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Future, past & present: Energy Outlook, Network Cultures & Data Centers News
by Vesna Manojlovic ＠ RIPE.net 31 Oct '24

31 Oct '24

Dear RIPE Community, I'd like to share most recent links about environmental/ecological (un)sustainability in the operations of the Internet Infrastructures, this time in 3 categories: Energy Outlook, Network Cultures & Data Centers News. The latest "World Energy Outlook 2024" by International Energy Agency (IEA) points out to "faster growth in data-centre loads". Report "comes against a backdrop of escalating risks in the Middle East and heightened geopolitical tensions globally, and explores a range of energy security issues that decision makers face as they proceed with clean energy transitions". Analysis:https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-solar-surge-will-send-coal-po… Original:https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2024 And then for something completely different: broad, philosophical read: > (a) media history of the material and infrastructural features of networking practices, a German classic translated for the first time into English. "The Connectivity of Things: Network Cultures since 1832" (Open Access) By Sebastian Giessmann, Steven Lindberg at The MIT Press: Infrastructures https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5866/The-Connectivity-of-ThingsNe… and specifically interesting for us: Book Chapter 9: Network Protocols: Architectures of Computers and Communication Around 1970 DOI: https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/12547.003.0012 Finally, a collection of Data Center News from this month: The Register: "...datacenter operators might seek alternative sources of power... " https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/ai_datacenters_coal/ A comic "First Dog on the Moon": "... the huge new datacenters AI requires use so much energy and water, it's delaying the closure of coal-fired power plants and FORCING people to build nuclear reactors." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/oct/30/artificial-in… The New York Times: "... Residents battled developers to keep a giant data center out of their community." https://archive.is/2024.10.30-075748/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/tec… GovTech: Power-Hungry Data Centers Pose a Challenge to (USA) Government https://www.govtech.com/infrastructure/power-hungry-data-centers-pose-a-cha… ZME Science: "... Time to practice digital sobriety..." https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ai-is-becoming-a-bigger-and… Regards, Vesna Manojlovic Senior Community Builder RIPE NCC

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RIPE 89 Starts Today!
by Meeting Mailbox 28 Oct '24

28 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne will open the RIPE 89 Meeting in Prague today at 14:00 local time (UTC+1). You can follow the meeting online via the live webcast: https://ripe89.ripe.net/live/ If you would like to chat with other RIPE community members at the meeting and ask questions, you need to register as an online participant. Registration for online participation is free, and you will receive a link to Meetecho, our online platform. Register at: https://ripe89.ripe.net/attend/register/ Track #RIPE89 on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to stay up to date with all RIPE Meeting updates. Best regards, RIPE Meeting Team

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Call for Volunteers to Serve on the 2025 RIPE NomCom
by Jan Zorz - Go6 25 Oct '24

25 Oct '24

Dear RIPE Participant, RIPE will choose its next chair and a vice chair by way of a nominating committee. Ten volunteers, randomly selected from the community, will make that choice with the help of the whole community. These ten people plus some non-voting liaisons and advisors will form the NomCom. The NomCom will start to work around January 2025 and make its selection soon after the next RIPE meeting in May of that year. The job of the NomCom is to select people who have what it takes and also have the support of the community. As chair of the 2025 NomCom, my job is to organise the work and help the volunteers with making their choice. Therefore I call on you to volunteer. Ideally, we are looking for about 100 volunteers representing a broad range of RIPE participants. Ten of those people will be randomly selected to serve on the NomCom. To qualify for serving as a voting volunteer you have to have attended three of the five most recent RIPE meetings including the meeting taking place next week in Prague. For details about the procedures and duties of the NomCom you may refer to: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-787/ and https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-788/ The deadline for volunteering is Sunday, December 1st 2024. The only way to volunteer is by using the form at https://collab.ripenomcom.org/apps/forms/s/gYewEips3KcbrgL7a4EXHbAp Read more about the NOMCOM 2025 at https://ripenomcom.org/ . Jan Žorž Chair of the 2025 RIPE NomCom

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Reminder: Register to Vote in the NRO NC Election
by Ulka Athale 25 Oct '24

25 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, There will be an election to fill one seat on the NRO NC taking place during RIPE 89. There are two nominees on the ballot: - Jordi Palet Martinez - Andrei Robachevsky You can view more information about the nominees, including their candidate videos at: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/nomi… Expressions of support for the nominees can be submitted to nominations(a)ripe.net. The expressions of support received till date can be viewed at: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/expr… --------------- Voting --------------- The following criteria are applicable in order to vote in the NRO NC election: - You must have registered for RIPE 89 and to vote in the NRO NC election - You must check-in ahead of the voting registration deadline - You must have attended at least one of the previous eight RIPE Meetings You can read more about the NRO NC election process in ripe-813: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-813/ Please note that you must also check in (even if you are participating online) in order to receive an electronic ballot. Our system will automatically exclude all those who have not checked in for RIPE 89. All those ineligible to vote will receive an email informing them accordingly. If you believe that you are eligible to vote, you will be able to ask for a review using the link in the email and be able to provide relevant information. All eligible voters will receive a link to the online voting platform via email. Voting information is available at: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/elec… --------------- Important Dates and Deadlines --------------- Registration to vote in the NRO NC election closes: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Tuesday, 29 October Deadline to check-in for RIPE 89 (online or onsite): 14:00 (UTC+1) on Tuesday, 29 October Voting opens: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Tuesday, 29 October Voting closes: 09:00 (UTC+1) on Friday, 1 November Results announced: During the Closing Plenary session of RIPE 89 on Friday, 1 November Results will be announced in the RIPE 89 Closing Plenary session on Friday, 1 November. If you have any questions about the NRO NC election, please contact nominations(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Ulka Athale RIPE NCC -- www.ripe.net

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NRO Announcement on AFRINIC
by Ulka Athale 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, This message is sent on behalf of the Numbers Resource Organization. The announcement is available at: https://www.nro.net/nro-announcement-on-afrinic/ ------------------------------ NRO Announcement on AFRINIC Re: Restoration of the Order Appointing the Official Receiver for AFRINIC The NRO welcomes the announcement published on AFRINIC’s website, which reads as follows: ———– The Supreme Court of Mauritius made the following ruling on 15 October 2024. The ruling sets aside the appeal initiated by AFRINIC on 28 September 2023 and restores the judgement made by the learned Judge of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court delivered on 12 September 2023. This ruling also restores the previous order appointing the Official Receiver and providing the Official Receiver with a two-month timeframe to organise the elections in accordance with AFRINIC’s constitution and complete the entire process from the date of this judgement. On Behalf of the Official Receiver ———— The NRO views the ruling, which prioritizes the importance of organizing elections, as a positive development. We look forward to the successful execution of elections which are fundamental to restoring AFRINIC’s governance and returning the organisation to full function. We encourage the AFRINIC members and community to participate actively and consciously in the election process. The NRO continues to stand ready to provide any information or support to the Official Receiver, Mr. Vasoodayven Virasami, if requested. The NRO remains deeply appreciative of the ongoing commitment of the AFRINIC staff who have maintained operations for the benefit of AFRINIC’s Members and the Internet community during such a challenging period. With best regards and hopes for AFRINIC, AFRINIC staff, and all members of the AFRINIC community. Oscar Robles-Garay Chair Number Resource Organization On behalf of the NRO Executive Council (NRO EC) ------------------------------ Kind regards, Ulka Athale RIPE NCC

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BCOP TF meeting in Prague on Monday...
by Jan Zorz - Go6 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

Dear community, Usually I would not write here about the BCOP TF sessions at RIPE meetings, but this one is a little bit different... After the report from "Documenting the best operational practices of running networks during the war (Ukraine)" topic - we'll open a discussion about if we should start documenting what our community consensus process actually is. Currently, we use bits and pieces from the IETF and other organizations, but the problem is that this is not documented anywhere and every RIPE community member may have their own version in their mind. That being said, I would like to invite all interested in this topic to the BCOP TF session at the end of Monday, so we can discuss it, figure out if we need this documented and (if yes) - maybe form a small group of people that will start working on it. https://ripe89.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/bcop-tf/ Cheers and thnx! Benno and Jan, BCOP TF co-chairs

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RIPE PC Elections @ RIPE 89
by Brian Nisbet 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

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 Autumn 2024 who will be elected by the RIPE community at RIPE 89. 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 [at] ripe [dot] net. RIPE Meeting Programme Committee: Appointment, Roles and Responsibilities - https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-pc-appointment-roles-responsibi… - provides more information about the composition and roles of the RIPE PC. Nominations for the RIPE 89 PC elections can be sent in from today, Tuesday, 22 October, until Tuesday, 29 October, 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, 29 October 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, 29 October, 16:00 CET (UTC+1) until Thursday, 31 October, 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 November, during the closing plenary session. Important Dates and Deadlines Nominations Open: Tuesday, 22 October Nominations Close: Tuesday, 29 October, 15:30 (UTC+1) Voting Begins: Tuesday, 29 October, 16:00 (UTC+1) Voting Closes: Thursday, 31 October, 17:00 (UTC+1) Results Announced: Friday, 1 November, during the Closing Plenary session Questions about the RIPE PC can be sent to pc [at] ripe [dot] net. 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, Dublin 1, D01 V8Y6 +35316609040 brian.nisbet(a)heanet.ie www.heanet.ie Registered in Ireland, No. 275301. CRA No. 20036270

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Revising the Criteria for the Accreditation of Regional Internet Registries
by Athina Fragkouli 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, I would like to share an update on the ongoing work to revise the criteria for the accreditation of Regional Internet Registries. The NRO NC has published a document with proposed principles for the recognition of RIRs and ongoing requirements that RIRs should meet. You can read the details in my article published on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/revising-the-criteria-for-the-accredita… This is an important step in the RIRs' and their respective communities' efforts to prove that there are adequate checks and balances to ensure the stability and self-governance of the Internet Numbers Registry System. As part of the RIPE community, I encourage you to share your thoughts on the proposed principles via the designated questionnaire, which is open until 19 November 2024. You can find the proposed principles document and the questionnaire at the following link: https://www.nro.net/policy/internet-coordination-policy-2/ There will also be a presentation on the NRO NC's work by Hervé Clément during RIPE 89 in the RIPE Community Plenary session. Kind regards, Athina Fragkouli Chief Legal Officer RIPE NCC

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New Report: How to Get IP Addresses for Your Network
by hmi＠ripe.net 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of our new report that provides an overview of the current options for obtaining IP address space from both the RIPE NCC and external sources. The research combines financial data from IPv4 transactions, current market prices from various platforms, and insights from interviews with ISPs, mobile operators, IPv4 transfer brokers, government representatives, and network consultants. You can read the report at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/how-to-get-ip-addresses-for-you… We hope this will help our diverse membership navigate the complexities of the IP market. We are also planning to translate the report into some of the languages spoken in our service region and will look for volunteers from our community to help us with the translations. We would like to thank the external consultancy NEXOP for supporting us with market research on the different approaches and pricing strategies being used by market participants. Best regards, Hisham Ibrahim Chief Community Officer, RIPE NCC

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New on the RIPE Labs Podcast: Patching Internet Vulnerabilities with RPKI
by Alun Davies 10 Oct '24

10 Oct '24

Dear colleagues, We have a new episode of the RIPE Labs podcast out today! Tim Bruijnzeels, Principal Software Engineer RPKI at the RIPE NCC, talked to me about where RPKI is at today, how governments can and have aided its adoption, and how work being done on ASPA and BGPsec promise a more secure future for the Internet. The full episode is available here on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/tim-bruijnzeels-patching-internet-… You can also watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/PoEFPis7b0c Or listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1618220736 Best regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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