 in the interest of transparency and keeping the community apprised of progress being made on the SLA. We are now in the negotiation phase with ICANN as IANA Numbering Services Operator which we intend to be an open process. During this final period wherein the RIRs invite ICANN to publicly comment and confer with the RIRs on SLAv3, our goal is to arrive at an SLA draft that is mutually acceptable to the RIRs and ICANN, is consistent with the SLA principles found within the Internet Number Community proposal, and is in a form that is ready for signature. After 30 November, 2015, the RIRs intend to publish the final mutually acceptable draft SLA as one of the key elements for implementation of the Internet Numbers Community proposal and transition of the IANA Numbering Services.

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[news] Introducing the RIPE NCC's New Look
by Serge Radovcic 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

Dear colleagues, Today the RIPE NCC is unveiling a fresh new look across its website and printed materials, at the heart of which is a new logo. As the RIPE NCC has evolved over time, it became apparent that our old logo, which had not changed much for 20 years, no longer represented everything that the RIPE NCC is and all that we do. During this time, our visual identity was diluted and became scattered as we developed new services, tools and departments that each had their own look and feel. Finally, the old logo was difficult to work with and use across various printed and online media. For these reasons, we decided it was time to update our look with a new design that is modern, easy to work with, and represents our core values, the community we represent, and the services we offer. The new logo was rolled out across the www.ripe.net website earlier this morning and we invite you to take a look. The three hexagons reflect our function as a registry, the services we offer and our coordination role, with the community at the intersection. Also reflected are our core values of transparency, engagement and inclusiveness. If you’re interested in learning more about the background, design process and everything the logo represents, you can read about it in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/miguel_bastos/the-ripe-nccs-new-look The logos for all of our services and departments, from the RIPE Database to RIPE Atlas to Training Services, are now a variation of the main logo in order to strengthen our visual identity and make it clear that all of these offerings are provided by one organisation. There is also a new “RIPE NCC Member” logo that you may wish to download for your own use, available here: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/press-centre/ripe-ncc-logos-2015 We hope you’ll be just as excited about our new look as we are. Kind regards, Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] ICANN 54: Addressing the Accountability Question
by Athina Fragkouli 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC has published a report on the recent ICANN 54 meeting, focusing on events relating to ICANN accountability and the IANA stewardship transition. You can find this report here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/industry-developments/icann-54-addre… Kind regards, Athina Fragkouli Legal Counsel RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - October Update
by Marco Schmidt 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

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: NEW: 2015-05, “Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria” Proposals Accepted: 2015-03, “Assessment Criteria for IPv6 Initial Allocation Size” Proposals Awaiting Input: 2014-03, “Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments” 2015-04, “RIPE Resource Transfer Policies” Proposal Overviews: NEW PROPOSAL: 2015-05, “Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria” OVERVIEW: Aims to allow LIRs to request an additional /22 IPv4 allocation from the RIPE NCC every 18 months. This would only be possible if the LIR has not transferred any IPv4 address space before. STATUS: Discussion Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 18 November 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-05 ===== The following proposal has been accepted since the last update. PROPOSAL: 2015-03, “Assessment Criteria for IPv6 Initial Allocation Size” OVERVIEW: Introduces new criteria for the evaluation of large IPv6 allocation requests. These new criteria are hierarchical and geographical structure and segmentation for security and planned longevity. The current requirements, number of users and extent of infrastructure, are retained. STATUS: Accepted IMPLEMENTATION: Implemented on 7 October 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-03 ===== The following proposals are awaiting input before they can go any further in the PDP. PROPOSAL: 2014-03, “Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments” OVERVIEW: Aims to ease the requirements when requesting an Autonomous System (AS) Number. To this end, the following actions are proposed: - Remove the need for evaluation - Limit the number of AS Numbers per organisation to 1,000 - Require that 16-bit AS Numbers are multihomed after nine months RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes the point that it will be the End User that decides if the need for an AS Number is technically reasonable. STATUS: Review Phase - awaiting new proposal version WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2014-03 PROPOSAL: 2015-04, “RIPE Resource Transfer Policies” OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of holdership. STATUS: Discussion Phase - awaiting impact analysis* FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04 *The goal of the impact analysis is to provide supporting information to facilitate discussions about the proposal and to outline the proposal’s possible impact if it were to be accepted. ===== The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals on www.ripe.net: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… During the upcoming RIPE Meeting, the Address Policy Working Group will hold two sessions where ongoing and possible future policy proposals will be discussed. If you can not attend the RIPE Meeting in person, we invite you to join remotely. A live webcast and IRC chat facility will be available for remote participation. The two sessions will begin on 18 November at 7:00 and 9:00 (UTC). The remote participation will be available at: https://ripe71.ripe.net/ We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] Redistribution of RIPE NCC Surplus to Members
by Axel Pawlik 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, At the General Meeting (GM) on 18 November 2015, the RIPE NCC membership will vote on whether or not to redistribute the expected financial surplus for 2015 via a rebate to members. This follows the membership’s approval of an updated Standard Service Agreement (SSA) in November 2014 that allows members to decide annually on the allocation of the RIPE NCC surplus or deficit. The November 2015 GM is the first time the members will be asked to vote on this redistribution, so I would like to outline how this process will work. A renewed tax ruling with the Dutch tax authorities meant that the RIPE NCC would have to pay corporate income tax of about 25% on any surplus it made annually from 2015 onwards. However, the authorities agreed that the surplus could be reduced to zero by paying an amount equal to the surplus to members as a rebate if they choose to do so. In 2015, the RIPE NCC surplus is expected to be approximately EUR 4.2 million, The exact figure will not be known until after the annual external audit has taken place. If the General Meeting rejects the resolution to redistribute the surplus to members, approximately EUR 1 million (assuming a EUR 4.2 million surplus) would be paid in corporate income tax and the rest of the surplus would be added to the RIPE NCC Clearing House (reserves). If members approve the resolution to redistribute the surplus, the following process would take place: - The final exact amount to be rebated will be determined at the end of December 2015 to approximate the surplus as closely as possible - All those who are members by 31 December 2015 will be entitled to the rebate according to the formula (set out below) - The amount to be rebated to each member will be based on the annual fee paid for all LIR accounts they hold – this includes annual service fees and Provider Independent (PI) resource assignment fees but does not include sign-up fees - Members that joined the RIPE NCC after the first quarter of 2015 will receive a pro rata rebate that corresponds to the service fee paid - The rebate will be included on the 2016 invoices – all members will therefore receive an invoice that shows the service fee for 2016 (EUR 1,400), any PI assignment fees they might have and the rebate marked as a discount on the invoice - Members that close before 31 December 2015 will not receive a rebate - Members that merge before 31 December 2015 will receive only one rebate - The formula that will be used to decide each member’s individual rebate is: Annual fee paid by member / Total annual fee paid by all members X Total rebate amount = Individual member rebate In an example where the surplus is EUR 4.2 million and where a member holds one LIR account and has no PI assignments, the formula would apply as follows: 1,600 / 20,500,000 X 4,200,000 = EUR 327.80 According to the formula, each EUR 50 PI assignment paid as part of the annual fee would result in a rebate of approximately EUR 10.24. For a member with 100 PI assignments, the formula would apply as follows: 1,600 + 5,000 / 20,500,000 X 4,200,000 = EUR 1,352.20 The membership will decide on the surplus redistribution at the upcoming GM. I ask all members to register to vote - electronic voting is provided so that all members can participate even if they will not attend the GM in person. You can register to vote via the GM Preferences section in the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-nov-2015 All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-626 RIPE NCC Clearing House Procedure: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-625

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RIPE 71 Programme Now Online
by Gergana Petrova 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, RIPE 71 takes place at the JW Marriott Grand Hotel in Bucharest from 16-20 November 2015. Register for your place via this link: https://ripe71.ripe.net/register ------------------------ Check out the Programme! ------------------------ RIPE 71 Plenary agenda: https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/plenary Monday morning tutorials: https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/tutorials BoFs: https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/bof ------- Socials ------- To help you get the most out of the meeting and make use of all networking opportunities, we are organising several social events in the evenings: https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/social-events/ ------------ Social Media ------------ To stay up-to-date with all RIPE Meeting updates, follow us on Twitter: @ripemeeting, #RIPE71 Or join the Facebook RIPE Meetings page: https://www.facebook.com/ripemeetings See you in Bucharest! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova Conference Coordinator RIPE Network Coordination Centre Singel 258, 1016 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 20 535 4444 www.ripe.net

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