RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2018 - LIR Statistics - Out-of-Region ROUTE(6) Objects in the RIPE Database - GDPR and the RIPE Database - Correct Contact Information - Membership Discussion Mailing List Changes - OpenIPmap - Final Chance to Apply for RACI - RIPE NCC Members, Resources and Transfers in 2017 - NOGs in Our Service Region - RIPE NCC Presentations Online - RIPE 76, Marseille - RIPE Fellowship at RIPE 76 - Now Accepting Applications - MENOG 18, Tehran - ENOG 15, Moscow - SEE 7, Timisoara - Getting Started with RIPE Atlas - The New BGP Looking Glass is Here - How We Deployed DMARC - Global IPv6 Survey 2018 - RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting - Upcoming Training Courses and Webinars - Positions Available at the RIPE NCC - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 18,084 (+307) LIRs with IPv6: 12,995 (+170) IPv4 addresses transferred in January: 432,640 (+230,400) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true OUT-OF-REGION ROUTE(6) OBJECTS IN THE RIPE DATABASE The RIPE Database Working Group has reached consensus on a work item relating to out-of-region ROUTE(6) objects in the RIPE Database. Ordinary queries will no longer return these objects, which will move under a new "RIPE-NONAUTH" source tag to support those who rely on these objects for their BGP configurations. More information will be shared with RIPE NCC members before the changes are implemented: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/db-wg/2018-February/005825.html GDPR AND THE RIPE DATABASE In our latest article on how the RIPE NCC is implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Athina Fragkouli focuses on data held in the RIPE Database: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/Athina/how-we-re-implementing-the-gdpr-the-rip... CORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION Please check in https://my.ripe.net that you have the right people registered as account users. Ensuring the right people have access to your RIPE NCC account is important for dealing with the RIPE NCC. It is also good practice to remove users who have left your company or who no longer need to interact with the RIPE NCC. MEMBERSHIP DISCUSSION MAILING LIST CHANGES We have made it easier to unsubscribe from the members-discuss mailing list: - In the usual way, via your account settings in https://my.ripe.net - By sending a mail with the subject "unsubscribe" to <members-discuss-request@ipe.net> - By clicking a personalised unsubscribe link that appears in the footer of emails you receive from the members-discuss list OpenIPmap OpenIPmap, the RIPE NCC’s tool for geolocating core Internet infrastructure, has undergone a full architectural overhaul. Read all about the new and improved OpenIPmap in the first of two RIPE Labs articles on the topic: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/jasper_den_hertog/openipmap-a-collaborative-ap... FINAL CHANCE TO APPLY FOR RACI The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) covers the cost of flights, accommodation and meeting tickets for selected academics to present their research at RIPE, ENOG, MENOG and SEE meetings. The deadlines to apply have been updated to align with the calls for presentations for these events: MENOG 18 (25-26 April, Tehran): apply by 25 February RIPE 76 (14-18 May, Marseille): apply by 4 March ENOG 15 (4-5 June, Moscow): apply by 4 March SEE 7 (18-19 June, Timisoara): apply by 4 March https://www.ripe.net/raci RIPE NCC MEMBERS, RESOURCES AND TRANSFERS IN 2017 Rene Wilhelm looks at membership developments in 2017 and updates projections on how long IPv4 will last and on IPv6 uptake: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/ripe-ncc-members-and-resources-in-2017 And Rene also takes a look at the IPv4 address transfer market in the RIPE NCC service region in 2017: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/a-shrinking-pie-the-ipv4-transfer-mark... NOGs IN OUR SERVICE REGION We surveyed the organisers of Network Operator Groups (NOGs) in our service region to get a comprehensive overview of how these groups are set up and run for the benefit of their communities: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/fergalc/nogs-in-the-ripe-ncc-service-region RIPE NCC PRESENTATIONS ONLINE Our staff regularly speak at NOGs and other industry events. You can find these presentations at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/press-centre/publications/presentations RIPE 76, MARSEILLE 180 people from around the word have already registered to attend RIPE 76 from 14-18 May. To join them, register now at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/register/ For the first time, the meeting will be held in a congress centre. There are several hotels that offer a discounted rate to RIPE 76 attendees and these expire on 13 March, so book now to avoid disappointment at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/venue/accommodation/ Don't forget that RIPE NCC members are entitled to two free RIPE Meeting tickets: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/become-a-member/free-tickets... The deadline to submit a presentation for the RIPE Meeting is 11 March: https://ripe76.ripe.net/cfp/ RIPE FELLOWSHIP AT RIPE 76 - NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The RIPE Fellowship provides financial support for a RIPE Meeting ticket, travel and accommodation. Our aim is to remove the financial barriers that could prevent in-person participation and make the meeting more inclusive. The application deadline is Friday, 6 April at 18:00 UTC. We accept applications from people in our service region: www.ripe.net/fellowship MENOG 18, TEHRAN MENOG 18 will take place in Tehran from 25-26 April 2018. The Call for Presentations is online and the deadline to submit is 1 March: https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-18/call-for-presentations/ ENOG 15, MOSCOW Registration is open for ENOG 15, taking place in Moscow from 4-5 June 2018: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/register/ The Call for Presentations is also online with a deadline to submit of 1 April: http://www.enog.org/enog-15/cfp/ SEE 7, TIMISOARA The South-East Europe (SEE) Meeting takes place in Timisoara from 18-19 June 2018. Registration will open at the end of February. The Call for Presentations is already online, and you can submit until 16 March: https://www.ripe.net/see-7/call-for-presentations GETTING STARTED WITH RIPE ATLAS Are you new to RIPE Atlas? Our Internet measurement network can help you to monitor your network, troubleshoot issues, analyse DNS infrastructure, test IPv6 connectivity and more. See the introductory video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3SW2vO8qW0 THE NEW BGP LOOKING GLASS IS HERE Our efforts to revamp the RIS system (http://ris.ripe.net) are showing results. The new Looking Glass data call is fully supported and in production. The data is based on 14 collector locations and more locations will be added in the coming weeks. https://stat.ripe.net/data/looking-glass/data.json?preferred_version=2.0&resource=2001%3A67c%3A2e8%3A%3A%2F48 A beta version of the Looking Glass widget is also available for the new data call: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/looking-glass-beta#w.resource=2001%3A67c%3A2e8%... The RIPEstat result page includes both widgets for a good insight into real-time routing: https://stat.ripe.net/2001:67c:2e8::/48#tabId=routing HOW WE DEPLOYED DMARC Sjoerd Oostdijck explains how we updated Mailman to support DMARC and what we learned from building our own RPM package in the process: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/sjoerd/how-we-deployed-dmarc GLOBAL IPv6 SURVEY 2018 The RIPE NCC launched the Global IPv6 Survey 2018 this month with the aim of getting a better overview of IPv6 deployment across the world. More details are available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/global-ipv6-survey-2018 RIPE NCC ROUNDTABLE MEETING On 22 January 2018, the RIPE NCC hosted a Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators in Brussels: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-hold... UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS We provide a wide range of free training options for our members. See what's available in the coming months at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2018-February/001234.ht... POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT THE RIPE NCC We are looking to hire a Network and IP Management Specialist, a Technical Training and Development Officer, and a User Interface Engineer. If you know someone who might be interested in coming to work with us in Amsterdam, please send them this link: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/working-at-the-ripe-ncc/current-openings... EMAIL TAGGING We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own email client depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM], [service] and [training]. SOCIAL MEDIA Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking You can find all the previous Member Updates containing an overview of what the RIPE NCC is doing at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update If you have any questions or comments on the material in the Member Update, please let me know. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC