February 2011 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

Announcement: RIPE NCC Training Courses
by Training Mailbox 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC invites you to register for one of our upcoming training courses: - The LIR Training Course This course teaches LIRs how to request Internet number resources and interact with the RIPE NCC. A course outline is available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/courses/lir/outline/ - The Routing Registry Training Course This course teaches LIRs how to use the RIPE Database for routing. A course outline is available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/courses/rr/ - The IPv6 Training Course This course teaches LIRs about the need for IPv6 and includes basic information on how to plan your deployment. A course outline is available at: http://www.ripe.net/training/ipv6/outline.html To see the location of upcoming courses and to register, please use the LIR Portal or complete the registration form on our website at: RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses List & Registration https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/training/course-list.html If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at <training(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE 62: Registration Now Open
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Dear colleagues, Online registration is now open for RIPE 62, taking place from 2-6 May 2011 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. You can register at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-meetings/ripe-62/registration ---------------------------------- Ticket Costs ---------------------------------- Entire week - EUR 350 Entire week (student) - EUR 175 Day ticket - EUR 125 Tickets include sessions, tutorials, Birds of Feather sessions, lunch, coffee breaks, and evening socials. Tickets for the RIPE Dinner on Thursday, 5 May, cost EUR 70 and must be purchased separately. New LIRs may be entitled to free entry to the meeting. More information about free tickets is available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/member-support/become-a-member/free-ticket… ---------------------------------- Draft Meeting Plan ---------------------------------- A draft meeting plan is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-meetings/ripe-62/meeting-plan ---------------------------------- Meeting Venue and Hotel ---------------------------------- RIPE 62 takes place at the NH Krasnapolsky Hotel in the centre of Amsterdam. Special room rates are available for RIPE Meeting attendees. Information about this hotel and nearby alternative hotels is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-meetings/ripe-62 We hope to see you at RIPE 62 in Amsterdam! Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team RIPE NCC

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Launch of RIPE NCC LIR Locator
by Kaveh Ranjbar 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Dear Colleagues, We have introduced a new service, the LIR Locator: https://lirportal.ripe.net/maps/locator/ This new service is an extension of the existing list of RIPE NCC members: https://www.ripe.net/membership/indices/ and the RIPE NCC's service region map: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/member-support/info/list-of-members In addition to clearly indicating those RIPE NCC members with an IPv6 RIPEness score of four, this new service marks the geographical location of members on a Google map. This service is accessible to the public and enables users to see the concentration of RIPE NCC members in cities and countries. RIPE NCC members can log in to to their LIR Portal account and either confirm the geo-location that we have determined for your registry's address from your public records or change it to any location within your registered country. More details about this service and future plans for it will be published on RIPE Labs shortly. Regards, Kaveh Ranjbar - Business Applications Product Owner Senior Software Engineer RIPE NCC

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New version of www.ripe.net
by Paul Rendek 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

[Apologies for duplicates] Dear Colleagues, Today, the RIPE NCC launched an updated version of the www.ripe.net website. The new site has been redesigned to provide a clearer structure, improved navigation and more efficient ways to interact with the multimedia resources and tools provided by the RIPE NCC. The driving force behind this redesign has been the needs of our members and colleagues in the Internet community. We appreciate any feedback you may have on the new version of the website. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact the RIPE NCC at: <feedback(a)ripe.net>. You can find more information at: http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/announcements/new-website Regards, Paul Rendek Head of External Relations and Communications RIPE NCC

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IPv4 Exhaustion: RIPE NCC Update
by Axel Pawlik 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear colleagues, The IANA IPv4 free pool was exhausted today, 3 February 2011. Each of the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) has now received one of the final five /8s. The RIPE NCC has been allocated 185/8. The RIPE NCC is holding reserves totaling approximately four /8s (around 75 million individual IPv4 addresses), not including 185/8. We will continue to distribute IPv4 addresses from our reserves according to the current policy, ripe-509, "IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment Policies for the RIPE NCC Service Region": http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-509.html When our reserves are exhausted, we will begin to distribute IPv4 addresses from 185/8 according to section 5.6 of ripe-509: http://ripe.net/ripe/docs/ipv4-policies.html#----use-of-last----for-pa-allo… This policy states that each Local Internet Registry (LIR) will receive one /22 (1024 IPv4 addresses) from 185/8 upon application for IPv4 resources. In order to obtain this /22 allocation, the LIR must already have requested an IPv6 allocation. For more information about how to deploy IPv6, please see: http://www.ipv6actnow.org As we unable to anticipate consumption rates, we cannot fully predict how long our reserves will last. However, we would like to reassure you that our supplies will not be exhausted within the coming months. Our Registration Services Department has seen an increase in the number of IPv4 requests in the last few days and is working hard to evaluate all requests. We ask for your patience during this busy period. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE Labs - Scheduled Maintenance - Tuesday, 8 February
by Mirjam Kuehne 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

[Apologies for duplicate messages] Dear Colleagues, To allow us to update the software behind RIPE Labs, functionality on the site will be reduced between 15:00 and 18:00 UTC on Tuesday, 8 February 2011. During this time, although the site remains available, it will be in "read only" mode. It will not be possible to comment on articles or join in discussions. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience. If you have any questions about this maintenance work, please send an email to <labs(a)ripe.net>. Kind Regards, Mirjam Kuehne RIPE NCC http://labs.ripe.net

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LIR Portal maintenance 9 February
by Paolo Milani 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear Colleagues, On 9 February 2011, from 14:00 to 18:00 (UTC), the LIR Portal will undergo important maintenance and might be unavailable for periods during this time. Please note that this downtime will take place outside the usual maintenance window, which takes place on Tuesdays from 17:00 to 19:00 (UTC). We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Best regards, Paolo Milani - LIR Portal Service Manager Senior Software Engineer RIPE NCC

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IPv4 Exhaustion Announcement and Press Conference: Watch Live
by Axel Pawlik 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, On Thursday, 3 February 2011, at 14:30 (UTC), the Number Resource Organization (NRO), along with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) will be holding a ceremony and press conference to make a significant announcement and to discuss the global transition to the next generation of Internet addresses. Much has been written in the international media over the last few weeks about the dwindling pool of IPv4 Internet addresses, and this topic will be addressed at the event. We invite everyone to view the webcast of this event at: http://www.nro.net/news/icann-nro-live-stream The event will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami on Thursday. There will be limited public seating available to attend (with press receiving seating priority) in Room “Concourse II” at 09:30 EST for the ceremony and 10:00 EST for the press conference which follows. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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IANA Allocates Two /8s of IPv4 Space to APNIC
by Axel Pawlik 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, On 1 February 2011, the IANA allocated two /8s of IPv4 address space to APNIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for the Asia Pacific region. This means that only five /8s of IPv4 address space are left in the IANA free pool and the "Global Policy for the Allocation of the Remaining IPv4 Address Space" will be triggered. This policy can be found online at: http://www.icann.org/en/general/allocation-remaining-ipv4-space.htm When this policy comes into effect, the five RIRs will each receive one of the five remaining /8s and the global IPv4 pool will be exhausted. We expect IANA to allocate these final /8s within the next few days. For further information please see: http://www.ripe.net/v4exhaustion/ Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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