October 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

1 3

[news] Transfers Due to Change in Business Structure and Between LIR Accounts of One Member
by Henriette van Ingen 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

Dear RIPE NCC members, We would like to inform you of changes relating to transfers due to a change in business structure (e.g., mergers and acquisitions) as specified in the new section 3.6 of ripe-709, "Transfer of Internet Number Resources and Change of a Member’s Official Legal Name”. Following a resolution at the Executive Board meeting on 7 September, when an member transfers IPv4 or 16-bit ASNs that are subject to the transfer restriction due to a change in business structure, the transferring LIR account needs to remain open until the new 24-month restriction on transfer of scarce resources has passed. If the receiving party already holds an LIR account, the LIR account of the transferring party will become an additional LIR account of the receiving party. In effect, consolidation of LIR accounts belonging to the same member is not possible until the 24-month restriction has passed. However, new 24-month restrictions will not be applied to these resources if they are further transferred between LIR accounts held by the same member after the initial restrictions have expired. This applies to all resources transferred between LIR accounts of the same member in all situations. This change is effective from 7 September 2018. The section on transfers between LIR accounts belonging to the same member is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-709#transfer35 The section relating to transfers due to a change in business structure is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-709#transfer36 The minutes of the 118th Executive Board meeting are available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2018/draft-minutes-11… If you have questions about the updated procedures, please contact us at <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Henriette van Ingen Customer Service Assistant Manager RIPE NCC

1 0

[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2018
by Axel Pawlik 19 Oct '18

19 Oct '18

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) was held from 17-19 October 2018 adjacent to the RIPE 77 Meeting in Amsterdam. There were 138 attendees, including RIPE NCC staff and observers from the other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). The webcast from the meeting is archived at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018/webstream There were four resolutions to be voted on at the General Meeting. The results of the voting on the resolutions are as follows: Resolution 1 - The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2018 by redistributing the RIPE NCC 2018 surplus to the membership in 2019. Yes – 996 No - 9 Abstain - 12 The resolution was approved. Resolution 2 - The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 12 of the Articles of Association. Yes - 852 No - 50 Abstain - 95 The resolution was approved. Resolution 3 - The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 13 of the Articles of Association. Yes - 882 No - 39 Abstain - 73 Resolution 4 - The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 18 of the Articles of Association. Yes - 860 No - 50 Abstain - 82 The resolution was approved. The RIPE NCC thanks its members for their participation at the GM. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

1 0

[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting Today - Register by 16:00 UTC+2
by Axel Pawlik 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place today at 18:00 UTC+2 in Amsterdam. There will be updates from the RIPE NCC and its Executive Board as well as discussion of the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2019 and voting on four resolutions. Electronic voting registration will remain open until 16:00 UTC+2 today if you wish to vote electronically. To register, log in to my.ripe.net and set your GM preferences: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2018 The GM will be webcast for remote participants at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018/webstream A chat facility will be available from the same page for those who would like to join the discussions. If you want to use your own client to connect, please use the following settings: IRC connection to irc.ripe.net, port 6667 Channel: #gm Password: gmoct2018 All those who registered for electronic voting will receive an email today at approximately 17:00 UTC+2 with a link to the voting software. A reminder will also be sent tomorrow, 18 October to all registered participants who have not yet voted. Voting will become active at agenda point 7 and will remain open until 09:00 UTC+2 on Friday, 19 October. If you registered to attend in person, please check in at the GM Registration Desk before 16:00 UTC+2. All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

1 0

[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: October 2018
by Fergal Cunningham 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

RIPE NCC Member Update: October 2018 - LIR Statistics - RIPE 77 Starts Today - Policy Discussions at RIPE 77 - RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) - Validating abuse-c Contacts - Finding Abuse Contact Information - Charging for Independent Resource Assignments and Legacy Resource Registrations - RIPE NCC Payment Options - 20,000 LIR Accounts - RIPE NCC Member Lunches - DNSSEC Signer Migration Update - RIPE Atlas Probes - Version 4 - ITU Plenipotentiary 2018 - RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund recipients - RIPE NCC Training Courses and Webinars - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 20,065 (+105) LIRs with IPv6: 13,863 (-33) Policy transfers in September: 400,640 IPv4 addresses (-924,928) RIPE 77 STARTS TODAY RIPE 77 just kicked off in Amsterdam and we hope you will join us for what promises to be a great event. All the information you need, including the full programme and other useful pages, are available from the RIPE 77 website: https://ripe77.ripe.net Online Participation: We have a wide range of remote participation options (webcasts, chat rooms, live stenography). You can join the meeting right now at: https://ripe77.ripe.net/live/main Onsite Networking: If you are with us on site for the meeting, the RIPE Networking App has great new features and many attendees are using it. Network with them by downloading the app now: https://ripe77.ripe.net/on-site/ripe-networking-app POLICY DISCUSSIONS AT RIPE 77 On Wednesday, three Working Groups will discuss policy proposals during RIPE 77. The Address Policy Working Group will check whether the IPv6 Policy needs an update regarding the definition of assignments. The Routing Working Group will discuss whether IRR objects should be deleted if they conflict with RPKI ROAs. And the RIPE NCC Services Working Group will discuss whether the RIPE NCC should publish the legal address of resource holders, which would help to identify them. Full remote participation in all these sessions is possible from the RIPE 77 website. And don't forget to bring your opinion to the relevant working group mailing list, as only these opinions can be formally considered for the Policy Development Process (PDP). RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING (GM) Nearly 1,000 members have registered for the GM, which takes place this Wednesday, 17 October. Full remote participation and voting options are available. Members will discuss the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2019 and vote on four resolutions, and there will be reports from the Executive Board and RIPE NCC management. Register now at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2018 VALIDATING abuse-c CONTACTS We’re busy working out a process so we can start validating approximately 70,000 abuse contact email addresses in the RIPE Database. Angela Dall'Ara outlines the steps we'll take in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/angela_dallara/how-we-will-be-validating-abus… FINDING ABUSE CONTACT INFORMATION If you are having problems with network abuse, our Abuse Contact Finder gives you an easy way to find the right person to contact: https://www.ripe.net/support/abuse CHARGING FOR INDEPENDENT RESOURCE ASSIGNMENTS AND LEGACY RESOURCE REGISTRATIONS On 30 September, a snapshot of independent Internet number resource assignments and legacy Internet resource registrations was made and is the basis for the 2019 charges for these resources. The information is available via the LIR Portal. You can copy the list to your clipboard or download it as a CSV file. RIPE NCC PAYMENT OPTIONS Currently, payment of invoices can be done by bank transfer or by online payment. Different online payment options are available depending on the country. Please let our friendly colleagues from the Finance department know if you would like some alternative local payment options added to the existing methods so that they can investigate the feasibility of requested options. You can contact them at <billing(a)ripe.net>. 20,000 LIR ACCOUNTS We recently passed 20,000 LIR accounts, and Rene Wilhelm used this as an opportunity to look at how we got there and what the future holds for membership developments at the RIPE NCC: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/20000-local-internet-registries RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES In the next month, we are meeting our members in Barcelona, Sarajevo, Dubai and Brussels. If one of these cities are near you, register today and meeting our staff and members of your local networking community: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches DNSSEC SIGNER MIGRATION UPDATE This migration is almost complete (we're already live on the new signers) and there will be a presentation with more details from Anand Buddhdev at the RIPE Meeting in the DNS Working Group session from 14:00 UTC+2 on Thursday. For background to this, see the RIPE Labs article from Anand at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/anandb/dnssec-signer-migration RIPE ATLAS PROBES - VERSION 4 We have already started to send the new RIPE Atlas Version 4 probes to applicants. We are working on clearing our request backlog, but if you apply for a probe now we will send it to you shortly: https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-a-host ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY 2018 This meeting takes place in Dubai from 29 October to 16 November, and we wanted to give you an idea of why these meetings are important for the RIPE community and explain a little more about how the RIPE NCC participates. Read the article from Chris Buckridge on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/why-the-itu-plenipotentiary-matters-in… RIPE NCC COMMUNITY PROJECTS FUND RECIPIENTS There are five recipients of the Community Projects Fund for 2018. You can read about their work at: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf/funding-recipients-2018 The recipients from 2017 have reported on their work on RIPE Labs. Rogier Spoor on Let's Connect: an easy to install and secure VPN software that respects your privacy: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/rogier_spoor/lets-connect Phil Roberts on CrypTech - next steps towards a safer Internet: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/phil_roberts_1/cryptech-next-steps-towards-a-… Andrej Petrovski on the Internet Atlas - tools for digital literacy: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/andrej_petrovski/internet-atlas-tools-for-dig… And Vasileios Kotronis on ARTEMIS: neutralising BGP hijacking within a minute: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/vasileios_kotronis/artemis-neutralising-bgp-h… RIPE NCC TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS Over the coming month, we'll have face-to-face Training Courses in Madrid, Manchester, Brussels and Belgrade. The courses will cover basic and advanced IPv6, LIR training and the RIPE Database. There will also be webinars for new LIRs, RIPE Atlas usage and IPv6 in the RIPE Database. You need to register to attend courses and webinars, and you can find the details at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses 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 Did you get to the end? If you have suggestions for how we could make it easier to get you the information you need, I'd love to hear from you! Best regards, Fergal Cunningham RIPE NCC

1 0

[GM] One Week to the RIPE NCC General Meeting: Have You Registered Yet?
by Axel Pawlik 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place one week from today on Wednesday, 17 October. All members are asked to participate by registering their voting and attendance options via my.ripe.net: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2018 The registration process takes less than a minute to complete, and we ask that you exercise your participation and voting rights in this important meeting for the RIPE NCC and the membership. You can register to participate and vote remotely until 16:00 UTC+2 on 17 October. Agenda and Resolutions ----------------------- The agenda for the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018/agenda There will be a discussion of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2019. This document lays out our plans for 2019 and the cost of those plans, so your input can help shape the direction of the RIPE NCC in the coming year. The PDF is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018/draft-ri… There are also four resolutions that the members will vote on at the GM. The first asks members to decide on what will happen to the RIPE NCC's 2018 budget surplus - it will be either returned to the RIPE NCC reserves or redistributed to the members as a rebate in 2019. The other three resolutions ask members to adopt the amended RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The document outlining these changes are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018/proposed… Note: This document was updated on 9 October 2018 to correct an error: The amendment of article 18 previously said an absolute majority of those "entitled" to vote was required to challenge a verdict. This has been corrected to say those "registered" to vote at the General Meeting. The GM will also have updates from the RIPE NCC management and the Executive Board. The meeting will be broadcast live for all members from the remote participation page at 18:00 UTC+2 next Wednesday, 17 October. The webstream link and all other GM-related information is available from the GM webpages: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018 We rely on our members to give us guidance and make important decisions related to the work of the RIPE NCC, so I look forward to seeing strong involvement from the members at next week's meeting. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

1 0