Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 166th Meeting on 21 April 2023. The minutes from the meeting are now available. Minutes of the 166th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2023/minutes-166th-exe... 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 that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- - Simon-Jan Haytink, Chief Financial Officer, gave a presentation on potential charging scheme models, highlighting the feedback that had been received from the membership so far. - The Board felt that the updated category model presented was the best option for the RIPE NCC to apply for coming years, with adjustments to address some valid concerns raised by members, but it also considered the need to provide members with a good choice given the divergent views that had been put forward. - The Board agreed that it would be best to separate the vote on charging scheme models from votes on separate charges for ASNs and transfer requests. - The Board decided to freeze the waiting list for new applications until a full analysis of how the waiting list could best be managed under a category-based charging scheme model can be carried out and discussed with the RIPE community. - The Board approved changes relating to the RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement in relation to the RIPE NCC Certified Professionals Service. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- Resolution EB#166-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the RIPE NCC Charging Schemes 2024 and tasks the RIPE NCC to prepare the documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in May 2023. Resolution EB#166-R-02 The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to suspend the ability to submit new applications for the IPv4 waiting list until further notice, effective immediately. This suspension will have no impact on the processing of already existing applications in the IPv4 waiting list. Resolution EB#166-R-03 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the “RIPE NCC Certified Professionals Service Terms and Conditions”. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC