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RIPE NCC closed on 25 and 26 December 2006
by Saskia van Gorp 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues, Our offices are closed on Monday 25 December(Christmas Day) and Tuesday 26 December (Boxing Day) 2006. We will reopen Wednesday 27 December 2006. 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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ASO Call for Nominations for ICANN Board Seat
by Axel Pawlik 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The Address Supporting Organisation (ASO) Address Council has called for nominations to the ICANN Board to fill the seat currently held by Raimundo Beca, whose term expires in June 2007. This nomination period will end on 21 February 2007. Nominations may be submitted by anyone by sending e-mail to secretariat(a)aso.icann.org. Nominations must include the following information: - Full name of person being nominated - Contact e-mail address for person being nominated - Contact telephone number (if available) of the person being nominated - Full name of the person making the nomination - Contact e-mail address for the person making the nomination - Contact telephone number of the person making the nomination More information is available at: http://aso.icann.org/ Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2007
by Axel Pawlik 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board has approved the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2007. These documents have been published and are available from the RIPE Document Store. RIPE NCC Activity Plan 2007 http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ap2007.html RIPE NCC Budget 2007 http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/budget2007.html Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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NRO at ITU Telecom World, Hong Kong, China
by Axel Pawlik 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear colleagues, The NRO is taking part in the ITU Telecom World event in Hong Kong, China, from 4-8 December 2006. The 'Internet Pavilion' booth is co-sponsored by the NRO, ICANN, and ISOC and aims to promote a greater understanding of the existing open and transparent bottom-up development processes of the technical Internet community. The Internet Pavilion includes: * Multimedia presentations on Regional Internet Registry (RIR) history, the NRO and IP addressing and routing * NRO fact sheets in six official United Nations languages * Newsletters, articles and other relevant documentation Representatives from all the RIRs, ICANN and ISOC are available at the booth each day for ITU participants and journalists to seek further information. Through this initiative, the Internet Pavilion will facilitate an understanding of why a collaborative and cooperative governance model is essential for the success of the Internet and the development of the Information Society. For more information, please see: http://www.nro.net/governance/itu-exhibition-info.html Regards, Axel Pawlik RIPE NCC Managing Director

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RIPE 53 Meeting Report and Plenary Minutes available
by Paul Rendek 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 53 Meeting Report is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-53/report.html The RIPE 53 Plenary Minutes are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-53/minutes/plenary.html Regards, Paul Rendek Head of Member Services & Communications RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Employment Opportunity: Registration Services Manager
by Paul Rendek 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, We currently have a position open at the RIPE NCC for Registration Services Manager. If you are interested in this position, or know someone who may be interested, please follow the link below and submit your application by the deadline of Thursday, 7 December 2006. http://www.ripe.net/employment/posts/06_1207_001.html Regards, Paul Rendek Head of Member Services and Communications

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New RIPE Documents 395 and 396, on AS Number Requests
by RIPE NCC Webmaster 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of two updated RIPE Documents. ripe-395 - Supporting Notes for the Autonomous System Number Request Form is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnsupport.html ripe-396 - AS Number Request Form is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnrequestform.html We have updated the documents to include 4-byte (32 bit) AS Numbers, which can be requested from 1 January 2007. Best Regards, Laura Cobley Registration Services RIPE NCC

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SPAM filtering at RIPE NCC
by Brian Riddle 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, Today, we implemented measures to combat spam on our mail servers. The measures will apply to both e-mails sent to RIPE NCC mailboxes and the mailing lists hosted on ripe.net. These measures will lead to short delivery delays for some of your e-mails to us and to the mailing lists. Regards, Brian Riddle IT Manager RIPE NCC

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Announcement DNS for LIRs Training Courses
by RIPE NCC Training Services 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Training Services Department invites you to register for one of our upcoming DNS for LIRs Training Courses: Date: Friday 26 January 2007 Time: 09:00-17:00 Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia And Date: Friday 9 March 2007 Time: 09:00-17:00 Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom And Date: Friday 30 March 2007 Time: 09:00-17:00 Location: Lisbon, Portugal The main objective of the DNS for LIRs Training Course is to provide LIRs with information about the different DNS related services the RIPE NCC has available for them. It covers reverse DNS procedures and checks, as well as giving information about DNS Monitoring (DNSMON), K-Root and anycasting. The course also covers DNSSEC and the specific procedures set up by the RIPE NCC to secure the in-addr.arpa zones. Please note that the DNS for LIRs course focuses on DNS services and procedures related to being an LIR. The course does: - NOT teach the basics of DNS - NOT describe how to receive Internet resources from the RIPE NCC - NOT describe fully how to operate a Local Internet Registry (LIR) The course is intended for technical staff of LIRs. It is assumed that all attendees are familiar with common DNS terminology and have a practical knowledge of operating DNS servers. The course is free of charge. We provide lunch and printed training materials. We do not cover any of your travel expenses or accommodation. We give all of our training courses in English. You can find more information about the course at: http://www.ripe.net/training/dns REGISTRATION: ============ To register for this course, please use the LIR Portal or complete the registration via our website on: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at <training(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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Announcement Routing Registry Training Courses
by RIPE NCC Training Services 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Dear Colleagues The RIPE NCC Training Services Department invites you to register for one of our upcoming Routing Registry Training Courses: Date: Friday 3 November 2006 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands AND Date: Tuesday 6 February 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Tel Aviv, Israel AND Date: Friday 23 February 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Vienna, Austria AND Date: Thursday 8 March 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom ND Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Prague, Czech Republic The main objective of the "Routing Registry Training Course" is to familiarise the LIRs with the features of the Routing Registry, while introducing the relevant tools and services of the RIPE NCC. The course also offers practical exercises. OVERVIEW OF TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE: - Routing Registry as a part of the RIPE Whois Database and the Internet Routing Registry (IRR) - Specifying routing policies using (RPSL) Routing Policy Specification Language and the RtConfig tool - IRRToolSet - Routing Information Service (RIS) - Routing Registry Consistency Check Project Please note that this is an advanced course. It will: - NOT teach the basics of routing - NOT teach the basics of RIPE Database operations - NOT describe how to receive Internet resources from the RIPE NCC - NOT describe how to operate a Local Internet Registry (LIR) The target audience of the course are technical staff of LIRs: e.g. network operators, engineers etc. This course is not intended for administrative or management staff (e.g. Hostmasters) . It is assumed that all attendees will be familiar with Border Gateway Protocol routing and with the RIPE Database (i.e. creating/modifying objects). This course is based on interactive exercises in a local network set-up. Please bring your laptops equipped with the following: - A working Ethernet card, - Three meters of Ethernet cable, - A secure connection client, - A web browser. Please be prepared to share your laptop (or at least allow another attendee to "look over your shoulder") if necessary. The course is free of charge. We provide lunch and printed training materials. We do not cover any of your travel expenses or accommodation. We give all of our training courses in English. You can find more information about the course at: http://www.ripe.net/training/rr/ How to register: --------------------- You can register up to two people from your LIR for each course. (If there are places left nearer the time of the course, you can register more people). To register for this course, you can either use the LIR Portal at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/training/course-list.html Or the online registration form on our website: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi If you have any questions, send an e-mail to <training(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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