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 -- Impact Analysis for UTF-8 in the RIPE Database -- Live Chat -- Your Contact Information 2. Information Services -- New RIPE NCC Service Announcements Dashboard -- Service Criticality Framework -- New Payment Interface for Adyen -- Update on the Latest RIPEstat UI Features 3. Community and Engagement -- Ongoing Activities in the RIPE Community -- RIPE Policy Development -- RIPE NCC Response to Request from Ukrainian Internet Association -- RPKI Training for Ukrainian Network Operators -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - Highlights from RIPE 84 -- Community Election Results -- RIPE Diversity Task Force Closed -- Gert Döring Receives 2022 Rob Blokzijl Award -- RIPE 84 Community Plenary Minutes and WG Chairs Meeting Minutes -- RIPE Labs -- RIPE Labs Podcast -- RIPE NCC Open Houses -- Training Courses in July 4. Organisational Update -- RIPE NCC General Meeting Voting Results -- Daniel Karrenberg Recognised for 30 Years at the RIPE NCC -- Vacancies 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,667 (+20) Number of members: 20,343 (+13) LIRs with IPv6: 16,784 (+42) IPv4 addresses transferred in May: 763,904 (+119,808) -- Impact Analysis for UTF-8 in the RIPE Database As requested by the RIPE Database Working Group, the RIPE NCC has conducted an impact analysis for UTF-8 in the RIPE Database. We have concluded that it is possible to support UTF-8 in the Database in order to allow for more international names and addresses, but this transition would require many technical changes to the RIPE Database and updates to RIPE NCC procedures: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ed_shryane/impact-analysis-for-utf-8-in-the-rip... -- Live Chat Use the new live chat feature on our website, in the LIR Portal and also in the RIPE Database to speak to RIPE NCC staff for immediate support on easy-to-solve issues while using these services. This feature is accessible during our standard business hours. Find the Chat icon at the bottom-right of your browser window to start talking to our staff. -- Your Contact Information We ask that you regularly take a moment to check that the contact information listed for you in the LIR Portal is up to date. This helps to ensure your account is secure, and it really helps to make sure all our interactions are efficient: https://my.ripe.net/#/ 2. Information Services -- New RIPE NCC Service Announcements Dashboard We have introduced a new dashboard where you can see any incidents or maintenance affecting our network and services. The dashboard is hosted completely outside of the RIPE NCC’s infrastructure so we can continue reporting even in the event of a major outage. Please check this page if you are experiencing any issues with our services: https://status.ripe.net/ -- Service Criticality Framework We have now published our updated Service Criticality Framework. This framework assigns a criticality rating to each of our services in order to determine the potential risk impact of an outage: https://labs.ripe.net/author/razvano/service-criticality-framework/ -- New Payment Interface for Adyen We currently use Adyen as a payment provider, such as in the LIR Portal and for meeting registrations. We have now switched to the new payment interface from Adyen. You may notice some visual changes, but functionality should remain the same. -- Update on the Latest RIPEstat UI Features The new RIPEstat UI is being consistently updated with new features, and many bugs have been fixed. For details, see the page at: https://stat.ripe.net/docs/03.RIPEstat-UI-(Current)/03-releases.html 3. Community and Engagement -- Ongoing Activities in the RIPE Community We have created a page that keeps track of ongoing activities in the RIPE community requiring community members’ attention. Currently, there is a request for community feedback on the Anti-Abuse Training and Code of Conduct Process documents, as well as a last call for comments on the draft RIPE Task Forces: Definition and Guidelines document, which closes on Monday, 27 June at 06:00 UTC. See the details on the page at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ongoing-activities -- RIPE Policy Development Policy Proposal 2022-01 “Personal Data in the RIPE Database” is available for discussion in the RIPE Database Working Group. Comments can be sent to <db-wg@ripe.net> by 15 July 2022. Read the full proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2022-01 -- RIPE NCC Response to Request from Ukrainian Internet Association In response to a letter from the Ukrainian Internet Association (UIA), which asked the RIPE NCC to waive fees for Ukrainian members for 2022, the RIPE NCC stated that it could not grant payment exemptions under the current Charging Scheme but could offer indefinite payment extensions: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-response-to-re... -- RPKI Training for Ukrainian Network Operators To support network operators in Ukraine, the RIPE NCC held online BGP security training for Ukrainian operators on 6 April: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alex-semenyaka/rpki-training-for-ukrainian-netw... -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - Highlights from RIPE 84 The RIPE Chair Team shared its report of the events at RIPE 84, including presentations on the Ukrainian Internet, a Women in Tech session, the Rob Blokzijl Award ceremony and more: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-highli... -- Community Election Results -- Two Programme Committee Members Elected After the election that took place during RIPE 84, two new members of the RIPE Programme Committee have been elected. The newly elected members are Massimiliano Stucchi and Wolfgang Tremmel, whose terms will last until RIPE 88. -- Two Community Projects Fund Selection Committee Members Elected Two new members of the Community Projects Fund Selection Committee have been elected. The Selection Committee chooses the projects that receive funding. The two new members are Aydin Aslaner and Fiona Krakenbürger: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/two-new-members-join-th... -- RIPE Diversity Task Force Closed ​​After the RIPE Diversity Task Force’s success initiating efforts such as childcare at RIPE Meetings, Women in Tech sessions, the mentoring programme and the new RIPE Code of Conduct, RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne and the Diversity Task Force members have decided to close the task force and turn diversity efforts over to the broader community, with the Diversity mailing list available to continue these discussions. This proposal was approved at the RIPE 84 closing plenary: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-diversity-task-force -- Gert Döring Receives 2022 Rob Blokzijl Award At RIPE 84 in Berlin, Gert Döring received the Rob Blokzijl Award for his long-standing contribution to the Address Policy Working Group and the RIPE community, and for his work to promote IPv6: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/gert-doring-receives-20... -- RIPE 84 Community Plenary Minutes and WG Chairs Meeting Minutes Draft minutes for the RIPE 84 Community Plenary and WG Chairs meeting are now online: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2022-June/002554.html -- RIPE Labs In May and June, RIPE Labs featured articles from community members on topics including diversity and inclusion, IRR Explorer, the Internet in former Yugoslavia and more: https://labs.ripe.net/ -- RIPE Labs Podcast The third and fourth episodes of the RIPE Labs Podcast are now online. Tune in to hear about the history of RIPE Atlas and a data analysis of the gender gap at RIPE Meetings: https://labs.ripe.net/category/podcasts/ -- RIPE NCC Open Houses -- BGP Security for Ukrainian Operators Join us for an Open House on BGP security for Ukrainian network operators on Wednesday, 22 June from 10:00-12:00 UTC, a follow-up to our RPKI training that took place on 6 April: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-bgp... -- The IPv6 Skills Gap Join us for an Open House on the IPv6 skills gap on Wednesday, 29 June from 10:00-11:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-the... -- Training Courses in July Our webinars for the month of July are open for registration. This month, we’ll have courses on RIPE Atlas, IPv6 and RPKI: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses 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 4. Organisational Update -- RIPE NCC General Meeting Voting Results The RIPE NCC General Meeting took place from 18-20 May. Members voted on several resolutions and in the Executive Board election. Among the results, the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023 was approved, and Ondřej Filip and Remco van Mook were re-elected to the Board: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2022/voting-report -- Daniel Karrenberg Recognised for 30 Years at the RIPE NCC At the RIPE 84 meeting in Berlin, RIPE NCC Managing Director Hans Petter Holen thanked Daniel Karrenberg for 30 years at the RIPE NCC, coinciding with the organisation’s thirtieth anniversary: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/daniel-karrenberg-recog... -- Vacancies We currently have a number of vacancies at the RIPE NCC. If you would 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