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[GM] Executive Board Nominations Deadline Approaching, and GM Resolutions
by Axel Pawlik 18 Apr '18

18 Apr '18

Dear RIPE NCC member, You have one week to make a nomination to the RIPE NCC Executive Board or support one of the existing candidates. The deadline for submitting nominations or expressions of support is *25 April 2018*. The election will take place at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) from 16-18 May 2018. The election will be to fill two seats on the Executive Board. There are currently five nominees, four of whom are confirmed candidates. Nominees need five expressions of support to become confirmed candidates for the election. Further information is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/executive-bo… The agenda for the GM is published at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/agenda There are nine resolutions to be voted on at the GM: - Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2017 - Discharge of the Executive Board - Approval of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2019 - Appointment and Dismissal of Arbiters to/from the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel Please participate in the GM and make your voice heard by voting in the election and on the resolutions. All the information, including details on how to register for remote participation and voting, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018 If you have any questions about the GM, please reply to this email. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: April 2018
by Fergal Cunningham 16 Apr '18

16 Apr '18

RIPE NCC Member Update: April 2018 - LIR Statistics - RIPE NCC Annual Report and Financial Report 2017 - RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2019 - RIPE NCC Executive Board Election - RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) - RIPE 76, Marseille - Upcoming RIPE Meetings - ENOG 15, Moscow - SEE 7, Timisoara - RIPE NCC Hackathon: Tools for Network Operators - RIPE Atlas Measurement Tagging - Historical Whois - Looking Glass 2.0 - Does the Internet Route Around Damage? - IETF 101 Liveblog - IPv6 in Lebanon - RIPE Labs Community Articles - RIPE NCC Training Services - RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - RIPE NCC Service Descriptions and Statuses - PDP Overview - Positions Available at the RIPE NCC - RSS News Feeds - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 18,661 (+339) LIRs with IPv6: 13,274 (+168) IPv4 addresses transferred in March: 512 (-103,680) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true RIPE NCC ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL REPORT 2017 Our Annual Report is now online: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-702 This RIPE Labs article explains how we took the Annual Report in a new direction this year: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/agowland/a_ripe_ncc_report_like_youve_never_s… The Financial Report 2017 is also online at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/supporting-d… RIPE NCC CHARGING SCHEME 2019 Members will vote on the charging scheme for next year at the General Meeting in May. The proposed scheme maintains the current fee levels This and all supporting documents are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/supporting-d… RIPE NCC EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION At the GM, there will be an election to fill two seats on the Executive Board. There are currently four nominees and three confirmed candidates. You can nominate or support a candidate until 25 April. The call for nominations with all the details is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/call-for-nom… RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING (GM) Registration is open to all members for the GM, taking place from 16-18 May 2018. All details, including a list of current candidates for the Board election and registration links, are available from the GM webpages: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/ RIPE 76, MARSEILLE - Registration is open: https://ripe76.ripe.net/register/ - The RIPE Networking App is available to schedule meetings between App users before, during and after RIPE 76: https://ripe76.ripe.net/on-site/ripe-networking-app/ - The RIPE NCC Training course on Measurements and Tools takes place on the Sunday before the meeting (13 May): https://ripe76.ripe.net/on-site/parallel-events/mat-training/ - New: On-Site Childcare: https://ripe76.ripe.net/on-site/on-site-childcare/ UPCOMING RIPE MEETINGS - RIPE 77: Amsterdam, 15-19 October 2018 - RIPE 78: Reykjavík, 20-24 May 2019 - RIPE 79: The Call for Hosts is out! Are you interested in hosting a RIPE Meeting in your city? Please apply by the 30 of April 2018: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/call-for-host/ ENOG 15, MOSCOW Moscow, 4-5 June 2018 - Registration is open: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/register/ - The Call for Presentations (deadline 6 May) is online: http://www.enog.org/enog-15/cfp/ - Apply for an ENOG fellowship by 20 April 2018: https://www.enog.org/about/fellowship/ - RIPE NCC Training Courses after ENOG 15: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/parallel-events/ SEE 7, TIMISOARA Timisoara, 18-19 June 2018 - Registration is open: http://www.ripe.net/see-7/register - The Call for Presentations (deadline 30 April) is online: https://www.ripe.net/see-7/call-for-presentations - RIPE NCC Training Courses after SEE 7: https://www.ripe.net/see-7/ripe-ncc-training-courses RIPE NCC HACKATHON: TOOLS FOR NETWORK OPERATORS The seventh RIPE NCC hackathon will take place on Saturday and Sunday, 23-24 June 2018 in Dublin, co-hosted by iNOG (Irish Network Operators Group), which is having its 16th meeting on Thursday, 21st June. The topic this time is: tools for network operators. Find out more in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/join-network-operators-tools-hackathon RIPE ATLAS MEASUREMENT TAGGING Measurements can now be tagged, detagged, tagged as they're created, or tagged later on. Tags can then be utilised to search, download, or stop sets of measurements en masse with ease. Read the article from Chris Amin on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chris_amin/ripe-atlas-measurement-tagging HISTORICAL WHOIS Last week the Historical Whois widget was officially released and with it the feature to visually navigate through RIPE Database objects and see historical changes for objects where permitted. Read about it on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/cteusche/historical-whois Try it: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/historical-whois#w.resource=2001%3A67c%3A2e8%3… Data call documentation: https://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api#HistoricalWhois LOOKING GLASS 2.0 The time has arrived and all RIS route collectors have been successfully transitioned to ExaBGP. You can see the benefits in the Looking Glass, now unifying 19 locations and more than 170 full-table peers: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/looking-glass#w.resource=2001%3A67c%3A2e8%3A%3… DOES THE INTERNET ROUTE AROUND DAMAGE? Emile Aben took the DE-CIX Frankfurt outage on 9 April as an opportunity to look at Internet robustness: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/does-the-internet-route-around-dama… IETF 101 LIVEBLOG Our staff attended the IETF 101 meeting in London last month, and we liveblogged the whole event to give you an overview of all the important discussions that took place: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/ietf-101-liveblog IPv6 IN LEBANON Chafic Chaya explains how we support IPv6 deployment with many different stakeholders in Lebanon: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chafic_chaya/creating-the-demand-for-ipv6-in-… RIPE LABS COMMUNITY ARTICLES Rene Bakker talks about the adoption of DNSSEC and return on investment: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/rene_bakker/bang-for-the-buck-the-adoption-of… Richard Patterson explains how Sky UK connected 5 million users to IPv6: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/richard_patterson/connecting-5-million-users-… Torbjorn Eklov looks at how they use persistent DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation for Gavlenet's customers: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/teklov/static-dhcpv6-prefix-delegation RIPE NCC TRAINING SERVICES This video shows all the online and face-to-face learning options that RIPE NCC Training Services has to offer: https://www.ripe.net/support/training In the coming month, we'll be delivering training courses in Luxembourg, Russia, Iran, Kuwait, Cyprus, Albania and France. There are also webinars you can take remotely on IPv6 in the RIPE Database, IPv6 Addressing and the New LIRs webinar. All the dates and registration links are available at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RIPE NCC EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING The RIPE NCCC Executive Board held its 116th meeting on 23 March 2018. The draft minutes from that meeting are available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2018/minutes-116th-ex… RIPE NCC SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND STATUSES A full list of the RIPE NCC's services is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/list-of-ripe-ncc-services And you can stay up to date with the current status of our services at: https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements Or if you prefer to use the RSS feed, the link is: https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements/service-announcements/cu… PDP OVERVIEW An overview of all current RIPE Policy Proposals, their status in the Policy Development Process and any key decisions or milestones are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT THE RIPE NCC We are hiring a Technical Trainer and a User Interface Engineer. If you know someone who might be interested in coming to work with us in Amsterdam, please send them this link: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/working-at-the-ripe-ncc RSS NEWS FEEDS News feeds allow you to see when we add new content on a particular subject in a section of the website that you're interested in. You can get the latest headlines as soon as we publish them. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/feeds EMAIL TAGGING We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own mail client depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM], [service] and [training]. SOCIAL MEDIA Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking You can find all the previous Member Updates containing an overview of what the RIPE NCC is doing at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update If you have any questions or comments on the material in the Member Update, please let me know. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] RIPE NCC Annual Report 2017 and Proposed RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2019
by Axel Pawlik 11 Apr '18

11 Apr '18

Dear RIPE NCC members, The following important documents are now online: - RIPE NCC Annual Report 2017 - RIPE NCC Financial Report 2017 - RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2019 All three are supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place from 16-18 May 2018. Members will vote to approve the Financial Report and the Charging Scheme at the GM. The full list of supporting documents is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/supporting-d… If you have any feedback, please email <agm(a)ripe.net>. We ask all RIPE NCC members to register for the GM so they can vote on these documents, as well as in the Executive Board elections that will take place at the GM. Full remote participation is possible for those who cannot attend the meeting in Marseille. We previously announced that publication of these documents would take place on 4 April. We apologise for the delay. All information on the GM, including the draft agenda and how to register to participate remotely, is included on the GM homepage: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/ Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] 116th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes and Minutes
by Axel Pawlik 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 116th meeting on 23 March 2018. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2018/minutes-116th-ex… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the working of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes: - The Board approved the publication of the Draft RIPE NCC Annual Report. - The Board approved the publication of the Draft RIPE NCC Financial Report 2017. - The Board approved the Terms and Conditions for RIPE Meeting Registrations. - The Board approved amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document "Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data". - The Board approved amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document "Independent Internet Number Resources - Contractual Relationship Changes Between Sponsoring LIR and End User". - The Board approved amendments to the Meeting Networking Tool Application Terms and Conditions. - The Board approved amendments to the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service Terms and Conditions. - The Board approved the agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in May 2018. - The Board approved the Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2019 with identical fees to 2018 and asked RIPE NCC Management to prepare the document for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in May 2018. - The Board approved an additional allocation of a maximum of 250k EUR for the addition of a single high capacity K-root instance. We will add links to the updated procedural documents and terms and conditions to the minutes once they have been published. Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2018
by Fergal Cunningham 15 Mar '18

15 Mar '18

RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2018 - LIR Statistics - RIPE NCC::Educa - Routing Security - RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) - RIPE NCC Executive Board Election - Volunteers for RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel - Upcoming RIPE NCC Member Lunches - BGP Looking Glass 2.0 - Historical Whois - Visibility of Non-Originating ASNs - RIPE Atlas Daily Archives - RIPE NCC Hackathons - RIPE 76, Marseille - RIPE Networking App 2.0 - SEE 7 CfP Deadline Approaching - ENOG 15, Moscow - IPv6 Addressing Plan for IoT Networks - Review of RIPE NCC MoUs - How We're Implementing the GDPR - Part 3 - Upcoming Training Courses and Webinars - RIPE NCC Presentations - Monthly Policy Updates - Positions Available at the RIPE NCC - RSS News Feeds - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 18,322 (+238) LIRs with IPv6: 13,118 (+123) IPv4 addresses transferred in February: 104,192 (-328,448) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true RIPE NCC::Educa - ROUTING SECURITY The next RIPE NCC::Educa event focusing on Routing Security will take place on 10 April 2018. RIPE NCC::Educa are free, day-long online events focused on specific areas of interest to the Internet community. Interested in taking part? Register now at: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/ripe-ncc-educa RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING (GM) Registration is open to all members for the GM, taking place from 16 May 2018. At the GM, there will be updates from RIPE NCC Management and the Executive Board, and members will vote on next year's RIPE NCC Charging Scheme and other important resolutions. There will also be an Executive Board election. All details including registration links are available from the GM webpages: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/ RIPE NCC EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION At the GM, there will be an election to fill two seats on the Executive Board. There are currently three nominees and two confirmed candidates. You can nominate or support a candidate until 25 April. The call for nominations with all the details is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/call-for-nom… VOLUNTEERS FOR RIPE NCC ARBITERS PANEL The Executive Board is seeking volunteers to join the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. You can volunteer until 4 April. The details are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/call-for-vol… UPCOMING RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES The RIPE NCC is coming to meet its members in Rome, Yekaterinburg, Prague, Vienna and Munich! These lunches are free to attend and have limited space so please register soon to avoid missing out. All the registration links are available from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches/ BGP LOOKING GLASS 2.0 With one RIPE NCC Route Collector (RRC) left in the old Looking Glass (version 0.3), the new version (2.0) is about to become the new default on RIPEstat. Make sure you are ready for the transition. See the data call documentation for version 2.0: https://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api#LookingGlass And you can see an example at: https://stat.ripe.net/data/looking-glass/data.json?resource=2001:67c:2e8::/… HISTORICAL WHOIS This newly-developed RIPEstat widget allows you to look into the past of RIPE Database objects. Conveniently, it comes with a feature to compare versions and visually identify historical changes: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/historical-whois#w.resource=AS3333 VISIBILITY OF NON-ORIGINATING ASNs The RIPEstat AS Overview widget has been extended to not only show whether an ASN originates prefixes but also if it has been visible for other routes in RIS: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/as-overview#w.resource=AS3333 RIPE ATLAS DAILY ARCHIVES RIPE Atlas daily archives for public measurements are now a permanent feature of RIPE Atlas. Read all about it at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/here-to-stay-ripe-atlas-daily… RIPE NCC HACKATHONS Vesna Manojlovic looks at success of previous RIPE NCC Hackathons, talks about the long-term benefits of these events and lets us know about upcoming hackathons that we are involved with: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/hackathons-are-awesome RIPE 76, MARSEILLE You can register for RIPE 76 at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/register/ The deadline to apply for the RIPE Fellowship is 6 April: https://ripe76.ripe.net/attend/ripe-fellowship/ ONSITE CHILDCARE AT RIPE 76 Onsite childcare will be available for the first time at RIPE 76. Amanda Gowland explains how this pilot scheme is part of efforts to increase diversity and inclusion at RIPE Meetings: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/agowland/hey-parents-in-tech-weve-got-on-site… RIPE NETWORKING APP 2.0 We received a lot of great feedback at RIPE 75, and we used that to make some improvements to the RIPE Networking app. We now have a better offline mode, an easier way of searching for participants, and we’ve improved the ability to filter on profile tags. If you attended RIPE 75, we’ve also imported your profile information and events history. You can find out more and download the app shortly from: https://ripe76.ripe.net/on-site/ripe-networking-app/ SEE 7 CFP DEADLINE APPROACHING SEE 7 takes place in Timisoara, Romania from 18-19 June. The deadline to submit a presentation is tomorrow, 16 March. All the meeting details, including the call for presentations and registration page, are available from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-7 ENOG 15, MOSCOW ENOG 15 takes place in Moscow from 4-5 June. The call for presentations deadline is 1 April. You can already register for the meeting from the ENOG webpages: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/ IPv6 ADDRESSING PLAN FOR IoT NETWORKS ITU Study Group 20, dealing with the Internet of Things, have accepted the offer of the RIPE IPv6 Working Group to review a draft recommendation on an IPv6 addressing plan for IoT networks. If you have experience with IPv6 or the Internet of Things, please have a look at the draft document and provide feedback via the IPv6 Working Group mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ipv6-wg/2018-March/003183.html REVIEW OF RIPE NCC MoUs Gergana Petrova looks at the past 18 months in which the RIPE NCC has strengthened its relationships with various organisations by signing Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with them: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/looking-back-at-a-year-and-a-… HOW WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THE GDPR: PART 3 In our third RIPE Labs article on the GDPR, Athina Fragkouli looks at the legal basis for processing personal data in the RIPE Database when it refers to an individual resource holder or contact person. It also outlines the relevant obligations of the responsible parties: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/Athina/gdpr-legal-grounds-for-lawful-personal… UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS In the coming month, we'll be delivering training courses in Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Russia and Kuwait. There are also webinars you can take remotely on the RIPE Database and the Root KSK Rollover. All the dates and registration links are available at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RIPE NCC PRESENTATIONS The RIPE NCC gives presentations on many Internet administration-related topics. These presentations, together with details on how to request a speaker for your event, are available from: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/press-centre/publications/presentations MONTHLY POLICY UPDATES The RIPE NCC sends a monthly update on the status of policy proposals in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). You can find all the updates at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/policy-updates POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT THE RIPE NCC We are hiring a Network and IP Management Specialist, a Technical Trainer, a User Interface Engineer and an Administrative Assistant. If you know someone who might be interested in coming to work with us in Amsterdam, please send them this link: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/working-at-the-ripe-ncc RSS NEWS FEEDS News feeds allow you to see when we add new content on a particular subject in a section of the website that you're interested in. You can get the latest headlines as soon as we publish them. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/feeds EMAIL TAGGING We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own mail client depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM], [service] and [training]. SOCIAL MEDIA Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking You can find all the previous Member Updates containing an overview of what the RIPE NCC is doing at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update If you have any questions or comments on the material in the Member Update, please let me know. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[meetings] Call for Hosts for RIPE 79
by Martina De Mas 14 Mar '18

14 Mar '18

Dear colleagues, Are you interested in hosting the RIPE 79 Meeting on 21-25 October 2019? We are searching for dependable organisations within the RIPE NCC service region to help us host the RIPE 79 Meeting. The host helps with Internet connectivity, venue scouting, administrative and on-site support, and assists in finding local sponsors. In return, the host organisation enjoys excellent visibility among the RIPE community and the prestige of hosting a RIPE Meeting. Interested? Please find more information at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/call-for-host You can send your proposal by 15 April 2018 to: meeting(a)ripe.net. I look forward to hearing from you, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC::Educa Routing Security Event
by Sandra Bras 12 Mar '18

12 Mar '18

Dear all, How secure is your routing? Do you know how to use RIPE NCC tools like RIPEstat and RIS to resolve routing security issues? Confirm your spot for the next RIPE NCC::Educa - a free, online learning event that brings industry experts together to share insight, expertise and best practice on areas critical to your network operations. Gain in-depth knowledge without travelling or leaving your desk. *RIPE NCC::Educa - Routing Security* takes place on *Tuesday, 10 April 2018 from 8:00-14:00 UTC.* Register here: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/ripe-ncc-educa You can join us for one session, multiple sessions or the full programme. We’re updating the agenda constantly, so be sure to check here for the latest additions: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/ripe-ncc-educa/agenda For more information about RIPE::Educa, go check out the agenda for last year’s RIPE NCC::Educa event or read the report on RIPE Labs: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/ripe-ncc-educa/past-ripe-ncc-educa-ev… https://labs.ripe.net/Members/sandra_bras/report-from-first-ripe-ncc-educa-… If you have any questions, please get in touch with us: <e-learning(a)ripe.net> Warm regards, Sandra Brás E-Learning Program Manager RIPE NCC

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[GM] RIPE NCC Executive Board - Call for Nominations
by Axel Pawlik 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Dear colleagues, This is a call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There will be an election for two vacant seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 16-18 May 2018, each of which is for a three-year term. The seats are to fill the places currently held by Dmitry Burkov and János Zsakó, whose terms expire in May 2018. The document outlining the RIPE NCC Executive Board functions and expectations is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/ripe-ncc-executive-board-func… All those considering standing for election to the board are advised to read this information. Nominations A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the support of at least five RIPE NCC members. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to nominate a candidate or support a nomination. Nominations and support submissions should include the following information: Your full name Your email address Your organisation Your LIR RegID Name of the candidate you wish to nominate/support Email address of the candidate Reason for nominating/supporting the candidate Nominations and support submissions must be submitted by Wednesday, 25 April 2018 following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. To make a nomination or support a candidate, you can fill out the nomination form available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/agm-nominati… Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. Voting RIPE NCC members will vote to fill two seats on the Executive Board at the upcoming GM. If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, there are two options that enable you to vote in the Executive Board elections: 1. Electronic Voting Registration to vote electronically at the GM is now open: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2018 All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts will also be sent invitations by email to register to vote electronically. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register to do so by 16 May 2018 at 16:00 (local time UTC+2). Please ensure you are listed as a user for your organisation in https://my.ripe.net to ensure you receive the invitation to register. 2. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us using the details on the form by 2 May 2018. Any proxy form sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy voting form is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/ripe-ncc-gen… Information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018 Register for the GM via https://my.ripe.net: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2018 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 7 March - Invitation to register for GM and voting 7 March - Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 4 April - Publish all GM documents, including RIPE NCC Annual Report and Financial Report 2016 25 April - Close nominations for Executive Board elections 2 May - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 2 May - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 2 May - Deadline to publish final GM agenda 16 May - Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC+2) 16 May - GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC+2) 18 May - GM closes with vote results announcement (10:45 UTC+2) Excerpts from the Articles of Association 8.2 The Executive Board of the Association shall consist of at least three and at most seven natural persons. They shall be members of the Board in a personal capacity and do not have to be Members of the Association. Employees of the Association cannot be appointed members of the Executive Board. 9.1 The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board shall need the written support of at least five Members and shall be submitted no later than three weeks before the General Meeting. If the number of nominees exceeds the number of vacancies, the General Meeting shall elect Executive Board members in accordance with Article 18.4.

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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2018: Registration Open
by Axel Pawlik 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Dear colleagues, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2018. The GM will take place from 16-18 May 2018 in the Palais du Pharo in Marseille, adjacent to the RIPE 76 Meeting. Full remote participation is available for those of you who want to vote remotely and take part in discussions. You can register now at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2018 The GM is where RIPE NCC members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC. At the upcoming GM, RIPE NCC members will discuss: - The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2017 (to be voted on) - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2019 (to be voted on) - Reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and RIPE NCC Management - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2017 (to be voted on) - Approval of RIPE NCC Arbiter Panel appointments (to be voted on) - Election to fill two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board All supporting documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 4 April 2018. All organisations with voting rights will receive an invitation to vote electronically. Registration for electronic voting will remain open until 16:00 UTC+2 on the day of the GM, 16 May 2018. All information on how to participate, as well as the proxy voting form, is available from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018 If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 7 March - Invitation to register for GM and voting 7 March - Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 4 April - Publish all GM documents, including RIPE NCC Annual Report and Financial Report 2016 25 April - Close nominations for Executive Board elections 2 May - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 2 May - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 2 May - Deadline to publish final GM agenda 16 May - Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC+2) 16 May - GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC+2) 18 May - GM closes with vote results announcement (10:45 UTC+2)

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[meetings] RIPE 76 Meeting - Upcoming Deadlines!
by Martina De Mas 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

Dear colleagues, RIPE 76 takes place at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille from 14-18 May 2018. If you haven’t yet registered, follow this link to secure your place: https://ripe76.ripe.net/register ------------ Discount Hotel Rooms ------------ The discounted rate on the selected hotels rooms will expire on 13 March, so make your booking soon! You can find booking information on the RIPE 76 hotel options here: https://ripe76.ripe.net/venue/accommodation ------------ Programme ------------ The draft meeting plan is available online: https://ripe76.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan The RIPE Programme Committee is now seeking content proposals from the community for the plenary session presentations, panels, workshops and lightning talks at RIPE 76. *Please submit your presentation proposals by 11 March*: https://ripe76.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp RIPE 76 socials provide great opportunities to network with other attendees. You can check out the socials we have organised at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/programme/social-events ------------ RIPE Fellowship ------------ The RIPE NCC will cover travel, accommodation, and full-week meeting ticket including the RIPE Dinner for selected candidates. The fellowship is open to anyone within the RIPE NCC service region - including RIPE NCC members. Apply before 6 April: https://ripe76.ripe.net/attend/ripe-fellowship ------------ New! On-site Childcare ------------ We are piloting on-site childcare at RIPE 76 to make it easier for parents to fully participate in the meeting. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot ASAP: https://ripe76.ripe.net/on-site/on-site-childcare/ ------------ More information on RIPE 76 can be found at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @ripemeeting, #RIPE76 Best regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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