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COVID-19 and RIPE NCC-organised Events
by Fergal Cunningham 03 Mar '20

03 Mar '20

Dear all, First and foremost, I want to assure you that the health and safety of our community and our staff is at the top of our thinking as we make our event plans in light of the COVID-19 situation. Our website contains information on the events we organise and we will update this page to inform about relevant updates. And we will of course let the RIPE community and members know of important updates using this mailing list and the lists of other affected communities: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/coronavirus-update Last week, the decision was made in consultation with the Bahraini government and local hosts to postpone the MENOG 20 meeting. This decision was not made lightly, but we feel it was the right decision to make to ensure everyone's safety. If similar decisions need to be made for future events, they will be made in consultation with all relevant parties including the RIPE Chair, local government, hosts, sponsors and organising teams. At the moment, all our upcoming events are scheduled to take place as normal. We understand that this situation could change quickly, and we may be forced to cancel or postpone a meeting at very short notice depending on developments in the host country, in the Netherlands or around the world more generally. And we will not compel organising staff to travel when there might be a risk to their health or to the health of staff in our offices. So giving exact timelines or decision deadlines is difficult to do. There are many considerations with both continuing with events and with postponing them. We have set up internal task forces and consulted health experts to look at issues around COVID-19 generally and, more specifically, at contingency planning for events such as RIPE 80 should they need to be postponed. We do understand the logistical and cost issues at play for people planning to attend RIPE 80 and other events. We will ensure decisions are made in as timely a manner as possible to minimise any costs or disruption to people's plans. We also have a wider social responsiblity to ensure we do not in any way contribute to the problems that COVID-19 has brought about. Again, we will make decisions in consultation with relevant parties but always with the health and safety of staff and community in mind. We hope we will still be able to run a great RIPE 80 Meeting in May, but we do ask you to keep in mind that the situation is changing daily and we are working hard to ensure we are as prepared as possible for any eventuality. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Marketing and Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Survey 2019: Key Findings and Action Areas
by Fergal Cunningham 17 Feb '20

17 Feb '20

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Survey was conducted in May and June 2019. 4,161 RIPE NCC members and other interested parties took the time to participate and let us know their views on how the RIPE NCC is performing and the direction it should be taking in the years ahead. We are extremely grateful to all those who took the time to give their input. Survey Matters analysed the data and published a detailed report with the findings from the survey in October 2019. We examined these and we now propose a number of our own key findings and action areas to address the issues raised in the survey. A list of all 36 key findings is available here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-201… The list provides areas for investigation and we will add the results of those investigations and proposed actions as we develop them. We will also periodically review the list and make adjustments if necessary. In 2020, we will update the webpage with the outcomes of the actions taken by the RIPE NCC in each area. If you would like to comment on the findings and action areas, please let us know at <survey(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Marketing and Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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Register for MENOG 20 Meeting and Peering Forum - Manama 18-19 March 2020
by menog＠ripe.net 13 Feb '20

13 Feb '20

Dear Colleagues, The Middle East Network Operators Group Meeting & Peering Forum (MENOG) will be held at the Art Rotana Hotel in Manama on 18-19 March 2020. MENOG is the largest, non-commercial, technical, educational and community-oriented event in the Middle East. Hosted by EDB Bahrain this event will discuss issues connected to peering, interconnection and IXP development. Register: MENOG is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge. You can register for the meeting here: www.menog.org/register Agenda: We are currently seeking content proposals from the community for presentations, panel sessions and lightning talks. Please submit your talk in English, along with an abstract and draft version of the slides, before 17 February. www.menog.org/meetings/menog-20/call-for-presentations/ Workshops: Along with the MENOG 20 Meeting & Peering Forum we also provide workshops on 15-16-17 March, you can find more information and the registration link at: www.menog.org/meetings/menog-20/workshops/ Sponsorship: Sponsoring MENOG puts your organisation in front of a diverse audience of key players in the Internet industry. You can find more information on sponsorship packages here: www.menog.org/sponsors/sponsorship Check back regularly for the latest information here: www.menog.org/meetings/menog-20/ We look forward to seeing you in Manama! Best Regards, Khalid Samara MENOG PC Chair www.menog.org www.facebook.com/menog.org #MENOG20

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New on RIPE Labs: History of Networking podcast
by Mirjam Kuehne 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Dear colleagues, We've collected a series of interviews, recorded by Russ White for rule11.tech, with people who either invented, popularised, or are intimately familiar with a certain technology or organisation. Many thanks to Russ for letting us host this podcast on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/history-of-networking This is an ongoing project. There will be more. Enjoy listening. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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Call for Public Comments on the 2019 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report
by Nurani Nimpuno 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Dear colleagues, As you may be aware, as a result of the successful IANA Stewardship transition in 2016, the IANA Numbering Services are today being managed through an SLA between ICANN and the five RIRs. As part of the result of the IANA Stewardship transition, the IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) was established in 2016. The IANA RC is composed of representatives from each RIR region, and advises and assists the RIRs in the review of the IANA Numbering Services. The IANA services are today provided by Public Technical Identifiers (PTI), which publishes monthly performance reports on the IANA Numbering Services (https://www.iana.org/performance/numbers) Based on these monthly performance reports, the five RIRs have produced the 2019 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report: https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/2019-RIR-IANA-summary-report.pdf The IANA RC IANA 2019 performance report ----------------------------------- The IANA RC is now launching a public comment period of 30 days, seeking comments and input from the community on the IANA numbering services performance and the 2019 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report. The IANA RC encourages all members of the Internet number community to review the public IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report. Comments on the IANA service performance should be sent to: iana-performance(a)nro.net The IANA RC will publish an annual report in March 2020, as advice to the NRO EC with its evaluation of the IANA Numbering services. The report will be based on the IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report, as well as any input gathered on the performance from the global number community. The public comment period ends on Friday, 4 March 2020 at 23:59 UTC. All public comments will be published on the IANA RC website, and will be considered as input to the final report by IANA. At the end of the 30-day public comment period, the IANA RC will meet and evaluate all input to the final report. The IANA RC report will be published on the IANA RC website: https://www.nro.net/iana-numbering-services-review-committee Kind regards, Nurani Nimpuno Chair, IANA Numbering Services Review Committee References: ----------- IANA Numbering Services Review Committee https://www.nro.net/iana-numbering-services-review-committee/ Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) https://pti.icann.org IANA Stewardship Transition Archive https://www.nro.net/internet-governance/iana/iana-stewardship-transition/ The SLA for the IANA Numbering Services https://www.nro.net/sla Number Community Proposal https://www.nro.net/crisp-final-proposal

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RACI, RIPE and SEE Fellowships Deadline End of Week!
by Gergana Petrova 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Dear colleagues, You have until *9 February* to apply for the following funding opportunities: ---- RACI ---- - RIPE NCC Day (29 April, Tashkent) - RIPE 80 (11-15 May, Berlin) - ENOG 17 (8-9 June, Moscow) The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is open to academics that are interested to present their Internet-related research at one of our meetings. ripe.net/raci --------------- RIPE Fellowship --------------- - RIPE 80 (11-15 May, Berlin) The RIPE Fellowship is open to anybody living in the RIPE NCC’s service region. ripe.net/fellowship -------------- SEE Fellowship -------------- - SEE 9 (7-8 April, Ljubljana) ripe.net/see-9/fellowship The SEE Fellowship is open to anybody living in SouthEast Europe. Successful applicants get: - A free ticket for the event - Economy travel to/from home country to the event - Free accommodation near the event venue Please feel free to share this email with others you know who may be interested in applying to one of these initiatives. Let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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Tribute to Bill Manning
by Christian Kaufmann 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

Dear colleagues, It was with great sadness that we found out about the passing of Bill Manning this weekend. Bill has played a hugely important role in the development of the Internet since the 1970s, and he has had a great impact on the work of the operator community globally. Since he started his work at Texas Instruments and from his time working with Jon Postel at ISI, Bill has been an innovative and charismatic figure in our community. His record of making a positive impact on various groups and communities such as the IETF, RSSAC, ICANN, NANOG, APRICOT and ARIN is a testament to his energy and enthusiasm for the Internet and the people who work in this sphere. He was instrumental in the set-up of AfNOG in Africa when this was a part of our own RIPE community. Bill was a major contributor to work in the DNS field and especially the Internet's root zones, and he operated the B-root server for many years. Daniel Karrenberg, Chief Scientist at the RIPE NCC, notes: "Bill has been a great asset to the operators of the DNS root name servers. He would often contribute original points-of-view and interesting ideas." >From the tributes to Bill that we've seen throughout our community, it is clear that this originality and constant ability to bring interesting ideas and good humour to his work will be remembered. We hope you will join us in offering our condolences to Bill's family, friends and colleagues at this time. Regards, Christian Kaufmann RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman

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New on RIPE Labs: Reporting Back From RIPE 79
by Mirjam Kuehne 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

Dear colleagues, After RIPE 78, Hans Petter Holen, the RIPE Chair, published an article with some of my takeaways from the meeting and received some positive feedback about that. Here is another update from the RIPE 79 meeting: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/hans_petter_holen/reporting-back-from-ripe-79 Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne Senior Community Builder RIPE NCC

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Call for presentations RIPE80
by Franziska Lichtblau 16 Jan '20

16 Jan '20

Dear colleagues, Please find the CFP for RIPE 80 below or at: https://ripe80.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/. The deadline for submissions is *23 February 2020*. Please also note that speakers do not receive any extra reduction or funding towards the meeting fee at the RIPE Meetings. However, on an individual basis, participants can apply for a RIPE Fellowship or RACI, see the "Speakers" paragraph in CFP for more information. Kind regards, Franziska Lichtblau RIPE PC Chair https://ripe80.ripe.net/ripe-pc/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Presentations A RIPE Meeting is an open event where Internet Service Providers, network operators and other interested parties get together. Although the meeting is mostly technical, it is also a chance for people to meet and network with others in their field. *RIPE 80 will take place from 11-15 May in Berlin, Germany* The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions), panels, workshops, tutorials and lightning talks at RIPE 80. See the full descriptions of the different presentation formats: https://ripe80.ripe.net/submit-topic/presentation-formats/ Proposals for plenary sessions, BoFs, panels, workshops and tutorials must be submitted for full consideration no later than *23 February 2020*. Proposals submitted after this date will be considered depending on the slots still available in the programme. The PC is looking for presentations covering the topics of network engineering and operations, including but not limited to: - IPv6 deployment - Managing IPv4 scarcity - Data centre technologies - Network and DNS operations - Internet governance and regulatory practices - Network and routing security - Content delivery - Internet peering and mobile data exchange - Connected Things (aka. Internet of Things - IoT) ---- Speakers ---- Presenters, RIPE Working Group Chairs and the RIPE Programme Committee are required to cover their own costs to attend a RIPE Meeting (meeting ticket, travel and accommodation). We have various ticket options available depending on your needs. Please note that participants can apply for a RIPE Fellowship or RACI, on an individual basis, to develop their professional or academic career. For more information, please visit: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ripe-fellowship https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci In extraordinary circumstances, the RIPE Chair can waive the meeting fee for presenters. These requests are dealt with on a case-by-case basis via pc(a)ripe.net. ---- Submissions ---- Presenters should be clear on whether they wish to submit a presentation for a plenary or working group (WG) session. At present, most working groups will solicit policy proposals, discussion points or other content directly via their mailing lists. If you’re not sure what kind of session you should be presenting at, please visit: https://ripe80.ripe.net/plenary-or-wg/ RIPE Meeting attendees are quite sensitive to keeping presentations non-commercial, and product marketing talks are strongly discouraged. Repeated audience feedback shows that the most successful talks focus on operational experience, research results, or case studies. For example, presenters wishing to describe a commercial solution should focus on the underlying technology and should not attempt a product demonstration. Presenters should indicate how much time they will require. In general, the time allocated for the different presentation formats is as follows: - Plenary presentations: 20-25 minutes presentation with 5-10 minutes discussion - Tutorials: up to two hours (Monday morning) - Workshops: one hour (during evening sessions) to two hours (Monday morning) - BoFs: approximately one hour (during evening sessions) - Lightning talks: 10 minutes in total for both the presentation and any discussion The following general requirements apply: - Proposals must be submitted using the meeting submission system, https://ripe80.ripe.net/submit-topic/ - Lightning talks should also be submitted using the meeting submission system (https://ripe80.ripe.net/submit-topic/) and can be submitted any time up to and including the meeting week. The allocation of lightning talks will be announced on short notice, in some cases on the same day but often one day prior to the time slot allocated. - Presenters who propose a panel or BoF are encouraged to include speakers from several (perhaps even competing) companies and/or a neutral facilitator. - All presentation proposals will only be considered by the PC if they contain at least draft presentation slides (slides may be updated later on). For panels, proposals must contain a clear description, as well as the names of invited panellists, presenters and moderators. ---- Diversity and Inclusion - On-Site Childcare and the RIPE Meeting Code of Conduct ---- Did you know that RIPE Meetings now have on-site childcare? You can reserve a spot for your child (age 6 months - 10 years) during the registration process for the meeting. Childcare places are limited, so please be quick to reserve a spot for your child while registering for the meeting. More information at: https://ripe80.ripe.net/on-site/on-site-childcare/ Ensuring that RIPE Meeting values are upheld and that attendees experience a professional, respectful and safe meeting is a priority. Please do read the RIPE Meeting Code of Conduct: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/ri pe-meeting-code-of-conduct --- If you have any questions or requests concerning content submissions, please [10]email pc(a)ripe.net.

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RIPE NomCom Formed
by Daniel Karrenberg 14 Jan '20

14 Jan '20

The RIPE NomCom has now been formed and starts its work. Name Mailbox Comment --------------------------------------------------------- Voting Members Arnold Nipper arnold.nipper Benno Overeinder benno Dmitry Burkov dvburk Dmitry Kohmanyuk dk Gert Döring gert Joe Abley jabley Ondřej Caletka ondrej.caletka Robert Evans Rob.Evans also a liaison Sander Steffann sander Tina Morris Tinam Advisors Anna Wilson anna.wilson 'previous NomCom chair’ Daniel Karrenberg chair Liaisons Jan Žorž jan Programme Committee Piotr Strzyżewski Piotr.Strzyzewski RIPE NCC Board Robert Evans Rob.Evans RIPE WG Chairs Support Daniella Coutinho support clerical support role The 10 voting members will select the next RIPE Chair with support from the advisors and liaisons. Anna Wilson has agreed to fill the role of ‘previous NomCom chair’ in this very first RIPE NomCom. Committee members can receive NomCom related mail at their respective mailboxes at ripe-nomcom.org. The whole committee can be reached at the ‘nomcom’ mailbox. We will keep the community updated on our progress. Daniel Karrenberg Chair RIPE 2020 Nominations Committee

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