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ASO AC Call for Nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors
by Ulka Athale 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). The announcement is available at: https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac-calls-for-nominations-for-seat-10-on-the-icann… ------------------------------ ASO AC Call for Nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors ------------------------------ In line with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and the ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) announces the opening of nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors. The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, starting immediately after the ICANN Annual General Assembly to be held during the ICANN 84 Meeting, scheduled to take place in October 2025. ------------------------------ Eligibility Requirements ------------------------------ All nominated candidates must meet the selection criteria and conflict of interest requirements outlined in Article 7 of the ICANN Bylaws and will undergo a due diligence review by an independent ICANN contractor. ------------------------------ Nomination Process ------------------------------ Community members are encouraged to submit their nominations via email to nominations(a)aso.icann.org by Monday, 16 December 2024 at 23:59 UTC. Nominations must include the following information: - Full name of the nominee - Contact email address of the nominee - Contact telephone number of the nominee (if available) - Full name of the person submitting the nomination - Contact email address of the person submitting the nomination - Contact telephone number of the person submitting the nomination ------------------------------ Regional Restrictions ------------------------------ The ICANN Bylaws state that no two directors selected by a Supporting Organization may reside in the same geographic region. Since the current ASO AC appointee for Seat 9, Alan Barret, resides in the AFRINIC region, candidates from the AFRINIC region will not be eligible for nomination to Seat 10. ------------------------------ Important Dates ------------------------------ Nomination Phase: 16 September – 16 December 2024 Comments Phase: 30 December – 29 January 2025 ICANN Due Diligence for nominated candidates Interview Phase: 29 January 2025 –29 March 2025 Selection Phase (deliberation): 30 March 2025 – 29 April 2025 Selection Phase (voting): 30 April – 7 May 2025 Announcement of selected candidate: around 14 May 2025 Additional information and updated announcements will be added to the dedicated 2024/2025 Seat 10 election page on the ASO website: https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2025-icann-board-of… If you have any questions about the elections, please contact secretariat(a)nro.net. ------------------------------ References: ------------------------------ Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC): https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/ ASO Memorandum of Understanding: https://aso.icann.org/documents/memorandums-of-understanding/ ICANN Bylaws: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en 2024/2025 ICANN Seat 10 Election on the ASO Website: https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2025-icann-board-of… Regards, The ASO Secretariat ------------------------------ Kind regards, Ulka Athale Senior Communications Officer RIPE NCC www.ripe.net

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The RIPE Chair Team Reports - September 2024
by Mirjam Kuehne 13 Sep '24

13 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, The first few weeks after the summer break have been busy, with various industry events, other engagements and preparations for the upcoming RIPE 89 meeting. Please find our latest update on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-septe… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair

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New on the RIPE Labs Podcast: Developing the DNS Under Pressure
by Anastasiya Pak 05 Sep '24

05 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, We’re excited to return from a summer break with a new episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, featuring an insightful conversation with Mikhail Anisimov, ICANN’s Senior Manager of Stakeholder Engagement for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. New forms of DNS abuse emerge each year, disputes over domain names persist, and all the while, the Internet just keeps getting bigger. In this episode, Mikhai talks about the coordinated effort involved in meeting these challenges and shares his views on DNS in Central Asia. - Listen on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/mikhail-anisimov-developing-the… - Or go directly to Youtube: https://youtu.be/NUWYqO8pBpk?si=JlyVE461cQFIX-S8 - Or enjoy it via your favourite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1618220736/episode/635300e00d2d618651ee3ab92a9aee42 ----- Kind regards, Anastasiya Pak Marketing & Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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Survey on the configuration of BGP routers
by Thomas Wirtgen 02 Sep '24

02 Sep '24

Dear RIPE community, Apologies if you received multiple copies of this email. As part of my research into improving the configuration of BGP routers, I have created a survey for network operators. It will help to understand the processes you use to configure BGP and the challenges you face when configuring BGP sessions. Your expertise and experience will help us to develop new frameworks for configuring BGP sessions. I would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete the survey. Your participation will help develop solutions for network operators. https://forms.gle/hUwGJBaE9g72LQbQ6 I will announce the results of the survey on the mailing list where it was posted. Thank you for your time and your input, Thomas Wirtgen

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Second Call for Presentations for RIPE89
by Massimiliano Stucchi 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now opening the second call for presentations seeking for content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs. RIPE89 is going to be a hybrid meeting so both in-person and virtual presentations would be accepted and encouraged. The deadline to submit a presentation proposal is 17th of September 2024. Proposals submitted after this date will only be considered if there are still time slots available. Already submitted presentations which have not received an acceptance or rejection notification yet are still under consideration. Read more about the CfP and submit your presentation proposal at: https://ripe89.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ More about RIPE89 meeting: https://ripe89.ripe.net/ Regards, Massimiliano Stucchi (On Behalf of the RIPE Programme Committee)

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The RIPE Labs Article Competition - RIPE 89
by Alun Davies 28 Aug '24

28 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that the RIPE Labs Article Competition for RIPE 89 is open! If you have something interesting to say about the Internet, but you don't usually get the chance to come share those things at RIPE Meetings, this is a really good opportunity to fix that. The author of the winning article will receive free tickets, travel, and accommodation for the upcoming RIPE Meeting in Prague this October. The competition deadline is 20 September and you can get more information on how to enter over on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/competitions/ripe-labs-article-competition-ripe-89/ Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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Announcing Green Tech Hackathon: in December, in Amsterdam (& online)
by Vesna Manojlovic ＠ RIPE.net 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, Join the next RIPE NCC hackathon focused on Green Tech this December! Our goals are to develop tools, policies and protocols to reduce the environmental impact of Internet infrastructure. RIPE NCC hackathons are non-commercial and non-competitive. We focus on cooperation and openness - all the code produced is FLOSS, and all the results are published on public software repositories, wikis, and on blogs to help others further create, experiment, and develop ideas and tools. Please find more information in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/announcing-the-green-tech-hackathon/ Direct link to application form: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/green-tech-20234/ Regards, Vesna Manojlović -- Senior Community Builder RIPE NCC

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[ripe-list]Revised draft charter
by Markus de Brün 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well. We've made some updates to the charter based on our last meeting's discussion and the feedback we received. We tried to incorporate everyone's suggestions as best as we could. Please take a few minutes to look over the revised charter. We would like to get your feedback until 30th of August. - snip - The Security Working Group is committed to fostering collaboration, sharing best practices, and addressing security challenges within the RIPE community. The primary objective of the WG is to enhance the security, resilience, and stability of the Internet infrastructure within our region. Tackling abuse of Internet infrastructure and resources is a core goal of the WG, as well as: - Collaborating with stakeholders to develop and advocate for best practices, guidelines, and standards for securing Internet resources - Facilitating information sharing and cooperation among relevant entities - Providing education, training, and outreach initiatives to raise awareness of security issues and promote best practices adoption - snap - Kind regards, Brian, Tobias and Markus

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[ripe-list]Soldatov
by Randy Bush 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

https://cepa.org/article/russia-jails-the-father-of-russias-internet friend of rob and many others

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[ripe-list]Hot summer news: Data Centers, AI & Environmental (un)Sustainability news
by Vesna Manojlovic 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

Dear colleagues, for this edition of tech-and-environment news -- 7th month -- I'd like to share *7* links to the articles published in July: six of them are "problem statements" about Data Centers, AI & impact on resource use (water, electricity, land), plus one possible solution: ESPR. Data centers draining resources in water-stressed communities - The University of Tulsa https://utulsa.edu/news/data-centers-draining-resources-in-water-stressed-c… Malaysia wants to splash out on tech sector, but heavy water demand hard to quench https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3271973/malaysia-wants-spl… <https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3271973/malaysia-wants-spl…> Would tax break for Michigan data centers bring economic boon, or climate doom? https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/would-tax-break-mi-data… DATA-CENTER DEBATE "Data center projects often carry billion-dollar price tags and were once hotly coveted. But some cities and counties are putting the projects under the microscope — and even looking at bans."https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2024/07/08/data-center-develop… AI Is Overhyped, Wildly Expensive, and Unreliable (Goldman Sachs) https://www.404media.co/goldman-sachs-ai-is-overhyped-wildly-expensive-and-… "Will AI Be Another Unsustainable Environmental Disaster?" https://www.newsweek.com/will-ai-another-unsustainable-environmental-disast… The "Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation" (ESPR), which entered into force on 18 July 2024, is the cornerstone of the Commission’s approach to more environmentally sustainable and circular products: https://commission.europa.eu/energy-climate-change-environment/standards-to… <https://commission.europa.eu/energy-climate-change-environment/standards-to…> Regards, Vesna ps : more at: https://wiki.techinc.nl/Sustainability#Data_Centers -- https://becha.unciv.nl https://social.v.st/web/@becha/

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