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[GM] General Meeting October 2024 - Agenda Finalised
by Karla Liddle-White 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2024 has now been finalised. You can view the agenda at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/october-2024/agenda/ The Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2025 will also be discussed during the meeting. The document is available for review at: https://www.ripe.net/media/documents/Draft_RIPE_NCC_Activity_Plan_and_Budge… Additionally, there will be one resolution to vote on regarding the redistribution of the 2024 surplus/deficit to the membership in 2025. Next week, we will send personalised reminders to members who have not yet registered. If you haven’t already done so, we encourage you to register for the meeting at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/october-2024/register/ Kind regards, Karla Liddle-White General Meeting Organisation Team RIPE NCC

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[news] 177th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 177th meeting from 18 - 20 September 2024. The minutes are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2024/177th-executive-… 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 presented the Draft Activity Plan and Budget for 2025, outlining costs, key strategic areas and a request for additional budget in Information Security and Technology as an investment in the organisation's future stability. - Each main section of the Draft Activity Plan and Budget (Registry, Information Services, Community and Engagement, and Organisational Sustainability) was presented by the relevant owner who shared the current status, risks and plans for 2025. Chief Information Security Officer Eleonora Petridou also presented the Information Security, Risk & Compliance section. - Chief Community Officer, Hisham Ibrahim, provided a Q3 2024 update on Community and Engagement, including a successful summer school campaign, community engagement efforts, translated YouTube training materials, along with a joint RIPE-RIPE NCC presentation to encourage participation. - Chief Technology Officer, Felipe Victolla Silveira, provided a status update where he covered the modernisation of RIPE Atlas infrastructure and the reduction of data centre costs and issues that have been experienced related to that. - Chief Financial Officer, Simon-Jan Haytink, provided a financial status update and presented budget proposals for 2025. - Chief Legal Officer, Athina Fragkouli, gave a presentation on the work to update “Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries” (ICP-2). She outlined the plan and said that the ASO AC (NRO NC) is carrying out work to review the ICP-2 document. - Athina also presented the amendments made to the closure procedure and the legacy services legal framework, as well as amendments to the transfer procedure and revised transfer requirements for Ukraine. - RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne provided an update on RIPE community developments, including planning for RIPE 89. She gave an update on RIPE Working Groups, strengthening relationships with LEAs and Europol, and RIPE outreach activities. - Jan Žorž was appointed by the Executive Board Chair to lead the RIPE Nominations Committee as it worked to appoint the next RIPE Chair. The Board fully supported this appointment and expressed its good wishes to Jan. Other topics: - GM Agenda - Staff Pulse Check survey - Executive Board Travel Policy Update - Charging Scheme Task Force - Aligning RIPE NCC's Strategic Objectives with Funding - Harnessing Community Power - AFRINIC - Meeting with the Works Council - Board Remuneration ------------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ------------------------------- Resolution EB#177-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#176. Resolution EB#177-R-02 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2025 as amended. Resolution EB#177-R-03 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the draft agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October 2024 as amended. Resolution EB#177-R-04 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document “Closure of Members, Deregistration of Internet Resources and Legacy Internet Resources” as well as to the RIPE NCC legal documents “RIPE NCC Services for Legacy Internet Resources of RIPE NCC Members Terms and Conditions” and “RIPE NCC Services for Legacy Internet Resources Agreement (Legacy Agreement)”. Resolution EB#177-R-05 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document “Transfer of Internet Number Resources and Change of a Member’s Official Legal Name”. Resolution EB#177-R-06 The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to lift the restriction imposed by the resolution EB#163-R-02, according to which all transfer requests from Ukraine would be only permitted if accompanied by notarised supporting documents. As a result, notarisation of documents will only be required in accordance with the RIPE NCC procedural document “Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data”. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Phishing Email Alert for RIPE NCC Members
by Eleonora Petridou 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, We have received multiple reports of a phishing email targeting RIPE NCC members and impersonating the RIPE NCC compliance team. The email has the following subject: “RIPE NCC Audit - Resource Discrepancies Detected”. The email contains a false message stating that the LIR account has been “selected for an audit” and urges the recipient to download a file in order to review their resources within 48 hours. This email does not originate from the RIPE NCC and contains a malicious attachment. Please do not click on or download the attachment and further please do not reply to or engage with the sender in any way. How to identify official communications from the RIPE NCC: - Emails from the RIPE NCC are sent from the official domain (@ripe.net). - Important member communications are shared on the RIPE NCC Announce and/or Members-Discuss mailing lists. - Important communications are shared as news items on the website (www.ripe.net). You can review your resources directly in the LIR Portal using your RIPE NCC Access account. Our most recent official communication concerning reviewing member resources is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/review-independent-resources-to-prepare-… If you have any doubts about the legitimacy of an email from the RIPE NCC, or have security-related questions, please contact us at security(a)ripe.net. For any other questions concerning your resources, please contact ncc(a)ripe.net. Regards, Eleonora Petridou Chief Information Security Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2025
by Hans Petter Holen 02 Oct '24

02 Oct '24

Dear members, The Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2025 is now available for your review at: https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-budget-2025 In this document, you can learn about our plans for next year and shape the direction we take as an organisation. In response to members’ questions about our budget, we have included more detailed information in this document about the main costs for each activity and about the staff costs in the RIPE NCC overall. We have also included key takeaways and defined commitments to ensure members can clearly understand the goals of our activities for the coming year. We will also publish two RIPE Labs articles that look at our plans and budget in more detail. Please read the document and share any feedback on members-discuss(a)ripe.net. The document will be discussed at the General Meeting (GM) alongside RIPE 89 and in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group on Wednesday, 30 October 2024. The Executive Board will consider all feedback on our activities before approving the final version that will be published in December 2024. We also invite you to participate in an Open House on 9 October from 09:00 to 10:30 (UTC), where you can give feedback on the Draft Activity Plan and Budget directly to the Executive Board and RIPE NCC Management. You can register to attend at: https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-open-house-2025 All the relevant information for this consultation is available at: https://www.ripe.net/draft-activity-plan-and-budget-2025-feedback Please note that if you want to participate or vote in the GM, you will need to register via the General Meeting section in my.ripe.net. You can find all information about the GM, including the draft agenda, at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/oct2024 Kind regards Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: September 2024
by Kjerstin Burdiek 26 Sep '24

26 Sep '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The September 2024 Member Update is now available on our website. This month’s update includes important information about the Charging Scheme 2025. You can access the update at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update-september-2024/ Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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Action Required: Review Independent Resources to Prepare for 2025 Charging Scheme Changes
by Marco Schmidt 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 [1] introduces changes to fees for independent resources held or sponsored by members. In addition to the service fee covering all IPv4 and IPv6 allocations, there will be: - A €25 increase for Internet number resource assignments, such as IPv4 and IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) assignments. - A new annual fee of €50 for each Autonomous System (AS) number. To ensure you will not be charged for resources that you or your end users no longer need, or for resources where the contractual relationship with your customers has changed or ceased, *we invite you to review all independent resources* currently registered to or sponsored through your LIR account. Please log in to your account in the LIR Portal and review the resources listed in the Resources section [2]. If you identify any resources that need updating, whether due to changes in registration details or because you no longer have a contractual relationship with that customer, please submit an update request through the LIR Portal [3]. To help us manage our workload and ensure that your application is processed quickly, we ask that you complete this review and let us know as soon as possible. Based on our past experience, we anticipate a significant volume of other requests, such as transfers and account closures, towards the end of the year, so your timely review will not only help to process your invoices faster, but will also support the accuracy of the Registry. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt Manager Registration Services [1] https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-828/ [2] https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/myresources/overview [3] https://my.ripe.net/#/tickets

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[GM] Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2024
by Hans Petter Holen 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2024. You can register to attend and vote at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Registration to attend and vote is now open and will close on 30 October 2024 at 14:00 (UTC+1). Reminder: Two-factor authentication (2FA) is mandatory for RIPE NCC Access account holders. If you have not enabled 2FA and you click the registration link, you will need to follow the instructions in an email sent to you by the RIPE NCC. Once enabled, you will be able to access the LIR Portal to register. The General Meeting (GM) will take place from 30 October - 1 November at the Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague in the same venue as RIPE 89. For those who would like to attend online, you can follow the General Meeting through the meeting platform Meetecho, where you can ask questions and chat to fellow attendees. Voting on resolutions is done electronically through the voting platform Assembly Voting. The General Meeting provides members with an opportunity to discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC, with reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and RIPE NCC Management. At the upcoming GM, members will discuss and give input on the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2025. Members will vote on the redistribution of the 2024 surplus/deficit to the membership in 2025. All supporting documents will be posted and announced to members by 2 October 2024. Information on how the GM works, how to participate and how to vote (including the proxy voting form) is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/oct2024 If you have any questions about the GM, please email the GM Organisation Team at agm(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: August 2024
by Kjerstin Burdiek 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The August 2024 Member Update is now available on our website. You can access it at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update-august-2024/ Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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NRO NC: Call for Nominations 2024
by Hans Petter Holen 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, This is a call for nominations to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) for a three-year term starting in January 2025 and ending in December 2027. We encourage those interested to familiarise themselves with the work of the NRO NC, and to reach out to the current NRO NC members, Hervé Clément and Constanze Bürger, to understand the workload and responsibilities involved. To read more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/ ---------------------------- About the NRO NC ---------------------------- The NRO NC performs the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC), including: - Overseeing the Global Policy Development Process - Providing recommendations to the ICANN Board concerning the recognition of new RIRs - Nominating individuals to serve in the ASO’s two seats (Seat 9 and Seat 10) on the ICANN Board of Directors and other ICANN bodies. - Advising the ICANN Board on Internet number resource allocation policy, in conjunction with the RIRs - Developing procedures for conducting business in support of their responsibilities, in particular, the appointment of an ASO AC Chair and definition of the Chair’s responsibilities For more information about the ASO AC, please see: https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/ ---------------------------- Nomination Process ---------------------------- Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region, who has participated in at least three RIPE Meetings, is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Nominations must include: - Name of nominee - Nominee's country of residence - Nominee's organisation or employer - Nominee's email address - Motivation for nomination - Name of nominating individual - Nominator's organisation or employer All nominees will be contacted by the RIPE NCC to confirm their nomination to the NRO NC. If a nominee cannot be contacted by the RIPE NCC or does not respond to communications sent by the RIPE NCC, their nomination will be rejected. Nominees must confirm their acceptance by the given deadline to publish the list of confirmed candidates, at the latest. Nominees become confirmed candidates after: - Accepting the nomination in writing - Submitting a certified copy of an official identification document - Agreeing to adhere to the RIPE Code of Conduct These documents must be submitted to the RIPE NCC no later than two weeks before the election. Nominees who do not meet these criteria will be disqualified. Please send your nominations to nominations(a)ripe.net by 23:59 UTC on 30 September 2024. All confirmed candidates will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by Monday, 14 October 2024. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other people can express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to nominations(a)ripe.net. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. The nomination process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/nomi… ---------------------------- Election Process ---------------------------- An election will be held during RIPE 89 to fill one seat for a three-year term starting in January 2025 and ending in December 2027. You are eligible to vote in the election if: - You have registered to attend RIPE 89 (online or onsite) and selected the option to register to vote available in the RIPE Meeting registration form - You must have attended (registered and checked-in for) at least one RIPE Meeting out of the previous eight RIPE Meetings (online or onsite). - You must be checked-in for RIPE 89 by the time voting registration closes in order to be eligible to vote. All checked-in attendees have a green tick mark next to their names on the attendee list. The election process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-813/ I would also like to thank Sander Steffann for serving on the NRO NC / ASO AC for the majority of his three-year term, which would have ended by December 2024. Sander stepped down shortly prior to RIPE 88 held in May to be eligible for the RIPE NCC Executive Board election. Thank you for your work Sander! Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC ------------------- Important Dates ------------------- 30 September 2024: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 14 October 2024: List of confirmed nominees published on the RIPE NCC website 28 October-1 November 2024: Election to fill one NRO NC seat during the RIPE 89 Meeting 1 November 2024: Announce election results at closing plenary of RIPE 89

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: July 2024
by Kjerstin Burdiek 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The July 2024 Member Update is now available on our website. You can access it at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/member-update-july-2024/ Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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