December 2006 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

RIPE NCC closed on 1 January 2007
by Saskia van Gorp 29 Dec '06

29 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues, Our offices are closed on Monday, 1 January 2007. We reopen on Tuesday, 2 January 2007. The offices close on all Dutch public holidays listed at: http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/public-holidays.html. Regards, Saskia van Gorp Front Office Manager RIPE NCC

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32-bit AS Number Requests
by Dominic Spratley - Registration Services Manager 28 Dec '06

28 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that from 1 January 2007 we will accept requests for 4-byte (32-bit) AS Numbers. The request form and supporting notes are available in the RIPE Document Store at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnrequestform.html http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnsupport.html Assignments will come from the following range: 3.0 - 3.1023 ASN32 objects will appear in the RIPE Database from 1 January 2007. Their format is different from the current 16-bit ASNs. The new format is described in these documents: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representatio… http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-01.txt The introduction of 32-bit AS Numbers may have an effect on tools that query the RIPE Database or those based on RPSL. Kind Regards, Dominic Spratley Registration Services Manager RIPE NCC

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New PGP key
by Dominic Spratley - Registration Services Manager 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, We are approaching the new year and so we will start to use a new PGP key for signing e-mail sent from our ticketing system. On Tuesday 2nd January 2007 we will start using our 2007 key to sign e-mail. The new key has been signed by the old key as described in the key-management policy on our web site: https://www.ripe.net/rs/pgp/index.html The old key remains valid until 28th February 2007. If you have any questions, please contact <lir-help(a)ripe.net>. Kind Regards, Dominic Spratley Registration Services Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC closed on 25 and 26 December 2006
by Saskia van Gorp 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues, Our offices are closed on Monday 25 December(Christmas Day) and Tuesday 26 December (Boxing Day) 2006. We will reopen Wednesday 27 December 2006. The offices close on all Dutch public holidays listed at: http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/public-holidays.html. Regards, Saskia van Gorp Front Office Manager RIPE NCC

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ASO Call for Nominations for ICANN Board Seat
by Axel Pawlik 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The Address Supporting Organisation (ASO) Address Council has called for nominations to the ICANN Board to fill the seat currently held by Raimundo Beca, whose term expires in June 2007. This nomination period will end on 21 February 2007. Nominations may be submitted by anyone by sending e-mail to secretariat(a)aso.icann.org. Nominations must include the following information: - Full name of person being nominated - Contact e-mail address for person being nominated - Contact telephone number (if available) of the person being nominated - Full name of the person making the nomination - Contact e-mail address for the person making the nomination - Contact telephone number of the person making the nomination More information is available at: http://aso.icann.org/ Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2007
by Axel Pawlik 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board has approved the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2007. These documents have been published and are available from the RIPE Document Store. RIPE NCC Activity Plan 2007 http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ap2007.html RIPE NCC Budget 2007 http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/budget2007.html Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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NRO at ITU Telecom World, Hong Kong, China
by Axel Pawlik 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear colleagues, The NRO is taking part in the ITU Telecom World event in Hong Kong, China, from 4-8 December 2006. The 'Internet Pavilion' booth is co-sponsored by the NRO, ICANN, and ISOC and aims to promote a greater understanding of the existing open and transparent bottom-up development processes of the technical Internet community. The Internet Pavilion includes: * Multimedia presentations on Regional Internet Registry (RIR) history, the NRO and IP addressing and routing * NRO fact sheets in six official United Nations languages * Newsletters, articles and other relevant documentation Representatives from all the RIRs, ICANN and ISOC are available at the booth each day for ITU participants and journalists to seek further information. Through this initiative, the Internet Pavilion will facilitate an understanding of why a collaborative and cooperative governance model is essential for the success of the Internet and the development of the Information Society. For more information, please see: http://www.nro.net/governance/itu-exhibition-info.html Regards, Axel Pawlik RIPE NCC Managing Director

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