Dear RIPE NCC members, For the final Member Update of 2024, we’re getting into the giving spirit. All members can claim their free RIPE NCC Certified Professionals vouchers for exams on IPv6, BGP and Routing Security, and the RIPE Database. But hurry! You need to claim your vouchers and schedule an exam by 31 December and then take the exam before the end of March 2025. Details on how to claim your vouchers are included below. And we're also asking members to do a final check on their accounts before the end of the year. Make sure your billing contact details are correct, and be sure to let us know if you want to close an LIR account or would like to change the status of chargeable resources before they are included in your fees for next year. Again, we ask you to do this by 31 December, and all details are below. Finally, we thank all our members for their support during the year, and we look forward to working together with you in 2025 to shape the future of the Internet. The December 2024 Member Update is also available on our website at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/december-2024-member-update/ 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- RIPE NCC Members: Review Your Information Before the End of the Year 2. Information Services -- Schrödinger’s IPv6 Cat -- Reaching AuthDNS - A RIPE Atlas Analysis by Region -- Navigating Network Measurements - Research, Risks and Reliability -- The NRO RPKI Program - 2024 in Review 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE NCC Certified Professionals Vouchers -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars -- Charging Scheme Task Force Meeting Minutes Published -- Registration Open for SEE 13 -- Call for Presentations for SEE 13 -- Call for Hosts -- Call for Applications for Fellowships -- Call for Applications for RACI -- RIPE NomCom - Volunteers and Selection -- RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2024 Recipients -- EU Regulation Update November 2024 -- RIPE Labs Podcast: Embracing Neurodiversity in the Internet Community 4. Organisational Update -- Analysis on Participation in October 2024 GM -- Holiday Office Hours 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 21,197 (-111) Number of members: 20,108 (-59) LIRs with IPv6: 15,767 (-20) IPv4 addresses transferred in November: 906,368 (-1,105,792) LIRs on IPv4 Waiting List: 1,076 Days that first LIR in queue has been waiting: 534 % of IPv4 address space covered by ROAs: 71% % of IPv6 address space covered by ROAs: 40% ARCs completed in November: 207 -- RIPE NCC Members: Review Your Information Before the End of the Year 1. Billing Ensure your billing information is up to date before we send invoices in early 2025. Please verify your details in the LIR Portal to avoid reminders or closure warnings. Update your information now at: https://my.ripe.net/#/billing 2. Review Independent Resources and ASNs in Your LIR Account The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 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 EUR 25 increase to EUR 75 for Internet number resource assignments, such as IPv4 and IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) assignments, and a new annual fee of EUR 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. If you identify any resources that need updating, please submit an update request through the LIR Portal as soon as possible. Members’ independent resources and ASNs will be determined based on data gathered on 31 December 2024. 3. Closure If you are planning to close any LIR accounts, you can avoid getting an invoice for 2025 by submitting a valid request to close your LIR account before the end of the year (no later than 31 December 2024). The request for closure of an LIR account due to making a policy transfer or change in business structure must be made with all the necessary information and documentation, and you must confirm your intent to close the account in the request. Note: - Resources should be transferable at the time of the request. - For transfer requests involving IPv6 allocations, please expect additional evaluation time, as the receiving party may need to justify the need for the allocation. If there is no real need, you might consider excluding the IPv6 resource from the transfer and returning it to the free pool. For closure requests or further assistance, contact <billing@ripe.net>. 2. Information Services -- Schrödinger’s IPv6 Cat RIPE NCC Chief Community Officer Hisham Ibrahim talks about the struggle to implement IPv6 and the progress so far in a RIPE Labs article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/hisham_ibrahim/schrodingers-ipv6-cat/ -- Reaching AuthDNS - A RIPE Atlas Analysis by Region The RIPE NCC’s Anand Buddhev has published a RIPE Labs article examining how queries reach AuthDNS from several regions and calls for new hosts to help shorten the journey. Read the article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anandb/reaching-authdns-a-ripe-atlas-analysis-b... -- Navigating Network Measurements - Research, Risks and Reliability On RIPE Labs, Tobias Fiebig explains the measurement.network, a RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund-supported project that helps researchers run network measurements without breaking things. Read the article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/tfiebig/navigating-network-measurements-researc... -- The NRO RPKI Program - 2024 in Review NRO RPKI Program Manager Sofía Silva Berenguer has shared an update on what the program has achieved since it launched in January of this year. Read the update on RIPE Labs at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/sofia_silva_berenguer/the-nro-rpki-program-2024... 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE NCC Certified Professionals Vouchers RIPE NCC Certified Professionals exam vouchers are valid until 31 December 2024. Details on how to use your vouchers are available at: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ncc-announce@ripe.net/thread/J4FZ5PWG... -- Charging Scheme Task Force Meeting Minutes Published The minutes from the fifth meeting of the Charging Scheme Task Force are now available. Members are invited to comment on the minutes by emailing the Task Force or posting on the Members Discuss mailing list at: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/members-discuss@ripe.net/thread/5NX2A... -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars In January, we have planned: Tues, 14 Jan 2025 - Introduction to IPv6 Webinar Thurs, 16 Jan 2025 - IPv6 in the RIPE Database Webinar Mon, 20 Jan 2025 - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Kuwait) Tues, 21 Jan - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 - Advanced IPv6 Training Course (Kuwait) Tues, 28 Jan 2025 - IPv6 Associated Protocols Security Webinar Wed, 29 Jan 2025 - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Ankara) Thurs, 30 Jan - Fri, 31 Jan 2025 - Advanced IPv6 Training Course (Ankara) You can register for these courses and webinars at: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ -- Registration Open for SEE 13 SEE 13 will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria on 7-8 April 2025. The meeting is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge. Register at: http://ripe.net/s/see-13-register -- Call for Presentations for SEE 13 The Programme Committee for SEE 13 is now accepting presentation proposals. Submit your proposal by 30 January at: http://ripe.net/s/see-13-cfp The Programme Committee is interested in proposals on the following topics: - IPv6 deployment - Network, DNS and IXP operations - Routing and RPKI - Internet governance and regulatory practices - Data centre technologies You can also propose presentations on other topics relevant to the Internet, especially in the SEE region. -- Call for Hosts The RIPE NCC Days in Chișinău, Moldova will take place on 18-19 June 2025. If you are interested in hosting this event, please email <regional@ripe.net> by 20 December 2024. More information about hosting is available at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-days/call-for-host/ MENOG 25 will take place during the week of 23-27 November 2025. If you are interested in hosting this event, please email <regional@ripe.net> by 30 January 2025. More information about hosting is available at: https://www.menog.org/sponsors/host-requirements/ -- Call for Applications for Fellowships Apply for a Fellowship for SEE 13 by 10 January at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-fellowship/ Apply for a Fellowship for RIPE 90 by 16 February at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/ripe-meeting-fellowship/ -- Call for Applications for RACI Apply for SEE 13 by 10 January and for RIPE 90 by 16 January at: https://www.ripe.net/community/community-initiatives/raci/ -- RIPE NomCom - Volunteers and Selection The members of the 2025 RIPE NomCom have been selected. You can read about the members and the selection process at: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ripe-list@ripe.net/thread/J6VIPGX2PUF... -- RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2024 Recipients The RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Selection Committee has selected the projects that will receive funding this year. You can read about the chosen projects at: https://www.ripe.net/community/community-initiatives/cpf/previous-funding-re... -- EU Regulation Update November 2024 In the latest in a series of EU regulation updates on RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Romain Bosc writes about the new EU executive leadership team, the European Commission’s new targeted consultation on Internet governance, the publication of the Cyber Resilience Act and more. Read the update at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/romain-bosc/new-commission-executive-leadership... -- RIPE Labs Podcast: Embracing Neurodiversity in the Internet Community In the latest episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, Rob Lister talks about how and why the technical community can and should embrace neurodiversity. You can tune in at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/rob-lister-embracing-neurodiversity... 4. Organisational Update -- Analysis on Participation in October 2024 GM Following the GM in October 2024, we looked into the voting data and shared our analysis in a RIPE Labs article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ilke-ilhan/analysing-turnout-at-the-october-202... -- Holiday Office Hours Our Amsterdam office will be closed on Wednesday, 25 December 2024, Thursday, 26 December 2024 and Wednesday, 1 January 2025. We’ll be back next month with more news. In the meantime, we wish you a happy new year! Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC