January 2018 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses October-December 2017
by Training Services 13 Nov '18

13 Nov '18

Dear colleagues, Want to learn new technical skills or get help with the administration of Internet number resources? The RIPE NCC has a dedicated training team that offers support across our service region. In the coming months, we'll be visiting the following cities: Zagreb, Minsk, Salzburg, Bucharest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Krasnador, Palermo, Manamah, Lyon. All of our training courses are covered by the membership fee and there is no additional cost to attend. We deliver the following training courses: - LIR and RIPE Database Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - DNSSEC Training Course - Measurements Tools Workshop - 2 days Advanced IPv6 Training Course - 2 days BGP Operations and Security Training Course To find out when we'll be in your city and to register for an upcoming training course, visit the following page: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses You can find more information on our training courses here: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses Can't make it to a training course? We also offer online webinars that you can attend from home or the office: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars With kind regards, Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Services 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars Participation is limited to 20 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have questions, please email <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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[meetings] ENOG 14 Opens Today
by ENOG 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

Dear colleagues, The ENOG 14/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting opens in Minsk today at 15:00 local time (UTC+3). If you cannot attend in person, you can follow the proceedings and participate remotely by viewing the live webcast and using the chat facility: https://www.enog.org/live/ Your participation will ensure that this will be another excellent event for the region! Kind regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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[news] RACI: Apply Now!
by Gergana Petrova 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is again looking for talented academics in the field of Internet technology. Successful applicants receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. If you are working on something interesting, please apply! If you know someone in your network who is, please forward them this message. https://www.ripe.net/raci --------------------- Application deadlines --------------------- MENOG 18 (25-26 April, Tehran): apply by 25 February RIPE 76 (14-18 May, Marseille): apply by 4 March ENOG 15 (4-5 June, Moscow): apply by 4 March SEE 7 (18-19 June, Timisoara): apply by 4 March At ENOG 15 you can present in either Russian or English. --------------------------- Examples of relevant topics --------------------------- - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things ------------------------------------------------- Get the latest news on RACI and Internet research ------------------------------------------------- - Subscribe to the RACI mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/raci_ripe - Join our group on LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a lovely day! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - January Update
by Marco Schmidt 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

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: 2016-04, "IPv6 Sub-assignment Clarification" 2017-02, "Regular abuse-c Validation" Proposal Overview: PROPOSAL: 2016-04, "IPv6 Sub-assignment Clarification" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to re-define the term "sub-assignment" for IPv6. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Explains feasibility and possible side effects. STATUS: Last Call WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 13 February 2018 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04 PROPOSAL: 2017-02, "Regular abuse-c Validation" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to give the RIPE NCC a mandate to regularly validate "abuse-mailbox:" information and to follow up in cases where contact information is deemed incorrect. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Provides details how the RIPE NCC will validate the technical parameters of "abuse-mailbox:" attributes. STATUS: Review Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: Anti-Abuse Working Group: anti-abuse-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 16 February 2018 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2017-02 The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2018
by Fergal Cunningham 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2018 - LIR Statistics - Redistribution of 2017 Surplus - Annual Statement/Invoicing 2018 - RIPE 76, Marseilles - Registration Open - MENOG 18, Tehran - ENOG 15, Moscow - SEE 7, Timisoara - Rob Blokzijl Award - Call for Nominations - RIPE NCC Member Lunches: Bishkek, Yerevan - RIPE Atlas Architecture - How We Manage Our Probes - Plan of Action for RIPE Atlas Anchor Virtual Machines - RIPEstat Update - IPv6 Articles on RIPE Labs - The RIPE NCC in Central Asia and the Caucasus Region - RIPE Diversity Taskforce - RIPE NCC MoU with CENTR - Upcoming Training Courses and Webinars - RACI Applications for 2018 - Positions Available at the RIPE NCC - RIPE Forum - RSS News Feeds from the RIPE NCC - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 17,777 (+201) LIRs with IPv6: 12,825 (+112) IPv4 addresses transferred in December: 202,240 (-11,822,592) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true REDISTRIBUTION OF 2017 SURPLUS All members who were active on 31 December 2017 will receive a redistribution following approval of the redistribution of the 2017 surplus at the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October. For a member with one LIR who has no PI space, the redistribution will be EUR 359. Full details are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/redistribution/redi… ANNUAL STATEMENT/INVOICING 2018 >From 16 January, LIRs will be able to view their annual statement for 2018 in the LIR Portal. This informative statement includes a detailed specification of the fee to be paid in 2018. Invoices can also be viewed and paid via the LIR Portal, and they will be sent to members on 19 January. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/annual-state… RIPE 76, MARSEILLES - REGISTRATION OPEN Registration for RIPE 76 in Marseille (14-18 May) is now open: https://ripe76.ripe.net/attend/register/ Key dates: 16 January 2018: Registration opened 23 January 2018: Call for Presentations issued 11 March 2018: Deadline to submit a topic MENOG 18, TEHRAN MENOG 18 will take place in Tehran from 25-26 April. Details on registration and the call for presentations will be posted at: https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-18/ ENOG 15, MOSCOW ENOG 15 will take place in Moscow from 4-5 June: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/ Key dates: 6 February 2018: Registration opens 13 February 2018: Call for Presentations issued 1 April 2018: Deadline to submit a topic SEE 7, TIMISOARA SEE 7 will take place in Timisoara from 18-19 June: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-7 Key dates: 30 January: Call for Presentations issued 27 February: Registration opens 16 March: Deadline to submit a topic ROB BLOKZIJL AWARD - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The Rob Blokzijl Foundation, named in honour of the Internet pioneer and RIPE Chair for 25 years, is pleased to invite nominations for its 2018 award: http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org/call-for-nominations.html RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES - BISHKEK, YEREVAN Registration is open for member lunches in Bishkek (23 January) and Yerevan (7 February). Please register here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches/ RIPE ATLAS ARCHITECTURE - HOW WE MANAGE OUR PROBES Robert Kisteleki gives an insight into the overall RIPE Atlas network and how we manage secure communication with our probes: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ripe-atlas-architecture-how-we-manage-… PLAN OF ACTION FOR RIPE ATLAS ANCHOR VIRTUAL MACHINES Robert also explains how we're addressing requests to set up RIPE Atlas vantage points as virtual machines (VMs): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/plan-of-action-for-ripe-atlas-anchor-v… RIPEstat Update Hugo Salgado explains on RIPE Labs how he used RIPEstat to analyse cable cuts in Chile: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/hugo_salgado/using-ripestat-to-analyse-cable-… And we have a sneak preview of the new RIPEstat Looking Glass featuring RIS data from eight collector locations. Please note that this is still a work in progress: https://stat.ripe.net/data/looking-glass/data.json?preferred_version=2.0&re… IPv6 ARTICLES ON RIPE LABS Already in 2018, we have three great articles from community members on IPv6. Wilhelm Boeddinghaus explains how enterprises can deploy IPv6 on client networks: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm_boeddinghaus/ipv6-in-enterprise-clien… Jan Zorz asks for contributions on how best to run and protect email servers on IPv6: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/JanZorz/how-to-run-and-protect-an-email-serve… Joel Jaeggli talks about aspects of ECMP load-balancing with IPv6: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/joel_jaeggli/ipv6-flow-label-misuse-in-hashing THE RIPE NCC IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS REGION Vahan Hovsepyan from the RIPE NCC outlines what we've been doing to engage with members and stakeholders in Central Asia and the Caucasus region: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/vahan_hovsepyan/central-asia-and-caucasus-unc… RIPE DIVERSITY TASKFORCE The RIPE Diversity Taskforce has been very active and is hoping to get more input from the community. You can see the notes from its December 2017 meeting at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/diversity/2017-December/000163.html RIPE NCC MoU WITH CENTR We recently signed an MoU with CENTR, the European Association of Country-Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs). On RIPE Labs, Mirjam Kühne looks at the shared history between our two organisations: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/centr-and-the-ripe-ncc-two-organisatio… UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS The RIPE NCC offers free face-to-face training courses for members on topics such as BGP Operation and Security, IPv6 and IPv6 Security, and Measurements and Tools. In February 2018, there will be courses on these topics in Sweden, Estonia and the UK. There are also webinars on IPv6 and the RIPE Database. Register now at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RACI APPLICATIONS FOR 2018 The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) covers the cost of flights, accommodation and meeting tickets for selected academics to present their research at RIPE, ENOG, MENOG and SEE meetings. Please help spread the word to academics who could benefit from this programme! https://www.ripe.net/raci POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT THE RIPE NCC We are looking to hire an Internet Resource Analyst and a Big Data Software Engineer. If you know someone who might be interested in coming to work with us in Amsterdam, please send them this link: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/working-at-the-ripe-ncc/current-opening… RIPE FORUM We'd like to remind you that you can participate in RIPE community mailing list discussions using a web-based interface rather than an email client. RIPE Forum posts are sent to the mailing lists and everything from the mailing lists is visible in the forum: https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ RSS NEWS FEEDS FROM THE RIPE NCC News feeds allow you to see when we add new content on a particular subject in a section of the website that you're interested in. You can get the latest headlines as soon as we publish them. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/feeds EMAIL TAGGING We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own mail client depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM], [service] and [training]. SOCIAL MEDIA Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking You can find all the previous Member Updates containing an overview of what the RIPE NCC is doing at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update If you have any questions or comments on the material in the Member Update, please let me know. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[meetings] Register Now for RIPE 76
by Martina De Mas 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

Dear colleagues, You can now register for the RIPE 76 Meeting at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/register/ RIPE 76 will take place at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille from 14-18 May 2018. ----------------- Ticket Options ----------------- Week ticket: EUR 350 Day ticket: EUR 125 Student (week) ticket: EUR 50 All new RIPE NCC members are eligible for two free week tickets. You can find more information about ticket options at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/attend/ ----------------- Hotel Rates ----------------- The RIPE 76 meeting venue doesn't have accommodation, but there are hotels and B&Bs in the area, several of which offer a discounted rate to RIPE 76 attendees. Please see the accommodation page to find the hotel that is most suitable for you. https://ripe76.ripe.net/venue/accommodation/ ----------------- RIPE 76 Programme ----------------- The draft meeting plan is online: https://ripe76.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ The Call for Presentations will open on the 23rd of January, so stay tuned! ----------------- RACI ----------------- The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) will cover the cost of the meeting ticket, travel and accommodation for successful applicants to present their research at RIPE 76. The deadline to apply is 11 March 2018. Learn more here: https://ripe76.ripe.net/programme/raci/ -------- More information on RIPE 76 can be found at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/ Follow us on Twitter: @ripemeeting, #RIPE76 See you in Marseille in May! Kind regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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[news] 115th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes and Minutes
by Axel Pawlik 10 Jan '18

10 Jan '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 115th meeting on 14 December 2017. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2017/minutes-115th-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 the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2018:  https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-693 - The Board approved the amended RIPE NCC procedural document “RIPE NCC Audit Activity”:  https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/audit - The Board approved amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document "Transfer of Internet Number Resources and Change of a Member’s Official Legal Name (ripe-689)”:  https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-689/ - The Board discussed the resiliency of K-root and asked the RIPE NCC to prepare a revised proposal for the fortification of K-root for discussion and decision on the RIPE NCC Executive Board mailing list. - The Board asked the RIPE NCC to thank Pierre Baume for his work on the Arbiters Panel. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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