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
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
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.
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)
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
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Discount Hotel Rooms
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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
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Programme
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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
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RIPE Fellowship
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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
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New! On-site Childcare
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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/
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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
Dear colleagues,
On 1 March 2018, the RIPE NCC and other Regional Internet Registries
(RIRs) were each allocated the equivalent of a /21 of IPv4 address space
from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). The RIPE NCC
received the following IPv4 address ranges:
160.238.21.0/24
192.42.65.0/24
192.83.216.0/24
192.135.100.0/24
192.140.2.0/23
192.172.232.0/24
192.251.230.0/24
This returned address space will be added to the RIPE NCC’s free pooland
distributed according to the current IPv4 policy. LIRs that have already
received their final /22 are NOT eligible to receive any further
allocations from the RIPE NCC. You can find the IPv4 policy here:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-680
Following the exhaustion of IANA's free pool of IPv4 addresses in 2011,
when the RIRs received their final /8s, a global policy caused IANA to
create a recovered pool of leftover and returned IPv4 address blocks.
This policy was ratified by all five RIR communities in 2012 and stated
that IANA would begin making equal, periodic allocations from the
recovered pool when the first RIR reached a /9 of remaining addresses.
This point was reached by LACNIC, the RIR for Latin America and the
Caribbean on 20 May 2014, triggering the global policy and the first
post-exhaustion allocation from IANA. You can read the global policy here:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/allocation-ipv4-post-exhaustion-2012-…
It is important that network operators continue to deploy IPv6 on their
networks to ensure the future growth of the Internet. The RIPE NCC's
IPv6 Act Now website provides more information about IPv6 deployment:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/ipv6-info-centre
Regards,
Ingrid Wijte
Assistant Manager Registration Services and Policy Development
RIPE NCC
Dear colleagues,
The RIPE NCC Executive Board is seeking volunteers to join the Arbiters
Panel in accordance with the requirements of the RIPE NCC Conflict
Arbitration Procedure and the RIPE NCC Articles of Association.
Wilfried Woeber and Pierre Baume have recently resigned from their
positions as arbiters.
The following eight people currently make up the panel of arbiters:
- Nick Williams
- Kurt Kayser
- Jaap Akkerhuis
- Keith Mitchell
- Alireza Ghafarallahi
- David Freedman
- James Hickman
- Ondřej Surý
The Executive Board is asking for volunteers to take seats on the
Arbiters Panel. The Executive Board will then appoint several arbiters,
depending on the number of volunteers. These appointments will be
presented to the RIPE NCC General Meeting on 16 May 2018 for approval by
the membership.
See below for information on the Conflict Arbitration Procedure,
including the requirements to be an arbiter:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/arbitration
How to Volunteer
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To volunteer to be a member of the Arbiters Panel, please send an email
to <nominations(a)ripe.net> by 4 April 2018 with the following fields
filled in:
Name:
Profession:
Biography:
Motivation:
Declaration of interests:
[Please list all functions or past functions that may cause a conflict
of interest with a possible party (for example, shareholder in a Member
organisation)]
The Executive Board will then meet to appoint arbiters for the RIPE NCC
membership's consideration.
Best regards,
Nigel Titley
RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman
Dear colleagues,
Join us for the seventh South East Europe (SEE 7)/RIPE NCC Regional
Meeting in the historical Romanian city of Timișoara. SEE 7 will be held
in Hotel Timișoara on 18 and 19 June 2018.
The meeting is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge.
Register for your place:
http://www.ripe.net/see-7/register
Top three reasons to join SEE 7:
- Network with your peers and make new business contacts
- Learn about best practices in your industry
- Share your experience and ask advice from industry experts
This meeting covers a wide range of topics, including:
- IPv4 scarcity and IPv6 deployment
- Commercial transactions of IPv4 addresses
- Data centre technologies
- Network, DNS and IXP operations
- Internet governance and regulatory practices
The SEE Programme Committee is now seeking content proposals from the
community for the plenary session presentations, panels, workshops and
lightning talks at SEE 7. Please submit your presentation proposals by
16 March:
https://www.ripe.net/see-7/call-for-presentations
Are you a talented Internet technology researcher? Are you working on
interesting research? Apply for RACI before 4 March - it's open now!
https://www.ripe.net/see-7/ripe-academic-cooperation-initiative-raci
Complete information about the meeting can be found at:
http://www.ripe.net/see-7
I look forward to seeing you in Timișoara!
Best regards,
Martina
Conference Coordinator
RIPE NCC
RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2018
- LIR Statistics
- Out-of-Region ROUTE(6) Objects in the RIPE Database
- GDPR and the RIPE Database
- Correct Contact Information
- Membership Discussion Mailing List Changes
- OpenIPmap
- Final Chance to Apply for RACI
- RIPE NCC Members, Resources and Transfers in 2017
- NOGs in Our Service Region
- RIPE NCC Presentations Online
- RIPE 76, Marseille
- RIPE Fellowship at RIPE 76 - Now Accepting Applications
- MENOG 18, Tehran
- ENOG 15, Moscow
- SEE 7, Timisoara
- Getting Started with RIPE Atlas
- The New BGP Looking Glass is Here
- How We Deployed DMARC
- Global IPv6 Survey 2018
- RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting
- Upcoming Training Courses and Webinars
- Positions Available at the RIPE NCC
- Email Tagging
- Social Media
LIR STATISTICS (change since last update)
Number of LIRs: 18,084 (+307)
LIRs with IPv6: 12,995 (+170)
IPv4 addresses transferred in January: 432,640 (+230,400)
All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page:
https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true
OUT-OF-REGION ROUTE(6) OBJECTS IN THE RIPE DATABASE
The RIPE Database Working Group has reached consensus on a work item
relating to out-of-region ROUTE(6) objects in the RIPE Database.
Ordinary queries will no longer return these objects, which will move
under a new "RIPE-NONAUTH" source tag to support those who rely on these
objects for their BGP configurations.
More information will be shared with RIPE NCC members before the changes
are implemented:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/db-wg/2018-February/005825.html
GDPR AND THE RIPE DATABASE
In our latest article on how the RIPE NCC is implementing the General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Athina Fragkouli focuses on data held
in the RIPE Database:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/Athina/how-we-re-implementing-the-gdpr-the-ri…
CORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION
Please check in https://my.ripe.net that you have the right people
registered as account users. Ensuring the right people have access to
your RIPE NCC account is important for dealing with the RIPE NCC. It is
also good practice to remove users who have left your company or who no
longer need to interact with the RIPE NCC.
MEMBERSHIP DISCUSSION MAILING LIST CHANGES
We have made it easier to unsubscribe from the members-discuss mailing list:
- In the usual way, via your account settings in https://my.ripe.net
- By sending a mail with the subject "unsubscribe" to
<members-discuss-request(a)ipe.net>
- By clicking a personalised unsubscribe link that appears in the footer
of emails you receive from the members-discuss list
OpenIPmap
OpenIPmap, the RIPE NCC’s tool for geolocating core Internet
infrastructure, has undergone a full architectural overhaul. Read all
about the new and improved OpenIPmap in the first of two RIPE Labs
articles on the topic:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/jasper_den_hertog/openipmap-a-collaborative-a…
FINAL CHANCE TO APPLY FOR RACI
The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) covers the cost of
flights, accommodation and meeting tickets for selected academics to
present their research at RIPE, ENOG, MENOG and SEE meetings. The
deadlines to apply have been updated to align with the calls for
presentations for these events:
MENOG 18 (25-26 April, Tehran): apply by 25 February
RIPE 76 (14-18 May, Marseille): apply by 4 March
ENOG 15 (4-5 June, Moscow): apply by 4 March
SEE 7 (18-19 June, Timisoara): apply by 4 March
https://www.ripe.net/raci
RIPE NCC MEMBERS, RESOURCES AND TRANSFERS IN 2017
Rene Wilhelm looks at membership developments in 2017 and updates
projections on how long IPv4 will last and on IPv6 uptake:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/ripe-ncc-members-and-resources-in-2017
And Rene also takes a look at the IPv4 address transfer market in the
RIPE NCC service region in 2017:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/a-shrinking-pie-the-ipv4-transfer-mar…
NOGs IN OUR SERVICE REGION
We surveyed the organisers of Network Operator Groups (NOGs) in our
service region to get a comprehensive overview of how these groups are
set up and run for the benefit of their communities:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/fergalc/nogs-in-the-ripe-ncc-service-region
RIPE NCC PRESENTATIONS ONLINE
Our staff regularly speak at NOGs and other industry events. You can
find these presentations at:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/press-centre/publications/presentations
RIPE 76, MARSEILLE
180 people from around the word have already registered to attend RIPE
76 from 14-18 May. To join them, register now at:
https://ripe76.ripe.net/register/
For the first time, the meeting will be held in a congress centre. There
are several hotels that offer a discounted rate to RIPE 76 attendees and
these expire on 13 March, so book now to avoid disappointment at:
https://ripe76.ripe.net/venue/accommodation/
Don't forget that RIPE NCC members are entitled to two free RIPE Meeting
tickets:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/become-a-member/free-ticket…
The deadline to submit a presentation for the RIPE Meeting is 11 March:
https://ripe76.ripe.net/cfp/
RIPE FELLOWSHIP AT RIPE 76 - NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The RIPE Fellowship provides financial support for a RIPE Meeting
ticket, travel and accommodation. Our aim is to remove the financial
barriers that could prevent in-person participation and make the meeting
more inclusive. The application deadline is Friday, 6 April at 18:00
UTC. We accept applications from people in our service region:
www.ripe.net/fellowship
MENOG 18, TEHRAN
MENOG 18 will take place in Tehran from 25-26 April 2018. The Call for
Presentations is online and the deadline to submit is 1 March:
https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-18/call-for-presentations/
ENOG 15, MOSCOW
Registration is open for ENOG 15, taking place in Moscow from 4-5 June 2018:
https://www.enog.org/enog-15/register/
The Call for Presentations is also online with a deadline to submit of 1
April:
http://www.enog.org/enog-15/cfp/
SEE 7, TIMISOARA
The South-East Europe (SEE) Meeting takes place in Timisoara from 18-19
June 2018. Registration will open at the end of February. The Call for
Presentations is already online, and you can submit until 16 March:
https://www.ripe.net/see-7/call-for-presentations
GETTING STARTED WITH RIPE ATLAS
Are you new to RIPE Atlas? Our Internet measurement network can help you
to monitor your network, troubleshoot issues, analyse DNS
infrastructure, test IPv6 connectivity and more. See the introductory
video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3SW2vO8qW0
THE NEW BGP LOOKING GLASS IS HERE
Our efforts to revamp the RIS system (http://ris.ripe.net) are showing
results. The new Looking Glass data call is fully supported and in
production. The data is based on 14 collector locations and more
locations will be added in the coming weeks.
https://stat.ripe.net/data/looking-glass/data.json?preferred_version=2.0&re…
A beta version of the Looking Glass widget is also available for the new
data call:
https://stat.ripe.net/widget/looking-glass-beta#w.resource=2001%3A67c%3A2e8…
The RIPEstat result page includes both widgets for a good insight into
real-time routing:
https://stat.ripe.net/2001:67c:2e8::/48#tabId=routing
HOW WE DEPLOYED DMARC
Sjoerd Oostdijck explains how we updated Mailman to support DMARC and
what we learned from building our own RPM package in the process:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/sjoerd/how-we-deployed-dmarc
GLOBAL IPv6 SURVEY 2018
The RIPE NCC launched the Global IPv6 Survey 2018 this month with the
aim of getting a better overview of IPv6 deployment across the world.
More details are available at:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/global-ipv6-survey-2018
RIPE NCC ROUNDTABLE MEETING
On 22 January 2018, the RIPE NCC hosted a Roundtable Meeting for
Governments and Regulators in Brussels:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-hol…
UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS
We provide a wide range of free training options for our members. See
what's available in the coming months at:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2018-February/001234.h…
POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT THE RIPE NCC
We are looking to hire a Network and IP Management Specialist, a
Technical Training and Development Officer, 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/current-opening…
EMAIL TAGGING
We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own email 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
Dear RIPE NCC member,
Do you want to learn new technical skills or get help with the
administration of Internet number resources? The RIPE NCC has a
dedicated training team that offers support across our service region.
In the coming months, we'll be visiting Riyadh, Dushanbe, Riga,
Luxembourg, Yekaterinburg, Tehran (MENOG 18), Kuwait, Nicosia, Tirana,
Marseille (RIPE 76), Milan, Seville, Moscow (ENOG 15), Edinburgh,
Timisoara (SEE 7) and Reykjavik.
Training courses are covered by the membership fee.
Our current courses include:
- LIR Training Course
- RIPE Database Training Course
- Basic IPv6 Training Course
- IPv6 Security Training Course
- Measurements Tools Workshop
- Advanced IPv6 Training Course (two-days)
- BGP Operations and Security Training Course (two-days)
To find out when we'll be in your city and to register for an upcoming
training course, see
<https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses>
For more information, see:
<https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses>
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Can't make it to a training course? Learn online!
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We offer interactive webinars that you can take part in from wherever
you are: <https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars>
The RIPE NCC Academy is a virtual learning environment where you can
complete online courses and become certified. We offer courses on being
a Local Internet Registry, a RIPE Database Expert and an Introduction to
IPv6. It is available to all, free of charge: <https://academy.ripe.net/>
Whether it's in person or online, we hope we see soon!
Kind regards,
Rumy Spratley-Kanis
Training Services Manager
