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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: August 2023
by Kjerstin Burdiek 29 Aug '23

29 Aug '23

Dear RIPE NCC members, For the first time, this Member Update will also be posted as a news item on our website. You can access it at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/member-update-august-2… Going forward, we plan to place more emphasis on our website homepage as our main news centre for members. So, read on to see everything the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community have been doing this month: 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report Published -- AWS Introduces Charges for Public IPv4 Use 2. Information Services -- Mapping the Geopolitical Internet -- Call for User Interviews on Our RPKI Dashboard -- Route Origin Authorisation: Enhancing Network Security and Unveiling Critical Insights 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE 87 Call for Presentations -- RIPE Fellowship and RACI -- CAPIF 2 -- MENOG 23 Call for Presentations -- Call for Nominations for 2023 Rob Blokzijl Award -- RIPE Policy Proposals -- New on the RIPE NCC Forum -- Open Houses in August and September -- Training Courses and Webinars in September 4. Organisational Update -- James Kennedy Appointed Chief Registry Officer -- Vacancies 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,212 (-165) Number of members: 20,180 (-94) LIRs with IPv6: 16,617 (-44) IPv4 addresses transferred in July: 1,762,304 (+85,248) -- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report Published We have published our most recent Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report. These reports document the number of potential sanctions cases that require investigation by our staff and the outcome of these investigations: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-803/ As described in the report, we recently removed sanctions-related restrictions from 49 RIPE NCC members and End Users who can now access our services again. We explained the reasons behind this change in a recent RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/a-note-on-our-latest-sanctions-transpar… -- AWS Introduces Charges for Public IPv4 Use On RIPE Labs, Dan Fidler shares how Amazon Web Services (AWS) will begin charging per IP and per hour for all public IPv4 addresses: https://labs.ripe.net/author/dan-fidler/aws-introduces-charges-for-public-i… 2. Information Services -- Mapping the Geopolitical Internet In the latest episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, Louis Pétiniaud discusses how he and his colleagues at GEODE are investigating the geopolitical Internet: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/mapping-the-geopolitical-internet/ -- Call for User Interviews on Our RPKI Dashboard Help us shape the user experience of the RIPE NCC’s RPKI Dashboard. Join a 40-minute interview session where we will discuss your experiences with the RPKI Dashboard and any feedback you may have. You can schedule your interview with us at: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ16DMj… -- Route Origin Authorisation: Enhancing Network Security and Unveiling Critical Insights On RIPE Labs, Vincentas Grinius shares IPXO’s journey with ROA and the security benefits of implementing it: https://labs.ripe.net/author/vincentas-grinius/route-origin-authorisation-e… 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE 87 Call for Presentations The RIPE Programme Committee is seeking content proposals for plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs for RIPE 87. The meeting will be hybrid, so proposals for both in-person and virtual presentations are acceptable. Proposals are due by Monday, 18 September: https://ripe87.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ -- RIPE Fellowship and RACI Applications are open for the RIPE Fellowship and for RACI. Both programmes cover the cost of RIPE Meeting tickets, travel and accommodation. Apply for RIPE 87 by Monday, 11 September. Learn more about the RIPE Fellowship and apply at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ripe-fellowship Learn more about RACI and apply at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci -- CAPIF 2 The second Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 2) will take place on 19-20 September 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Check out the agenda and register for the meeting at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/capif/capif-2 -- MENOG 23 Call for Presentations MENOG 23 will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 11-12 October 2023. The call for presentations for this meeting is open until 12 September 2023: https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-23/cfp/ -- Call for Nominations for 2023 Rob Blokzijl Award The call for nominations is open for the 2023 Rob Blokzijl Award. This award honours individuals who have made outstanding technical or operational contributions to Internet development. The deadline for nominations is 29 October 2023, 23:59 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2023-August/002990.html -- RIPE Policy Proposals -- 2023-03 Review Phase (Voluntary Transfer Lock) Policy proposal 2023-03, “Voluntary Transfer Lock,” is now in the Review Phase. Send in any comments you have on the draft by 31 August: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-August/000594.… -- 2023-01 Last Call for Comments (Reducing IXP IPv4 assignment default size to a /26) Policy proposal 2023-01, “Reducing IXP IPv4 assignment default size to a /26,” is now in the Concluding Phase. Send in any final comments on the proposal by 8 September: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-July/000592.ht… -- 2023-02 Proposal Implemented (Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments) Policy proposal 2023-02, "Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments," has now been fully implemented: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-July/000593.ht… -- Last Call for Draft Document: RIPE NCC Staff Participation in the RIPE Community This draft document was revised and has re-entered Last Call. The document outlines how RIPE NCC staff can and should participate in the RIPE community and how the RIPE community welcomes participation by RIPE NCC staff. The deadline for comments is 04:00 UTC on Monday, 4 September 2023: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2023-July/002967.html -- New on the RIPE NCC Forum Over the past month, people have been submitting topics and joining discussions on sustainability at RIPE Meetings, RIPE Meeting travel, dump uploading and more. If you haven’t signed up yet, do it today and come join the chat: https://forum.ripe.net/ -- Open Houses in August and September -- Internet in Slovakia Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Slovakia on Wednesday, 30 August from 10:00-11:30 UTC (12:00-13:30 CEST): https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- Internet in Hungary Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Hungary on Thursday, 31 August from 10:00-11:30 UTC (12:00-13:30 CEST): https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- Series: Community Projects Fund Recipient Updates 2022 Join us for an Open House series offering updates from last year’s Community Projects Fund recipients. The series includes three events taking place on 13 September, 21 September and 27 September, each from 10:00-11:30 UTC (12:00-13:30 CEST): https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-se… -- Training Courses and Webinars in September Our courses for the month of September are open for RIPE NCC members to register. We will hold in-person training courses in Thessaloniki on the RIPE Database and BGP Security. We will also hold webinars on the RIPE Database, Basic IPv6 Protocol Security, an Introduction to RPKI and IPv6 in the RIPE Database: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ Interested in a topic that you can't find on our upcoming courses page? Let us know what material you would like to see covered in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 4. Organisational Update -- James Kennedy Appointed Chief Registry Officer We are pleased to announce the appointment of James Kennedy as the RIPE NCC’s new Chief Registry Officer. James will begin his new role in September. We also want to thank Felipe Victolla Silveira for his dedication and hard work in leading our registry operations over the past five years: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/james-kennedy-appointe… -- Vacancies We currently have a number of vacancies at the RIPE NCC. If you would like to join us in working at the heart 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 Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report
by Antony Gollan 14 Aug '23

14 Aug '23

Dear colleagues, Our latest Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report is now available: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-803/ These reports document the number of potential sanctions cases that require investigation by our staff and the outcome of these investigations. We recently removed sanctions-related restrictions from 49 RIPE NCC members and End Users who can now access our services again, which is reflected in this report. We have published an article on RIPE Labs with some more detail on this: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/a-note-on-our-latest-sanctions-transpar… Kind regards, Antony Gollan Communications Team Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: July 2023
by Kjerstin Burdiek 27 Jul '23

27 Jul '23

Dear RIPE NCC members, Read on to see everything the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community have been doing this month: 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- IPv4 Waiting List Applications Re-Enabled in the LIR Portal 2. Information Services -- RIS Beaconing: Shining a Light on BGP Dynamics -- New on the RIPE NCC Forum 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE 87 Call for Presentations -- RIPE Fellowship and RACI -- CAPIF 2 Call for Presentations -- MENOG 23 Call for Presentations -- Sunsetting ENOG -- Community Engagement Quarterly Report -- RIPE Policy Proposals -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: Highlights from RIPE 86 -- Open Houses in August -- Training Courses and Webinars in August 4. Organisational Update -- RIPE Meeting Tickets -- Transparency Report from the Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team -- 167th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting Minutes -- Vacancies 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 20,377 (-3,063) Number of members: 20,274 (-37) LIRs with IPv6: 16,661 (-12) IPv4 addresses transferred in June: 1,677,056 (+579,328) -- IPv4 Waiting List Applications Re-Enabled in the LIR Portal It is once again possible for new members to submit IPv4 waiting list applications in the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2023-July/001667.html 2. Information Services -- RIS Beaconing: Shining a Light on BGP Dynamics On RIPE Labs, Emile Aben looks at the RIS beaconing process and how to make space for more beacons following the IPv4 runout: https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/ris-beaconing-shining-a-light-on-bgp… -- New on the RIPE NCC Forum Over the past month, people have been submitting topics and joining discussions on RIPE Atlas network coverage, building WHOIS in Windows, collecting data on pairwise latencies from RIPE Atlas probes and more. If you haven’t signed up yet, do it today and come join the chat: https://forum.ripe.net/ 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE 87 Call for Presentations The RIPE Programme Committee is seeking content proposals for plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs for RIPE 87. The meeting will be hybrid, so proposals for both in-person and virtual presentations are acceptable. Proposals are due by Monday, 18 September: https://ripe87.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ -- RIPE Fellowship and RACI Applications are open for the RIPE Fellowship and for RACI. Both programmes cover the cost of RIPE Meeting tickets, travel and accommodation. Apply for RIPE 87 by Monday, 11 September. Learn more about the RIPE Fellowship and apply at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ripe-fellowship Learn more about RACI and apply at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci -- CAPIF 2 Call for Presentations The second Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 2) will take place on 19-20 September 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The call for presentations is open for this meeting. Send in your content proposals by 20 August 2023: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/capif/capif-2/c… -- MENOG 23 Call for Presentations MENOG 23 will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 11-12 October 2023. The call for presentations for this meeting is open until 1 September 2023: https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-23/cfp/ -- Sunsetting ENOG Following input from the ENOG community, we have decided to dissolve ENOG as a RIPE NCC regional platform. We will continue to support the Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF) and smaller events such as RIPE NCC Days and Internet Measurement Days in the region formerly covered by ENOG. You can read more about this decision at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2023-July/002948.html -- Community Engagement Quarterly Report RIPE NCC Chief Community Officer Hisham Ibrahim shared an update on the work of the Community Engagement department in areas such as diversity and inclusion, feedback and satisfaction and the quality of our data services: https://labs.ripe.net/author/hisham_ibrahim/quantifying-quality-a-community… -- RIPE Policy Proposals -- 2023-02 Proposal Accepted (Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments) Policy proposal 2023-02, "Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments," has reached consensus. Work on implementing the new policy has begun: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-July/000591.ht… -- Last Call for Draft Document: RIPE NCC Staff Participation in the RIPE Community This draft document was revised and has re-entered Last Call. The document outlines how RIPE NCC staff can and should participate in the RIPE community and how the RIPE community welcomes participation by RIPE NCC staff. The deadline for comments is 04:00 UTC on Monday, 4 September 2023: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2023-July/002967.html -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: July 2023 The RIPE Chair Team’s monthly report is out, featuring updates on RIPE governance, RIPE Policy discussions, the DNS BCP Task Force and industry events such as EuroDIG 2023: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-july-… -- A Report from the DNS Hackathon 2023 The DNS Hackathon “Connected to Port 53” took place the weekend before RIPE 86 in Rotterdam. 46 hackers worked on six different projects. Read about their results at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/connected-to-port-53-a-report-from-the-d… -- Open Houses in August -- Internet in Czechia Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Czechia on Wednesday, 23 August from 10:00-11:30 UTC (12:00-13:30 CEST): https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- Training Courses and Webinars in August Our courses for the month of August are open for RIPE NCC members to register. We will hold webinars on IP Blocklisting Basics, IPv6 Security Myths, Filtering and Tips and an Introduction to IPv6: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ Interested in a topic that you can't find on our upcoming courses page? Let us know what material you would like to see covered in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 4. Organisational Update -- RIPE Meeting Tickets We have updated our process for issuing free RIPE Meeting tickets. Going forward, two free RIPE Meeting tickets will be issued per new member rather than per LIR account. We will honour any previous commitments to those eligible for free tickets: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/updated-process-for-fr… -- Transparency Report from the Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team The Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team has released a transparency report about the May 2023 Executive Board election: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/executive-bo… -- 167th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting Minutes The minutes from the 167th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting are now available. Read the summary and access the full minutes at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2023-July/001668.html -- Vacancies We currently have a number of vacancies at the RIPE NCC. If you would like to join us in working at the heart 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 Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Members Discuss Mailing List: Please Confirm Subscription
by noreply＠ripe.net 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Dear RIPE NCC member, Please confirm your subscription to the RIPE NCC Members Discuss mailing list by clicking the following link: https://my.ripe.net/#/public/subscription/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXV… If you received this email by mistake, please ignore it. You will only be subscribed if you click the confirmation link above. If you have any questions, you can contact us at: https://www.ripe.net/contact-form?topic=other&show_form=true Kind regards, The RIPE NCC

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[news] 167th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 167th Meeting on 28 June 2023. The minutes are now available. Minutes of the 167th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2023/minutes-167th-ex… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- - I updated the Board on the recruitment of the Chief Registry Officer and the status of key objectives and deliverables for 2023. - Simon-Jan Haytink presented the financial results up to May 2023, gave an update on the treasury project and asked the Board for direction for the 2024 budget following the adoption of the 2024 Charging Scheme at the last General Meeting. - Mirjam Kühne shared her report on developments in the RIPE community. - Fergal Cunningham reported on the May 2023 General Meeting. - Felipe Victolla Silveira proposed to remove the suspension of the waiting list. The Board accepted his recommendation. - Athina Fragkouli gave an update on the possibility for Ukrainian members to prevent their resources from being transferred and asked the Board for advice on moving forward. The Board decided to extend the temporary resolution until the proposed policy completes the Policy Development Process. - Athina Fragkouli raised the issue of moderation of the Member-Discuss mailing list, pointing out that the delays caused by moderation were a source of concern. The Board decided to remove general moderation and only apply moderation on a case-by-case basis for members who do not comply with the RIPE Code of Conduct or for messages that are not relevant to the mailing list. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#165 and EB#166. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the updated Treasury Statute June 2023. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the selection of UBS Luxembourg as a counterparty in compliance with the updated Treasury Statute June 2023. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the selection of American Express Europe S.A. as a counterparty. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to remove the suspension imposed on 21 April 2023 and allow the submission of new applications for the IPv4 Waiting List, effective immediately. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board, taking into account: ● The ongoing discussions about RIPE Policy Proposal 2023-03; ● The perceived support by the community for this proposal; and ● The time to reach consensus through the Policy Development Process Resolves to extend the resolution EB#163-R-02 and continue allowing members and End Users (represented by their sponsoring LIRs) to request the prevention of their resources from being transferred until RIPE Policy Proposal 2023-03 completes the Policy Development Process. The RIPE NCC Executive Board will review this resolution in six months and anticipates the RIPE community will develop a RIPE policy for a permanent solution in the meantime. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to remove the temporary moderation of the members-discuss mailing list imposed on 7 March 2022. The RIPE NCC Executive Board further resolves to moderate emails sent from individual subscribers who, from 28 June 2023, send emails evaluated as not in accordance with the purpose of the mailing list or the principles of the RIPE Code of Conduct. This evaluation and moderation will be conducted by a designated member of the RIPE NCC Executive Board and a RIPE NCC staff member. All emails, accepted or rejected, will be archived on the RIPE NCC website. Further, the RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves that if individual subscribers are put under moderation based on this resolution, this moderation will last one year from the date the last non-complying email was sent, even if this email was sent while the individual subscriber was under moderation. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] IPv4 Waiting List Applications Re-Enabled in the LIR Portal
by Felipe Victolla Silveira 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Dear colleagues, Following my email last week, the ability to submit IPv4 waiting list applications has now been re-enabled in the LIR Portal. We will send a reminder with instructions to all new members who are eligible to submit an application. Kind regards Felipe Victolla Silveira Chief Technology Officer / Acting Chief Registry Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Executive Board Resolution to Resume IPv4 Waiting List Applications
by fvictolla＠ripe.net 29 Jun '23

29 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, At its meeting yesterday on 28 June, the RIPE NCC Executive Board approved a resolution instructing the RIPE NCC to begin accepting IPv4 waiting list applications again. Applications had earlier been suspended ahead of the vote on charging scheme models at the General Meeting in May. [1] The ability to submit IPv4 waiting list requests will be re-enabled in the LIR Portal next week on Monday, 3 July. We will also inform eligible members directly. Kind regards, Felipe Victolla Silveira Chief Technology Officer / Acting Chief Registry Officer RIPE NCC [1] Executive Board Resolution to Temporarily Suspend IPv4 Waiting List Applications: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2023-April/001643.html

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: June 2023
by Kjerstin Burdiek 27 Jun '23

27 Jun '23

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Survey 2023 is open for just three more days! 3,640 people have completed it, and with your help we can hopefully push past 4,000 responses. This will give us the insight we need to deliver great services to our members and shape our plans for the coming years. And there are still some great prizes to be won, including Samsung earphones, an Apple Watch and a trip to Rome for the RIPE 87 Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-2023 Read on to see everything the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community have been doing this month: 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- Implementing EU Sanctions Exemption 2. Information Services -- RIPE NCC Internet Country Report: Central Europe -- Unknown Attribute 28 - A Source Of Entropy in Interdomain Routing? -- Usage Patterns of RIS Live at Code BGP -- New on the RIPE NCC Forum 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE NCC Survey 2023 -- RIPE Policy Proposals -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: Highlights from RIPE 86 -- Measuring and Maintaining the Quality of Our E-learning -- Open Houses in June and July -- New RIPE NCC Academy Microlearning: What is RPKI? -- Training Courses and Webinars in June 4. Organisational Update -- Outcomes from the RIPE NCC General Meeting -- Podcast - Serving on the Executive Board -- Vacancies 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,440 (+8) Number of members: 20,311 (+19) LIRs with IPv6: 16,673 (-118) IPv4 addresses transferred in May: 1,097,728 (-1,261,312) -- Implementing EU Sanctions Exemption As we have previously shared, Internet number resources fall under an exemption in the EU sanctions regulation. We have now shared an update on how we will implement this exemption: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2023-June/001663.html 2. Information Services -- RIPE NCC Internet Country Report: Central Europe We have published a new Internet Country Report, this time looking at four countries in Central Europe: Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The report looks at the region’s major market players and level of competition, Internet number resource holdings, IPv4 transfers and IPv6 readiness. Read the summary and access the full report at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-countr… -- Unknown Attribute 28 - A Source Of Entropy in Interdomain Routing? On RIPE Labs, Emile Aben looks into BGP attribute 28 after malformed packets with this attribute caused a disruption in Internet interdomain routing: https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/unknown-attribute-28-a-source-of-ent… -- Usage Patterns of RIS Live at Code BGP On RIPE Labs, Ioannis Sermetziadis shares how the Code BGP team used RIS Live features to help them build a platform capable of detecting and resolving BGP issues in seconds: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ioannis-sermetziadis/usage-patterns-of-ris-liv… -- New on the RIPE NCC Forum Over the past month, people have been submitting topics and joining discussions on the new RIPE NCC Forum about WHOIS integration tests, Wikipedia enthusiasts, sustainability, JMX with Java 17 and more. If you haven’t signed up yet, do it today and come join the chat: https://forum.ripe.net/ 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE NCC Survey 2023 The RIPE NCC Survey 2023 is open. Please fill it out to share your feedback about our services and activities so that we can better meet your needs and plan for the coming years. The survey is anonymous and available in 10 languages. The deadline to complete the survey is 30 June (23:59 UTC): https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-2023 -- Call for Hosts for RIPE 89, 90 and 91 The call for hosts is open for RIPE 89 (28 October-1 November 2024), RIPE 90 (19-23 May 2025) and RIPE 91 (20-24 October 2025). Submit your proposal to host by 30 June: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/call-for-host -- RIPE Policy Proposals -- Last Call for Comments on 2023-02 (Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments) Policy proposal 2023-02, "Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments," has entered Last Call. This proposal recommends setting the minimum assignment size to a /24 while still allowing for a smaller assignment if requested by the End User. It also allows routing requirements to justify the request for more than a /24 for research purposes. If you have any objections, submit them by 13 July: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-June/000589.ht… -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: Highlights from RIPE 86 The RIPE Chair Team’s monthly report is out, featuring an overview of the major events at RIPE 86, including BoFs on AI and the IETF, the BCOP TF session, a Diversity in Tech session focused on youth participation in the RIPE community, and the introduction of the first Code of Conduct Team: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-highl… -- Measuring and Maintaining the Quality of Our E-learning We have published statistics about the RIPE NCC Academy going over user feedback, module ratings, and how we plan to improve our processes. Read the report at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/evelien-schilder/measuring-and-maintaining-the… -- Open Houses in June and July -- Internet Country Report: Central Europe Join us for an Open House on our recently published Internet Country Report: Central Europe on Thursday, 29 June from 10:00-11:00 UTC, 12:00-13:00 CEST: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- Internet in Ukraine July 2023 Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Ukraine. The Open House will be in Ukrainian and will take place on Tuesday, 4 July from 10:00-12:00 UTC, 12:00-14:00 CEST: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- Internet in Poland Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Poland on Wednesday, 5 July from 10:00-11:30 UTC, 12:00-13:30 CEST: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- New RIPE NCC Academy Microlearning: What is RPKI? We have released a new microlearning module in the RIPE NCC Academy called What is RPKI? This module explains RPKI and how you can use it for better routing security: https://academy.ripe.net/what-is-rpki -- Training Courses and Webinars in June Our courses for the month of June are open for RIPE NCC members to register. We will hold in-person training courses on Basic IPv6 and the RIPE Database in Sofia: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ Interested in a topic that you can't find on our upcoming courses page? Let us know what material you would like to see covered in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 4. Organisational Update -- Outcomes from the RIPE NCC General Meeting In the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2023, members voted on six resolutions. Members voted to approve the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022, the discharge of the Executive Board and the amendments to the Standard Service Agreement. Voters selected Charging Scheme 2024 Model D (keeping the same charging scheme as this year) and voted no to an extra charge of EUR 50 per ASN and to an extra charge of EUR 500 per accepted transfer request as part of this Charging Scheme. Voters also elected three members of the RIPE NCC Executive Board: Raymond Jetten, Maria Häll and Harald Summa. The full voting report is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/voting-report -- Podcast - Serving on the Executive Board In the latest edition of the RIPE Labs podcast, former RIPE NCC Executive Board chairman Christian Kaufmann discusses what it means to serve as a Board member and how the role has changed since he joined the organisation 12 years ago: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/to-serve-the-board/ -- Vacancies We currently have a number of vacancies at the RIPE NCC. If you would like to join us in working at the heart 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 Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Last Week To Take RIPE NCC Survey 2023
by Hans Petter Holen 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

Dear RIPE NCC members, I am sure you will have seen by now many invites to take part in the RIPE NCC Survey 2023. I would like to thank all 3,500 people who have taken the time to give their input so far. And if you have yet to take it, I urge you to do so before it closes this Friday, 30 June at 23:59 UTC. https://www.ripe.net/survey I’d like to explain why we would like as many of you as possible to take this survey. It has been four years since we last carried out such an extensive survey of our members and community, and this one arrives at a very important time for the RIPE NCC. In the run-up to the recent General Meeting, we consulted with the membership on the charging model that we should use in the coming years. This consultation also sparked a lot of discussion about the RIPE NCC’s activities and budget. The vote on the charging scheme for 2024 means that fees will remain the same next year and there will be an effective reduction in the income the organisation receives. So, as we move into the planning cycle for 2024, we need to be sure that we plan effectively for the coming years with your input as the main guidance in the process. We will start to analyse the results of the survey from next week, and this will form the basis for the Draft Activity Plan and Budget that we will share with members in the Autumn. The survey asks a wide range of questions, including on the importance you attach to the various services we provide, ways to improve our registry and other services, and the main challenges you face that the RIPE NCC can help with. By getting your thoughts on these kinds of questions, we will be able to focus our planning on the needs of members and produce a Draft Activity Plan and Budget that takes those needs into account. The survey is open to everyone to take, so more than one person per company can participate, and responses are anonymous so you can provide your feedback freely. It is available in ten languages so we can get input from across the service region. And there are still several prizes to be won, including a trip to Rome to attend the RIPE 87 Meeting in November. Thank you for your participation in this important project for the RIPE NCC and its members. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] Implementing EU Sanctions Exemption
by Athina Fragkouli 09 Jun '23

09 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, My previous mail [1] explained that Internet number resources fell under an exemption within the EU sanctions regulations against Russia that exclude resources “strictly necessary for the provision of electronic communication services.” I now want to update you on how we will be implementing this. In our last sanctions transparency report (published on 11 May), we listed 12 members and End Users who were confirmed to be subject to EU sanctions against Russia (or else were non-cooperative and therefore had to be treated as though they were sanctioned) [2]. We also reported a further 602 cases requiring investigation, which meant that we also had to treat this wider group of members and End Users as though they were sanctioned until they could be investigated by our staff. On Monday, 12 June, we will begin restoring normal service levels to all members and End Users who fall within the scope of this exemption and we will start processing any requests that were put on hold due to these sanctions. Where applicable, we will remove the "Sanctioned" note that we added to their resources in the RIPE Database. We will also accept new membership applications and sponsorship agreements signed by End Users from sanctioned entities that fall within this exemption. It's important to note that while most members and End Users impacted by EU sanctions against Russia are covered by this exemption, some are not. Our staff will follow up with all affected members directly to let them know if this exemption applies to their specific case. Members and End Users who do not fall within the scope of the exemption will continue to have reduced service levels as per our regular sanctions procedure [3]. We will not invoice sanctioned members that fall under the exemption until we have clarity from our banks regarding their ability to accept payments from them. However, we need to reiterate that all members have the same payment obligations, and so we will require payment once we have resolved the banking issue. Kind regards Athina Fragkouli Chief Legal Officer RIPE NCC [1] Dutch Authorities Confirm Internet Number Resources Fall Within Sanctions Exemption: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2023-May/001654.html [2] Sanctions Transparency Report (Q3 2023): https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-799 [3] How Sanctions Affect the RIPE NCC: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/how-sanctions-affect-the-ripe-ncc

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