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[news] Announcing the IPv6 Security Expert Exam and E-Learning Course
by Sandra Bras 15 Sep '21

15 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, I am happy to announce that our latest RIPE NCC Certified Professionals exam – IPv6 Security Expert – is now live along with the IPv6 Security e-learning course in the RIPE NCC Academy. This is our third certification following the RIPE Database Associate and IPv6 Fundamentals - Analyst exams. -------------------------- IPv6 Security Exam -------------------------- You can earn this certification by taking the online exam under the supervision of a live proctor. You can see your results as soon as you complete the exam and, if you pass, you'll earn a verifiable digital badge. This IPv6 Security Expert exam certifies the ability to: - Plan how to protect your IPv6 network against new attack vectors and most common threats - Design filtering rules for IPv6 packets - Choose security options for IPv6 routing protocols - Choose the correct type of tool to assess IPv6 security threats and mitigation techniques - Make use of up-to-date information about IPv6 network vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques - Design a high-level IPv6 security strategy - Justify the need to implement IPv6 security solutions You can read more about the exam here: https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals/ipv6-security-expert-e… <https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals/ipv6-security-expert-e…> -------------------------------------------- IPv6 Security E-learning Course ------------------------------------------- Learn all about IPv6 security in our brand new course in the RIPE NCC Academy. The course consists of 17 modules and 7 lab activities, and is aligned with IPv6 Security Expert exam. The lab activities will help you apply concepts learned and using actual tools and realistic scenarios. The RIPE NCC Academy is open to all and free. You can take a look at the new course at: https://academy.ripe.net <https://academy.ripe.net/> -------------------------- Schedule An Exam -------------------------- As a RIPE NCC member, you have received three exam vouchers for the year 2021 as part of your membership benefits. Read more about vouchers at: https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals/vouchers <https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals/vouchers> You can use your vouchers to schedule an exam at: https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals/schedule-an-exam <https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals/schedule-an-exam> In order to write an exam that is a meaningful test of competence in the relevant field, we have drawn on your knowledge and experience. We ask for community input for the job task analysis to ensure that our certifications are aligned with what’s needed on the job. I would like to thank everyone who has shared feedback, tested the test questions, helped us create the exam outline, tested the lab activities in the online course and encouraged their colleagues to learn and certify with us. Finally, we value your feedback. We would love to hear your thoughts about the IPv6 Security Expert exam and e-learning course - and yes, there’s a cool purple hoodie if you get the badge and share it on Twitter! If you have any questions or comments, please let us know at <exams(a)ripe.net <mailto:exams@ripe.net>>. Best regards, Sandra Bras Assistant Manager Learning and Development RIPE NCC ===

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[meetings] SEE 9 Registration and Call for Presentations – 28 September 2021
by Seeurope 09 Sep '21

09 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, SEE 9 will be an online meeting on Tuesday, 28 September 2021, at 10:00 UTC+2 (08:00 UTC) and will feature a 90-minute programme. ----------- Register ----------- Registration is free of charge and open to everyone: https://www.ripe.net/see-9/register ----------- Programme ---------- The SEE Programme Committee (SEE PC) is looking for short, 5 to 7-minute presentations covering the topics of network engineering and operations in general, but preferably in the area of Internet resilience in the SEE region during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of IXPs in it. Would you like to present an interesting topic and/or share your experience with the SEE community? Please submit your proposals by *Sunday, 19 September 2021* to <see-pc(a)ripe.net>. Please describe briefly what you would like to talk about (5-10 sentences). The SEE PC will review the proposals received prior to the meeting. For the latest updates, check the website at https://www.ripe.net/see9. Best regards, SEE Meeting Organisation Team

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[news] 147th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 09 Sep '21

09 Sep '21

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 147th Meeting on 10 and 19 August. The minutes from the meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-147th-ex… 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 entire meeting was concerned with developments in the AFRINIC region. I have also published an article on RIPE Labs on the AFRINIC situation that references these minutes: https://labs.ripe.net/author/hans_petter_holen/supporting-the-internet-numb… - Athina Fragkouli gave an extensive summary of the legal proceedings that AFRINIC is involved in - The Board agreed that the RIPE NCC wants to support AFRINIC and ensure the stability of the RIR system. - The following resolution was adopted unanimously by the Board: "The RIPE NCC Executive Board authorises the RIPE NCC Managing Director to review and act on behalf of the RIPE NCC on any request for the activation of the RIR Joint Stability Fund, in case such request is formally submitted by AFRINIC within a three month period from the date of this resolution and according to the process described here: https://www.nro.net/accountability/rir-accountability/joint-rir-stability-f…. Further, the RIPE NCC Executive Board allows for RIR activities that are related to AFRINIC operations to qualify for support from this Fund, provided that this is formally requested by AFRINIC." Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[GM] Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2021
by Hans Petter Holen 08 Sep '21

08 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) November 2021. You can register to participate and vote at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active The GM will take place from 24 - 26 November online, adjacent to the RIPE 83 meeting. The meeting will start at the earlier time of 16:30 (UTC+1) on 24 November, with the results being announced at 10:15 (UTC+1) on 26 November. To participate you can follow the GM via livestream, participate via chat and vote on resolutions electronically. The GM gives members an opportunity to discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC. At the upcoming GM, we invite you to discuss, among other things: - The Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2022 - Redistribution of the RIPE NCC surplus/deficit to the membership (to be voted on) - Reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and RIPE NCC Management - Discussion on the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme principles All supporting documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 27 October 2021. Registration for electronic voting will remain open until 14:30 (UTC+1) on the day of the GM, 24 November 2021. All information on how to participate, including the proxy voting form, is available from: https://ripe.net/gm/nov-2021 If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates and Deadlines 8 Sep - Invitation to register for GM and voting 27 Oct - GM documents published 10 Nov - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 10 Nov - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 10 Nov - Deadline to publish final agenda 24 Nov - Registration closes at 14:30 (UTC+1) 24 Nov - GM begins with main meeting (16:30 UTC+1) 26 Nov - GM closes with announcement of voting results (10:15 UTC+1)

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[news] Survey on Charging Scheme Principles and Open House Details
by Fergal Cunningham 06 Sep '21

06 Sep '21

Dear RIPE NCC members, The survey on principles the RIPE NCC should apply to its charging scheme model will run until next Tuesday, 14 September. We kindly ask all members who have not yet taken it to do so by the closing date. We would also like to thank over 500 members who have so far participated. You can take the survey now at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/charging-scheme-survey-2021/ Note: you will need to log in to a RIPE NCC Access account that is associated with an LIR to complete the survey. *Open House on Charging Scheme Principles* We will also hold an Open House on the charging scheme principles on Monday, 20 September at 12:00 UTC+2. Members of the Executive Board will attend and there will be presentation of the survey results and further discussion of the principles. We invite all members with an interest in this topic to register to attend at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-ch… The link to attend the Open House will be sent to all who register to attend ahead of the meeting. The original mail on the survey from the Chairman of the Executive Board is provided below. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC Original Survey Invite: Dear RIPE NCC members, As Chairman of the RIPE NCC Executive Board, I am asking that you assist the Board in formulating the principles of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme. In May, we presented on this topic at the General Meeting (GM)[1], and now we want to build on that discussion by consulting with you on the core principles that we should incorporate in our charging schemes for the coming years. To that end, we ask you to complete a survey on the charging scheme that will let us know where the membership stands on some key principles. We expect that in some cases there will not be a clear answer, but we may be able to identify some key principles that most members want to see us apply to the charging scheme. The survey is available to take until 14 September at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/charging-scheme-survey-2021/ Note: you will need to log-in to a RIPE NCC Access account that is associated with an LIR to complete the survey. We will also announce an Open House session in September where the Board will be available to discuss the charging scheme model with members. The Executive Board will examine the results of the survey at its Executive Board meeting on 23 September. We will then bring our analysis and a proposal to the membership at the GM in November. Kind regards, Christian Kaufmann RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman [1] May 2021 GM Presentation: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2021/documentatio…

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: August 2021
by Kjerstin Burdiek 31 Aug '21

31 Aug '21

Hello RIPE NCC members, Here’s everything you need to know about our services and what’s happening in the RIPE community this month: 1. What We're Doing for You -- LIR Stats -- Membership Survey on Charging Scheme Principles -- What do you think of our new user interface (UI)? 2. Your Technical Update -- RIPE NCC and the Cloud: Draft Principles, Requirements and Strategy Framework -- RPKI -- RIPEstat 3. What's Happening in Our Community? -- RIPE Labs -- Code of Conduct Task Force Session -- NRO NC Call for Nominations 4. Join Us for These Virtual Events -- RIPE 83 (virtual) -- Training Courses in September -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Italy -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in France -- SEE 9 Meeting (virtual) 1. What We're Doing For You -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,699 (+97) LIRs with IPv6: 16,260 (+138) IPv4 Addresses Transferred in July: 527,104 (-1,118,464) -- Membership Survey on Charging Scheme Principles The RIPE NCC Executive Board is asking for feedback from the membership to help them formulate the principles of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/membership-consultatio… The survey will close on 14 September 2021. -- What do you think of our new user interface (UI)? Help us improve the user interface (UI) of our services by taking part in our short survey and sharing your feedback. It will only take you three minutes to complete! You can find the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RIPENCCservicesUI 2. Your Technical Update -- RIPE NCC and the Cloud: Draft Principles, Requirements and Strategy Framework How is the RIPE NCC using third-party cloud providers to support its services? Our draft cloud strategy framework aims to bring everything together in a way that sets out some boundaries and identifies critical elements: https://labs.ripe.net/author/felipe_victolla_silveira/ripe-ncc-and-the-clou… -- RPKI On 14 September, we will update rpki-validator.ripe.net to replace the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator with Routinator. This will change the user interface. More information will be shared with the Routing Working Group in the coming weeks. -- RIPEstat --- More resilient RIPEstat UIs Both RIPEstat UIs are now using dedicated endpoints for sourcing data. This makes them more resilient in cases of increased demand. --- RIPEstat UI updated with new features We are continuing to improve the RIPEstat UI based on user feedback and feature requests. Last week, we released a new set of changes: https://labs.ripe.net/author/stephen_suess_1/a-tour-of-the-new-ripestat-ui/ 3. What's Happening in Our Community? -- RIPE Labs In August, RIPE Labs featured articles from community members on human rights and the Internet, IPv6 capability in gaming, zero trust architecture, traceroutes and transparency for the digital economy: https://labs.ripe.net/ -- Code of Conduct Task Force Session The Code of Conduct Task Force will hold a virtual session to get input from the RIPE community on its updated draft RIPE Code of Conduct on 1 September 2021 at 16:00 (UTC+2). Details on how to join are available at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2021-August/002317.html -- NRO NC Call for Nominations The NRO NC has now opened its call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one seat on the Council. More information about nominations can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/nro-nc-call-for-nomina… 4. Join Us for these Virtual Events -- RIPE 83 (virtual) Together with the RIPE NCC, the RIPE Chair Team has decided that RIPE 83 will take place virtually from 22-26 November 2021. You can get the latest updates about RIPE 83 on the meeting website: https://ripe83.ripe.net -- Training Courses in September Our webinars for the month of September are open for registration: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses Here's the schedule: RIPE Database Basics Tuesday, 7 September 2021 (08:00 - 10:00 UTC) Basic IPv6 Protocol Security Wednesday, 8 September 2021 (08:00 - 10:00 UTC) IPv6 in the RIPE Database Tuesday, 14 September 2021 (08:00 - 09:00 UTC) IP Blocklisting (new course) Wednesday, 15 September 2021 (08:00 - 09:00 UTC) BGP Security: RPKI Tuesday, 21 September 2021 (08:00 - 10:00 UTC) Internet Routing Registry Wednesday, 22 September 2021 (08:00 - 09:00 UTC) LIRs: Managing IP Addresses and ASNs Wednesday, 29 September 2021 (08:00 - 10:00 UTC) Interested in something that you can't find on our upcoming courses page? Let us know which topics you would like to see covered in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Italy, 15 September 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in France, 29 September 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- SEE 9 Meeting (virtual), 28 September 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-9 Thank you for reading to the end. We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Kjerstin Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[service] Automated Mails Sent in Error
by Fallon Albrecht 25 Aug '21

25 Aug '21

Dear colleagues, Earlier today, a software change caused us to unintentionally send an automated email to 98 members which informed them that we had terminated their Standard Service Agreement (SSA), and blocked their access to the LIR Portal for a short period of time. We are contacting these members to apologise and inform them that this was an error on our part and reassure them that their SSAs remain valid. We would like to publicly note and apologise for our mistake here. Members who have any questions can email <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards Fallon Albrecht Functional Application Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] Membership Survey on Charging Scheme Principles
by Christian Kaufman 09 Aug '21

09 Aug '21

Dear RIPE NCC members, As Chairman of the RIPE NCC Executive Board, I am asking that you assist the Board in formulating the principles of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme. In May, we presented on this topic at the General Meeting (GM)[1], and now we want to build on that discussion by consulting with you on the core principles that we should incorporate in our charging schemes for the coming years. To that end, we ask you to complete a survey on the charging scheme that will let us know where the membership stands on some key principles. We expect that in some cases there will not be a clear answer, but we may be able to identify some key principles that most members want to see us apply to the charging scheme. The survey is available to take until 14 September at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/charging-scheme-survey-2021/ Note: you will need to log-in to a RIPE NCC Access account that is associated with an LIR to complete the survey. We will also announce an Open House session in September where the Board will be available to discuss the charging scheme model with members. The Executive Board will examine the results of the survey at its Executive Board meeting on 23 September. We will then bring our analysis and a proposal to the membership at the GM in November. Kind regards, Christian Kaufmann RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman [1] May 2021 GM Presentation: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2021/documentatio…

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: July 2021
by Kjerstin Burdiek 28 Jul '21

28 Jul '21

Hello RIPE NCC members, Here’s everything you need to know about our services and what’s happening in the RIPE community this month: 1. What We're Doing for You -- LIR Stats -- RIPE NCC 145th Executive Board Meeting Minutes -- New CCO Appointed -- Mediterranean Europe Country Report -- Apply Now for the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2. Your Technical Update -- End of Support for the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator -- RPKI Roadmap -- Service Announcements 3. What's Happening in Our Community? -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports – June 2021 -- New RIPE Database Requirements Task Force Draft Report -- New Draft RIPE Code of Conduct -- Three New RIPE Governance Documents -- RIPE Community Resilience: Economy of Care -- NRO Statement on AFRINIC -- EuroDIG 2021 4. Join Us for These Virtual Events -- Training Courses in August -- Interim RIPE NCC Services WG Session on Cloud Strategy -- SEE 9 Meeting 1. What We're Doing For You -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,602 (+80) LIRs with IPv6: 16,122 (+80) IPv4 Addresses Transferred in June: 1,645,568 (+993,664) -- 145th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting Minutes Minutes from the 145th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting are now available. The meeting took place from 21-22 June, and the next meeting will be from 23-24 September. Read the minutes here: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-145th-ex… -- New CCO Appointed Congratulations to Hisham Ibrahim, who has been appointed RIPE NCC’s new Chief Community Officer: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/hisham-ibrahim-appoint… -- Mediterranean Europe Country Report We take a comprehensive look at the Internet landscape in five countries in Mediterranean Europe, including their history of development and capacity for future growth. The report offers a detailed picture of both national and international connections in this region: https://labs.ripe.net/author/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-countr… -- Apply Now for the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund For the fifth year in a row, the RIPE NCC is committed to supporting activities and projects for 'the good of the Internet'. We are pleased to invite applications for funding from the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund. The call for applicants will remain open until 23:59 (UTC), Saturday, 31 July 2021. You can find more details on the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund page: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf 2. Your Technical Update -- End of Support for the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator On Thursday, 1 July 2021, we ended support for the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator. This had no impact on any of our core activities around the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI): https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-June/001501.html -- RPKI Roadmap In order to be transparent about the work we do with RPKI, we have released a roadmap for upcoming RPKI developments. Our goal is to start an open dialogue with the community on this topic. Read the roadmap and share your comments with us here: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-management/rpki/rpki-plan… -- Service Announcements At 11:30 (UTC+2) on 14 July, there were various RIPE NCC service outages that affected services such as the rsync RPKI Repository and RIPE Database, the main RIPE NCC website and other RIPE NCC websites such as RIPE Labs. Services were restored by 12:00 (UTC+2): https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-July/001506.html 3. What's Happening in Our Community? -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - June 2021 The RIPE Chair, Mirjam Kühne, reports on current events and ongoing discussions in the RIPE community about RIPE governance, the relationship between RIPE and the RIPE NCC, draft proposals from RIPE Task Forces and more: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-june-… -- New RIPE Database Requirements Task Force Draft Report The RIPE Database Requirements Task Force has released a new draft report. The deadline for comments is 13 August: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/rdb-requirements-tf/the-ripe-datab… -- New Draft RIPE Code of Conduct The RIPE Code of Conduct Task Force has released a new draft of the RIPE Code of Conduct. The deadline for comments is 17 September: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/ripe-… -- Three New RIPE Governance Documents Three new RIPE documents on governance have been published. These documents are informational guidelines on the roles of the RIPE Working Group Chairs and the RIPE Programme Committee: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2021-July/002276.html -- RIPE Community Resilience: Economy of Care Continuing the discussion on RIPE community wellbeing and resilience, Vesna Manojlovic has published a new instalment in her series applying the OSI Model to the RIPE community. In it, she connects the financial Layer 8 to the need for community actualisation: https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/ripe-community-resilience-economy-of-car… -- NRO Statement on AFRINIC The NRO released a statement regarding the recent allegations against AFRINIC. Read it here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/statement-of-the-numbe… -- EuroDIG 2021 EuroDIG, the pan-European Internet governance event, took place from 28-30 June. Gergana Petrova wrote a live blog of the conference on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/gergana_petrova/eurodig-2021-live-blog/ 4. Join Us for these Virtual Events -- Training Courses in August Our webinars for the month of August are open for registration: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses Here's the schedule: Introduction to IPv6 Wednesday, 4 August 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) IPv6 Security Myths, Filtering and Tips Wednesday, 11 August 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) IPv6 Host Configuration Wednesday, 18 August 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) IPv6 Prefix Calculation Tuesday, 24 August 2021 (08:00-09:00 UTC) Using RIPE Atlas Wednesday, 25 August 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) Interested in something that you can't find on our upcoming course page? Let us know which topics you would like to see covered in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 -- Interim RIPE NCC Services WG Session on Cloud Strategy The RIPE NCC Services WG will be holding an interim session on our cloud strategy on 28 July at 16:00 (UTC+2). If you would like to participate, you can find the details for this session here: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-services-wg/2021-July/003446.ht… -- SEE 9 Meeting The RIPE NCC together with the SEE Programme Committee have decided that the SEE 9 Meeting will take place as a virtual meeting with a reduced programme on 28 September 2021. The situation around COVID-19 is still too uncertain and the risks appear too great to justify a physical meeting. Updates on the meeting format, registration and programme will be posted closer to the date on this mailing list and on the SEE 9 website: https://www.ripe.net/see-9 Thank you for reading to the end. We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Kjerstin Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[meetings] SEE 9 Will Be a Virtual Meeting, 28 September 2021
by SEEurope 27 Jul '21

27 Jul '21

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC together with the SEE Programme Committee have decided that the SEE 9 Meeting will take place as a virtual meeting with a reduced programme on 28 September 2021. While we were looking forward to seeing you all in Ljubljana, we feel this is necessary to protect the health of all attendees and RIPE NCC staff. The situation around COVID-19 is still too uncertain and the risks appear too great to justify a physical meeting. We hope things will get better soon and that we will be able to meet in person for a physical SEE 10 Meeting in 2022. Updates on the meeting format, registration and programme will be posted closer to the date on this mailing list and on the SEE 9 website: https://www.ripe.net/see-9. For any further information and/or clarification, feel free to email <seeurope(a)ripe.net>. Looking forward to seeing you online! Best regards, SEE Meeting Organisation Team RIPE NCC

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