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External organisations - MoUs and membership by NCC
by Gordon Lennox 19 May '17

19 May '17

In Budapest I was approached by somebody who wanted to talk about the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that NCC had signed with Russia, the Russian Ministry of Mass Communications. I was also aware that NCC had become a member of AIOTI (the Alliance for IoT Innovation). Now of course I think it is a good thing that NCC is committing staff and funding to outreach and liaison activities. Indeed I was instrumental in getting NCC involved with CEPT as part of their preparations for the ITU plenipotentiary in Korea. There seem to be though an increasing number of agreements and memberships and they differ in style and intent. Some appear to be almost housekeeping agreements as the respective communities already overlap enough. Some seem there to provide a sort of framework to allow NCC to work more closely with particular organisations and indeed make a financial contribution. Others are perhaps a bit more political. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations All good stuff. And Paul and others - Chris? Marco? Nurani? - have done an excellent job in reporting what has been going on.But I think that given the increasing number and diversity of such activities it would be good if we could more clearly anchor them within the community. Reporting in a plenary is obviously good. But discussion in a WG is maybe good too. Some of this has been implicit to an extent. The Cooperation WG has been the sort of default. When Richard forwarded the Wannacrypt email from EuroPol though he also sent it to Anti-Abuse. And if we have an IOT WG then perhaps what NCC is doing with AIOTI could be reported there. I had seen Cooperation as being home for the EIF, the Round-Table, CEPT and general ITU matters. I had thought the Russian MoU would be there too but I was told Database would be better. Cool! I don’t think this has to be a big deal. We just have to be clearer - which WG mailing lists? which WG sessions? - where NCC will report on activities which are part of any agreement. Can NCC make an initial proposal? In cooperation with the appropriate WG chairs? This is about increasing the sense of participation by the community, through discussions in WGs, in what NCC is doing on their behalf. Gordon PS I think it would be good if NCC gave us a heads up on this list when they were considering concluding an agreement and then when they actually had an agreement.

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After Budapest - Particle-free quantum communication is achieved in the lab
by Gordon Lennox 19 May '17

19 May '17

Particle-free quantum communication is achieved in the lab Four years ago, theoretical physicists proposed a new quantum-communication scheme with a striking feature: it did not require the transmission of any physical particles. The research raised eyebrows, but now a team of physicists in China claims it has demonstrated that the "counterfactual" scheme works. The group built an optical apparatus that it says can transfer a simple image while sending (almost) no photons in the process. ... http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2017/may/18/particle-free-quantum-…

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Stepping down
by Filiz Yilmaz 19 May '17

19 May '17

Dear all, Following the inception of Accountability Task Force at RIPE73, I have accepted to be part of it as well as to contribute to the work in the Co-Chair position alongside William Sylvester. Unfortunately seeing the tone of the recent discussions around the Task Force in various mailing lists, I’ve lost my motivation to pursue a role within the Task Force. Words like “amateur lawyers” are being thrown into discussions in relation to the Task Force. I don’t know what is meant with this or who is intended to be addressed with that actually but I personally find this neither helpful nor constructive in the context of the discussions taking place. It is not only NOT inline, in my belief, with our expected standard behaviours but it also distracts from the actual work that TF members should be focusing on. I also observed that after 6 months of its inception there is still questioning around the Task Force’s remit and its scope. This made me question as well whether or not this is a topic that has general support of the larger community. I am very time challenged in my day job and considering the points above, it would just not be wise for me to stay in the TF under these current circumstances. Accordingly I have decided to step down from both member status as well as the Co-Chair position of the Task Force. I personally believe the areas and topics Accountability TF has planned to look into are important for the future of an healthy RIPE Community and so I will be continuing my participation as a community member when they publish their work. Kind regards Filiz Yilmaz

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RIPE 74: Day 4 Report and Day 5 Remote Participation
by Martina De Mas 12 May '17

12 May '17

Dear colleagues, Thursday was another busy day at RIPE 74, with 628 attendees checked in and a second day of working group sessions. The daily meeting report is available at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/programme/report/thursday/ You can follow today's sessions live at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/live/main/ Kind regards Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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RIPE 74: Day 3 Report and Day 4 Remote Participation
by Martina De Mas 11 May '17

11 May '17

Dear colleagues, Day three of RIPE 74 was another great success! With 607 attendees checked in and an agenda packed full of working group sessions, we ended the day with the General Meeting. The daily meeting report is available here: https://ripe74.ripe.net/programme/report/ Today's working group sessions are now underway. You can find the day's agenda here: https://ripe74.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ You can follow the sessions live at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/live/ Kind regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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RIPE 74: Day 2 Report and Day 3 Remote Participation
by Martina De Mas 10 May '17

10 May '17

Dear colleagues, We had a fantastic second day at RIPE 74 yesterday, with a full day of plenary sessions and 584 checked in. The daily meeting report is available at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/programme/report/tuesday/ Today's working group sessions are now underway. You can find the day's agenda here: https://ripe74.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ You can follow the sessions live at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/live/ Kind regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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RIPE 74: Day 1 Report and Day 2 Remote Participation
by Martina De Mas 09 May '17

09 May '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE 74 Meeting got off to a great start yesterday with two plenary sessions and 520 checked in. The daily meeting report is available at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/programme/report/monday/ The second day has started and you can follow it live at: https://ripe74.ripe.net/live/main/ Kind regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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RIPE 74 Programme Committee Nominations
by Benno Overeinder 08 May '17

08 May '17

Dear Friends and Colleagues, The RIPE Programme Committee is responsible for recruiting and selecting presentations for the RIPE Meeting Plenary sessions. As the term of two RIPE PC members end, we are looking for new members in Spring 2017 who will be elected by the RIPE community at RIPE 74 in Budapest. 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 Charter of the RIPE Programme Committee (https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-pc-charter) provides more information about the composition and roles of the RIPE PC. Nominations for the RIPE 74 PC elections can be sent in from today until Tuesday May 9th, 15:30 CEST. We will announce the PC elections at the RIPE meeting opening sessions, but interested parties can nominate themselves from now. We will close candidate nominations on Tuesday at 15:30 CEST, and publish the biographies on the RIPE Meeting web site. Candidates (or their stand-ins) can present themselves at the start of the Tuesday 16:00 CEST session. The RIPE PC online voting system will be open from Tuesday May 9th, 16:00 CEST until Thursday May 11th, 17:30 CEST, for the 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 Friday morning, the 12th May, at the start of the 11:00 CEST closing plenary session. Questions about the RIPE PC can be sent to pc(a)ripe.net. Regards, Brian, Leslie and Benno on behalf of the RIPE PC -- Benno J. Overeinder NLnet Labs http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/

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New on RIPE Labs: 25 Years of the RIPE NCC – The First Hours
by Mirjam Kuehne 08 May '17

08 May '17

Dear colleagues, We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of the RIPE NCC this year. Please find a fun article on RIPE Labs in which Daniel Karrenberg remembers the very first hours of the organisation: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/dfk/25-years-of-the-ripe-ncc-the-first-hours Kind regards, Mirjam Kuhne RIPE NCC

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RIPE Accountability Task Force: Updated Draft Scope and Presentation at RIPE 74
by Filiz Yilmaz 08 May '17

08 May '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Accountability Task Force has updated the draft scope based on community feedback (below). We are now seeking your approval on the updated version. In this latest vesion, we have changed the second bullet point from: "Document existing RIPE community structures or processes." to "Assemble a list of existing RIPE community structures or processes." This better reflects the stock-taking activity that we intend to perform. With this, we believe that we have addressed the community's concerns, and we would like to get your blessing by the end of RIPE 74. We would like to avoid wordsmithing this any further and are considering this "last call" for comments. Please share any comments or statements of support on this mailing list before Friday, 12 May. We will also be giving a brief update on the scope and work of the task force at RIPE 74 in Tuesday's Plenary at 9am. There will be plenty of time for comments from the floor, so please attend and give us your feedback. Kind regards RIPE Accountability Task Force Chairs Filiz Yilmaz & William Sylvester ==== *Updated Draft Scope* The RIPE Accountability Task Force agreed to: - Review existing RIPE community structures, documentation and processes to evaluate whether they are accountable and in alignment with RIPE values - Assemble a list of existing RIPE community structures or processes - Identify potential gaps where RIPE accountability could be improved or strengthened - Publish recommendations for the RIPE community - Identify areas where communications efforts or materials may be required The scope of the task force is limited to an examination of the RIPE community.

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