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[GM] RIPE NCC Executive Board - Call for Nominations
by Axel Pawlik 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There will be an election for three vacant seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 10-12 May 2017, each of which is for a three-year term. The seats are to fill the places currently held by Maria Häll, Christian Kaufmann and Salam Yamout, whose terms expire in May 2017. 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 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, 19 April 2017 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-2017/agm-nominati… Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. Voting RIPE NCC members will vote to fill three 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 will open on 8 March 2017. All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts will be sent invitations by email to register to vote electronically. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register to do so by 10 May 2017 at 16:00 (local time UTC+2). Please ensure you are listed as a user for your organisation in the LIR Portal 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 26 April 2017. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy voting form is online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017/ripe-ncc-gen… Information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017 Register for the GM via the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2017 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 8 March - Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 8 March - Open registration for GM 8 March - Open voting registration 29 March - Publish all GM documents, including RIPE NCC Annual Report and Financial Report 2016 19 April - Close nominations for Executive Board elections 26 April - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 26 April - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 26 April - Deadline to publish final GM agenda 10 May - Close registration for electronic voting 10 May - GM begins with main meeting 12 May - GM closes with announcement of voting results Excerpts from the Articles of Association 8.2 The Executive Board of the Association shall consist of at least three and at most seven natural persons. They shall be members of the Board in a personal capacity and do not have to be Members of the Association. Employees of the Association cannot be appointed members of the Executive Board. 9.1 The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board shall need the written support of at least five Members and shall be submitted no later than three weeks before the General Meeting. If the number of nominees exceeds the number of vacancies, the General Meeting shall elect Executive Board members in accordance with Article 18.4.

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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2017: Registration Open
by Axel Pawlik 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2017. The GM will take place from 10-12 May 2017 in the InterContinental Budapest hotel in Hungary, adjacent to the RIPE 74 Meeting. You can register now via the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2017 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 2016 (to be voted on) - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2018 (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 2016 (to be voted on) - Election to fill three seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board All relevant documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 29 March 2017. All organisations that will have been members of the RIPE NCC for six months at the time of the GM 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, 10 May 2017. All information on how to participate, as well as the proxy voting form, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017 If you have questions about the GM, please email us: <agm(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 8 March - Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 8 March - Open registration for GM and voting 29 March - Publish all GM documents, including RIPE NCC Annual Report and Financial Report 2016 19 April - Close nominations for Executive Board elections 26 April - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 26 April - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 26 April - Deadline to publish final GM agenda 10 May - Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC+2) 10 May - GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC+2) 12 May - GM closes with vote results announcement (10:45 UTC+2)

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[service] Intermittent outages affecting some RIPE NCC services - 8 March 2017
by Brian Riddle 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, We are currently experiencing intermittent outages with some of our services. We are working hard to fix the issue. Updates will be posted at: https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements You can also keep an eye on our Twitter feed (@RIPE_NCC) for news. We apologise for any inconvenience. Kind regards, Brian Riddle IT Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Receives /19 from IANA's Recovered Pool
by Andrea Cima 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, On 1 March 2017, the RIPE NCC and other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) were each allocated the equivalent of a /19 of IPv4 address space from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). The RIPE NCC received the following IPv4 address ranges: 160.19.92.0/22 160.19.180.0/22 160.20.108.0/22 160.238.36.0/22 160.238.52.0/22 192.70.192.0/21 204.11.0.0/22. This returned address space will be added to the RIPE NCC’s free pool and 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-649 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 Andrea Cima Registration Services Manager RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses April-June 2017
by Training Services 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, 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 the following cities: Amman, Luxembourg, Kiev, Sheffield, Doha, Valencia, Tehran, St. Petersburg, Marseilles, Tbilisi, Budva, Denmark and Bratislava. All of our training courses are covered by the membership fee and there is no additional cost to attend. We deliver the following training courses: - LIR and RIPE Database Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - DNSSEC Training Course - Measurements Tools Workshop - 2 days Advanced IPv6 Training Course - 2 days BGP Operations and Security Training Course To find out when we'll be in your city and to register for an upcoming training course, visit the following page: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses You can find more information on our training courses here: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses Can't make it to a training course? We also offer online webinars that you can attend from home or the office: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars With kind regards, Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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[meetings] Register now for SEE 6/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Budva
by SEEurope 01 Mar '17

01 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, Join us for the sixth South East Europe (SEE 6)/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting on the stunning shores of the Adriatic. SEE 6 will be held at the Hotel Mediteran in Budva, Montenegro on 12 and 13 June 2017. The meeting is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge. Register for your place: http://www.ripe.net/see-6/register This meeting builds on the great success of past RIPE NCC Regional Meetings and 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 Regional presentations on Internet related topics are welcome! Please submit your presentation proposals by 20 March here: https://www.ripe.net/see-6/call-for-presentations We invite academics researching Internet-related topics to apply for the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI). If your application is successful, we will cover your travel and accommodation expenses, and give you a chance to present your work. More information is online: https://www.ripe.net/raci Complete information about the meeting can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/see-6 I look forward to seeing you in Budva! Best regards, Martina -- Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE Network Coordination Centre

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - February Update
by Marco Schmidt 27 Feb '17

27 Feb '17

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. Proposals Open for Discussion: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" 2016-05, “Synchronising the Initial and Subsequent IPv6 Allocation Policies” Proposals Awaiting Input: 2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification” Proposal Overview: 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: Last Call WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 09 March 2017 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04 PROPOSAL: 2016-05, “Synchronising the Initial and Subsequent IPv6 Allocation Policies” OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to match the subsequent IPv6 allocation requirements with the initial allocation requirements. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Explains the requirements to request a subsequent IPv6 allocation. STATUS: Last Call WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 28 March 2017 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-05 ===== The following proposal is awaiting input before they can go any further in the PDP. 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. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Explains feasibility and possible side effects. STATUS: Review Phase – Rewriting Proposal FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04 ===== 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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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update February 2017
by Fergal Cunningham 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2017 Contents: - LIR Statistics - RIPE NCC Membership Pages - LIR Contact Migration - RIPE NCC Member Lunches - DNS Measurements Hackathon - RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting - Policy Development Summaries - Training Courses and Webinars - RIPE 74 Budapest - RIPE Fellowship Programme - ENOG 13 St. Petersburg - MENOG 17 Muscat - RIPE Accountability Taskforce - Law Enforcement Agency Requests - RIPE Atlas Probe Uptimes - IPv6 RIPEness in 2017 - Ethics in Network Measurements - RIPE Labs - RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 15,334 (+212) LIRs with IPv6: 11,485 (+127) IPv4 addresses transferred in January: 274,944 (-446,976) https://labs.ripe.net/statistics RIPE NCC MEMBERSHIP PAGES We updated our Membership Information pages to make it easier for you to get all the information you need in one place, including a new LIR Basics for Members section that is very useful for newer members of the RIPE NCC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support We also updated our list of services to make it easier to find what you're looking for: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/list-of-ripe-ncc-services LIR CONTACT MIGRATION Are you an LIR account administrator? Please use the contact migration wizard in the LIR Portal by 1 April 2017 to ensure we have one list of authorised users for each LIR. https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2017-January/001125.ht… RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES Registration is open for upcoming member lunches in Dublin, Amman, Kazan, Lvov and Vladivostok. Space is limited at these events, so please register soon and come meet the RIPE NCC's staff in your home city: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches/ DNS MEASUREMENTS HACKATHON 2017 The RIPE NCC's fifth hackathon will take place in Amsterdam from 20-21 April, and this time it's focusing on DNS measurements. If you are interested in taking part, we provide funding for up to six people to travel to the event. The deadline to apply is 26 February! https://labs.ripe.net/hackathons RIPE NCC ROUNDTABLE MEETING On 24 January, the RIPE NCC hosted a Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators in Brussels. Find out about what happened and check out the presentations from the meeting: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-hol… POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUMMARIES The RIPE NCC sends a monthly update on the status of policy proposals in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). We've collected them all on one page to make it easier for you to keep track of what's going on in the PDP: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/policy-updates TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS In March, we'll give training courses in Cyprus, Uzbekistan, Slovenia and Norway. We'll also have webinars on IPv6 Addressing Plans, the RIPE Database and one for new LIRs. You can register for any of these at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RIPE 74 BUDAPEST RIPE 74 takes place in Budapest, Hungary from 8-12 May. Registration is open and there is a call for presentation proposals. The RIPE 74 website has also been optimised for mobile after recent feedback from attendees. The new design will allow us to further improve the RIPE Meeting website for future meetings. https://ripe74.ripe.net/ RIPE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME The new RIPE Fellowship will fund up to five attendees from the RIPE NCC service region to participate in a RIPE Meeting: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/agowland/apply-now-for-new-ripe-fellowship-pr… ENOG 13 ST. PETERSBURG The ENOG 13/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting takes place in St. Petersburg from 23-24 May. Registration is open and the Call for Presentations deadline is 3 April. https://www.enog.org/enog-13/ MENOG 17 MUSCAT The MENOG 17 Meeting takes place in Muscat from 19-20 April, and it's preceded by IPv6 and DNS workshops. http://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-17/ RIPE ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE The RIPE Accountability Task Force is undertaking a review of the RIPE community's accountability by examining its current procedures, documentation and structures. A webpage for the task force has been published along with a draft scope and a link to the task force mailing list archives: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-accountability-task-force/ LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REQUESTS A new RIPE Document outlines the requests that the RIPE NCC received from Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in 2016: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-678 RIPE ATLAS PROBE UPTIMES Rene Wilhelm provides an update on the status of RIPE Atlas probe connections: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/update-on-atlas-probe-lifetimes IPv6 RIPENESS IN 2017 Rene also provides an update on our IPv6 RIPEness project, including an analysis of IPv6 RIPEness for new LIRs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/ipv6-ripeness-update ETHICS IN NETWORK MEASUREMENTS Our Community Builder gave an interview at the Free and Open Software event FOSDEM on the moral obligations of engineers, scientists and hackers, based on the example of RIPE Atlas: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/ethics-in-network-measurements RIPE LABS Thirteen new RIPE Labs articles were posted since the last Member Update, including one from Anant Shah on using RIPE Atlas to validate international routing detours. Check them out and let us know if you have interesting research or ideas you'd like to share with the community. https://labs.ripe.net/ RIPE ACADEMIC COOPERATION INITIATIVE (RACI) If you are an academic there is still time to apply for RACI. Successful applicants receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. RIPE 74 (8-12 May, Budapest): apply by 5 March 2017 SEE 6 (12-13 June, Budva): apply by 9 April 2017 https://www.ripe.net/raci 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 If you have any questions or comments on the February Member Update, please let me know. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[meetings] Register Now for ENOG 13 in Saint Petersburg
by ENOG 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Dear colleagues, Registration for the ENOG 13/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is now open. Join us in Saint Petersburg to expand your network, share knowledge and meet experts from across the Internet community. ENOG 13 runs from 23-24 May 2017, is free of charge and open to everyone. Register here: https://www.enog.org/enog-13/register/ ENOG 13 will cover a wide range of topics, including: - Internet development trends - Internet coordination and governance - Peering and Internet exchange points - Network operations and security - Key Internet technologies - Content delivery ---------------------- Call for Presentations ---------------------- The ENOG Programme Committee (PC) is seeking content proposals from the community for the plenary session presentations, panels, workshops and lightning talks. Submit your proposal before 3 April 2017: https://www.enog.org/enog-13/cfp/ ---------------------- RACI ---------------------- The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) will cover travel and accommodation of academics to present their research at ENOG 13. Apply for support before 19 March 2017: https://www.ripe.net/raci/ ---------------------- Follow the #ENOG13 hashtag on Twitter. Join the Facebook ENOG Meetings page: https://www.facebook.com/ENOG.org Find more information ENOG 13 online: https://www.enog.org/enog-13/ See you in Saint Petersburg! Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC (On behalf of the ENOG Organising Committee)

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[meetings] Register Now for RIPE 74 + Launch of RIPE Fellowship
by Martina De Mas 06 Feb '17

06 Feb '17

Dear colleagues, You can now register for RIPE 74 at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/register/ RIPE 74 will take place at the InterContinental Hotel in Budapest from 8-12 May 2017. -------------- Ticket Options -------------- Week ticket: EUR 350 Day ticket: EUR 125 Student (week) ticket: EUR 50 All new RIPE NCC members are eligible for two free week tickets. You can find more information about ticket options at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/attend/ ------------------- Discount Room Rates ------------------- The InterContinental is offering RIPE 74 attendees a discounted room rate starting from EUR 150 per night including breakfast, Wi-Fi, VAT and city tax. The discounted rates expire on Friday, 7 April and are subject to availability. You can find booking information at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/venue-hotels/meeting-venue/ Please note that there are several other hotels nearby that offer a discounted rate to RIPE 74 attendees. Please see the accommodation page and find the one that is most suitable for you. https://ripe74.ripe.net/venue-hotels/accommodation/ -------------------- New! RIPE Fellowship -------------------- The RIPE NCC is pleased to launch the RIPE Fellowship, aimed to help RIPE community members in financial need attend a RIPE Meeting. The fellowship is open to applicants in the RIPE NCC service region. You can find more details about the fellowship and the application form here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ripe-fellowship/ The deadline to apply for RIPE 74 is Friday, 3 March. --------------------- Call for Presentation --------------------- The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions), panels, workshops, tutorials and lightning talks at RIPE 74. Proposals must be submitted for full consideration no later than Sunday, 12 March. More information at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ ---- RACI ---- The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) will cover the cost of the meeting ticket, travel and accommodation for successful applicants to present their research at RIPE 74. The deadline to apply is Sunday, 5 March. Learn more here: https://www.ripe.net/raci/ -------- More information on RIPE 74 can be found at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/ Follow us on Twitter: @ripemeeting, #RIPE74 See you in Budapest in May! Kind regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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