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[news] RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2017 Published
by Axel Pawlik 15 Dec '16

15 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2017 is now available. This definitive document has been approved by the RIPE NCC Executive Board with input from the RIPE NCC membership. It outlines the work we will undertake in the coming year and the associated costs for each activity. The document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-671 Based on developments over the past few months, feedback the Executive Board received from the membership at the General Meeting (GM) and through other feedback mechanisms, changes have been made since the draft Activity Plan and Budget was introduced in September. In order to make members aware of all updates, a new appendix has been added to the document, outlining the changes introduced. These changes include: - The Resource Certification activity has been updated to include the purchase of new Hardware Signing Modules - The LISP EID Registry has changed to “expanding” and the text has been updated to reflect that this has now been implemented - Text has been added on RIPE Meeting Fellowships that will be available in 2017 - “Community Projects Fund” has been renamed “Good of the Internet” and has been split into four component activities There is a total additional budget of 61 kEUR for the following Operational Expenditures: - 20 kEUR for RIPE Meeting Fellowships - 55 kEUR budget for in-region travel to attend, host and facilitate meetings in the RIPE NCC service region - 55 kEUR for HR consultancy - A reduction of 69 kEUR as a result of decreases in personnel, housing, office costs, marketing and contributions There is additional budget for the following Capital Expenditures: - 150 kEUR under Resource Certification for the purchase of new Hardware Signing Modules The draft Activity Plan and Budget 2017 was discussed during the GM on 26 October 2016. The minutes from that GM are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/minutes Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: December 2016
by Nick 15 Dec '16

15 Dec '16

RIPE NCC Member Update: December 2016 Contents: - Rob Blokzijl Foundation - New Invoicing Process for 2017 - New LIR Portal Billing Features - RIPE Atlas Probe Deployment Widget - RIPE Accountability Task Force - New on RIPE Labs - Simplifying Contact Management in the LIR Portal - Office Move - RIPE Database - Internet Governance Forum 2016 - Europol MoU - Social Media Number of LIRs: 14,949 LIRs with IPv6: 11,249 IPv4 addresses transferred in November: 679,936 ROB BLOKZIJL FOUNDATION We’re proud to announce the creation of the Rob Blokzijl Foundation as part of the RIPE NCC’s Good of the Internet Initiative. See the Rob Blokzijl Foundation webpage for more information: http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org. NEW INVOICING PROCESS FOR 2017 We are currently preparing the invoicing process for 2017 and we expect to send the first invoice in the second half of January. The billing procedure and fee schedule 2017 are already online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/info/billing/billing-proced… NEW LIR PORTAL BILLING FEATURES In early December, we deployed a new feature that offers a specification of the independent Internet number resource assignments and legacy Internet resource registrations that are charged for 2017. These details are available through the LIR Portal and will be made available to the billing contacts of the LIR. LIRs will be able to copy the list to the clipboard or download it as a csv. RIPE ATLAS PROBE DEPLOYMENT WIDGET We developed a new widget in RIPEstat that allows you to follow the RIPE Atlas probe distribution in a country over time. Select a country or country code on stat.ripe.net, then choose "Activity" on the left hand side, and you will find this new widget at the bottom of the page. Here’s an example for Germany: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/atlas-probe-deployment#w.resource=DE RIPE ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE At RIPE 73 there was support for a review of the RIPE community's accountability, by looking at its current procedures, documentation and structures. A RIPE Accountability Task Force has now been established to carry out this work. A mailing list will be created for the Task Force’s discussions and the archives will be publicly available: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2016-November/001104.html NEW ON RIPE LABS – Impact of IPv4 Transfers on Routing Table Fragmentation https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/impact-of-ipv4-transfers-on-routing-t… – RIPE Atlas: Countering Hardware Issues with Better Firmware https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ripe-atlas-countering-hardware-issues-… – Internet Access Disruption In The Gambia - 2016 https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/internet-access-disruption-in-the-g… SIMPLIFYING CONTACT MANAGEMENT IN THE LIR PORTAL If you haven’t yet migrated your LIR contacts to user accounts, do it today. It simplifies user management and makes communication with the RIPE NCC more secure. Use the wizard in the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2016-September/001093.… OFFICE MOVE The RIPE NCC will move to a new office in Amsterdam Central Station next week. We’re doing everything we can to keep things running smoothly during the move, and a service announcement has been released providing details of certain unavoidable interruptions due to take place: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/temporary-unavailability-during-ripe… The current office will be closed as of 20 December at 17:00 UTC+1, and the new office opens on 23 December at 09:00 UTC+1. RIPE DATABASE We recently completed a new wizard for setting up Reverse DNS in the RIPE Database. Take a look at how it works here: https://youtu.be/7JzapYkca-Y We also made the real-time tests for the Reverse DNS name servers a lot more comprehensive: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/configuring-reverse-dns INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM 2016 The 11th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place from 5-9 December in Guadalajara, Mexico. The forum focused on this year’s theme of enabling inclusive and sustainable growth. The RIPE NCC participated in two sessions: “The Network of Networked Things: Finding the Internet in IoT” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRLwOtPQ7Bo “Can law enforcement catch bad actors online anymore?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6b8CRJ5Spg EUROPOL MoU The RIPE NCC is pleased to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Europol, with the aim of fostering continued cooperation between the two in the areas of cybercrime and Internet security: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/europol-mou 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 If you have feedback about the contents of this mail, please reply and let me know. If there is information about particular services or activities you would like to see included, we can add it to future issues. Kind regards, Nick Hyrka Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] Temporary Unavailability During RIPE NCC Office Move
by Jochem de Ruig 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, We are preparing to move to our new offices next to Amsterdam Central Station. We've made plans to ensure that our operations run as smoothly as possible during the transition but please be aware of the following unavoidable downtimes: 15 December from 11:30 - 12:00 (unreachable by phone) 21 December from 13:00 - 14:00 (unreachable by phone/email) 21 December at 13:00 - 23 December at 9:00 - no contracts will be processed Our staff will work from home while the movers are clearing out our old office on 21-22 December and moving us into our new space. Our current office location will be closed to all visitors as of Tuesday, 20 December at 17:00. Our new office will open its doors on Friday, 23 December at 9:00. Our phone numbers and emails remain unchanged. We will update our contact details on the website closer to our move date: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/office-information Many thanks, Jochem

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[meetings] RIPE Meeting - Call for Hosts for RIPE 77
by Martina De Mas 13 Dec '16

13 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, Are you interested in hosting the RIPE 77 Meeting, from 15-19 October 2018? We are searching for dependable organisations within the RIPE NCC service region to help us host the RIPE 77 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 29 January 2017 to: meeting(a)ripe.net. I look forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE Network Coordination Centre

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[news] RIPE NCC Finance Updates
by Sonia 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC has completed work on billing process improvements and is currently preparing the invoicing for 2017. We have made updates in the following areas: - Redistribution of surplus 2016 - Billing 2017 - Charges for assignments and registrations - New online payment system Details can be found here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-fin… Kind regards, Sonia Garbi Gomez Finance Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] Introducing the Rob Blokzijl Foundation
by Mirjam Kuehne 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, Exactly one year ago, on 1 December 2015, our beloved and esteemed colleague Rob Blokzijl passed away. The RIPE NCC marked his passing with a tribute on RIPE Labs, which received many heartfelt expressions of condolence and respect from the community: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/tribute-to-dr-robert-blokzij-1943-2015 To continue Rob’s legacy, we’re proud to announce the creation of the Rob Blokzijl Foundation. The Rob Blokzijl Foundation is part of the RIPE NCC’s Good of the Internet Initiative, which was outlined by RIPE NCC Executive Board Member Salam Yamout during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 73: https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1479/ The objective of the foundation is to recognise and reward individuals who: - made substantial and sustained technical and operational contributions to the development of the Internet in the RIPE NCC Service Region, or - supported or enabled others with the development of the Internet in the RIPE NCC Service Region. The foundation will strive to realise this objective at least every two years. A Board and an awards committee will soon be established to ensure the effective running of the foundation. The foundation’s initial reserve of 25,000 EUR will be donated by the RIPE NCC. We intend for the foundation to thereafter become self-sustaining. We hope to receive many donations from community members to support this good cause and to keep the memory of Rob Blokzijl alive. If you would like to contribute, please contact me at mir(a)ripe.net. More information, including clear instructions on the application process, will be available shortly on the Rob Blokzijl Foundation webpage: http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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[news] New wizard for setting up Reverse DNS
by Alex Band 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, I'm excited to announce that the RIPE NCC now provides a wizard for setting up Reverse DNS. The wizard replaces the form for creating RIPE Database objects manually, so when creating a new DOMAIN object you will be taken to it automatically: https://apps.db.ripe.net/webupdates A one-minute demo of the Reverse DNS wizard is online: https://youtu.be/7JzapYkca-Y Requesting reverse delegation for your zones has always been notoriously error prone, causing more user errors and support tickets than the creation of any other RIPE Database object. In order to maximise ease of use and success rate, we implemented the following features: - We present the user with a clear set of guidelines for the configuration of their name servers before starting the wizard - Manually creating reverse zones is no longer necessary, as you can simply fill in a prefix and the wizard will do the rest - Creating DOMAIN objects one by one is no longer necessary, as you can create up to 128 DOMAIN objects in one go - We perform a basic check on the name server before the full set of tests is run, to maximise the chance of success Please keep in mind that this is the first iteration of this functionality. We will now start gathering feedback and will run analytics to see how it can be improved further. For example, the current name server pre-checks are very basic and we can expand them in the future if needed. We are using Zonemaster for these checks and are in the process of migrating the full set of tests to this service. We’d like to thank IIS and AFNIC for their support. In case you are interested in the background story on the Reverse DNS wizard and Zonemaster, there are some presentations from RIPE 73 online: https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1517/ https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1511/ Kind regards, Alex Band Product Manager RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses January-March 2017
by Training Services 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, Our training team travels the RIPE NCC service region to deliver training courses to our members without any additional cost. Over the next few months, we'll be in Barcelona, London, Lebanon, Turin, Hamburg, Moscow, Riga, Turkey, Nicosia, Tashkent, Ljubljana, Oslo. Visit the following page to register and to check which training courses we are giving in your area: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses The RIPE NCC delivers the following training courses: - LIR and RIPE Database Training Course - DNSSEC Training Course - Measurements Tools Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - 2 days Advanced IPv6 Training Course - 2 days BGP Operations and Security Training Course For more information visit: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses With kind regards, Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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[news] RIPE NCC Survey 2016 - Key Findings and Proposed Actions
by Serge Radovcic 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Survey 2016 was conducted in May and June. Over 4,300 RIPE NCC members and other interested parties took the time to participate and let us know their views on how the RIPE NCC is performing and the direction it should be taking in the years ahead. We are extremely grateful to all those who took the time to give their input. The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) analysed the survey data and published a detailed report with key findings in October 2016. We examined these findings and we now propose a number of action areas to address the issues brought up in the survey. A list of all 40 key findings and the actions proposed by the RIPE NCC is available here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-201… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-201…> The list provides an outline of actions we propose to take, but it should be noted that work continues in all areas. We will also periodically review the list and make adjustments if necessary. In 2017, we will update the relevant webpage with the outcomes of the actions taken by the RIPE NCC in each area. If you would like to comment on the findings and proposed actions, or on the list itself, please let us know at <feedback(a)ripe.net <mailto:feedback@ripe.net>>. Kind regards, Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - November Update
by Marco Schmidt 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list. The RIPE Forum provides an easy access to all working group mailing lists https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ Proposals Open for Discussion: NEW: 2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification” Proposals Awaiting Input: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" Proposal Withdrawn: 2016-03, “Locking Down the Final /8 Policy” Proposal Overview: NEW PROPOSAL: 2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification” OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to define sub-assignments in IPv6 PI assignments as subnets of /64 and shorter. STATUS: Discussion Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 21 November 2016 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04 ===== The following proposal is awaiting input before they can go any further in the PDP. PROPOSAL: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of holdership. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Describes how the 24-month holding period for scarce resources will be applied. STATUS: Review Phase – Awaiting decision from working group chair FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04 ===== The following proposal has been withdrawn. PROPOSAL: 2016-03, “Locking Down the Final /8 Policy” OVERVIEW: This proposal aimed to ban transfers of allocations made under the final /8 policy. STATUS: Withdrawn. The proposer decided to abandon the proposal as he felt that the ongoing discussion was damaging the RIPE community’s reputation. As nobody stepped forward to take over the authorship of this proposal, the proposal was withdrawn. FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-03 The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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