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RIPE Programme Committee Elections @ RIPE87
by Brian Nisbet 21 Nov '23

21 Nov '23

Colleagues, RIPE 87 starts soon and there will be an opportunity to join the Programme Committee for the meetings. The RIPE Programme Committee is responsible for recruiting and selecting presentations for the RIPE Meeting Plenary sessions. There are currently two seats up for election to the RIPE PC. Please send nominations, with a biography, statement of interest and photograph, to pc(a)ripe.net The RIPE Meeting Programme Committee: Appointment, Roles and Responsibilities document - https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-763 - provides more information about the composition and roles of the RIPE PC. Nominations for the RIPE 87 PC elections can be sent in from today, Tuesday, 21 November, until Tuesday, 28 November, 15:30 CET (UTC+1). Please include a recent picture and short biography with your nomination. We will announce the PC elections at the RIPE meeting opening sessions, but interested parties can already nominate themselves. If you are nominating someone else, please ensure that the person concerned is willing to be nominated and is copied on emails sent to the PC. The PC will attempt to confirm that nomination with the nominee before proceeding. We will close candidate nominations on Tuesday, 28 November at 15:30 CET (UTC+1) and publish the biographies on the RIPE Meeting web site. The RIPE PC online voting system will be open from Tuesday, 28 November, 16:00 CET (UTC+1) until Thursday, 30 November, 17:00 CET (UTC+1), for community members to cast their votes. The total voting numbers may be public. The official announcement of the elected RIPE PC members will be on the morning of Friday, 1 December, during the Closing Plenary session. This information is replicated on the RIPE 87 website with a breakdown of the important dates: https://ripe87.ripe.net/programme/ripe-pc/become-a-member/ Regards, Brian On Behalf of the RIPE PC Brian Nisbet (he/him) Service Operations Manager HEAnet CLG, Ireland's National Education and Research Network North Dock Two, 93-94 North Wall Quay, D01 V8Y6, Ireland +35316609040 brian.nisbet(a)heanet.ie www.heanet.ie<https://www.heanet.ie> Registered in Ireland, No. 275301. CRA No. 20036270

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RIPE Chair Team Reports - Looking forward to RIPE 87
by Mirjam Kuehne 20 Nov '23

20 Nov '23

Dear colleagues, With our next RIPE Meeting one week from now in Rome and various other industry events taking place, this is a busy time for the community. The RIPE Chair team reports ahead of RIPE 87: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/ripe-chair-team-reports-looking-f… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair

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Community consensus on NRO NC Election Process
by Mirjam Kuehne 20 Nov '23

20 Nov '23

Dear colleagues, Since we published version 4 of the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) Election Document [1], we received some support. The Last Call ended today. There were no further concerns or suggestions. I am therefore declaring consensus on this document and will ask the RIPE NCC to publish it as a RIPE document so we can implement it during the upcoming NRO NC elections at RIPE 87. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair ======== [1] Updated NRO NC Election Process (v4) https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/draft…

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RIPE NCC Internet Country Report: Türkiye
by Suzanne Taylor 14 Nov '23

14 Nov '23

Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to announce the publication of our latest country report, this time focusing on the Internet landscape in Türkiye: https://labs.ripe.net/author/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-countr… The report examines the country’s major market players and level of competition, Internet number resource holdings, IPv4 transfers and IPv6 readiness to understand Türkiye’s unique challenges and opportunities for future growth. We also analyse Internet resilience and stability by mapping the relationship between different networks in the country and their connectivity to the global Internet, access to root name servers, traffic paths and routing security. We hope you’ll find the report interesting - please share it widely with anyone you think might be interested. We’d be very interested to hear any questions or feedback you have. (Note that I will be on maternity leave starting 1 December, but you can reach the Public Policy & Internet Governance team at ppig(a)ripe.net <mailto:ppig@ripe.net>) Best regards, Suzanne __________________ Suzanne Taylor Public Policy & Internet Governance RIPE NCC www.ripe.net <http://www.ripe.net/>

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Extended Last Call for Draft: NRO NC Election Process (v4)
by Mirjam Kuehne 08 Nov '23

08 Nov '23

Dear colleagues, Since version 3 of the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) Election Document was published [1], we received a suggestion to add another criterion to the candidate eligibility: "having attended at least three previous RIPE meetings". This was supported by others on the list. The new version (under section 3. Candidate Eligibility) now reads: "Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region, who has participated in at least three RIPE Meetings, is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted." This is therefore another LAST CALL for comments for this final version of the document [2], to expire on Monday, 20 November at 06:00 UTC. Please note that in the meantime, the call for nominations for the NRO NC has ended. Hence, the above change to the candidate eligibility criteria will only apply for future elections. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair ===== [1] Announcing Updated NRO NC Election Process (v3) https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2023-October/003020.html [2] Updated NRO NC Election Process (v4) https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/draft…

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Community consensus on RIPE NCC staff participation in RIPE
by Niall O'Reilly 08 Nov '23

08 Nov '23

Dear Colleagues, I am glad to declare RIPE community consensus on draft v2 [[1][]] of the document on RIPE NCC staff participation in RIPE. I expect that the text of this draft will be published as a RIPE document in the near future, after final editing to add acknowledgements, check spelling and terminology, and make whatever other minor changes may be needed to prepare it for release. I should like to add a few remarks. Last call on this draft was re-opened on 21 July 2023 [[2][]], and closed on 4 September 2023. During this second last-call period, there were a number of expressions of support, and none of objection, to the two principles enunciated in this draft. In addition, on 2 August 2023, Andy Davidson maintained [[3][]], > As a responsible community, it is incumbent upon us to safeguard NCC > staff from potential conflicts of interest by defining clear > protocols for how such situations are considered and managed when > NCC staff participate in RIPE activities with activity plans, > budgets, or hiring decisions. He also asked, > Can this be captured in the lovely > succinct way that you have approached the first two drafts? At the time, I replied that I hoped so. On reflection, I believe that the initiative for addressing Andy's concerns is best left to RIPE NCC management and staff. Pragmatically, they have well-established internal mechanisms which would likely not run more smoothly if the community were to try to orchestrate them. Diplomatically, the community should avoid telling NCC management and staff what is good for them. Moreover, I have been made aware that the RIPE NCC is planning to review its internal guidelines on staff interaction with the community, and needs to know the consensus of the community in order to inform that review. For all these reasons, I believe it is appropriate to declare consensus on this document now, rather than to attempt improving it further. Finally, I wish to thank everyone who has participated in discussing this draft and its predecessor. Best regards, Niall O'Reilly RIPE Vice-Chair --- [1]: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/ripe-… [2]: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2023-July/002967.html [3]: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2023-August/002984.html

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RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Recipients 2023
by projectsfund＠ripe.net 03 Nov '23

03 Nov '23

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund opened its call for applications in March 2023. The application period was open for just over 12 weeks, and 54 applications from 26 different countries were submitted to the Selection Committee. The RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Selection Committee has reviewed the applications and is happy to announce that the following six projects have been selected as the 2023 recipients of the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund. Congratulations to the selected projects: - Tobias Fiebig - measurement.network: Organising active measurements - Ioana Livadariu - SubZero: Monitoring the deployment impact of the submarine cable system - Fondation Université de Strasbourg - Designing the next generation of public BGP route collection infrastructures - Blueprint for Free Speech - Community Canary: One of the first community projects trying Tor's Rust implementation Arti - DACS, University of Twente - Anycast Discovery: Daily mapping the Anycast landscape for enhanced Internet resilience - Netnod AB - Secure time for IoT devices: developing the Roughtime proposed standard Read more about these projects: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf/funding-recipients-2023 We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Jaya Baloo, Flavio Luciani, and Samaneh Tajalizadehkhoob, the Selection Committee members who are stepping down, for their invaluable contributions and dedicated service to the committee. Their expertise and commitment have significantly enriched the process, and their impact will be felt in the projects selected. With their departure, we are opening a call for volunteers to join the Selection Committee. This is an excellent opportunity for community members to contribute to the evaluation and selection of projects that aim to enhance the Internet infrastructure and services within the RIPE NCC service region. The call for volunteers will be open from Friday, 3 November to Thursday, 30 November. We encourage interested individuals to come forward and continue the exemplary work of the departing committee members in supporting meaningful community projects. You can apply on our website: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/ripe-ncc-community-projects-fu… Kind regards, Alastair Strachan RIPE NCC

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New on the RIPE Labs Podcast: Frugal Computing for a Sustainable Internet
by Anastasiya Pak 02 Nov '23

02 Nov '23

Dear colleagues, In the latest episode of the RIPE Labs podcast, I talk to Professor Wim Vanderbauwhede from the University of Glasgow about the carbon footprint of the ICT industry, misleading narratives around digitalisation, and why the notion of frugal computing is needed to move forward: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/frugal-computing-for-a-sustaina… I’ve personally learnt so much from this conversation about the environmental impact of our Internet consumption and how we can work towards reducing our digital carbon footprint. And I recommend you to listen to this episode. Best wishes, Anastasiya Pak Marketing & Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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