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[meetings] SEE 6 / RIPE NCC Regional Meeting: Call for Presentations
by Serge Radovcic 03 Feb '17

03 Feb '17

Dear colleagues, Are you an experienced network operator keen to share your expertise with your peers in South East Europe? SEE 6 will take place from 12-13 June 2017 in Budva, Montenegro. The meeting is open to anyone and there is no cost to attend. The SEE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals for the plenary session presentations, panels, workshops and lightning talks at SEE 6. The PC is looking for submissions covering network engineering and operations, including but not limited to: IPv6 deployment Managing IPv4 scarcity in operations Commercial transactions of IPv4 addresses Data centre technologies Network and DNS operations Network monitoring and measurements Network management and automation Internet governance and regulatory practices Network and routing security Content delivery Internet peering and mobile data exchange Efforts to establish IXPs in the region Reports from existing IXPs Regional success stories More information can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/see-6/call-for-presentations/ The following general requirements apply: - Proposals should be submitted by *20 March 2017* at: https://meetings.ripe.net/see6/pc/login.php - Proposals submitted after this date will be considered on a space-available basis. - Presenters should indicate how much time they will require. Usually, 30-minute slots are granted for Plenary presentations and 60-minute slots for panels. - Proposals for talks will only be considered by the PC if they contain draft presentation slides (slides may be updated at a later date). For panels, proposals must contain a clear description, as well as the names of invited panelists, presenters and moderators. - Due to potential technical issues, it is generally expected that presenters/panelists will be physically present at the SEE 6 Meeting. If you have any questions or requests concerning content submissions, please email <see-pc(a)ripe.net>. Looking forward to your submissions. Kind regards Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC (On behalf of the SEE PC)

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - January Update
by Marco Schmidt 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '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: 2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification” 2016-05, “Synchronising the Initial and Subsequent IPv6 Allocation Policies” Proposals Awaiting Input: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" Proposal Overview: 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 WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 31 January 2017 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04 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: Review Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 22 February 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: 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 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: January 2017
by Fergal Cunningham 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2017 Contents: - LIR Statistics - Redistribution of 2016 Surplus - Annual Statement/Invoicing 2017 - RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Model Discussion - Member Lunches in 2017 - RIPE Database - Reverse DNS Wizard - LIR Contact Migration - Processing New Member Applications - Moving Forward with ALLOCATED PI/ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED - RIPE Atlas Video - RIPEstat Routing History Widget - Training Courses And Webinars - RIPE NCC Academy - LIR Training Course - RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) - New on RIPE Labs - MENOG 17 In Muscat - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 15,122 (+173) LIRs with IPv6: 11,358 (+109) IPv4 addresses transferred in December: 721,920 (-41,984) https://labs.ripe.net/statistics REDISTRIBUTION OF 2016 SURPLUS All members who were active on 31 December 2016 will receive a redistribution following approval of the redistribution of the 2016 surplus at the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October. For a member with one LIR who has no PI space, the redistribution will be EUR 279. Full details are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/info/billing/redistribution… ANNUAL STATEMENT/INVOICING 2017 LIRs can now view their annual statement for 2017 in the LIR Portal, which is an informative statement that includes a detailed specification of the fee to be paid in 2017. Invoices can also be viewed and paid via the LIR Portal, and they will be sent to members on 19 January. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/annual-state… RIPE NCC CHARGING SCHEME MODEL DISCUSSION RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman Nigel Titley made a statement to members regarding the discussion on the charging scheme model used by the RIPE NCC. https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/members-discuss/2017-January/002615… MEMBER LUNCHES IN 2017 RIPE NCC Member Lunches allow you to meet with RIPE NCC staff in your country to give your feedback and input on how we can help you with your operations. Registration is already open for the lunches in Beirut and Amsterdam. See where we'll be going in 2017 and hopefully we'll see you for lunch. https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches RIPE DATABASE - REVERSE DNS WIZARD The Reverse DNS Wizard in the RIPE Database now does even more real-time checks to help users with their configuration. We now offer validation on syntax, TCP and UDP pings on port 53, as well as Start of Authority verification. https://twitter.com/alexander_band/status/811953377059938304 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… This migration simplifies user management in the LIR Portal while making members' communication with the RIPE NCC more secure. PROCESSING NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONS The RIPE NCC management applied Resolution 3 of the May 2016 General Meeting by extending the procedures to deal with such cases to include new membership applications from related legal entities (with the same contact person, directors, owners, applicant, etc.) The RIPE NCC Executive Board therefore declares that new membership applications from related legal entities should be processed according to the additional LIR account procedure; one application should be processed at a time. MOVING FORWARD WITH ALLOCATED PI/ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED Based on feedback from the Address Policy Working Group, we are now preparing to contact all LIRs that have resources in the RIPE Database with the status ALLOCATED PI or ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED. We will follow a case-by-case basis to resolve this issue. The aim is to bring clarity in regard to PI assignments made by these LIRs for both the resource holders and the LIRs, and to consistently apply RIPE policies to all ASSIGNED PI address space in the RIPE Database. https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/address-policy-wg/2016-August/01166… RIPE ATLAS VIDEO Check out our new video highlighting how you can use RIPE Atlas to troubleshoot connectivity issues in your network: https://youtu.be/Z3SW2vO8qW0 RIPEstat ROUTING HISTORY WIDGET The Routing History Widget provides you with a historical view of the visibility and originators of a prefix. https://stat.ripe.net/widget/routing-history#w.resource=2001:67c:2e8::/48 All RIPEstat widgets are listed at: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/list TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS Is there a RIPE NCC Training Course coming to your country? In February, there will be courses in Russia, Lebanon and Latvia. There will also be webinars on IPv6, the RIPE Database, RIPE Atlas and one for new LIRs. There are still places available at all these courses. https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RIPE NCC ACADEMY - LIR TRAINING COURSE Refresh your knowledge and learn all about the LIR Portal, the RIPE Database and other RIPE NCC services. Take the LIR Training Course in the RIPE NCC Academy – the course takes about four hours to complete: https://academy.ripe.net/ RIPE ACADEMIC COOPERATION INITIATIVE (RACI) There is a call for applications for RACI - academics with interesting research for the RIPE community can receive funding to attend and present at MENOG 17, RIPE 74, ENOG 13 and SEE 6. https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2016-November/001095.html Is there research you would like the RACI academics to carry out and present on at RIPE NCC-organised events? If so, please email <raci(a)ripe.net> with your suggestion. We publish these suggestions at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci/research-topics NEW ON RIPE LABS Content on RIPE Labs is about to become richer as contributors can now embed RIPEstat widgets in their articles. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/ripestat-widgets-in-ripe-labs-articles On 28 December 2016, the RIPE NCC reached 15,000 LIRs. Rene Wilhelm uses this milestone to examine trends in the membership in the past few years: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/15-000-local-internet-registries Stephen Strowes from the RIPE NCC looks at the impact of the 2016 leap second: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/reviewing-the-2016-leap-second Emile Aben talks about DNS root server transparency: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/dns-root-server-transparency MENOG 17 IN MUSCAT MENOG 17 takes place in Muscat, Oman from 19-20 April. If you would like to present at MENOG, submit your proposal by 19 March. All the details are available at: http://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-17/ 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 Finally, we'd like to extend best wishes to our members for 2017. We hope to see you, in person or online, during the year. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[meetings] Reminder: RIPE 77 Call for Host
by Martina De Mas 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

Dear colleagues, This is a reminder regarding the Call for Host for RIPE 77. If you are interested in hosting the RIPE 77 Meeting, please speak up before the end of this month. We need a dependable organisation from the RIPE NCC service region to help us host RIPE 77 from 15-19 October 2018. The host helps with Internet connectivity, venue scouting, administrative and practical 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? There is more information at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/call-for-host Send your proposal before 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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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Services 12 Jan '17

12 Jan '17

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars Participation is limited to 20 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have questions, please email <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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[news] 109th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting Summary Notes and Minutes
by Axel Pawlik 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 109th meeting on 15 December 2016. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2016/minutes-109th-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 Board approved the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2017 and asked that it be published for the membership - The Board declared that new membership applications from related legal entities would be processed according to the additional LIR account procedure whereby one application is processed at a time - The Board approved the updated RIPE NCC Treasury Statute - The Board reviewed the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme discussion on the members-discuss mailing list and at the RIPE NCC General Meeting Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] Please Migrate LIR Contracts by 1 April 2017
by Alex Band 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

Dear colleagues, On 29 September 2016, we announced that we simplified user management in the LIR Portal while making communication with the RIPE NCC more secure for our members: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2016-September/001093.… We requested that an administrator for your LIR account go through a migration wizard to ensure there is a single list of authorised user accounts. If you have not yet done this, please migrate as soon as possible: https://my.ripe.net/#/contacts On 1 April 2017, we will remove any remaining LIR Contacts that have not been migrated. After that, these contacts will no longer be able to communicate with the RIPE NCC on the LIR's behalf - only people with an authorised user account will be able to. For most interactions with the RIPE NCC, such as requesting or transferring resources, a user account with LIR Portal access is required already. Administrators can always create a user account at any point if necessary. If the administrator for your LIR account does not currently have access to the LIR Portal, please see instructions here on how to get access: https://lirportal.ripe.net/getting_started If you have any questions about migrating your contacts or about your LIR account, please contact <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Alex Band Product Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] Change of RIPE NCC Address
by Athina Fragkouli 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

Dear colleagues, Following the RIPE NCC’s move to our new office in December, we amended the following documents in order to reflect our new legal address: - RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-673 - RIPE NCC Services for Legacy Internet Resources Agreement (Legacy Agreement) https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-674 - RIPE NCC Services for Legacy Internet Resources of RIPE NCC Members Terms and Conditions (RIPE NCC Services for Legacy Internet Resources of RIPE NCC Members Terms and Conditions) https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-672 - Handling Request for Information, Orders and Investigations from LEAs https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-675 - Closure of Member, Reregistration of Internet Resources and Legacy Internet Resources https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-676 Please update your records to reflect our change of address. Kind regards, Athina Fragkouli Head of Legal RIPE NCC

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[news] RfP for Consulting Services: Independent Review of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization - Deadline 31 December
by Nick Hyrka 28 Dec '16

28 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, We wanted to draw your attention to an open request for proposals (RfP) for an independent review of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO). The ASO is the body specified in the ICANN Bylaws which advises the ICANN Board with respect to policy issues relating to the operation, assignment and management of Internet addresses. The Number Resource Organization (NRO) is seeking to appoint an independent consultant to undertake a review of the ASO. You can find more information on the NRO website here: https://www.nro.net/news/request-for-proposals-for-consulting-services-inde… Kind regards Nick Hyrka Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Welcomes 15,000th LIR
by Axel Pawlik 28 Dec '16

28 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, Today we welcome our 15,000th Local Internet Registry (LIR) to join the RIPE NCC. This comes after several years of intense growth across our service region — it was less than three years ago that we reached 10,000 LIRs. Coincidentally, this latest milestone comes as we are completing the move to our new office location in Amsterdam. Our membership is changing as it grows. LIRs are increasingly being created by “non-traditional” industrial, financial and manufacturing entities that are showing greater interest in managing their own technical infrastructure. We are pleased to welcome these new LIRs on board and recognise that additional outreach efforts may be needed to explain the bottom-up process and encourage their participation within the RIPE community. This is reflected in our recently-published Activity Plan and Budget 2017, where we have placed an emphasis on member outreach in the coming year. Another focus will be ensuring that these new LIRs are aware of the range of tools and services we provide to support them in their work, something that was identified as an area for improvement in the RIPE NCC Survey 2016 results. For more on our membership, this article on RIPE Labs takes a look at its growth over time and examines the effect this will have on our remaining IPv4 pool: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/15-000-local-internet-registries Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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