Hello RIPE NCC member, Feels like only weeks ago we were getting ready to leave for Reykjavik, and here we are, in Rotterdam. RIPE 79 has begun! We’re looking forward to a week of discussions, presentations, lunches, a cruise and more. If you’re joining us this week, we hope you packed your raincoat for those post-meeting adventures. If you can’t make it to rainy Rotterdam, you can join us online – without a raincoat! You can find more information about remote participation at: https://ripe79.ripe.net/attend/about-remote-participation/ Now, for your October 2019 Member Update: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats -- RIPE NCC Survey 2019 Key Findings -- RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2019 -- Our Response to the UN High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation -- 25,000 LIRs - An End to the Milestone Highs? -- Certified Professionals - Phase Two -- Getting Ready for IPv4 Run-out ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- InfoRedes - RIPEstat Collaboration with LACNIC -- RIPE Atlas Software Probes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE Community Plenary at RIPE 79 -- RIPE Call for Volunteers -- Policy Proposal: Revised IPv4 Assignment Policy for IXPs -- Policy Proposal: Multiple Editorial Changes in IPv6 Policy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 79, 14-18 October 2019, Rotterdam -- RIPE NCC Presentations at RIPE 79 -- Pan-European Quantum Internet Hackathon -- SEE 9, 20-21 April 2020, Ljubljana -- Member Lunches - Only Four Left in 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats LIR STATISTICS Number of LIRs: 25,117 (+274) LIRs with IPv6: 15,963 (+131) Policy transfers in September: 639,488 IPv4 addresses (+670,464) -- RIPE NCC Survey 2019 Key Findings The RIPE NCC Survey 2019 received over 4,100 completed responses, making it our most comprehensive survey yet. Working with a third party who conducted the survey, we have published the key findings based on the analysis they carried out. After RIPE 79, we look forward to sharing a list of actions we plan to take, based on your responses. Read the report at: https://www.ripe.net/survey2019 -- RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2019 Over 1,000 members have already registered. You can register until Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 16:00 (UTC+2) to vote electronically and follow it via the web stream. You can vote for two resolutions, including the redistribution of the RIPE NCC 2019 financial surplus. Learn more at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/oct-2019 -- Our Response to the UN High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation We have an opinion on the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation report. Our colleague, Suzanne Taylor, shares the RIPE NCC's response in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/our-response-to-the-un-h... You can read our formal response at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-response-to-the... -- 25,000 LIRs - An End to the Milestone Highs? On 2 October 2019, we reached a new milestone - we passed the 20,000 active LIRs mark. Rene Wilhelm, a Senior Research Engineer at the RIPE NCC, shares some insights on what the future may bring. Read about the implications of IPv4, the evolution of the membership and more in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/25-000-lirs-an-end-to-the-milestone-hi... -- Certified Professionals - Phase Two We have opened applications for phase two of pilot testing for the first digital badge of the RIPE NCC Certified Professionals programme. You have another chance to apply for pilot testing to become a RIPE Database Associate. Prove your skills and earn your first RIPE Database Associate badge. You can learn more and apply at: https://www.ripe.net/certified-professionals -- Getting Ready for IPv4 Run-out At the beginning of the month, we allocated the last of our contiguous /22 IPv4 address blocks. We, like you, have known this day was fast approaching. If you missed the announcement shared by Nikolas Pediaditis, our Registration Services and Policy Development Manager, you can find it in the archives: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2019-October/001366.htm... You can read about how we’re getting prepared and how we can support you at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/getting-ready... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- InfoRedes - RIPEstat Collaboration with LACNIC After the setup of APNIC's NetOX (https://netox.apnic.net), our efforts to build a global information service for the Internet community continue at LACNIC with the implementation of InfoRedes (https://inforedes.labs.lacnic.net): https://prensa.lacnic.net/news/en/research/lacnic-presents-inforedes-the-sin... -- RIPE Atlas Software Probes As part of our ongoing efforts to develop non-hardware solutions for RIPE Atlas, we're making our software probes available for limited testing at RIPE 79. If you're not here with us at the meeting, tune into the live web stream for Robert Kisteleki's talk during the MAT WG on Thursday at 14:00 (UTC+2). https://ripe79.ripe.net/live/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE Community Plenary at RIPE 79 At the upcoming RIPE Meeting there will be a plenary session focused on RIPE community topics such as the new RIPE Database Requirements Task Force, RIPE Code of Conduct, RIPE Policy Development and more. Learn more about the agenda at: https://ripe79.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ripe-community/ -- RIPE Call for Volunteers This afternoon, the official call for volunteers for both the RIPE Chair and RIPE Nominating Committee will be announced. Learn more about the processes in these RIPE Documents: The RIPE Chair Selection Process: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-727/ The RIPE Nominating Committee: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-728 -- 2019-05 Policy Proposal Accepted: Revised IPv4 Assignment Policy for IXPs This policy was accepted on 10 October 2019 after consensus was reached. The community decided to increase the pool size for IXPs and tweak the assignment options to ensure the longevity of the IXP pool. Learn more at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2019-05 The new RIPE Document is ripe-730 and can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-730 -- 2019-06 New Policy Proposal: Multiple Editorial Changes in IPv6 Policy This new proposal is in the initial discussion phase. You can get involved in discussions by subscribing to the Address Policy Working Group mailing list. Learn more at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2019-06 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 79, 14-18 October 2019, Rotterdam Over 750 people have already registered for RIPE 79. You can still register at: https://ripe79.ripe.net/attend/register/ You can start organising your days by reviewing the meeting plan at: https://ripe79.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ -- RIPE NCC Presentations at RIPE 79 We have staff from many divisions presenting and moderating at RIPE 79. You can watch the presentations live! We even have staff on hand who can ask your questions when you share them via chat. Once the meeting starts, you can access live streaming at: https://ripe79.ripe.net/attend/about-remote-participation/ -----Monday, 14 October 2019----- BoF and Other Sessions (18:00-19:00) - RACI Session with Gergana Petrova - BoF: How to Build Diversity in Your Company with Amanda Gowland Newcomers Introduction (11:30- 12:30) - Axel Pawlik, Managing Director will join Hans Petter Holen for the Newcomers Introduction Talk Welcome to RIPE 79 - Axel will join the RIPE Chair and the RIPE Programme Committee Chair in welcoming everyone to RIPE 79 -----Tuesday, 15 October 2019----- Women in Tech Session (12:30-14:00) - How to Attract, Hire and Keep Women in Tech Roles, moderated by Amanda Gowland -----Wednesday, 16 October 2019----- DNS WG (09:00-10:30) - RIPE NCC DNS Report with Florian Obser Address Policy WG (11:00-12:30) - Current Policy Topics with Marco Schmidt - Feedback From NCC Registration Services with Nikolas Pediaditis Connect WG (11:00-12:30) - BEREC Consultation on Last Mile with Marco Hogewoning Open Source WG (14:00-15:30) - The Recent Development of the RPKI Validator with Mikhail Puzanov Cooperation WG (14:00-15:30) - Update on Internet Governance Issues with Chris Buckridge RIPE NCC Services WG (16:00-17:45) - RIPE NCC Operational Update with Felipe Victolla Silveira - RIPE NCC Survey 2019 - Key Findings with Fergal Cunningham - RIPE NCC Certified Professionals with Sandra Bras - RIPE NCC Update with Axel Pawlik ----- Thursday, 17 October 2019----- Anti-Abuse WG (09:00-10:30) - RIPE NCC Update on 2017-02 with Marco Schmidt Routing WG (11:00-1230) - Developing RIS with Emile Aben and Florian Obser Measurements and Tools WG (14:00-15:30) - Atlas and Ark Data in Google BigQuery with Stephen Strowes - Tools Update with Robert Kisteleki Database WG (12:00-15:30) - Operational Update RIPE Database with Edward Shryane - NWI-8 LIR’s SSO Authentication Groups Demonstration with Mahesh Aggrwal[FC1] [ES2] BoF and Other Sessions (18:00-19:00) - The Centralised Internet with Hisham Ibrahim ----- Friday, 18 October 2019----- NRO Session (09:00-10:30) - NRO/RIR Reports with Antony Gollan Closing Plenary (11:00-12:30) - RIPE NCC Technical Report with Menno Schepers You can also meet RIPE NCC staff at the RIPE NCC Services, Registration and Meet and Greet desks, and this year, some staff will be hosting activities in the coffee break area! Join them for: - RIPE NCC Certified Professionals Quiz and Giveaway - Reimagine RIPE Labs via a Digital Graffiti Board - The Incredible ROA Party Learn more about RIPE 79 parallel events at: https://ripe79.ripe.net/on-site/parallel-events/ -- Pan-European Quantum Internet Hackathon The Pan-European Quantum Internet hackathon has a sixth node and it’s ’The Port’ hosted at CERN’s Ideasquare in Geneva. You can still register: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/take-part-in-pan-european-quantu... -- CFP: SEE 9, 20-21 April 2020, Ljubljana The Call for Presentations is now open for SEE 9. The Programme Committee is looking for speakers to present on IPv6 deployment, efforts to establish IXPs in the South East Europe region and more. Learn more about how you can take part in the meeting at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-9 -- Member Lunches - Only Three Left in 2019 Are you living in London, Nicosia or Kuwait City? Before the end of the year, we will host a member lunch in each of these cities. Grow your industry network and meet with other Internet professionals. Learn more at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches We’ll be live-tweeting from @ripemeeting and sharing photos and videos from #RIPE79 across all our social media handles. Join us there or via the remote participation link. Now, time for the opening plenary! My best, Elena Signorelli Marketing and Communications Officer RIPE NCC