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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting - Final Agenda and Executive Board Candidates Published
by General Meeting Organisation Team 04 May '22

04 May '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The final agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2022 is now finalised and available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2022/agenda At this GM, members will vote on the Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021, Discharge of the Executive Board and Adoption of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023. There will be an election for two vacant seats on the Executive Board, each of which is for a three-year term. The confirmed candidates in the running for the RIPE NCC Executive Board and their biographies are now published at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2022/eb-elections… -------------------------------------------------- Open House: Meet the EB Candidates -------------------------------------------------- Members are invited to participate in the Open House to interact with candidates in the running for the RIPE NCC Executive Board. This event takes place online on Wednesday, 11 May 2022 from 12:00 – 13:30 UTC+2. You can register at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-me… Registration for the Open House closes on Wednesday, 11 May at 11:00 (UTC+2). The Open House is for you to ask candidates questions and to have an open discussion with them. Questions for candidates can also be sent in writing to agm(a)ripe.net before the Open House. If you are unable to attend, the session will be recorded for you to watch at a later time. ------------------------------------- EB Candidates Mailing List ------------------------------------- There is also a dedicated mailing list where you can interact with candidates and submit questions to them. Please note that only members subscribed to eb-candidates(a)ripe.net can post to the list: https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/ripe-ncc-mailing-lists/executive-boar… -------------------------------------------- Questions for the Executive Board --------------------------------------------- If there are any questions you would like the Executive Board to answer at the General Meeting, you can email them to agm(a)ripe.net by 12:00 (UTC+2) on 18 May 2022. We will collate them and present them at the General Meeting in addition to the questions asked during the GM. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can register to participate in and vote electronically at the GM at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active We will be sending a personalised email to all members who have not yet registered for the GM. Further information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2022 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at agm(a)ripe.net. Best regards, General Meeting Organisation Team RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report
by Antony Gollan 28 Apr '22

28 Apr '22

Dear colleagues, Our latest Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report is now available: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-780/ We have updated the format to include the number of potential sanctions cases that require investigation by our staff and the outcome of these investigations. You can find more detail on this in the report. Kind regards Antony Gollan Communications Team Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: April 2022
by Kjerstin Burdiek 26 Apr '22

26 Apr '22

Hello RIPE NCC members, Read on to see everything that’s happening at the RIPE NCC and in the RIPE community this month: 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- EU Sanctions and our Russian Membership 2. Information Services -- RIPE Labs Reporting on Russian Internet -- RIPE NCC Services and Testing Results -- Request for Feedback on the RIPE NCC Access Single Sign-On Solution 3. Community and Engagement -- Training Courses in May -- RIPE NCC Open House: RPKI Data -- General Meeting Supporting Documents and Draft Agenda -- RIPE 84 Call for Presentations -- Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board -- Community Development in 2022 -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: March 2022 -- RIPE Code of Conduct Draft Process Document -- RIPE Labs Article Competition Winner Announced -- RIPE Labs Podcast -- RIPE Labs 4. Organisational Update -- An Open Internet Remains the Goal -- RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 -- RIPE NCC Report: Law Enforcement Agency Requests 2021 -- Executive Board Meeting Minutes -- Office Opening Hours on King’s Day -- Vacancies 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,623 (+61) Number of members: 20,289 (+88) LIRs with IPv6: 16,720 (-50) IPv4 addresses transferred in March: 819,712 (-3,584) -- EU Sanctions and Our Russian Membership We’ve seen some confusion about our compliance with EU sanctions against Russia. Athina Fragkouli has published a RIPE Labs article explaining how we remain fully compliant: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/eu-sanctions-and-our-russian-membership/ 2. Information Services -- RIPE Labs Reporting on Russian Internet In addition to monitoring the Internet in Ukraine, our Information Services team has also looked at the state of Russian Internet and its connectivity to the wider Internet. So far, we have seen that the Russian Internet has remained fairly stable. To read the full analysis, see the RIPE Labs article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/how-is-russia-connected-to-the-wider… -- RIPE NCC Services and Testing Results We have been seeking feedback on our new user interface and doing usability testing. You can see a summary of the feedback we received and our plans for improvements at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/rehan_syed_muhammad/ripe-ncc-services-survey-a… -- Request for Feedback on the RIPE NCC Access Single Sign-On Solution We are reviewing our Single Sign-On Solution, RIPE NCC Access, and we would like your feedback about how best to improve it. Share your thoughts on the RIPE NCC Announce mailing list. Learn more at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-March/001561.html 3. Community and Engagement -- Training Courses in May Our webinars for the month of May are open for registration: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses LIR Training Course Tuesday, 10 May 2022 (09:00-17:30 UTC), Madrid, Spain RIPE Database Training Course Wednesday, 11 May 2022 (09:00-17:30 UTC), Madrid, Spain 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: RPKI Data Join us for an Open House on our RPKI datasets on Wednesday, 4 May from 15:00-16:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-rp… -- General Meeting Supporting Documents and Draft Agenda All supporting documents for the General Meeting are now available, including the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021, the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 and the Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023. The draft agenda for the General Meeting is also available. You can learn more and access these resources at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-April/001566.html -- RIPE 84 Call for Presentations The Call for Presentations for RIPE 84 is open. Submit your content proposals for plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs by Friday, 29 April. Presentations can be online or onsite: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/ripe-community-updates/ripe-84-call-… -- Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board The call for nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board is still open. Two seats are up for election. Nominations must be submitted by 27 April, and the vote will take place at our General Meeting on 18-20 May. If you want to vote electronically, you must register to vote by 18 May at 14:30 (UTC+1) You may also vote by proxy, for which you must send in the proxy form by 4 May. Learn more about the role of the RIPE NCC Executive Board and how to vote at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-March/001552.html -- Community Development in 2022 Gergana Petrova has published an article on RIPE Labs giving an overview of our Community Development department’s priorities for this year: https://labs.ripe.net/author/gergana_petrova/what-is-community-development-… -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: March 2022 The RIPE Chair Team has shared its report on events in the community in March, which include preparations for a hybrid RIPE 84, RIPE activities such as the revised RIPE Policy Development Process and industry events such as HEAnet and INEX: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-march… -- RIPE Code of Conduct Draft Process Document The RIPE Code of Conduct Task Force has published a draft process document that outlines how the Code of Conduct team will handle reports of misconduct. Community members are requested to read the document and respond with their thoughts on the RIPE Discuss mailing list by 2 May. Learn more and find the document at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/leo_vegoda/ripe-code-of-conduct-process/ -- RIPE Labs Article Competition Winner Announced The first RIPE Labs Article Competition has concluded. Read about the winning article and the runners-up at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/the-ripe-labs-article-competition-… -- RIPE Labs Podcast RIPE Labs has launched a podcast, and the first episode is now online. In it, Emile Aben of the RIPE NCC discusses how to use services like RIPE Atlas and RIS to measure damage on the Internet: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/measuring-damage-on-the-internet/ -- RIPE Labs In April, RIPE Labs featured articles from community members on detecting DNS root manipulation, the history of ex-Yugoslavian Internet shared at SEE 10, the Russian sovereign Internet and more: https://labs.ripe.net 4. Organisational Update -- An Open Internet Remains the Goal Hans Petter has published a RIPE Labs article explaining the RIPE NCC’s position in depth regarding our goal to maintain a stable, open Internet for all. Read the article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/hans_petter_holen/an-open-internet-remains-the… -- RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 We have published the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021. Both are part of the supporting documents for the General Meeting. You can find them at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-April/001564.html -- RIPE NCC Report: Law Enforcement Agency Requests 2021 We have also published our report on the Law Enforcement Agency requests we received in 2021. The report outlines the nature of these requests and how the RIPE NCC responded: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-779 -- Executive Board Meeting Minutes The minutes for RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting #156 are now online: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-March/001562.html -- Office Opening Hours on King’s Day Our Amsterdam office will be closed on Wednesday, 27 April 2022 for King’s Day. Normal office hours will resume on Thursday, 28 April 2022: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/office-opening-hours-d… -- Vacancies We currently have a number of vacancies at the RIPE NCC. If you’d like to join us in working for the good of the Internet, have a look at our openings: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/careers-at-the-ripe-ncc 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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[GM] Reminder: Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board
by General Meeting Organisation Team 13 Apr '22

13 Apr '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, This is a reminder that there is a call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. Nominations will be accepted until Wednesday 27 April 2022. There will be an election for two vacant seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 18-20 May 2022. Each seat is for a three-year term. The election is to fill the seats currently held by Ondřej Filip and Remco van Mook, whose terms expire in May 2022. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to nominate a candidate or support a nomination -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the support of at least five RIPE NCC members, among other criteria. 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, 27 April 2022 following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. To make a nomination or support a candidate, you can fill out the nomination form at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/agm-nomination/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Further information about the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2022 ------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm at ripe.net>. Best regards, GM Organisation Team ------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates and Deadlines ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 March: Invitation to register for GM and voting 10 March: Call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board 20 April: All supporting documents for the GM published, including the Annual Report 2021, the Financial Report 2021 and the Charging Scheme 2023 27 April: Close nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board 4 May: Deadline for proxy vote nominations 4 May: Deadline for members to propose resolutions 4 May: GM Agenda finalised 11 May: RIPE NCC Open House session with candidates for the Executive Board election 18 May: Registration closes at 14:30 (UTC+2) 18 May: GM begins with main meeting at 16:30 (UTC+2) 20 May: GM closes with voting results announcement at 10:30 (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. Further, no later than two weeks before the General Meeting, the nominee shall need to submit (a) a certified copy of his/her official identification document and (b) a signed statement in which he/she declares that he/she shall adhere to the Code of Conduct for candidates for the Executive Board as adopted by the Executive Board and published on the Association's website, and that he/she has never committed any fraud or other financial misconduct in any jurisdiction.

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[service] Reminder: LIR Portal and RPKI Dashboard Planned Downtime on 10 April
by Stefania Fokaeos 07 Apr '22

07 Apr '22

Dear colleagues, We kindly remind you that this Sunday, from 7:00 to 10:00 UTC+2, the LIR Portal and the RPKI Dashboard will be unavailable due to a software update. You can always check the status of our services on our website: https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements <https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements> Kind regards, Stefania Fokaeos RIPE NCC

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[GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023 and Draft GM Agenda
by Hans Petter Holen 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023 has been published. The Executive Board proposes to continue with the existing model for next year and increase the annual fee to EUR 1,550. This will allow us to cater for a likely reduction in the number of LIR accounts and accommodate rising costs while maintaining our service levels for members and community. Members are encouraged to provide feedback on the draft charging scheme on the Members Discuss mailing list. All supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2022 are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2022/documentatio… The documents include: - RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 - RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 - Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023 We ask members to read these documents and provide feedback on them on the Members Discuss mailing list or during the GM itself. The draft agenda with resolutions to be voted on is also available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2022/agenda The agenda will be in draft form until two weeks before the GM. Until this time, members can propose resolutions, which will need the support of 200 members. Members can also email the Executive Board at <exec-board(a)ripe.net> to suggest resolutions. The Board asks that questions or comments be sent ahead of the GM to <agm(a)ripe.net> to help ensure an efficient meeting. An election will be held at this GM to fill two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There is currently one confirmed candidate. The deadline to nominate candidates is Wednesday, 27 April 2022. All the details are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2022/eb-elections Onsite and online participation is available to all members, including webcast, live chat and electronic voting. Registration can be completed quickly and easily via the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC ------------------------------------------ Important Dates and Deadlines ------------------------------------------ 10 March: Invitation to register for GM and voting 10 March: Call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board 20 April: All supporting documents for the GM published, including the Annual Report 2021, the Financial Report 2021 and the Charging Scheme 2023 27 April: Close nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board 4 May: Deadline for proxy vote nominations 4 May: Deadline for members to propose resolutions 4 May: GM Agenda finalised 11 May: RIPE NCC Open House session with candidates for the Executive Board election 18 May: Registration closes at 14:30 (UTC+2) 18 May: GM begins with main meeting at 16:30 (UTC+2) 20 May: GM closes with voting results announcement at 10:30 (UTC+2)

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An Open Internet Remains the Goal
by Hans Petter Holen 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

Dear colleagues, In this RIPE Labs article, I explain in detail why the RIPE NCC as an institution and many of my colleagues in the technical community believe it is crucial that we preserve the integrity of the RIPE Registry and that we continue to support all of our members, even in times of conflict: https://labs.ripe.net/author/hans_petter_holen/an-open-internet-remains-the… Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 Published
by Hans Petter Holen 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The following important documents are now online: - RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 - RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 You can find these documents at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-annual-report… The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 documents the activities of the RIPE NCC throughout the year. The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 accounts for the financial activities of the RIPE NCC during the same period. Both of these reports are supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place from 18-20 May 2022. All supporting documents for the GM will be published by 20 April at the latest and can be downloaded from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2022/documentatio… You can register for the GM at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active If you have any feedback on the published documents, or questions about the GM, please email <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[service] Phishing Attack
by Ivo Dijkhuis 30 Mar '22

30 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, Since yesterday, we have seen a high number of phishing emails targeting our staff. Members have also reported attempts that look to be related. Most of these phishing emails contain a link to an encrypted file accompanied by a password. These emails are slightly more convincing than regular phishing attempts. In many cases they might be sent under the name of a colleague or someone you know from the RIPE community, often sent as a reply to an existing email thread. As always, please be alert and take care when downloading files or opening attachments. Kind regards, Ivo Dijkhuis Senior Information Security Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 156th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by hph+announce＠ripe.net 29 Mar '22

29 Mar '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 156th Meeting on 14-15 March 2022. The minutes from the meeting are now available. Minutes of the 156th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-156th-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 meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- - Hans Petter Holen informed the Board that he set up a Crisis Management Team to deal with the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on the RIPE NCC and the Board discussed recent developments. - Hans Petter Holen shared the risk report for the last period. There was an increase in risk due to the invasion of Ukraine. He also noted that the risk framework would soon be aligned with best practices by the new Chief Information Security Officer and Risk and Compliance Manager that were being recruited. - Simon-Jan Haytink provided an update of the situation of the different banks of the RIPE NCC, presented the draft Financial Report 2021 and shared highlights from the Auditors Report 2021. He also shared a financial report on the first two months of the year. The RIPE NCC remains in a stable financial position for 2022. - The Board discussed the Charging Scheme 2023. The Board considered whether a possible lower income should be balanced with the reserves or if the membership fee should be increased. Due to the uncertainty of the upcoming period, the Board did not find it appropriate to initiate a discussion with the membership on different charging schemes with potential changes in fee structure with the members. - Fergal Cunningham presented the draft RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and the document was approved for publication. - Hans Petter Holen reported on the outcome of the NRO Strategy Workshop with the NRO Executive Council. The commitment of all RIRs to engage was increasing and cooperation was getting closer. - RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne shared her report with the Board. Preparations for the hybrid RIPE 84 Meeting are well underway. Registration for the meeting is open and makes a distinction between onsite and online attendance. - The Board carefully reviewed a voting system analysis of the current method Instant Run-Off Voting (IRV) and two alternative methods: First-Past-the-Post Voting (FPTP) and Approval Voting for the election of Board Members and agreed that the current IRV method was the best option. - The Board discussed an initial proposal to change the legal structure of the RIPE NCC. The RIPE NCC and Board agreed to explore a possible structure of the organisation that would be robust enough for challenges including the increasing regulatory restrictions that affect its operations. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the audited RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for its adoption. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and the publication of the document. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#150, EB#151, EB#152, EB#153, EB#154 and EB#155. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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