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New on RIPE Labs: Meet the New RIPE Chair - An Interview with Mirjam Kühne
by Alun Davies 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

Dear colleagues, Mirjam Kühne succeeded Hans Petter Holen as RIPE Chair this September. We caught up with her to chat about her long involvement with the RIPE community. Read the full interview on RIPE Labs now: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/meet-the-new-ripe-chair-an-inte… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE NCC

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RIPE WG Chair Collective - Definition and Tasks
by Mirjam Kühne 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

Dear all, Responding to a recommendation by the RIPE Accountability Task Force [1], the RIPE Working Group Chair Collective drafted a document that describes their tasks and responsibilities as a group. The document is included below. We would like to ask you to review this document and send any feedback and suggestions back to this list. There will also be an opportunity to discuss this during the community plenary at RIPE 81. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair ========= [1]: "Consider providing an overview of what the Working Group Chair Collective does and what it is responsible for." You can see the full list of recommendations and their status here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-accountability-task-force/acc… RIPE WG Chair Collective - Definition and Tasks ————————————————————— The RIPE WG Chair Collective is composed of all RIPE WG chairs at a given time. As such, inclusion in the group is an ex officio role for WG chairs. The roles of the WG chairs as a collective have been defined in various RIPE Documents and webpages based on community agreement. The aim of this document is to collect these references in a single place to clarify the role and responsibilities of the RIPE WG Chair Collective. There are currently four roles that the collective as a whole is expected to fill. The tasks of individual WG chairs are defined in ripe-692 (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-692). RIPE Meetings ——————— The chairs and co-chairs of each RIPE Working Group form a collective that meets regularly at RIPE Meetings and when necessary to discuss issues relating to the meetings. During these meetings, WG chairs coordinate the interaction between RIPE WGs to progress work items. They also facilitate interactions with RIPE NCC staff to continuously improve RIPE Meetings. Meeting agendas and summaries are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/cc. RIPE PDP ————— The RIPE Policy Development Process is currently documented in ripe-710 (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-710). The RIPE WG Chair collective’s role is defined in section 4. “Appeals Procedure”. Liaisons ———— The RIPE WG Chair Collective selects liaisons from within its members, who provide input and coordination to facilitate the work of other groups (for instance, the RIPE Programme Committee and RIPE Task Forces). The liaison to the RIPE Program Committee is described in ripe-600 (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-600). Liaisons to RIPE Task Forces can be provided upon request by the relevant task force. RIPE Chair Selection Process —————————————— The current RIPE Chair selection process is described in ripe-727 (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-727). It defines the following roles for the RIPE WG Chair Collective: - Continuity: if the RIPE Chair resigns and the Vice Chair is unavailable, initiate the selection procedure and select an ad-interim RIPE Chair - Consultation: in exceptional circumstances provide consultation to the RIPE Chair selection process.

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RIPE Code of Conduct Task Force Formed
by Mirjam Kühne 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

Dear colleagues, Many thanks to those who volunteered to participate in the RIPE Code of Conduct Task Force. The Task Force has now been formed and you can find the charter, timeline and members here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/code-of-conduct-task-force The Task Force will select a chair and co-chair at their first meeting. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair

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Register Now for RIPE 81
by RIPE NCC Event Team 21 Sep '20

21 Sep '20

Dear colleagues, RIPE 81 will be held as a virtual meeting and will take place from 27-30 October 2020. You can now register for free at: https://ripe81.ripe.net/attend/register/ ------------- RIPE 81 Conference Platform ------------- We are pleased to inform you that the RIPE 81 Meeting will use Meetecho as its conference platform. In addition to Meetecho, you will be able to watch the presentations live on the RIPE 81 website. Please note that this time we won’t provide a separate IRC channel. If you want to participate in the discussion, you will have to register for the meeting and join Meetecho. More information on how to participate to the meeting is available on the RIPE 81 website. ------------- Programme ------------- The RIPE Meeting agenda includes plenary sessions and RIPE Working Group (WG) sessions. -- Plenary Sessions You have until *27 September 2020* to submit your presentation for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions) and lightning talks. The Programme Committee will get in touch with you after this date. More information about the submission process is available at: https://ripe81.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ -- WG Sessions Each working group has a dedicated session in the RIPE Meeting agenda for presentations on topics relevant to the working group’s agenda. If you want to present in one of the WGs, get in touch with the relevant WG chairs via email: https://ripe81.ripe.net/programme/ripe-wg-chairs/ If you are not sure whether you should contact the RIPE Programme Committee or a RIPE Working Group, you can compare both types of sessions: https://ripe81.ripe.net/submit-topic/plenary-or-wg/ ------------- RIPE Meeting Mentoring ------------- Experienced RIPE Meeting attendees can help newcomers make the most of their meeting by volunteering to be a mentor. We match mentors with mentees based on interests and areas of expertise. You can sign yourself up to be a mentor or mentee when you register for the meeting. Learn more at: https://ripe81.ripe.net/attend/mentoring-programme/ ------------- Call for Sponsors ------------- Supporting a RIPE Meeting through sponsorship gives your organisation fantastic exposure in the global Internet community. Get in touch with the RIPE Meeting team if you are interested to sponsor RIPE 81: https://ripe81.ripe.net/sponsors/become-a-sponsor/ ---- More information on RIPE 81 can be found at: https://ripe81.ripe.net/ For the latest updates, you can follow us on Twitter at @ripemeeting and by using the hashtag #RIPE81. Best regards, RIPE Meetings Team

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ASO AC Calls For Nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors
by Antony Gollan 15 Sep '20

15 Sep '20

This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). *** In line with the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)[1] and the ICANN Bylaws[2], the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) has issued a call for nominations for Seat 9 of the ICANN Board of Directors: https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2021-icann-board-of… The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which will begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Assembly at the ICANN 72 Meeting, scheduled from 23-28 October 2021 in Seattle, USA. Eligibility Requirements ------------------------ All nominated candidates must meet the selection criteria and conflict of interest requirements as outlined in Article 7 of the ICANN Bylaws. The nominated candidates will undergo a due diligence review by an independent ICANN contractor. Nomination Process ------------------ Community members are invited to submit nominations by email to <nominations(a)aso.icann.org> by Sunday, 15 November 2020 at 23:59 UTC. Nominations must include the following information: - The full name of the person being nominated - Contact email address of the person being nominated - Contact telephone number of the person being nominated - The full name of the person making the nomination - Contact email address for the person making the nomination - Contact telephone number of the person making the nomination Regional Restrictions --------------------- The ICANN Bylaws state that the Directors selected by a Supporting Organization (SO) for its assigned Board seat(s) cannot reside in the same geographic region (see Section 7.2:c). The current ASO AC selection for Seat 10, Maemura Akinori, resides in the APNIC region. Therefore, no nominations for Seat 9 can be accepted from candidates residing in the APNIC region. Important Dates --------------- - Nomination Phase: 15 September 2020 – 15 November 2020 - Comment Phase: 21 December 2020 – 17 January 2021 - ICANN Due Diligence for nominated candidates - Interview Phase: 25 January 2021 – 30 March 2021 - Selection Phase (deliberation): 1 – 16 April 2021 - Selection Phase (voting): 19 – 25 April 2021 - Announcement of selected candidate: around 30 April 2021 Further Information ------------------- More information and updated announcements will be added to to the dedicated 2021 Seat 9 elections page on the ASO website: https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2021-icann-board-of… Detailed procedures for election of individuals to the ICANN Board of Directors by the ASO AC can be found in Section 9 of the ASO AC Operating Procedures: https://aso.icann.org/documents/operational-documents/aso-ac-icann-board-se… If you have any questions about the elections or the election process, please contact <secretariat(a)nro.net>. [1] Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Memorandum of Understanding 2019: https://aso.icann.org/documents/memorandums-of-understanding/ [2] ICANN Bylaws: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en *** Regards Antony Gollan Senior Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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NRO NC Call for Nominations
by Hans Petter Holen 14 Sep '20

14 Sep '20

Dear colleagues, This is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The three-year term of Hervé Clément ends on 31 December 2020. The RIPE NCC Executive Board will select one representative from the nominees to serve a three-year term on the NRO NC beginning 1 January 2021. The decision of the Executive Board will be announced at the RIPE 81 Meeting, which will be a virtual meeting taking place from 27-30 October 2020. The deadline for nominations is 21 October 2020. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. The nomination process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/nro/nro-nc/nominations2020/process Please send your nominations to <nominations(a)ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC+1 on 21 October 2020. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 23 October 2020. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other people can express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to <nominations(a)ripe.net>. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/nro/nro-nc/nominations2020 Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC Important dates: 21 October 2020: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 23 October 2020: Deadline for all confirmed nominations to be posted on the RIPE NCC website 30 October 2020: Announce successful candidate at closing plenary of RIPE 81

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RIPE Code of Conduct - Call for volunteers
by Mirjam Kühne 11 Sep '20

11 Sep '20

Dear colleagues, The Diversity Task Force has put a lot of work into updating the current RIPE Code of Conduct. They put together a series of draft documents that were then reviewed by the community. The most recent version 3.0 can be found here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/ripe-meeting-code-o… During the RIPE 80 community plenary, Hans Petter Holen described what he views as the best way forward to finalize the updated RIPE Code of Conduct and we would like to follow the process he laid out during his presentation. The main idea is to split the current draft document into three individual documents and to review each of them separately: 1. The Code of Conduct 2. The selection of the Trusted Contacts or Code of Conduct team 3. Procedures for the team We are now looking for volunteers to finalize this set of documents. During RIPE 80 three community members already offered their help. If you are still interested, please let us know. This of course also applies to anyone who would like to help and has not yet put their name forward. Please contact us before 15 September 2020. ———— More Background and current status: The existing RIPE Code of Conduct and the Trusted Contacts: https://ripe81.ripe.net/attend/coc/ Draft 3.0 of the new RIPE Code of Conduct: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/ripe-meeting-code-o… During the last review round, the RIPE NCC conducted an impact analysis that can be found here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/impact-analysis-for… The relevant part of Hans Petter’s presentation at RIPE 80: https://ripe80.ripe.net/archives/video/384/ https://ripe80.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/58-RIPE-Code-of-Co… Kind regards, Mirjam & Niall =========== P.S.: I (Mirjam) used to be one of the trusted contacts together with Rob Evans and Vesna Manojlovic, but stepped down from this position when I started my new role as RIPE Chair.

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Second call for presentations RIPE 81
by Franziska Lichtblau 10 Sep '20

10 Sep '20

Dear colleagues, the first submission round for RIPE 81 is over and there are still plenary and lightning talk slots open. The RIPE Programme Committee will accept new proposals until *27th September 2020*. Lightning talk submission will be possible at least until a week before the meeting, but due to the condensed schedule in the online format we have less slots available than usually. Please note, that all the submissions we already received and did not explicitly accept or reject are still under consideration for the plenary at RIPE 81. Authors of accepted or rejected presentations have been contacted by the PC via the contact address they provided. You can find the CFP for RIPE 81 at https://ripe81.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/, for your proposals for plenary session presentations and lightning talks. We also have the possibility to schedule BoFs, but they will happen outside the general meeting plan due to timing constrains. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact the Programme Committee at pc(a)ripe.net . Kind regards, Franziska Lichtblau RIPE PC Chair https://ripe81.ripe.net/ripe-pc/

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Stepping down as RIPE Chair
by Hans Petter Holen 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

I am now stepping down as RIPE Chair and handing over the role to Mirjam Kühne from tomorrow 1 September 2020. Niall O’Reilly will at the same time take on the role as the Vice-chair. It has been a pleasure working for the community as RIPE Chair since I took over from Rob Blokzijl in 2014. But as you all know, I will not go far, but continue to work for the RIPE NCC members and RIPE community in my new role as Managing Director for the RIPE NCC. Rather than waiting for the next RIPE meeting and doing the formal handover there, we think it is better to do the handover now, so we have a clear separation of the RIPE NCC MD and RIPE Chair roles when planning the upcoming RIPE Meeting. This has taken a bit longer than expected because we wanted to put in place proper segregation between the RIPE NCC and RIPE Chair. As RIPE NCC Managing Director, I have signed an agreement with Mirjam terminating her current employment from the RIPE NCC effective from 1 September. At the same time, the RIPE NCC executive board represented by the chair, Cristian Kaufmann and Treasurer Ondrej Filip, with the assistance of RIPE NCC HR Director and external legal advisor, has negotiated and signed a new contract with Mirjam as RIPE Chair for the duration of her RIPE Chair appointment. The contract is compliant with Dutch labour law but also ensuring the independence of the RIPE Chair and referring to the community processes as the only grounds for termination of the position. I believe that this addresses the concern raised regarding the independence of the RIPE Chair. In my time I was dependent on my employer Visma in addition to the travel funding from the RIPE NCC. Rob Blokzijl before me, was dependent on his employer NIKEF until his retirement and after that on the RIPE NCC, both fr travel funding but also remuneration for work for the RIPE NCC. The latter was not known to me until recently and I apologise for making erroneous statements about this in the past. I wish Mirjam Kühne and Niall O’Reilly all the best in their new roles and will work closely with them to hand over the open actions. This will be documented in a blog post on RIPE Labs. Kind Regards, Hans Petter Holen RIPE Chair 2014-2020 On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 13:05, Hans Petter Holen <hph(a)oslo.net> wrote: > > I would like to congratulate Mirjam Kühne and Niall O’Reilly on their > selection as our new RIPE Chair and Vice-Chair. Both Mirjam and Niall have > a long history within RIPE; they are experienced chairs, they understand > consensus, and they share the community's expectations in terms of > transparency and openness. I am sure they will continue to serve the > community well in their new roles. > > After Rob Blokzijl passed the torch to me in 2014, this is the first time > we have selected our RIPE Chair (and now Vice-Chair) as a community. I want > to thank everyone who participated in this process - by standing as > nominees, volunteering to serve on the NomCom, providing feedback, or by > helping to establish the process itself. > > I do want to acknowledge that concerns were raised quite late in the > process about the potential for capture or influence by the RIPE NCC. > However, I hope you will agree that the NomCom has chosen some good people > here. It is worth remembering that we operate on “rough consensus”, which > means that not everyone will fully agree with everything. That being the > case, we have plenty of time to consider further improvements to the > process before it starts again ahead of RIPE 91. There is also an > opportunity to work on improving the process for selecting working group > chairs and the community’s code of conduct, so I would like to encourage > you to volunteer for these efforts under the guidance of our new leadership. > > So what happens next? I am eager to hand over my RIPE Chair > responsibilities. Mirjam and Niall will need time to fit their new RIPE > responsibilities alongside their existing ones. I don't expect this will > take too long, and I intend to exit the role pass onhand overam committed > to hand over the torch as soon as possible. > > I am happy that I no longer have to occupy both the RIPE Chair and RIPE > NCC Managing Director roles. As the Managing Director, I am fully committed > to giving the new leadership and the RIPE Community the support needed, > just as my predecessors have supported me and my predecessor Rob Blokzijl. > > In the meantime, I hope you will join me in wishing our new RIPE Chair and > Vice-Chair the very best... and with my RIPE NCC Managing Director's hat > on, I would also like to thank the outgoing RIPE Chair for his contribution > over the past six years. > > Kind regards > > Hans Petter Holen > > (Outgoing) RIPE Chair / RIPE NCC Managing Director > > > On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 12:55, Daniel Karrenberg via ripe-list < > ripe-list(a)ripe.net> wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, >> >> The RIPE 2020 NomCom has selected Mirjam Kühne as RIPE Chair and Niall >> O'Reilly as RIPE Vice Chair. After interviewing all nominees, hearing >> substantial input from the community and a thorough discussion during >> three selection meetings all voting members voted to select Mirjam as >> Chair and eight out of ten voting members voted to select Niall as Vice >> Chair. The selection was subsequently supported unanimously by all >> members of the committee. We closely followed the process spelled out in >> ripe-727 and ripe-728. We regularly paused to confirm that the whole >> committee was comfortable with the process and its progress. >> >> We were able to choose from a set of nominees who are all very capable >> and well respected in the community. We expect that the community would >> support any of them as their Chair. Our selection is in no way a >> negative statement about the nominees we did not select. >> >> We selected Mirjam because the input from the community clearly favoured >> her. She is very widely regarded as someone who listens carefully to >> everyone and who helps the community to find consensus and move forward. >> We selected Niall because of the positive input we received about his >> track record with the community. Mirjam and Niall convinced us that they >> would work well as a team and complement each other. >> >> The RIPE NCC board has confirmed the candidates in accordance with the >> process set out in ripe-727. The original time line called for a >> transition from Hans Petter to Mirjam and Niall during RIPE 81 in >> October. Hans Petter has since resigned as RIPE Chair because he >> accepted to be the new managing director of the RIPE NCC; he is >> currently also serving as RIPE Chair ad-interim. In this situation it >> makes little sense to stick to the original time line. Therefore we >> suggest that the outgoing and incoming Chairs arrange the transition >> among themselves as soon as practicable. >> >> We plan to publish the NomCom report about this first run of the >> selection process in September before our term ends at RIPE 81. We >> expect to make suggestions for improving the process and look forward to >> the community discussing and deciding the process for the next >> iteration. >> >> We thank everyone who supported the NomCom, especially all nominees and >> the many members of the community who made time to give us their input. >> >> Finally we call on the whole community to welcome and support Mirjam and >> Niall in their new roles! >> >> Daniel Karrenberg - Chair - RIPE 2020 Nomcom >> >>

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Re: [ripe-list] Stepping down as RIPE Chair
by Chloe Kung 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Thank you Hans Petter for you wonderful work. As a new member of this community, I am looking forward to Mirjam's and Niall's new chapter by taking the responsibilities as the new RIPE Chair and Vice Chair. The best is yet to come. Cordially, Chloe

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