July 2023 - ncc-services-wg - mailman.ripe.net

Process Review: Free RIPE Meeting Tickets for RIPE NCC Members
by hmi＠ripe.net 27 Sep '23

27 Sep '23

Dear members, We are reviewing the processes around issuing free RIPE Meeting tickets. This is part of our efforts to be more efficient and transparent about our processes. We also want to introduce cost savings where we can without compromising the quality of our events. From 24 July 2023 onwards: - All new members will be entitled to make use of two free RIPE Meeting tickets. - All free tickets will be issued per RIPE NCC member rather than per LIR account. - The validity of the free tickets is two years from the activation date of the membership. - Those eligible to receive tickets will be emailed once registration for the RIPE Meeting opens. - The RIPE NCC will honour any previous commitments for those eligible for free RIPE Meeting tickets prior to the date of this communication. If you have questions about your eligibility for free tickets, please contact <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Hisham Ibrahim Chief Community Officer RIPE NCC

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Final Cloud Strategy Published
by Felipe Victolla Silveira 13 Sep '23

13 Sep '23

Dear colleagues, We have now published the final version of our cloud strategy, which was approved by our Executive Board at its last meeting in September. You can find this on RIPE Labs here: https://labs.ripe.net/author/felipe_victolla_silveira/ripe-ncc-cloud-strate… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/felipe_victolla_silveira/ripe-ncc-cloud-strate…> Those of you who read our earlier draft won't find any surprises in the document. Apart from making it more concise, the only change is that the use of containers is now allowed under the strict interpretation of our 'Avoid vendor lock-in' requirement (this is noted in the table). The final part is to agree on the criticality of specific services with the community. We will give you an update on this at RIPE 83. Regards Felipe Victolla Silveira Chief Operations Officer RIPE NCC

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Discussion summary for 2023-03
by Rob Evans 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

All, As part of the policy development process, it is the role of the chairs to summarise the discussion at the end of the discussion phase. As we are now at that point, and we are moving towards the review phase when the documents are ready, here is a brief summary. • 8th March 2023: The RIPE Policy Development Officer announces the policy to the ncc-services-wg and policy-announce lists, with a deadline of the 6th April for discussion. • 21st March 2023: One of the co-chairs of the WG reminds the list we are half-way through the discussion phase and invites comments. • 6th April 2023: Original discussion phase closes with no comments received. • 14th April 2023: Request to the list not to require notarised documents for the transfer lock. • 26th April 2023: One of the proposal authors emails the discussion list to ask for discussion. Over the next couple of days there are a few expressions of support, but also several queries as to whether this should be handled in the PDP. • 3rd May 2023: WG co-chair asked the RIPE NCC’s legal counsel about the requirement for a policy. • 4th May 2023: Athina replied with an explanation. Over the next week or so there were a couple of messages discussing Athina’s response, pointing out a clash with RIPE-682, and further discussing whether the proposal should be in the PDP. • 15th May 2023: Discussion phase extended to 2nd June. • 24th May to 2nd June 2023: About a dozen more expressions of support. Some further discussion about the means by which the request should be properly authenticated, whether a single director is sufficient via the LIR portal or notarised papers would be required. Hope that helps. Cheers, Rob, Bijal & Kurtis.

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