October 2015 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

[news] ICANN 54: Addressing the Accountability Question
by Athina Fragkouli 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC has published a report on the recent ICANN 54 meeting, focusing on events relating to ICANN accountability and the IANA stewardship transition. You can find this report here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/industry-developments/icann-54-addre… Kind regards, Athina Fragkouli Legal Counsel RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - October Update
by Marco Schmidt 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list. Proposals Open for Discussion: NEW: 2015-05, “Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria” Proposals Accepted: 2015-03, “Assessment Criteria for IPv6 Initial Allocation Size” Proposals Awaiting Input: 2014-03, “Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments” 2015-04, “RIPE Resource Transfer Policies” Proposal Overviews: NEW PROPOSAL: 2015-05, “Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria” OVERVIEW: Aims to allow LIRs to request an additional /22 IPv4 allocation from the RIPE NCC every 18 months. This would only be possible if the LIR has not transferred any IPv4 address space before. STATUS: Discussion Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 18 November 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-05 ===== The following proposal has been accepted since the last update. PROPOSAL: 2015-03, “Assessment Criteria for IPv6 Initial Allocation Size” OVERVIEW: Introduces new criteria for the evaluation of large IPv6 allocation requests. These new criteria are hierarchical and geographical structure and segmentation for security and planned longevity. The current requirements, number of users and extent of infrastructure, are retained. STATUS: Accepted IMPLEMENTATION: Implemented on 7 October 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-03 ===== The following proposals are awaiting input before they can go any further in the PDP. PROPOSAL: 2014-03, “Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments” OVERVIEW: Aims to ease the requirements when requesting an Autonomous System (AS) Number. To this end, the following actions are proposed: - Remove the need for evaluation - Limit the number of AS Numbers per organisation to 1,000 - Require that 16-bit AS Numbers are multihomed after nine months RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes the point that it will be the End User that decides if the need for an AS Number is technically reasonable. STATUS: Review Phase - awaiting new proposal version WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2014-03 PROPOSAL: 2015-04, “RIPE Resource Transfer Policies” OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of holdership. STATUS: Discussion Phase - awaiting impact analysis* FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04 *The goal of the impact analysis is to provide supporting information to facilitate discussions about the proposal and to outline the proposal’s possible impact if it were to be accepted. ===== The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals on www.ripe.net: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… During the upcoming RIPE Meeting, the Address Policy Working Group will hold two sessions where ongoing and possible future policy proposals will be discussed. If you can not attend the RIPE Meeting in person, we invite you to join remotely. A live webcast and IRC chat facility will be available for remote participation. The two sessions will begin on 18 November at 7:00 and 9:00 (UTC). The remote participation will be available at: https://ripe71.ripe.net/ We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] Redistribution of RIPE NCC Surplus to Members
by Axel Pawlik 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, At the General Meeting (GM) on 18 November 2015, the RIPE NCC membership will vote on whether or not to redistribute the expected financial surplus for 2015 via a rebate to members. This follows the membership’s approval of an updated Standard Service Agreement (SSA) in November 2014 that allows members to decide annually on the allocation of the RIPE NCC surplus or deficit. The November 2015 GM is the first time the members will be asked to vote on this redistribution, so I would like to outline how this process will work. A renewed tax ruling with the Dutch tax authorities meant that the RIPE NCC would have to pay corporate income tax of about 25% on any surplus it made annually from 2015 onwards. However, the authorities agreed that the surplus could be reduced to zero by paying an amount equal to the surplus to members as a rebate if they choose to do so. In 2015, the RIPE NCC surplus is expected to be approximately EUR 4.2 million, The exact figure will not be known until after the annual external audit has taken place. If the General Meeting rejects the resolution to redistribute the surplus to members, approximately EUR 1 million (assuming a EUR 4.2 million surplus) would be paid in corporate income tax and the rest of the surplus would be added to the RIPE NCC Clearing House (reserves). If members approve the resolution to redistribute the surplus, the following process would take place: - The final exact amount to be rebated will be determined at the end of December 2015 to approximate the surplus as closely as possible - All those who are members by 31 December 2015 will be entitled to the rebate according to the formula (set out below) - The amount to be rebated to each member will be based on the annual fee paid for all LIR accounts they hold – this includes annual service fees and Provider Independent (PI) resource assignment fees but does not include sign-up fees - Members that joined the RIPE NCC after the first quarter of 2015 will receive a pro rata rebate that corresponds to the service fee paid - The rebate will be included on the 2016 invoices – all members will therefore receive an invoice that shows the service fee for 2016 (EUR 1,400), any PI assignment fees they might have and the rebate marked as a discount on the invoice - Members that close before 31 December 2015 will not receive a rebate - Members that merge before 31 December 2015 will receive only one rebate - The formula that will be used to decide each member’s individual rebate is: Annual fee paid by member / Total annual fee paid by all members X Total rebate amount = Individual member rebate In an example where the surplus is EUR 4.2 million and where a member holds one LIR account and has no PI assignments, the formula would apply as follows: 1,600 / 20,500,000 X 4,200,000 = EUR 327.80 According to the formula, each EUR 50 PI assignment paid as part of the annual fee would result in a rebate of approximately EUR 10.24. For a member with 100 PI assignments, the formula would apply as follows: 1,600 + 5,000 / 20,500,000 X 4,200,000 = EUR 1,352.20 The membership will decide on the surplus redistribution at the upcoming GM. I ask all members to register to vote - electronic voting is provided so that all members can participate even if they will not attend the GM in person. You can register to vote via the GM Preferences section in the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-nov-2015 All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-626 RIPE NCC Clearing House Procedure: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-625

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RIPE 71 Programme Now Online
by Gergana Petrova 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, RIPE 71 takes place at the JW Marriott Grand Hotel in Bucharest from 16-20 November 2015. Register for your place via this link: https://ripe71.ripe.net/register ------------------------ Check out the Programme! ------------------------ RIPE 71 Plenary agenda: https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/plenary Monday morning tutorials: https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/tutorials BoFs: https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/bof ------- Socials ------- To help you get the most out of the meeting and make use of all networking opportunities, we are organising several social events in the evenings: https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/social-events/ ------------ Social Media ------------ To stay up-to-date with all RIPE Meeting updates, follow us on Twitter: @ripemeeting, #RIPE71 Or join the Facebook RIPE Meetings page: https://www.facebook.com/ripemeetings See you in Bucharest! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova Conference Coordinator RIPE Network Coordination Centre Singel 258, 1016 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 20 535 4444 www.ripe.net

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[GM] Supporting Documents and Resolutions for GM November 2015
by Axel Pawlik 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, The GM takes place four weeks from today on 18 November 2015. The draft agenda is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/agenda-… The supporting documents for the GM are also published and they include the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2016: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/support… We ask that you read the documents and provide feedback on the Members Discuss mailing list <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. The Executive Board will take note of all feedback and discussions regarding the Draft Activity Plan and Budget before publishing a final version in December 2015: Members will vote on two resolutions at the GM: - The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2015 by redistributing the RIPE NCC 2015 surplus to the membership in 2016. - The General Meeting approves the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure. I ask all members to register to vote on these important resolutions. Electronic voting is provided so that all members can vote even if they will not attend the GM in person. All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015 You can register for the GM, and for voting on the resolutions, via the GM Preferences section in the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-nov-2015 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] 102nd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting Summary Notes and Minutes
by Axel Pawlik 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 102nd meeting on 2 October 2015. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2015/minutes-102nd-ex… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes: - The Board approved several documents: updated Due Diligence Document, Inter-RIR Transfer Templates, updated Arbitration Procedure. - The RIPE NCC Management presented a financial outlook 2015-2017 and stress test to the Board. The financial outlook showed different scenarios with changes in membership growth, expenses and results. - In relation to the ongoing effort to improve the RIPE NCC's corporate governance, the Board discussed the third party review of the RIPE NCC corporate governance. - The Board approved the publication of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2016. - The Board discussed the draft agenda and resolutions for the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/agenda-… - The Board agreed to provide the IETF with a presentation slot at the GM to talk about the importance of the IETF endowment. - The Board created two new Board functions and allocated Academic & Research Liaison to Maria Häll and Government Liaison to Salam Yamout. You can give feedback on the minutes by emailing the Executive Board directly at <exec-board(a)ripe.net>. RIPE NCC members can also discuss matters among the entire membership by emailing <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. Finally, I would like to encourage all members to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting on 18 November. Remote participation and electronic voting options are available so that all members can take part in discussions and exercise their voting rights on important matters for the membership: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015 Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] NRO NC Nominations Deadline
by Axel Pawlik 16 Oct '15

16 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, Today is the deadline for all nominations to the Number Resource Organisation (NRO) Number Council (NC). Please send your nominations to <nominations at ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC today, 16 October 2015. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 19 October 2015. The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during the Plenary at the RIPE 71 Meeting to be held in Bucharest from 16-20 November 2015. All members of the Internet community who are present at that Plenary may vote in the election. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other individuals may express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to <nominations at ripe.net>. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-com… Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data
by Axel Pawlik 15 Oct '15

15 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC procedural document, "Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data", has been updated. The document, ripe-657, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/due-diligence The RIPE NCC has a mandate from the RIPE community to keep an up-to-date and correct Internet number resource registry. In order to comply with this mandate, the RIPE NCC performs due diligence on organisations the RIPE NCC registers Internet number resource for. The due diligence document outlines the minimum information and documentation the RIPE NCC requires to make sure that the registration data is valid and up-to-date. The document contains a new section relating to sanctions and areas under dispute that was added following a review of our procedures. The document was reviewed and approved by the RIPE NCC Executive Board at its recent meeting in Amsterdam. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] NRO Statement on IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability
by Nick Hyrka 14 Oct '15

14 Oct '15

This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NRO STATEMENT ON IANA STEWARDSHIP TRANSITION AND ICANN ACCOUNTABILITY The NRO has worked to ensure that to the extent possible, relationships between ICANN, RIRs and the global numbering communities are established in formal relationships that provide necessary definition and separation of responsibilities. The number community proposal for IANA oversight transition relies on these existing relationships, and builds on them to ensure that responsibilities, commitments and accountabilities are clear and robust in the post-transition environment. Regarding our expectations of ICANN accountability: in our relationships with ICANN, we have and will continue to rely upon binding agreements as the primarily mechanism for ICANN accountability to the numbers community. Regarding organisational models for ICANN accountability, the NRO notes that two legal memos [1][2] reached the conclusion that ICANN currently uses a “Designator” model for appointment of Directors, and that the designators currently have the power to remove the Directors that they appoint. We also note that both legal memos pointed out gaps in the current ICANN bylaws, and one of them was associated with concrete suggestions for bylaw changes to address the identified gaps [3]. The NRO believes that a clarification and formalisation of ICANN’s existing designator structure via the “Empowered SO/AC Designator” model (as referenced in the CCWG-Accountability “2nd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations” [4]) is the most straightforward approach to provide ICANN structural accountability to the community. We believe that the ability for designator organisations (SOs, ACs, and the NomCom) to remove and replace their designated Directors would provide a sufficient mechanism for enforcement of the desired community powers. However, we are able to support any accountability reform proposal which preserves and ensures ICANN’s ability to perform in accordance with our agreements, providing also that they are consistent with the successful IANA stewardship transition in the time available. The NRO is fully committed to the completion of the current IANA stewardship transition as a desirable and necessary evolution of the current ICANN and IANA models. Indeed, this is an overdue development that we have explicitly supported in several prior public statements. We therefore urge the global multistakeholder community to continue the work to converge on a mutually acceptable accountability reform proposal, which needs to achieve only the following: – Satisfying immediate concerns over ICANN accountability – Allowing the IANA transition to take place within the expected timeframe – Ensuring that ICANN evolution can and will continue in future. Finally we recognise the ongoing efforts by the CCWG and the ICANN Board to arrive to a successful conclusion of the work which is necessary for the IANA transition to occur. It is important that all of these efforts be fully respectful of the work of the community and that any discrepancies be dealt with in a true and amicable multistakeholder fashion. Alan Barrett CEO AFRINIC John Curran President and CEO ARIN Paul Wilson Director General APNIC Oscar Robles CEO LACNIC Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC References: [1] “Proposed Articles and Bylaw Amendments for ICANN”, Caplin & Drysdale, 31 Mar 2015. A memo discussing the existing designator model within ICANN, and discussing proposed amendments to the ICANN bylaws. Associated with proposed bylaw amendments [3]. Forwarded to the CCWG on 7 April 2015: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/attachments/20…. [2] “Current Corporate Status of ICANN under California Law”, Sidley Austin and Adler & Colvin, 11 Oct 2015. A memo concluding that ICANN currently functions under a designator model under California law, and identifying related gaps in the current ICANN bylaws. Forwarded to the CCWG on 12 Oct 2015: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/attachments/20…. [3] “Proposed Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers re Designators”, Caplin & Drysdale, 31 Mar 2015. Associated with memo [1]. Forwarded to the CCWG on 7 April 2015: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/attachments/20…. [4] “CCWG-Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations”, 3 August 2015: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stre…

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[news] Final Reminder: Call for Nominations to the NRO NC
by Axel Pawlik 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, This is a final reminder of the call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The three-year term of Dmitry Kohmanyuk ends on 31 December 2015. The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during the Plenary at the RIPE 71 Meeting to be held in Bucharest from 16-20 November 2015. All members of the Internet community who are present at that Plenary may vote in the election. The deadline for nominations is 16 October 2015. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Please send your nominations to <nominations at ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC on 16 October 2015. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 19 October 2015. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other individuals may express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to <nominations at ripe.net>. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-com… Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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