Friends & colleagues, The RIPE Database Requirements Task Force was formed to create a RIPE Document containing requirements for the RIPE Database, with the intention to use that for changes to the RIPE Database going forward. In addition to some discussion on the mailing list, we have had 5 calls and 1 face-to-face meeting on the topic. While we have some conclusions in our draft document, we feel additional input is necessary, so we will be publishing a survey on Monday. In our original timeline we were to publish an outline of the document by the end of 2019, but this was too optimistic. Our current timeline involves collating the results of our survey and having another face-to-face meeting in February, with an expectation of having a draft document in mid-April. We are planning a BoF for RIPE 80, which is mid-May, to discuss the draft with the community present at the RIPE meeting. Cheers, -- Shane Kerr RIPE Database Requirements Task Force Vice Chair