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RIPE NCC Network Maintenance 1700 UTC (1900 CEST) Thurday 5 April 2007
by Mark Guz 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

[apologies for duplicates] Dear Colleagues, On Thursday 05/04/2007, between 17:00 and 19:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out planned maintenance work on our core network infrastructure. RIPE NCC services will be temporarily unavailable during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. This work is due to the deployment of a new section of dark fibre between two of our PoPs If you have any questions about this, please send an e-mail to: ops(a)ripe.net Regards Mark Guz Senior Engineer Operations Department RIPE NCC http://www.ripe.net

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Reminder: RIPE NCC Call for Nominations for Executive Board Seats - May 2007
by Axel Pawlik 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, The terms for the following RIPE NCC Executive Board members will expire at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) in May 2007: * Janos Zsako * Nigel Titley Voting for the appointment of a RIPE NCC Executive Board member will take place at the GM. The vacant seats are both for three-year terms. In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, 18 April 2007. More details about the Executive Board elections are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/board-election-announcement.ht… The final shortlist of confirmed candidates will be available after Wednesday, 18 April 2007 at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/elections/candidates-confirmed… If you have any questions about the GM, please e-mail us at agm(a)ripe.net Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2007: Annual Report Available This Week
by Axel Pawlik 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, The Executive Board of the RIPE NCC Association invites you to the General Meeting (GM) of the RIPE NCC membership. WHERE Sokos Hotel Viru Viru Valjak 4 10111 Tallinn Estonia Telephone: +372 680 9300 Fax: +372 680 9236 WHEN Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:15 - 18:30 EEST (UTC +3 hours) REGISTRATION Registration for the RIPE NCC GM is now open at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.h… RIPE NCC members can now register for this meeting. If you have already registered for the RIPE 54 Meeting, you will have to register separately to attend the GM. RIPE NCC members can, however, attend the GM without registering for the RIPE 54 Meeting. VOTING AND RESOLUTIONS When you arrive at the GM, you will receive a meeting folder that contains your membership status, voting slips and details of your voting rights. Candidate members may attend the meeting but are not allowed to vote according to article 16.3 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Members who cannot attend the GM but who want to vote can do this by means of proxy voting as per article 16.4. To nominate a proxy voter, follow instructions at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/proxy.html The meeting can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to articles 15.3 and 15.4 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association that you can find at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html RIPE NCC REPORTS The RIPE NCC reporting for the GM will happen during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 from 16:00 - 17:00 EEST (UTC +3 hours). The RIPE NCC reports will not be repeated in the General Meeting. RIPE NCC ANNUAL REPORT The RIPE NCC 2006 Annual Report (including the Financial Report) will be available online this week. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIPE NCC CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD SEATS - MAY 2007 In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. You can find more details at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/board-election-announcement.ht… --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information about the GM, please go to: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/ The RIPE NCC Membership discussion list members-discuss(a)ripe.net facilitates RIPE NCC members' input to, and feedback on, RIPE NCC General Meetings. More information is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/lists.html If you have any questions about the GM, please e-mail us at agm(a)ripe.net. Regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC closed on 6 and 9 April 2007
by Saskia van Gorp 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

Dear Colleagues, Our offices are closed on Friday 6 April (Good Friday) and Monday 9 April (Easter Monday) 2007. The offices close on all Dutch public holidays listed at: http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/public-holidays.html Regards, Saskia van Gorp Front Office Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE 54: Register Now
by RIPE Meeting 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Dear Colleagues, RIPE 54 will be held 7 - 11 May 2007, at the Sokos Hotel Viru in Tallinn, Estonia. MEETING PLAN ============ The RIPE 54 Meeting Plan is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/meeting-plan.html DRAFT AGENDA: =============== The *draft* Plenary Agenda is online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/agendas/index.html RIPE 54 DINNER ============= Information about the RIPE 54 Dinner is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/dinner.html REGISTRATION ============ To register for RIPE 54, please see: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/40 MEETING FEE =========== The meeting fee is EUR 400. This covers the full RIPE Meeting week. You receive a EUR 50 discount if your payment is received before 12:00 CET on Friday, 4 May 2007. DAY TICKETS =========== Day tickets are also available and cost EUR 125 per day. FREE TICKETS =========== If you are a *new* Local Internet Registry (LIR), you receive *two* free RIPE Meeting tickets as part of your membership. You can find out more about how to use your RIPE Meeting tickets at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/new-lir.html TRAVEL VISA FOR ESTONIA ======================= We advise you to check whether you need visa to enter Estonia: http://www.mfa.ee/eng/kat_132/915.html If you do require a visa to enter the Estonia, please request one a soon as possible as it can take up to 30 days to complete the visa process. For more information, please contact: meeting(a)ripe.net MORE INFORMATION =================== For more information about RIPE 54, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/index.html If you have any questions, please contact: <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Sandra Gijzen RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Call for Nominations for Executive Board Seats - May 2007
by Axel Pawlik 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, The terms for the following RIPE NCC Executive Board members will expire at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) in May 2007: * Janos Zsako * Nigel Titley Voting for the appointment of a RIPE NCC Executive Board member will take place at the GM. The vacant seats are both for three-year terms. In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, 18 April 2007. More details about the Executive Board elections is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/board-election-announcement.ht… Nominations The final shortlist of confirmed candidates will be available after Wednesday, 18 April 2007 at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/elections/candidates-confirmed… If you have any questions regarding the GM, please e-mail us at: agm(a)ripe.net Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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Registration Open: RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2007
by Axel Pawlik 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, The Executive Board of the RIPE NCC Association invites you to the General Meeting (GM) of the RIPE NCC membership. WHERE Sokos Hotel Viru Viru Valjak 4 10111 Tallinn Estonia Telephone: +372 680 9300 Fax: +372 680 9236 WHEN Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:15 - 18:30 EEST (UTC +3 hours) Registration for the RIPE NCC GM opens today. RIPE NCC members can now register for this meeting. If you have already registered for the RIPE 54 Meeting, you will have to register separately to attend the GM. RIPE NCC members can, however, attend the GM without registering for the RIPE 54 Meeting. VOTING AND RESOLUTIONS: When you arrive at the GM, you will receive a meeting folder that contains your membership status, voting slips and details of your voting rights. Candidate members may attend the meeting but are not allowed to vote according to article 16.3 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Members who cannot attend the GM but who want to vote can do this by means of proxy voting as per article 16.4. To nominate a proxy voter, follow instructions at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/proxy.html The meeting can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to articles 15.3 and 15.4 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association that you can find at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html RIPE NCC REPORTS: The RIPE NCC reporting for the GM will happen during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 from 16:00 - 17:00 EEST (UTC +3 hours). The RIPE NCC reports will not be repeated in the General Meeting. RIPE NCC ANNUAL REPORT: The RIPE NCC 2006 Annual Report (including the Financial Report) will be available during the week commencing 2 April 2007. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIPE NCC CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD SEATS - MAY 2007: In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. You can find more details at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/board-election-announcement.ht… --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates 28 March 2007: GM registration opens 11 April 2007: Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 18 April 2007: Nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board deadline 25 April 2007: GM Registration encouraged by this date 9 May 2007: RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2007 For more information about the GM, please go to: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/ The RIPE NCC Membership discussion list members-discuss(a)ripe.net facilitates RIPE NCC members' input to, and feedback on, RIPE NCC General Meetings. More information is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/lists.html If you have any questions about the GM, send an e-mail to agm(a)ripe.net. Regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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IPv6 Deployment Panel at ICANN Meeting, Lisbon
by Axel Pawlik 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, An IPv6 deployment panel discussion was held at the ICANN meeting in Lisbon on Sunday 25 March between 13:00 and 15:00 (UTC+1). The session focused on IPv6 deployment in the root DNS and ISP environments as well as the policy support needed for this. The panel consisted of Gert Doering from SpaceNet AG, who discussed the ISPs' view of IPv6 deployment, Joao Damas from Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) who discussed IPv6 deployment in the DNS and Alex Le Heux from the RIPE NCC who gave the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) perspective. The agenda, webcast and presentations can be found on the meeting website at: http://www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon/ Remote participation was possible through the ICANN public participation site, which allowed registered users to ask questions and comment in chatrooms and forums. The site can be found at: http://public.icann.org/ The site can be reached through IPv6 as well as IPv4. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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MENOG 1: Agenda Now Online - 3-5 April, Bahrain
by Paul Rendek 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Dear Colleagues, The MENOG draft agenda has been updated and now includes an extensive list of presentations, panel sessions and tutorials. The current agenda is available at: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/meeting_plan.html The Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG), hosted by 2Connect,takes place on 3-5 April 2007 at the Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel in Bahrain. MENOG 1 is the first meeting of its kind in your region. Based on the highly successful 'NOGs' that take place in other parts of the world, MENOG will enable network engineers and key players in the Middle East's Internet industry to share their knowledge and experiences and identify areas for regional cooperation. ============================================================ The meeting is free and open to anyone with an interest in operating the Internet. You are encouraged to forward this e-mail to your colleagues and associates. ============================================================ SPEAKERS -------- Slots are reserved on the agenda for speakers from the region to present their ideas and to discuss topics of local interest. If you, or your colleagues, would like to present at the meeting, please e-mail: contact(a)ripe.net. For more information, please see: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/ Regards, Paul Rendek On behalf of MENOG 1 Organisation

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RIRs voluntarily restrict IPv4 IANA requests to two /8s
by Axel Pawlik 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, The Number Resource Organization (NRO) has announced today that the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) have reached an agreement to voluntarily limit the size of IPv4 allocations they request from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). In future, requests submitted to the IANA under the current global policy for IPv4 allocations from IANA to RIRs will be voluntarily limited to a maximum of two /8 blocks per request. The current global policy can be found at: http://www.aso.icann.org/docs/aso-001-2.pdf This adjustment to the RIRs' standard practice will facilitate the tracking of the IANA's IPv4 consumption rate and allow more active management of the remaining IPv4 address pool. The change will not affect the overall rate of IPv4 consumption as measured by allocations from the RIRs to network infrastructure operators. It will also not affect any of the RIPE NCC's regional policies currently in place. About the NRO -------------------- Formed by the RIRs to formalise their co-operative efforts, the NRO exists to protect the unallocated number resource pool, to promote and protect the bottom-up policy development process, and to act as a focal point for Internet community input into the RIR system. More information about the NRO can be found at: www.nro.net Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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