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[news] 117th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes and Minutes
by Axel Pawlik 25 Jun '18

25 Jun '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 117th Meeting on 8 June 2018. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2018/draft-minutes-11… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings 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 agreed on the functions of board members as required by the RIPE NCC Articles of Association: * Chairman: Nigel Titley * Treasurer: Remco van Mook * Secretary: Christian Kaufmann * Salam Yamout will take over ICANN liaison activities from Dmitry Burkov - The Board asked the RIPE NCC to examine whether any amendments would be needed to the Articles of Association, as part of the periodic review of its corporate documents - The Board approved amendments to the RIPE Networking Application Terms and Conditions Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] Out-of-region Objects in the RIPE Database
by Nathalie Trenaman 21 Jun '18

21 Jun '18

Dear colleagues, As directed by the Database Working Group, we will soon be making changes to the way out-of-region objects are handled in the RIPE Database. It's important that database users are aware of these changes and what they mean: 1. The RIPE Routing Registry will no longer support the creation of out-of-region ROUTE(6) and AUT-NUM objects 2. The creation of ROUTE(6) objects will no longer need authorisation from the ASN holder 3. Existing out-of-region objects will have their "source:" attribute changed to "RIPE-NONAUTH" You can find a full list of planned actions here: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/db-wg/2018-February/005825.html <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/db-wg/2018-February/005825.html> We recently published an article on RIPE Labs with some background and additional context: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/denis/out-of-region-route-6-and-aut-num-objec… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/denis/out-of-region-route-6-and-aut-num-objec…> There is still some time before these changes come into effect, as we plan to deploy them in September. We will be sending regular updates to the RIPE Datbase WG mailing list at <db-wg(a)ripe.net <mailto:db-wg@ripe.net>>. Please join this mailing list if you would like to stay updated. Kind regards Nathalie Trenaman Product Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Member Update: June 2018
by Antony Gollan 18 Jun '18

18 Jun '18

RIPE NCC Member Update: June 2018 - LIR Statistics - Six Years of IPv6 - RIPE NCC::Educa IPv6 Day - Phasing Out the IP Analyser - Migration of Configuration Management System - GDPR Compliance - RIPE Atlas Anchor Virtual Machines - RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund - Upcoming RIPE NCC Hackathons - ENOG 15 - SEE 7 - RACI Call for Applications - EuroDIG 2018 - Upcoming RIPE NCC Training Courses - RSS News Feeds - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 19,045 (+238) LIRs with IPv6: 13,470 (+137) Policy transfers in April: 608,000 IPv4 addresses (-302,592) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics SIX YEARS OF IPv6 On 6 June, we celebrated the sixth anniversary of the World IPv6 Launch with an RIPE NCC::Educa IPv6 Day event and a series of IPv6-related articles on RIPE Labs: - Blockers to IPv6 and how to Overcome Them: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/david_holder/blockers-to-ipv6-adoption - IPv6 Launchiversary - the View from RIPE Atlas and K-root: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/ipv6-launchiversary-a-review-… - So Long... and Thanks for All the IPv6 (an article on the dissolution of the Dutch IPv6 Task Force): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_hogewoning/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-t… - RIPE NCC::Educa IPv6 Day (and the RIPE NCC's perspective on IPv6 deployment): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/ripe-ncc-educa-ipv6-day RIPE NCC::EDUCA IPv6 Day Our RIPE NCC::Educa on IPv6 took place on 6 June. 273 participants registered to take part in the event, with 240 unique participants attending on the day. All of the videos from the event are now available online: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/ripe-ncc-educa/past-ripe-ncc-educa-ev… PHASING OUT THE IP ANALYSER The IP Analyser was phased out from the LIR Portal because its functionality is now integrated within the My Resources area of the portal. The new implementation is also much faster. For the next two months, the menu items for the IPv4 and IPv6 Analysers in the LIR Portal will redirect to My Resources, after which period they will be removed. Users of the IP Analyser API will not see any change except for a performance improvement. MIGRATION OF CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM We are migrating our configuration management system to a mixed solution using Salt and Ansible. The following RIPE Labs article describes the issues we were facing with the old system and the selection of a new platform: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_giuliani/how-were-migrating-our-configu… GDPR COMPLIANCE Minor adjustments have been made to the Membership Application wizard for compliance with the GDPR. Some amendments to the RIPE Database are still due to take place, and we will continue to review RIPE NCC services to ensure compliance with the GDPR. RIPE ATLAS ANCHOR VIRTUAL MACHINES The RIPE NCC's pilot program to explore the pros and cons for including Virtual Machines (VMs) in the pool of RIPE Atlas anchors will finish at the end of June. We’ll be releasing a full analysis of the results on RIPE Labs shortly afterwards. Those interested can find an update on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/update-on-the-ripe-atlas-anchor-vm-pil… RIPE NCC COMMUNITY PROJECTS FUND The RIPE NCC provides EUR 250,000 per year to support projects of value to the operation and resilience of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services benefitting the technical community in our service region. You can apply for funding until 29 June 2018: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf UPCOMING RIPE NCC HACKATHONS: TOOLS FOR NETWORK OPERATORS AND QUANTUM INTERNET The RIPE NCC is partnering with iNOG and TU Delft to organise hackathons in Dublin and Amsterdam in June and October: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/two-ripe-ncc-hackathons-in-2018-tools-f… ENOG 15 ENOG 15 took place from the 4-5 June at the Moscow Marriott Grand Hotel. 498 attendees checked in from 21 different countries. You can view the webcasts from the meeting right here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ENOGWebcasts SEE 7 SEE 7 is taking place from 18-19 June in Timisoara, Romania. Remote participation is available via the following link: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-7/remot… RACI CALL FOR APPLICATIONS RACI, the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative, is calling for applicants from academia and research institutions for the upcoming meetings in Autumn 2018. Successful applicants will receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. The deadline to apply is 12 August for the following meetings: - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Almaty, 25 September, Almaty, Kazakhstan - RIPE 77, 15-19 October, Amsterdam, the Netherlands If you are working on interesting research or know someone who is, you can find more information and the application form at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci EuroDIG 2018 EuroDIG, the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, held its 11th annual event in Tbilisi, Georgia on 5-6 June. The RIPE NCC put together a live blog covering some of the sessions most relevant to our membership and community: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/eurodig-2018-liveblog UPCOMING RIPE NCC TRAINING COURSES In the coming month, we'll be delivering training courses in Spain, Russia, the UK, Romania, Iceland and Lebanon. There are also webinars you can take remotely on IPv6 addressing plans and the Root KSK Rollover. The dates and registration links are available at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses 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, Antony Gollan Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[meetings] SEE 7: Timisoara, 18-19 June 2018
by SEEurope 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

Dear colleagues, The seventh South East Europe (SEE 7)/ RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is less than two weeks away. If you haven’t yet registered, follow this link to secure your place: http://www.ripe.net/see-7/register ------ PROGRAMME ------ The SEE 7 draft agenda is now online! You can view it here: https://www.ripe.net/see-7/agenda ------ SOCIAL EVENTS ------ SEE 7 social events are great opportunities to network with other attendees. You can check out the socials at: https://www.ripe.net/see-7/social-events ------ RIPE NETWORKING APP ------ Networking with SEE 7 attendees has never been easier! The RIPE Networking App is built by the RIPE NCC and uses open source software. You can use the app to create a profile indicating your interests, schedule meetings with other app users during SEE 7, search for individual users, and much more. For more information visit: https://www.ripe.net/see-7/ripe-networking-app ----- Follow us on Twitter hashtag #SEE7 and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seemeetings More information on the meeting can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/see-7 I look forward to meeting you and your colleagues in Timisoara! Best regards, Martina -- Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE Network Coordination Centre

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[meetings] ENOG 14 Opens Today
by ENOG 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

Dear colleagues, The ENOG 14/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting opens in Minsk today at 15:00 local time (UTC+3). If you cannot attend in person, you can follow the proceedings and participate remotely by viewing the live webcast and using the chat facility: https://www.enog.org/live/ Your participation will ensure that this will be another excellent event for the region! Kind regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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[meetings] Upcoming RIPE NCC-organised Events
by Martina De Mas 31 May '18

31 May '18

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share the dates and locations of upcoming RIPE Meetings and RIPE NCC Regional Meetings: ENOG 15: Moscow, 4-5 June 2018 https://www.enog.org/enog-15/ SEE 7: Timisoara, 18-19 June 2018 https://www.ripe.net/see-7/ RIPE NCC Regional Meeting: Almaty, 25 September 2018 https://www.ripe.net/regional-meeting-almaty RIPE 77: Amsterdam, 15-19 October 2018 https://ripe77.ripe.net/ RIPE 78: Reykjavik, 20-24 May 2019 ENOG 16: Tbilisi, 3-4 June 2019 Best regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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RACI: Apply Autumn 2018 + RIPE 76 Successful Applicants
by Gergana Petrova 29 May '18

29 May '18

Dear all, RACI is accepting applications for the upcoming meetings in autumn 2018: --------------------------------- Application deadline - 12 August! --------------------------------- - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Almaty, 25 September - RIPE 77, Amsterdam, 15-19 October If you are working on interesting research or know someone in your network who is, you can find more information and the application form here: https://www.ripe.net/raci Successful applicants will receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings. ----------------------------- RIPE 76 RACI Attendees ----------------------------- Eight academics presented their work at RIPE 76 covering topics such as real-time monitoring, DNS over TCP, traffic analysis and classification, dynamic interconnection exchange, ad-based measurements and the public core of the Internet. You can watch the videos of their presentation here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci/alumni Please let me know if you have any questions about RACI or about applying. And thank you in advance for your help in spreading the word to your networks! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE Network Coordination Centre

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: May 2018
by Fergal Cunningham 24 May '18

24 May '18

RIPE NCC Member Update: May 2018 - LIR Statistics - RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2018 - RIPE 76 - RIPE NCC Educa:: IPv6 - Phishing Scam Emails Targeting PayPal Users - RPKI Validator 3.0 - Phasing Out the IP Analyser - RIPE Atlas Anchor Virtual Machines - The End of the Last /8 - A Future Path for the Internet Number Community Within ICANN - Wilfried Woeber Awarded Rob Blokzijl Award - GDPR And the RIPE Database - Upstream Visibility - Broadband Data Provided by Speedchecker - Pilot Training Course for Capacity Building in Remote Areas - RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund - Apply Now - Using Our Event-Organising Tools - Upcoming RIPE NCC Hackathons - ENOG 15 - SEE 7 - Hosting the 2019 SEE Meeting - RACI Call for Applications - EuroDIG from 5-6 June 2018 - Upcoming RIPE NCC Training Courses - What Drives IPv6 Deployment? - RSS News Feeds - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 18,807 (+146) LIRs with IPv6: 13,333 (+59) Policy transfers in April: 910,592 IPv4 addresses (+137,472) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING MAY 2018 Nine resolutions were approved by the members at the General Meeting (GM) and two new Executive Board members were elected. All the details are available on the GM webpages: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/ RIPE 76 The RIPE 76 Meeting in Marseille was by far the best attended RIPE Meeting ever. All the session archives are available so you can check out the videos: https://ripe76.ripe.net/ And you can already visit the website for RIPE 77 in Amsterdam: https://ripe77.ripe.net/ RIPE NCC::EDUCA IPv6 The next RIPE NCC::Educa online educational event will take place on 6 June and will focus on IPv6. See the details and register at: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/ripe-ncc-educa All the videos from the last RIPE NCC::Educa focusing on routing security are now available: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/ripe-ncc-educa/past-ripe-ncc-educa-ev… PHISHING SCAM EMAILS TARGETING PAYPAL USERS Please be aware of phishing scam emails targeting PayPal users that appear to be originating from the RIPE NCC (paypal(a)ripe.net). Be advised that these emails were *not* sent by the RIPE NCC. If you have received such emails, we advise you to delete them. RPKI VALIDATOR 3.0 At RIPE 76, we announced the beta release of the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.0. This is a new version of our open-source toolset for Resource Certification (RPKI) validation. More information can be found at: https://github.com/RIPE-NCC/rpki-validator-3/wiki PHASING OUT THE IP ANALYSER We'll be removing the IP Analyser from the LIR Portal in the coming weeks because the My Resources area of the portal now provides that functionality and more. RIPE ATLAS ANCHOR VIRTUAL MACHINES The RIPE NCC's pilot program to explore the pros and cons for including Virtual Machines (VMs) in the pool of RIPE Atlas anchors is still ongoing, with five anchor VMs currently up and running. Check out the latest developments and some early results on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/update-on-the-ripe-atlas-anchor-vm-pil… THE END OF THE LAST /8 On 17 April 2018, we allocated the last available block of 1,024 addresses in 185/8 - the last /8 we received from IANA back in 2011. Rene Wilhelm looks at how this address space was allocated and how it is being used today: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/so-long-last-8-and-thanks-for-all-the… A FUTURE PATH FOR THE INTERNET NUMBER COMMUNITY WITHIN ICANN The five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) are asking their communities for guidance on how they should participate within ICANN in the future: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/antony_gollan/deciding-on-a-future-path-for-t… WILFRIED WOEBER AWARDED ROB BLOKZIJL AWARD The Rob Blokzijl Foundation presented the first Rob Blokzijl award to Wilfried Woeber "for more than thirty years of contributions to the development of the Internet: building and interconnecting networks, sharing knowledge, connecting people, building consensus and helping others to contribute and succeed." https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/wilfried-woe… GDPR AND THE RIPE DATABASE In the latest RIPE Labs article on how we're implementing GDPR, Maria Styfala looks at amendments to the RIPE Database: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/maria_stafyla/how-were-implementing-the-gdpr-… UPSTREAM VISIBILITY In a joint venture with Roma Tre University, we developed a new RIPEstat widget that allows you to see the upstreams/peers through which a prefix is seen by RIS. You can get a sneak preview of the beta version: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/upstream-visibility#w.resource=2001:67c:2e8::/… BROADBAND DATA PROVIDED BY SPEEDCHECKER With the import of new data from Speedchecker's measurement platform, RIPEstat now provides an extensive collection of broadband measurement data ranging from January 2011 to April 2018. The next goal is to provide a close-to-realtime insertion of new measurement data: https://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api#SpeedcheckerBandwidthMeasurements PILOT TRAINING COURSE FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN REMOTE AREAS To reach out to people who aren't able to attend training courses in person, and in an effort to diversify and increase our portfolio and delivery mechanisms, we decided to try something new - a full-day online training course streamed directly from the RIPE NCC offices in Amsterdam. Read the RIPE Labs article about this pilot scheme from Massimiliano Stucchi: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/massimiliano_stucchi/pilot-training-course RIPE NCC COMMUNITY PROJECTS FUND The RIPE NCC provides EUR 250,000 per year to support projects of value to the operation and resilience of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services benefitting the technical community in our service region. You can apply for funding until 29 June 2018: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf USING OUR EVENT-ORGANISING TOOLS We’ve open-sourced and documented some of the tools we use at our events. You can download and reuse these tools for your own event: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/adam_castle/event-tools UPCOMING RIPE NCC HACKATHONS: TOOLS FOR NETWORK OPERATORS AND QUANTUM INTERNET The RIPE NCC is partnering with iNOG and TU Delft to organise hackathons in Dublin and Amsterdam in June and October: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/two-ripe-ncc-hackathons-in-2018-tools-f… ENOG 15 Moscow, 4-5 June 2018 - Please register at: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/register/ - RIPE NCC Training courses after ENOG 15: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/parallel-events/ - RIPE Networking App https://www.enog.org/enog-15/ripe-networking-app/ - More info about the agenda and the meeting https://www.enog.org/enog-15/ SEE 7 Timisoara, 18-19 June 2018 - Please register at: http://www.ripe.net/see-7/register - RIPE NCC Training courses after SEE 7: https://www.ripe.net/see-7/ripe-ncc-training-courses - RIPE Networking App https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-7/ripe-… - More info about the agenda and the meeting: https://www.ripe.net/see-7/ HOSTING THE 2019 SEE MEETING - Are you interested in hosting a SEE Meeting? The Call for Host for SEE 8 from 16-17 April 2019 is out! Apply by 1 June 2018: https://www.ripe.net/see-8/call-for-host RACI CALL FOR APPLICATIONS RACI, the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative, is calling for applicants from academia and research institutions for the upcoming meetings in Autumn 2018. Successful applicants will receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. The deadline to apply is 12 August for the following meetings: - Regional Meeting, 25 September, Almaty, Kazakhstan - RIPE 77, 15-19 October, Amsterdam, the Netherlands If you are working on interesting research or know someone who is, you can find more information and the application form at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci EuroDIG FROM 5-6 JUNE 2018 EuroDIG, the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, will hold its 11th annual event in Tbilisi, Georgia on 5-6 June. Remote participation is available via www.eurodig.org, and the RIPE NCC will also be "live blogging" some of the sessions most relevant to our membership and community. UPCOMING RIPE NCC TRAINING COURSES In the coming month, we'll be delivering training courses in Spain, Russia, the UK, Romania, Iceland and Lebanon. There are also webinars you can take remotely on IPv6 addressing plans and the Root KSK Rollover. All the dates and registration links are available at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses WHAT DRIVES IPv6 DEPLOYMENT? APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston looks at the drivers of IPv6 deployment: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gih/what-drives-ipv6-deployment 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 General Meeting May 2018
by Axel Pawlik 23 May '18

23 May '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) was held from 16-23 May 2018. An election took place to fill two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There were six candidates and the seats were filled by Falk von Bornstaedt and Piotr Strzyżewski. There were nine resolutions to be voted on at the General Meeting. The results of the voting on the resolutions are as follows: Resolution 1 - The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2017. The resolution was approved. Resolution 2 - The General Meeting discharges the Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2017. The resolution was approved. Resolution 3 - The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2019. The resolution was approved. Resolution 4 - The General Meeting approves the addition of Timothy Mahoney to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. The resolution was approved. Resolution 5 - The General Meeting approves the addition of Thomas Okalla to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. The resolution was approved. Resolution 6 - The General Meeting approves the addition of Miquel Illa Oliveras to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. The resolution was approved. Resolution 7 - The General Meeting approves the addition of Payam Poursaied to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. The resolution was approved. Resolution 8 - The General Meeting approves the addition of Sander Steffann to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. The resolution was approved. Resolution 9 - The General Meeting approves the dismissal of Nick Williams from the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. The resolution was approved. I would like to welcome Falk and Piotr to the Executive Board. I would also like to thank Dmitry Burkov and János Zsakó for their dedicated service to the RIPE NCC during their time on the Executive Board. A full voting report detailing the votes on the resolutions and the election is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/voting-report All the information on the GM, including the supporting documents and presentations, are available from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/ The RIPE NCC thanks its members for their feedback and participation. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[News] RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund - Call for applications now open!
by projectsfund＠ripe.net 22 May '18

22 May '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC has been supporting activities and projects for the “Good of the Internet” for more than 25 years. From its earliest days, community-driven, non-commercial work has been fundamental to the success of the Internet. Today, these elements play an important role in making the Internet resilient, secure and accessible for everyone. Under the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund, the RIPE NCC provides up to EUR 250,000 per year to support projects of value to the operation and resilience of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services benefitting the technical community in the Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. *Apply now to get your project funded!* If you or your organisation is working on a new or existing project that fits the criteria below, and need some financial support to get it off the ground or keep it going, we want to hear from you! - Is your project of benefit to the Internet, particularly the RIPE community? - Is your project non-commercial in nature? - Do you have a clear project plan and timeline? A couple of things to keep in mind: - Funding may be used to purchase equipment, but this cannot be the sole expenditure - Funding cannot be used for humanitarian aid, donations, or to encourage political reform - Funding cannot be used to provide scholarships or cover tuition fees - Funding cannot be used to support any form of commercial activity See the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund website for more details: https://www.ripe.net/community-projects-fund <https://www.ripe.net/community-projects-fund> Kind Regards, Alastair Strachan RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Coordinator

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