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[GM] Reminder: General Meeting May 2025 Takes Place Tomorrow
by Karla Liddle-White 13 May '25

13 May '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, This is a reminder that the General Meeting takes place tomorrow, Wednesday, 14 May 2025 at 16:00 (UTC+1). REGISTER There’s still time to register to attend and vote at the General Meeting. You have until 14:00 (UTC+1) on 14 May 2025. It takes a couple of minutes to register in the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Everyone who registers will receive a link to the Meetecho platform to join the meeting remotely and a link to the livestream. Onsite attendees can attend the meeting in the Main Room from 16:00 local time (UTC+1) on Wednesday. ONSITE ATTENDEES - COLLECT YOUR STICKER If you are onsite at RIPE 90, you will need to collect your General Meeting sticker from the GM Help Desk which is next to the Registration Desk. Without a sticker you will not be able to enter the Main Room for the General Meeting. The GM Help Desk is open from 09:00 - 17:00 today and tomorrow from 09:00-16:00 local time. VOTING All voting 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 14 May. One email will include a link to the platform and Voting Code 1 (which is pre-filled) and the other will include Voting Code 2 that you will need to log in to vote. RESOLUTIONS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION There will be nine resolutions to vote on and an Executive Board election to fill two seats. The agenda with resolutions and Executive Board election information is available at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/ 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 Trust Portal Launched
by Eleonora Petridou 08 May '25

08 May '25

Dear colleagues, We have launched a new Trust Portal to provide greater transparency into our operations and to help members and stakeholders better understand how we manage our security, compliance, and governance: https://trust.ripe.net/ The portal provides a comprehensive overview of how we protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our services. It includes key policies and processes covering information security, data protection, vulnerability management, and incident response. It also highlights our compliance with frameworks like SOC 2 for RPKI services, our progress toward ISO 27001 certification, and adherence to GDPR and other relevant EU regulations. For law enforcement and other competent authorities, the Trust Portal also provides guidance on how to request information from the RIPE NCC, and links to other useful supporting information. We invite you to explore the Trust Portal, and welcome any feedback as we continue improving our transparency. Email security(a)ripe.net if you would like to know more. Kind regards, Eleonora Petridou Chief Information Security Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: April 2025
by Boris Duval 29 Apr '25

29 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The April 2025 Member Update is now available on our website at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update-april-2025/ You can also read the update below. 1. Registry – LIR Stats – RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report (Q2 2025) Published 2. Information Services – Removing all MD5 Hashed Passwords Not Used for Authentication in the Past Year – SEE 13 presentation: Hosted or Delegated RPKI? – RIPE Labs Podcast: How the Internet Routed Around Damage in the Baltic Sea – Got Feedback on RIPE NCC Tools and Services? Let’s Talk at RIPE 90 3. Community and Engagement – RIPE 90 – RIPE Policy Development Update -- RIPE NCC Days Chișinău – Draft “RIR Governance Document” to Update ICP-2 Published – RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Discontinued – Why Effective Digital Governance Begins with Understanding the Internet Itself – SEE 13: Advancing Internet Technologies in South East Europe – New on RIPE Labs – RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars 4. Organisational Update – General Meeting – Meet the RIPE NCC Executive Board Candidates – Draft Charging Scheme 2026 Published – Draft Report of the Charging Scheme Task Force Published – Annual Report 2024 and Financial Report 2024 Published – Minutes of the 183rd Executive Board Meeting Published – RIPE NCC Report: Law Enforcement Authority Requests 2024 – Online Partial Payment Option Introduced for RIPE NCC Members – Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs Visits the RIPE NCC – Office Hours May and June 2025 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIR accounts: 21,028 (-1) Number of members: 20,083 (+33) LIRs with IPv6: 15,790 (+12) IPv4 addresses transferred in March: 1,414,912 (+857,088) LIRs on IPv4 Waiting List: 994 Days that first LIR in queue has been waiting: 561 % of IPv4 address space covered by ROAs: 72% % of IPv6 address space covered by ROAs: 41% ARCs completed in March: 230 – RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report (Q2 2025) Published Our latest Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report (Q2 2025) is now available. These reports provide data on how RIPE NCC members, End Users and legacy resource holders are affected by sanctions, while respecting their confidentiality and privacy. https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-842/ 2. Information Services – Removing all MD5 Hashed Passwords Not Used for Authentication in the Past Year In Q2 2025, the RIPE NCC plans to remove all MD5 hashed passwords that have not been used for authentication in the past year, to reduce the risk of having so many MD5 hashes in the database in case of a data breach. https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/db-wg@ripe.net/thread/4QNPE24MIDFRSG… – SEE 13 presentation: Hosted or Delegated RPKI? Tim Bruijnzeels presented on using “hosted” or “delegated” RPKI and when one option may be more appropriate than the other. https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/see-13-presentations/view/ – RIPE Labs Podcast: How the Internet Routed Around Damage in the Baltic Sea When two Baltic Sea cables broke last November, we used RIPE Atlas to assess the impact. In this new RIPE Labs podcast episode, Emile Aben shares what his analysis uncovered and how the Internet stayed resilient. https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/emile-aben-how-the-internet-routed… – Got Feedback on RIPE NCC Tools and Services? Let’s Talk at RIPE 90 As we gear up for RIPE 90, we want to hear from you! If you have thoughts or suggestions about RIPE NCC tools and services, our team will be onsite and happy to chat. You can find someone from the RIPEstat team during all breaks. For questions about RIS, RIPEstat, RIPE Atlas, Whois, DNS, RPKI or the LIR Portal, please visit the Info Desk. 3. Community and Engagement – RIPE 90 Registration is open for RIPE 90, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal from 12-16 May. You can buy a ticket to attend in person or attend online for free. https://ripe90.ripe.net/attend/register/ – RIPE Policy Development Update RIPE Policy Proposal 2024-02, "IPv6 Initial Allocations /28” will advance to the Review Phase. The RIPE NCC is preparing the Impact Analysis. https://www.ripe.net/community/policies/proposals/2024-02/ -- RIPE NCC Days Chișinău The next RIPE NCC Days will be held on 18-19 June 2025 in Chișinău, Moldova. If you live in the area, it’s a great opportunity to share knowledge and experiences, and learn more about how they can receive support from the RIPE NCC. You can register at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-days/ripe-ncc-days… – Draft “RIR Governance Document” to Update ICP-2 Published The NRO NC has published a draft version of a document that aims to update ICP-2: Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries. We now invite your input on this draft. Please make sure to share your feedback by Tuesday, 27 May 2025 on RIPE Mailing list. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/consultation-on-draft-rir-governance-doc… If you want to learn more about the document, join our dedicated RIPE NCC Open House on 29 April 2025 at 09:00-10:00 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/open-house/updating-icp-2/ – RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Discontinued For budgetary reasons, the RIPE NCC Executive Board decided to discontinue the Community Projects Fund at its 183rd meeting on 20-21 March. We would like to thank everyone who has worked with us on the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund, particularly volunteers from the RIPE community who served on the Selection Committee, and our funding recipients for their efforts to make the Internet better for all. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/ripe-ncc-community-projects-fund-discont… – Why Effective Digital Governance Begins with Understanding the Internet Itself Hisham Ibrahim looks at differentiating Internet coordination, Internet governance and digital governance, and why it matters. https://labs.ripe.net/author/hisham_ibrahim/why-effective-digital-governanc… – SEE 13: Advancing Internet Technologies in South East Europe Qasim Lome reports on developments in routing security and IPv6 uptake in South East Europe (SEE) in the context of the SEE 13 meeting. https://labs.ripe.net/author/qasim-lone/see-13-advancing-internet-technolog… – New on RIPE Labs This month, KIRA, a zero-touch control plane connectivity solution for mastering increasing complexity, and an article on the Router Lab course which aims to teach students how to set up their own Autonomous System on real hardware using real Internet resources. https://labs.ripe.net/ – RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars In May and early June, we have planned: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 - RIPE Database Training Course (Tashkent) <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/2-ripe-database-training-course/347> Thu, 1 May 2025 - IPv6 Security Training Course (Tashkent) <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/6-ipv6-security-training-course/348> Fri, 2 May 2025 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Tashkent) <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/34-bgp-routing-security-training-course…> Tue, 6 May 2025 - Deploying RPKI Webinar <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/23-deploying-rpki-webinar/364> Wed, 7 May 2025 - Using RIPE Atlas Webinar <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/17-using-ripe-atlas-webinar/365> Mon, 26 May 2025 - RIPE Database Training Course (Paris) <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/2-ripe-database-training-course/352> Tue, 27 May 2025 - IPv6 Security Training Course (Paris) <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/6-ipv6-security-training-course/353> Wed, 28 May 2025 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Paris) <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/34-bgp-routing-security-training-course…> Wed, 4 June 2025 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Reykjavík) <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/34-bgp-routing-security-training-course…> Thu, 5 - Fri, 6 June 2025 - Advanced IPv6 Training Course (Reykjavík) <https://learning.ripe.net/w/courses/5-advanced-ipv6-training-course/356> You can register for these courses and webinars at: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ Interested in becoming a Local Host for RIPE NCC Training Courses?: https://labs.ripe.net/author/olivia-ruimwijk/local-hosts-for-ripe-ncc-train… 4. Organisational Update – General Meeting The spring RIPE NCC General Meeting will take place in Lisbon from 14-16 May 2025. Register for the meeting and exercise your voting rights as a member. https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active At the upcoming GM, members can vote on: - The Executive Board Election to fill two seats - Proposed amendments to the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure - Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024 - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2026 All supporting documents are available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/documentation-and-arch… – Meet the RIPE NCC Executive Board Candidates There will be three candidates standing for election to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/executive-board-electi… Members are invited to attend an online session to meet the candidates on Wednesday 7 May 2025, from 13:00 - 14:30 UTC. You can register for the session using the link below. https://meeting-registration.ripe.net/meeting-pub/registration?0&meetingId=… – Draft Charging Scheme 2026 Published For 2026, we are submitting a draft charging scheme with no changes compared to 2025. Read the original announcement from our Chief Financial Officer: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ncc-announce@ripe.net/thread/GLAPJW5… – Draft Report of the Charging Scheme Task Force Published The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force has published a draft report outlining proposed principles for a new charging model. Members are invited to review the draft and share feedback via the Members Discuss list or at the General Meeting on 14 May. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/draft-report-of-the-charging-scheme-task… – Annual Report 2024 and Financial Report 2024 Published We have published the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2024, which documents the activities of the RIPE NCC throughout the year, as well as the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024, which documents the financial activities of the RIPE NCC for the same period. These reports are part of the Supporting Documents for the General Meeting. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/annual-report-2024-and-financial-report-… – Minutes of the 183rd Executive Board Meeting Published The minutes of the 183rd Executive Board meeting have been published, along with a summary of the main items from the meeting. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2025/183rd-executive-… – RIPE NCC Report: Law Enforcement Authority Requests 2024 Our 2024 report on Law Enforcement Authority Requests is now available. The report details the nature and number of requests we received from Law Enforcement Agencies in 2024 and how we responded. https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-839/ – Online Partial Payment Option Introduced for RIPE NCC Members We’ve introduced a partial payment option via our online system to support members, especially those in distressed regions like Ukraine, who face challenges paying larger euro amounts. https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ncc-announce@ripe.net/thread/HTA2S2A… – Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs Visits the RIPE NCC On 11 April 2025, representatives from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs paid a working visit to the RIPE NCC Office in Amsterdam to learn more about the organisation’s role and operations. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/dutch-ministry-of-economic-affairs-visit… – Office Hours May and June 2025 Our Amsterdam office will be closed on Monday, 5 May for Liberation Day, Thursday, 29 May for Ascension Day, and on Monday, 9 June for Whit Monday. We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Boris Duval Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] Meet the RIPE NCC Executive Board Candidates Open House: 7 May 2025
by Karla Liddle-White 28 Apr '25

28 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC will hold an online session for members to meet the RIPE NCC Executive Board election candidates on Wednesday, 7 May 2025. The session is taking place online from 15:00 - 16:30 UTC+2. *Meet the Executive Board Candidates* This is an opportunity for Board candidates in the upcoming election to introduce themselves to the membership and explain why they are standing for election. It is also an opportunity for members to ask the candidates questions. Register for the Open House at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/open-house/meet-the-executive-board-candidate… The nominations period has now ended and the list of confirmed candidates can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/executive-board-electi… We will use the online meeting platform Meetecho. All those who register will receive a link to the Meetecho platform by email on the day of the Open House. The session will also be recorded. *Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting* The election for two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board will take place at the upcoming GM from 14 - 16 May. All members are encouraged to register to attend and cast their votes for the candidates they think will best represent their interests on the Board. You can register directly for the GM from the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active All information on the GM is available from: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/ We look forward to seeing you at the Open House. Kind regards, Karla Liddle-White GM Organisation Team RIPE NCC

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[news] Draft Report of the Charging Scheme Task Force
by Fergal Cunningham 22 Apr '25

22 Apr '25

The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force has published its draft report containing the principles that it proposes should guide a new charging scheme model for the RIPE NCC. The draft report is available at: https://www.ripe.net/documents/4012/Draft_Report_of_the_RIPE_NCC_Charging_S… The task force now asks that members review the draft report and provide their feedback via the Members Discuss mailing list ( members-discuss(a)ripe.net). A representative from the task force will also present at the upcoming General Meeting on 14 May, where members can provide their feedback. The task force will consider all input and then work to produce a final report and set of principles after the General Meeting. The task force has met regularly since August 2024 to discuss a wide range of issues relating to how the RIPE NCC charges its members. All the work of the task force, including the minutes of its meetings, is available from: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/member-and-community-consultations/cha… Finally, you can register to participate in the RIPE NCC General Meeting at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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[GM] Reminder: Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board
by Boris Duval 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, This is a reminder that there is a call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. Nominations will be accepted until Wednesday, 23 April 2025 at 23:59 (UTC). The election will fill the seats currently held by Ondřej Filip and Remco van Mook, whose terms expire in May 2025. The list of nominees is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/executive-board-electi… -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to nominate or support a candidate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To nominate a person, you must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact. You can nominate a candidate by filling out the nomination form at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/nominate-a-candidate/ A person requires nominations from at least five RIPE NCC members, among other legal criteria, to become a candidate. This follows the requirements outlined in article 9.1 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The outlined requirements can be found at the end of this email. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a candidate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to become a candidate, you will need to be nominated by a RIPE NCC Member who is also a registered LIR contact in the LIR Portal. You can nominate yourself if you are a member or be nominated by someone else. You do not need to be a RIPE NCC member yourself to become a Board member. More information about how to become a candidate can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/how-to-become-a-candidate/ All those considering standing for election to the Board are advised to read the RIPE NCC Executive Board functions and expectations, which can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/ripe-ncc-executive-board-func… ----------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Board Election Code of Conduct ------------------------------------------------------------------ All candidates must abide by the Executive Board Election Code of Conduct, which you can find at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/eb-election/coc/ The Code of Conduct applies to Executive Board candidates from the moment a nominee becomes a candidate until the deadline to raise any objections against the draft minutes of the General Meeting. The Code of Conduct Team will evaluate reports of violations of the CoC and if a violation has occurred. You can find information about the team and report violations at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/eb-election/coc-team/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Registering for the GM ------------------------------------------------------------------ To attend and vote in the GM, register at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active For more information about the GM, including the draft agenda and supporting documents, visit: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/ If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, GM Organisation Team

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[news] Online Partial Payment Option Introduced for RIPE NCC Members
by Simon-Jan Haytink 15 Apr '25

15 Apr '25

** *Dear members,* * We are happy to let you know that we have been able to implement partial payments for all members via our online payment system. We researched and implemented this option after Ukrainian members informed us of difficulties making payments in larger euro amounts - we hope this helps to address these issues. As there is administrative and cost overhead in handling more payments, we ask that members who have the ability to pay their invoices at once please do so. However, those who need this payment option are more than welcome to use it in coming years. Please note that if you do choose to make a partial payment, the minimum amount is EUR 400. At the moment the outstanding amount is lower than EUR 400, you will only be able to pay the full outstanding amount. The introduction of this option does not affect our current billing schedule and closing procedure. The closing policy will begin to apply to all invoices that are not fully paid within 30 days of the invoice date. Reminders to pay will be sent for all invoices that are not fully paid, even if partial payments have been made. As over 98% of all 2025 invoices have already been paid, we realise this option comes too late to be applicable for most of you this year. However, those yet to pay, especially those who have difficulties in making payments or who have been granted a payment extension due to being in an area in distress, should feel free to use the partial payments option. Kind regards, Simon Jan Haytink Chief Financial Officer RIPE NCC *

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[GM] Draft Agenda and Supporting Documents for RIPE NCC General Meeting
by Fergal Cunningham 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The draft agenda and the supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2025 have been published. The documents are available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/documentation-and-arch… The supporting documents are: - Proposed amendments to the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure - RIPE NCC Annual Report 2024 - RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024 - Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2026 The draft agenda with resolutions to be voted on is now available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/agenda/ The agenda will become final two weeks before the General Meeting (30 April 2025). Until this time, members can propose resolutions, which will need the support of 395 members if they are to be added to the agenda. Members can propose and support agenda topics and resolutions using the member proposal form: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/member-proposals/ The Board notes that GM-relevant questions or comments can be emailed to agm(a)ripe.net before the GM to help ensure an efficient meeting. An election will be held at this GM to fill two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline to nominate a candidate is Wednesday, 23 April. You can see the current list of nominees and candidates, and find out how to nominate or become a candidate, at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/executive-board-electi… Onsite and online participation is available to all members. Registration can be completed quickly and easily in the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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[news] 183rd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 183rd meeting in March 2025. The minutes from these meetings are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2025/183rd-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 meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ------------------------------- Main Items ------------------------------- - I presented my latest update to the Board which included activities in Q1 2025 and an update on the RIPE NCC legal entity in Dubai. - Fergal Cunningham, Head of Membership Engagement, gave a brief overview of the plans for the RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031. - Athina Fragkouli, Chief Legal Officer, and Eleonora Petridou, Chief Information Security Officer, facilitated a discussion on strategic risks identified by Board member Remco van Mook relating to the structure and funding of the RIPE NCC. - There was discussion of the recommendations from board governance training. - There was a discussion of the selection of the Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team for the May GM. - The RIPE NCC’s Chief Financial Officer, Simon-Jan Haytink, gave the financial update from February 2025. Simon-Jan also noted that the auditors had approved the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024. - Ondřej Filip gave an overview of how work is progressing with the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force. - Simon-Jan shared a proposal to retain the current charging scheme. - The Annual Report 2024 was approved for publication by the Board. - Athina put forward amendments to the Arbitration Procedure as suggested by the arbitration panel. - The RIPE NCC’s Chief Community Officer, Hisham Ibrahim, gave a presentation on the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund (CPF) and gave an update on work to review the initiative. - Athina gave a presentation on progress with updates to the ICP-2 document, “Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries ------------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ------------------------------- Resolution EB#183-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#179, EB#180, EB#181 and EB#182. Resolution EB#183-R-02: The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the audited RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for its adoption. Resolution EB#183-R-03 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2026 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for members to vote on. Resolution EB#183-R-04: The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2024 and the publication of the document. Resolution EB#183-R-05 The RIPE NCC Executive Board adopts the proposed amendments to the document “RIPE Database Acceptable Use Policy” as amended. Resolution EB#183-R-06 The RIPE NCC Executive Board adopts the proposed amendments to the documents “RIPE Fellowship Terms and Conditions” and “RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative Terms and Conditions” as amended. Resolution EB#183-R-07 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the proposed amendments to the document “RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure” and instructs the Managing Director to prepare the relevant resolution(s) for the adoption of the proposed amendments by the next General Meeting. Resolution EB#183-R-08 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the draft agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in May 2025 as amended. Resolution EB#183-R-09 The RIPE NCC Executive Board, taking into account Resolution EB#176-R-04 to suspend the activity “RIPE NCC Community Project Fund” for 2025, resolves to cease the activity “RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund” permanently. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2026
by Simon-Jan Haytink 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, For 2026, we are submitting a draft charging scheme with no changes compared to 2025. The draft document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/documentation-and-arch… Last year, we submitted a 2025 charging scheme with a significant increase to the membership fee and to PI charges, and new charges were introduced for ASNs. We indicated that the charging scheme would be sufficient for 2025 and for 2026, so we do not need to increase fees for 2026. This creates short-term stability, which in turn gives time for the Executive Board-initiated member-driven Charging Scheme Task Force to execute their work on recommending principles for a new charging scheme model. The intended result is to build a new charging model based on consensus and with input from the membership that will come into effect in 2027. We also believe that if we propose changes for the 2026 charging scheme, this could negatively impact the work the task force is carrying out. The task force is working to address issues with the current model, so having debate around proposed changes for 2026 rather than on the draft report submitted by the task force could be counterproductive. All work from the task force, including the minutes of each meeting, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/member-and-community-consultations/cha… Finally, following the increases to fees for PI and the newly-introduced fees for ASNs this year, we have heard feedback from many holders of these resources that this required extra administration on their part. Making unnecessary changes in these areas could cause a burden for the part of our membership holding PI and ASN resources. The Charging Scheme 2026 will arrive at the exact same amount of income of EUR 41.1M for the RIPE NCC in 2026. This is sufficient to cover all current services and activities, a 4% staff costs increase and a 1.5% inflation increase on all non-staff costs. This is under the assumption that the cost budget will remain unchanged from 2025 to 2026, meaning that this high-level calculation does not incorporate any efficiency or cost-saving efforts. The result would be a cost budget equal to the 2026 income budget of EUR 41.1 M. In the 2025 income budget, we used 20,000 LIR accounts (equal to the number of members) to calculate total LIR fee income, and we will do the same for 2026. This is expected to provide some space as at the time of writing we have 21,029 active LIR accounts. We are working under the assumption that we will not have a solution for our members in (as defined by our banks) Ultra High Risk Countries. If we would be in a position to collect these funds, this would mean a considerable extra inflow of membership funds. If the result of that would be an operational surplus over 2026, this surplus as every year would be part of the redistribution vote. If you have any questions or comments about the draft charging scheme, please bring them to the members-discuss mailing list where our Executive Board members will also be following discussions. Kind regards, Simon-Jan Haytink Chief Financial Officer RIPE NCC Services and Activities Covered by the Member Fee - A trusted, efficient, accurate and resilient registry that guarantees uniqueness of resources held by members - Neutral information services uninfluenced by commercial or government interests that allow both the RIPE NCC and the community to carry out useful research into the Internet - Engagement activities, including RIPE and regional meetings, that build an active membership and community and that contribute to the overall good of the Internet - A voice and influence for the membership in key decision-making fora, including with governments and regulators - Protection of the Joint Internet Number Registry as developed by the Internet community - Learning and development activities that help to address skills shortages and contribute to an educated membership - Support for the Policy Development Process (PDP) - An authoritative registry of routing information provided by RPKI and the RIPE Database - K-root and DNS services - A dedicated staff with considerable expertise contributing to all of the above

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