- ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

[news] NRO Publishes RIR Accountability Q&A's
by Paul Rendek 15 Oct '14

15 Oct '14

Dear colleagues, The Number Resource Organization (NRO) has published a series of questions and answers that address some key issues surrounding Regional Internet Registry (RIR) accountability and governance. This follows the publication of an RIR Governance Matrix in August 2014. These two documents provide stakeholders with a solid overview of existing RIR governance structures. You can find the Q&A’s here: https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/rir-accountability You can find the RIR Governance Matrix here: https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/rir-governance-matrix Issues of governance and accountability are of particular relevance within the context of the ongoing IANA oversight transition discussions. This process has placed an important focus on the accountability of all Internet administrative organisations. Kind regards Paul Rendek Director of External Relations RIPE NCC

1 0

[GM] Finalised Agenda for RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2014
by Axel Pawlik 08 Oct '14

08 Oct '14

Dear members, The agenda has been finalised for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place four weeks from today on 5 November 2014: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/agenda-gm-november-2… The supporting documents for the GM include the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2015. We ask that you read the document and provide feedback on the members-discuss mailing list <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. The Executive Board will take note of all feedback and discussions regarding the Activity Plan and Budget before publishing a final version in December 2014. https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/supporting-documents All information on the GM, including the resolution to be voted on as well as participation and voting options, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014 You can register for the GM, and for voting on the resolution, via the GM Preferences section in the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/gm-registration Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 17 Sep - Open GM registration 17 Sep - Open electronic voting registration 24 Sep - Publish all GM documents, including Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2015 22 Oct - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 22 Oct - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 5 Nov - Close registration for electronic voting 5 Nov - RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2014 begins with main meeting 7 Nov - RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2014 ends with vote result announcement

1 0

[news] 95th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting Summary Notes and Minutes
by Axel Pawlik 06 Oct '14

06 Oct '14

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 95th meeting on 12 September 2014. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/executive-board/minutes/2014/minutes-… 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 discussed the new draft tax ruling with the Dutch authorities. In 2014, the RIPE NCC can reserve its surplus tax-free in the Clearing House. From 2015 onwards, the General Meeting (GM) can decide either to put the surplus (deficit) into the Clearing House after paying corporate income tax or to redistribute the surplus (deficit) to the members. The Board agreed that from 2015 onwards they would ask the RIPE NCC members whether they want to pay tax or redistribute the suplus/deficit. This would take place at each autumn GM. - The Board approved the new RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement (SSA) that includes an update to Article 7, the RIPE NCC Clearing House, because of the new tax ruling. This will be put forward to be voted on by the membership at the RIPE NCC General Meeting on 5 November 2014. - The Board asked the RIPE NCC to prepare a resolution to outline actions in the event of sanctions being imposed on a country within the RIPE NCC service region. - The Board discussed proposed areas for potential expenditure of RIPE NCC resources for the good of the Internet. The Board would like the membership and community to discuss any proposed activities. - The Board approved the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2015, which is published for membership discussion at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/draft-ripe-ncc-activ… - The Executive Board decided to set the electronic voting period for the upcoming GM to close at 09:00 UTC on Friday, 7 November 2014. The results will be announced before the closing plenary at 10:45 UTC on the same day. Members can register for electronic voting via the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/gm-registration You can give feedback by emailing the Executive Board directly at <exec-board(a)ripe.net>. RIPE NCC members can also discuss matters among the entire membership by emailing <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

1 0

[news] RIPE NCC and CENTR Hold Joint Meeting With Governments
by Chris Buckridge 03 Oct '14

03 Oct '14

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC and CENTR, the European country code top-level domain (TLD) organisation, held a meeting on Wednesday, 1 October 2014, in Brussels, Belgium, for governments and regulators to discuss issues of relevance to both the RIPE and CENTR communities. The meeting was part of the CENTR General Assembly and was held adjacent to a meeting of the European Commission High Level Group on Internet Governance, attracting approximately 100 representatives from governments, industry and the Internet technical community. Dominating the agenda was a discussion of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) oversight transition process that is currently ongoing. Paul Rendek, RIPE NCC Director of External Relations, participated in a panel with Nominet’s Martin Boyle and Afnic’s Mathieu Weill, chaired by Peter Vergote, Chairman of the CENTR Board of Directors. This panel addressed the discussion process currently underway in the RIPE and TLD communities regarding both the IANA stewardship and ICANN accountability. The RIPE NCC presentation described the relationship between the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and IANA, the model of regional Internet number policy development, efforts to document the RIRs’ accountability to their stakeholders, the discussion of IANA stewardship in the RIPE community, and some of the key principles that have emerged from that discussion. These principles include a preference for minimal operational change and to build on existing structures and processes to formalise the RIR communities’ role as stewards of global Internet number registration. The panel was followed by vibrant discussion, with many governments and other attendees contributing. Many expressed concern about the timeline leading up to the expiration of the current contract in September 2015, and the challenge of reaching an agreement on a proposal for future IANA oversight upon which all affected communities can agree. RIPE NCC Chief Scientist Daniel Karrenberg was among those who stressed the importance of early and effective communication between all parties to assure the best chance of a widely accepted outcome to the process. Several governments also suggested the possibility of a neutral third-party assuming the oversight role currently held by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Others noted that such an arrangement would be contrary to preferences already expressed in the RIR and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) communities. The meeting also included discussion of upcoming Internet governance events, particularly the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary 2014 (PP14). Chris Buckridge presented on the RIPE NCC's priorities going into this event, and the focus on providing expert technical advice to ITU Member States, particularly when discussions touch on issues such as IP address registration, allocation and policy-making. Presentation slides delivered by the RIPE NCC are available online: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/roundtable/october-2014/presentations Additional information on the IANA oversight transition is available at: https://www.ripe.net/iana-oversight-transition/ The next RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators will be held in early 2015, with details to be announced closer to the event itself. Best regards, Chris Buckridge Senior External Relations Officer, RIPE NCC

1 0

[meetings] RIPE 69 Meeting Update: Deadlines Approaching
by RIPE Meeting 25 Sep '14

25 Sep '14

Dear colleagues, RIPE 69 takes place at the Novotel London West Hotel in London from 3-7 November 2014. https://ripe69.ripe.net/register -------------------- Discount Hotel Rooms -------------------- The discounted rate on the hotel rooms of Novotel London West will expire a week from now, so make your booking soon! The rates are £ 179 per night Monday-Thursday and £ 159 per night Friday-Sunday. The rate includes breakfast, WiFi, VAT and city tax (single occupancy). Deadline for booking is 3 October. You can find booking information and a selection of other hotel options near the meeting venue at: https://ripe69.ripe.net/venue/hotels --------- Programme --------- A draft meeting programme is now available: https://ripe69.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/draft-programme/ There is one week left to submit proposals to the Programme Committee. So if you want to submit a plenary presentation or proposal for a BoF, workshop or tutorial, please make your submission by 1 October. More information can be found at: https://ripe69.ripe.net/programme/important-dates/ ---- RACI ---- The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) attracted nearly 40 applications for RIPE 69. After careful consideration, the committee selected the following six winners: - Grzegorz Jereczek, CERN/Maynooth University, Data Acquisition Networks for Large Experiments - Roberto di Lallo, Roma Tre University, IXPs: Is De-peering the Right Choice? - Qasim Lone, Delft University of Technology, Towards Incentivizing ISPs To Mitigate Botnets - Uta Meier-Hahn, Alexander v. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, The Social Side of Internet Interconnection - Alberto Rodriguez-Natal, Technical University of Catalonia, LISPmob: a Flexible LISP Implementation - Dr. Tatiana Tropina, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Recent Developments of Cybersecurity Legislation in the EU: From Voluntary Approaches Back to Regulation? These talented academics will present their work either during the regular meeting programme or at a special RACI BoF that will be organised during the meeting week. We hope you will attend. https://ripe69.ripe.net/programme/raci/ ------------ Social Media ------------ To stay up-to-date with all RIPE Meeting updates, follow us on Twitter: @ripemeeting, #RIPE68 Or join the Facebook RIPE Meetings page: https://www.facebook.com/ripemeetings See you in London in November! Best regards, Gergana Petrova Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

1 0

[GM] Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2015
by Axel Pawlik 24 Sep '14

24 Sep '14

Dear RIPE NCC members, The Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2015 is now available for your review (PDF): https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/draft-ripe-ncc-activ… The Draft Activity Plan and Budget is the clearest way that RIPE NCC members can learn about, comment on and ultimately shape the direction that the RIPE NCC will take in the coming year. The Draft Activity Plan and Budget has “activity status” categories that show which activities are new, which are expanding and which are scaling back. By publishing the draft document now, the RIPE NCC membership has six weeks until the General Meeting (GM) on 5 November 2014 to review and discuss the contents of the document. Further discussion will take place at the GM. We ask that you read the document and provide feedback on the members-discuss mailing list <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. The Executive Board will take note of all feedback and discussions regarding the Activity Plan and Budget before publishing a final version in December 2014. The full GM agenda, including a resolution to be voted on by members, and all supporting documents are available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014 Please note that if you would like to attend or vote at the GM, you will need to register via the GM Preferences section in the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/gm-registration We look forward to hearing your feedback. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

1 0

[service] RIPE NCC Services Are Back Online
by Brian Riddle 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

Dear colleagues, On Friday, 19 September 2014, there were intermittent network outages at the RIPE NCC Amsterdam office, between approximately 11:00 and 12:45 (UTC). You may have experienced issues when accessing RIPE NCC services, which are now back online. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Kind regards, Brian RIddle IT Manager RIPE NCC

1 0

[service] Intermittent Network Outages Affecting RIPE NCC Services
by Brian Riddle 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

Dear colleagues, As of approximately 11:00 (UTC) on Friday, 19 September 2014, the RIPE NCC office in Amsterdam is experiencing intermittent network outages. You may have difficulties accessing all RIPE NCC services. Mailing lists and mails to/from the RIPE NCC may also be affected. We are currently working to resolve this issue and apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. Kind regards, Brian Riddle IT Manager RIPE NCC

1 0

[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2014: Register via LIR Portal
by Axel Pawlik 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Dear RIPE NCC members, On behalf of the RIPE NCC Executive Board, I would like to invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) November 2014. The GM will be held on Wednesday, 5 November from 16:00-20:00 UTC at the Novotel London West Hotel in London, adjacent to the RIPE 69 Meeting, which runs from 3-7 November. The GM begins with presentation of the reports from the RIPE NCC in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at 16:00. The formal, members-only section of the GM starts immediately after the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session. The full agenda for the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/agenda-gm-november-2… All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014 NEW: Registration Through the LIR Portal ---------------------------------------- The RIPE NCC has implemented GM registration for attendance and voting through the LIR Portal. In order to register, you must be listed as an contact person for your organisation in the LIR Portal. This new registration process provides greater security for members, allows attendance and electronic voting registration to be carried out in one quick process, and allows members to more clearly see their voting status. You can register directly by clicking the GM Preferences link in the My LIR section in the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/gm-registration A simple step-by-step guide on the registration process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/registration If you have any questions about the new registration process, please contact <agm(a)ripe.net>. Electronic Voting Registration ------------------------------ All organisations that have been members of the RIPE NCC longer than six months will receive an invitation to vote electronically. You can register to vote electronically from the GM Preferences page in the My LIR section in the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/gm-registration Those who choose to vote electronically will receive an email on 5 November with a link to the voting pages from the independent third party BigPulse, who we contract to carry out the voting. Extended Voting Window ---------------------- Following discussion on the members-discuss mailing list, the Executive Board has decided to extend the timeframe in which it is possible to vote electronically. Registration for electronic voting will remain open until 18:00 UTC on the day of the GM, 5 November 2014. The window for casting electronic votes will remain open until Friday, 7 November at 09:00 UTC. The Executive Board hopes that members will take advantage of the extended registration period and voting window by participating in the voting at the GM. 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 22 October 2014. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/proxy-voting Participation Overview ----------------------- A short overview of the ways you can participate in the GM proceedings is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2014/participation-overvi… If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 17 Sep - Open GM registration 17 Sep - Open electronic voting registration 24 Sep - Publish all GM documents, including Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2015 22 Oct - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 22 Oct - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 5 Nov - Close registration for electronic voting 5 Nov - RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2014 begins with main meeting 7 Nov - RIPE NCC General Meeting May November ends with vote announcement

1 0

[news] ENOG 8/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Highlights
by Serge Radovcic 12 Sep '14

12 Sep '14

Dear colleagues, The ENOG 8/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting took place on 9 September in Baku, Azerbaijan. A total of 109 attendees from 17 countries participated in the meeting, including 43 from the host country. The meeting included a wide variety of presentations on technical topics, from regional interconnection to routing resiliency, as well as broader topics such as Internet governance. Please see the meeting report for more details: http://www.enog.org/meetings/enog-8/meeting-report/ Kind regards, Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

1 0