February 2019 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

[service] RIPE Database Downtime
by Fergal Cunningham 22 Feb '19

22 Feb '19

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE Database has been experiencing intermittent outages today and we are still working to address the problems. We will continue to update the service announcement on ripe.net as we work to solve these issues: https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements/ripe-database-downtime/ Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Marketing and Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2019
by Elena Signorelli 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

(Apologies, that was last month’s update. You can find the correct one below.) RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2019 It may be a short month, but it’s not a short update. This month we sent out 18,000 invoices to our members and we’re preparing to send 4,000 more to our members in Russia. Our teams have been busy developing RIPEstat while our events team is filling your calendars with exciting invitations. 1. What We’re Doing For You - Your LIR Stats - 2019 Invoicing - GM and Executive Board Nominations - Join Our Training Courses! - RIS Live Launch 2. Your Technical Update - Your RIPEstat Update - RIPE Atlas Anchors Hit 400+ - RIPE Database Release 1.93 - Time to Review Your abuse-c Information 3. Join Us for These Meetings and Events - MENOG 19 & Peering Forum - SEE 8/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting - RIPE 78 - ENOG 16 - You're Invited to Our Member Lunches - RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting, Brussels, January 2019 4. What’s Happening in Our Community? - RIPE Chair Function Description - Sponsoring a Diversity Ticket 1. What We’re Doing For You Do you prefer receiving updates as they occur? If you can’t wait a month until the next member update, make sure you keep in touch and stay up to date by following us on social media: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking -- Your LIR Stats LIR STATISTICS Number of LIRs: 21,257 (+500) LIRs with IPv6: 14,461 14,249 (+212) Policy transfers in January: 686,080 IPv4 addresses (-3,576,064) -- 2019 Invoicing This week, we sent out invoices to our members. You can view and pay your bill via the LIR Portal. We are currently preparing the invoices for our Russian members, who will be notified when their invoices are ready in the coming weeks. Members who were active by 31 December and paid a 2018 fee will have a reduction on the 2019 invoice fee following the approval of the redistribution of the 2018 surplus to members: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/redistribution/redi… -- Join Our Training Courses! You can learn without leaving your desk or attend a face-to-face training course in our service region. Find out which course is best for you through the LIR Portal: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses -- General Meeting (GM) and Call for Nominations to the Executive Board The call for nominations to the Executive Board is now open. All the details on how to nominate and support a candidate are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/call-for-nom… And while you’re there, why not register for the GM? As well as the Board election, there will also be voting on the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme for 2020 and discussions on important issues for the membership: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/ -- RIS Live Launch We have launched RIS Live, a feed that offers BGP messages in real time. Please give us your feedback by filling in the short survey. More details on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chris_amin/ris-live-bgp-message-stream 2. Your Technical Update -- RIPEstat Update The AS Routing Consistency widget now conveniently checks the RPKI status for announced and registered prefixes. Easily spot misconfigurations in your registry, routing or RPKI setup: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/as-routing-consistency#w.resource=AS3333 A new RIPEstat data call defines the threshold value of shared prefixes for RIS peers to be counted as a full-table peer. Keep in mind that non-full-table peers are not considered for routing visibility calculations: https://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api#ris-full-table-threshold A new widget visualises the historical development of this threshold, which can be linked to the growth of the global routing table: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/ris-full-table-threshold-history The Announced Prefixes widget has recently been updated to show which prefixes are currently announced (in light green, with a ‘current’ tag at the end of the row). This resolves some confusion that existed in the previous full prefix listing. We are continuing to make other improvements to this widget, so stay tuned: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/announced-prefixes#w.resource=AS3333 -- RIPE Atlas Anchors Hit 400+ In our January update we promised we’d be sending more details on the surge in RIPE Atlas anchor numbers. The article we circulated on RIPE Labs shortly afterwards looks at the recent rise past the 400 mark, the introduction of the VM option and other anchor-related developments: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-anchors-400 -- RIPE Database Release 1.93 We have deployed RIPE Database release 1.93 to the Release Candidate environment. If we don't find any issues, we plan to deploy to production on Monday, 25 February. You can find the complete list of changes in this release on GitHub: https://github.com/RIPE-NCC/whois/blob/master/changes.txt We also published the release notes: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/release-notes And you can find more information on the Release Candidate environment on our website: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/release-notes/rc-release-candid… -- Time to Review Your abuse-c Information This week we will start contacting LIRs with invalid abuse contacts in their RIPE Database ORGANISATION objects. Please take a moment to review your information and make sure it's up to date. LIRs with abuse contacts that are maintained by third parties (e.g. End Users) are especially encouraged to think about reviewing this information sooner rather than later. You can find more information on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/angela_dallara/how-we-will-be-following-up-wi… 3. Join Us for These Meetings and Events -- MENOG 19 Meeting and Peering Forum - Beirut, 3-4 April One of the biggest gatherings of network operators, content providers and data centres in the region, MENOG 19 brings together experts from across the Middle East and all over the world. Find out more about the event, including registration details, at: https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-19/ You also still have a chance to get your presentation proposals in! The second and final deadline is 1 March: https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-19/call-for-presentations/ Have MENOG attendees engage with your brand. Become a sponsor: https://www.menog.org/sponsors/sponsorship/ -- SEE 8 - Sarajevo, 16-17 April Registration is open! We invite you to join us for this free-of-charge event where everyone is welcome: http://www.ripe.net/see-8/register Would you like to present? There’s still time! The programme committee has released a second deadline. Get your presentations in by 17 March: https://www.ripe.net/see-8/call-for-presentations We’re still accepting applications for event sponsors. We have limited availability, so act quickly: https://www.ripe.net/see-8/become-a-sponsor -- RIPE 78 – Reykjavik, 20-24 May Join us for RIPE 78. Registration is now open: https://ripe78.ripe.net/register/ Accommodation Alert: Book your stay in Reykjavik ASAP! https://ripe78.ripe.net/travel/accommodation/ Would you like to present? Submit your presentation by 3 March: https://ripe78.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ Everyone’s invited, and we’re making it easier for everyone to join. Find out more about our diversity efforts for RIPE 78: https://ripe78.ripe.net/diversity/ Want to support the RIPE community and bring your brand to life at the event? Become a sponsor! Find out more at: https://ripe78.ripe.net/sponsors/become-a-sponsor/ The RIPE Fellowship covers the cost of a meeting ticket, travel and accommodation for RIPE 78. We are now accepting applications from candidates in the RIPE NCC service region. Make sure you apply by 4 March: https://ripe78.ripe.net/attend/ripe-fellowship/ -- ENOG 16 - Tbilisi, 3-4 June Join us and register: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/register Would you like to present? Submit your presentation by 10 March: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/cfp/ Would you like support to attend the meeting? Find out if you are eligible to receive the ENOG Fellowship: https://www.enog.org/about/fellowship/ Connect your brand with leaders of your Internet community! Find out about our sponsorship opportunities: https://www.enog.org/sponsor/ -- You're Invited to Our Member Lunches Would you like to meet the RIPE NCC staff and network with other RIPE NCC members? Join us for a Member Lunch in the city closest to you! https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches -- RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting, Brussels, January Our first Roundtable meeting for governments and regulators this year was in Brussels, where we had a great turnout. We discussed issues regarding the IPv4 transfer market, developments in routing security, and more. Read the full story, including presentations, at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/roundtable-m… 4. What’s Happening in Our Community? -- RIPE Chair Function Description Soon we will publish and share the process on how the community will select the RIPE Chair. In January, ripe-714 was published, which describes the role of the RIPE Chair as it has evolved from 1989 until the present time: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-714 -- Pay it Forward by Sponsoring a Diversity Ticket for RIPE 78 Diversity Tickets aim to increase participation amongst underrepresented groups in the tech community and this is a cause we can get behind! You or your organisation can fund 1-3 tickets for RIPE 78 and be a trailblazing Diversity Sponsor. More information: https://ripe78.ripe.net/sponsors/become-a-sponsor/#diversity Thank you for tuning in to our latest Member Update. Don’t forget, we enjoy receiving your feedback, so let me know if you have any suggestions for topics you want to hear more about. Best regards, Elena Signorelli Marketing and Communications Officer RIPE NCC | Amsterdam

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2019
by Elena Signorelli 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2019 It may be a short month, but it’s not a short update. This month we sent out 18,000 invoices to our members and we’re preparing to send 4,000 more to our members in Russia. Our teams have been busy developing RIPEstat while our events team is filling your calendars with exciting invitations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing For You ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Your LIR Stats - New Homepage Features - Redistribution of Excess Member Contribution - Billing Changes in 2019 - Webinars with our Training Services Team ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Better geo-IP service on RIPEstat - RIPE Atlas Measurement Details Page Redesign - RIPE Atlas anchors hit 400+ - Sponsored RIPE Atlas anchors in 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Join the Amsterdam RPKI Deployathon 2019 - MENOG & Peering Forum - SEE 8/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting - RIPE 78 - ENOG - You're Invited to our Member Lunches ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - RACI Call for Applications - RIPE NCC Country Report: Saudi Arabia ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing For You ----------------------------------------------------------------------- What’s your new year’s resolution? If it has anything to do with enhancing your knowledge, engaging with the RIPE community or learning more about our useful measurement tools, we’re here to help. We’ve seen a sizable increase in policy transfers for IPv4, we’ve got over 400 RIPE Atlas anchors live, and so many events to invite you to. This is an exciting update, so enjoy. — Your LIR Stats LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 20,757 (+174) LIRs with IPv6: 14,249 (+119) Policy transfers in December: 4,262,144 IPv4 addresses (+3,280,384) — New Homepage Features Did you know that you can create your own dashboard? Give yourself easy access to the parts of ripe.net most important to you. We have ten widgets for you to choose from, and we’ll be adding more! You can also bookmark pages you need regular access to or want to save for later. Find out more and leave us your valuable feedback in the comments section: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/adam_castle/a-user-driven-homepage-coming-soo… — Redistribution of Excess Member Contribution Following approval by the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October, we will redistribute EUR 11.3 million to the membership this year, which will be marked as a discount on your 2019 invoice. The redistribution is only applied to members that were active by 31 December and paid 2018 fees. An LIR without Provider Independent (PI) resources will receive EUR 583, which is a 42% reduction on your 2019 fees. You can see how the 2018 redistribution is calculated here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/redistribution/redi… — Billing Changes in 2019 We will be sending invoices to our members one month later than usual, on 18 February. This will help us to transition to an annual-only billing schedule, as announced in December 2018: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2018-December/001294.h… Members with cash flow limitations can apply for a credit arrangement to help them make the transition to annual billing. We will share more information on how to apply for this early next week. — LIR Portal Maintenance At the end of January, we will carry out a planned upgrade of our document management system. Work on this will start on Friday, 25 January at 17:00 (UTC) and end on the evening of Sunday, 27 January. During this time the LIR Portal will be unavailable, as will the contact form on ripe.net. For more details, see the full service announcement: https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements/lir-portal-planned-downt… — Webinars with our Training Services Team Learn without leaving your desk! Webinar for new LIRs - Tuesday, 22 January RIPE Atlas Usage Webinar - Wednesday, 30 January RIPE Policy Webinar - Tuesday, 5 February Introduction to the RIPE Database Webinar - Wednesday, 6 February RIPE Database - Advanced Topics Webinar - Thursday, 14 February Internet Routing Registry Webinar Wednesday, 6 March IPv6 Addressing Plan Webinar - Tuesday, 19 March Availability is limited, so find out more and register now: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/webinars ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------- — Better geo-IP service on RIPEstat The new geolocation widget has now replaced the old Geoloc widget. Enjoy recent data and IPv6 support with it! This replacement marks the next step for better geo-IP services on RIPEstat: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/maxmind-geo-lite-announced-by-as#w.resource=AS… — RIPE Atlas Measurement Details Page Redesign We’re switching to a new option for back-end storage of RIPE Atlas measurement metadata. This gave us an opportunity to revamp the UI for the RIPE Atlas measurement details page. Read all about it on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/jasper_den_hertog/new-design-and-functionalit… — RIPE Atlas anchors hit 400+ Back in November 2018, we opened the application process for virtual machine (VM) anchors. Since then, we’ve seen a big surge in the number of anchors connected, with the total having now risen past 430. Keep an eye on RIPE Labs for more details on this next week along with a look back at the 2018 campaign to sponsor another batch of RIPE Atlas anchors. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------- — Join the Amsterdam RPKI Deployathon 2019 We invite you to participate in the very first RPKI Deployathon. The RIPE NCC and Juniper Networks are co-hosting the deployathon taking place from 7-8 March. It will be a two-day event bringing together network professionals to work on practical aspects of routing security. Please click the link below for more information and to register. We have limited spots available, so make sure you register by 29 January. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/join-the-amsterdam-rpki-deployathon-2019 — MENOG 19 Meeting and Peering Forum - Beirut, 3-4 April 2019 Registration is open: https://portal.ripe.net/meeting-pub/registration?0&meetingId=82306859-a1d8-… Would you like to present? https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-19/call-for-presentations/ Become a sponsor: https://www.menog.org/sponsors/sponsorship/ — SEE 8 - Sarajevo, 16-17 April 2019 Registration is open! We invite you to join us for this free-of-charge event where everyone is welcome: http://www.ripe.net/see-8/register Would you like to present? Submit your presentation by 17 February: https://www.ripe.net/see-8/call-for-presentations We’re also accepting applications for event sponsors: https://www.ripe.net/see-8/become-a-sponsor — RIPE 78 – Reykjavik, 20-24 May 2019 Join us for RIPE 78 - registration is now open: https://ripe78.ripe.net/register/ Would you like to present? Submit your presentation by 3 March: https://ripe78.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ Everyone’s invited, and we’re making it easier for everyone to join. Find out more about our diversity efforts for RIPE 78: https://ripe78.ripe.net/diversity/ Want to support the RIPE community and bring your brand to life at the event? Become a sponsor! https://ripe78.ripe.net/sponsors/become-a-sponsor/ — ENOG 16 - Tbilisi, 3-4 June 2019 Get ready! The Call for presentations will open 21 January. Registration will be available from 4 February. Want to get involved? Become a sponsor: https://www.enog.org/sponsor/ — You're Invited to our Member Lunches We published our Member Lunch schedule! Join us for the first one of the year in Rotterdam or meet us at other locations around our service region: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- — RACI Call for Applications Want to share your research? Do you do research on network measurements and analyses, IPv6 deployment, BGP routing, network security, Internet governance, peering and interconnectivity, or the Internet of Things? Apply for RACI to receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation for our meetings. We are accepting applications until February 2019. The specific deadlines per meeting and more information are available on the website: https://www.ripe.net/raci — RIPE NCC Country Report: Saudi Arabia With the new year, the RIPE NCC has launched a new format to showcase some of our measurements and analytics, focusing on a specific country. The first country we are looking at is Saudi Arabia, drawing on a range of data, statistics and industry knowledge to look at the challenges, trends and opportunities in that country’s Internet landscape. Download the full report at RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/ripe-ncc-country-report-saudi-arabia Thanks for reading our first Member Update for 2019 - we hope you enjoyed it. Please keep in touch by following us on Facebook and Twitter, where we share news and updates regularly: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking Best regards, Elena Signorelli Marketing and Communications Officer RIPE NCC | Amsterdam

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[news] Starting our Abuse-c Validation
by Angela Dall'Ara 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Dear colleagues, Next week, we will begin emailing LIRs with invalid abuse contacts in their RIPE Database ORGANISATION objects. We plan to send the first emails on Wednesday, 20 February. This is the first step in our implementation of the policy proposal 2017-02, "Regular abuse-c Validation", which was accepted last year. Once all LIR ORGANISATION objects have been validated, we will proceed with the validation of abuse contacts referenced in LIR resource objects and finally those referenced in End User (sponsored) objects. To save having to deal with this later, please take a moment to review your abuse contact information and make sure this is accurate. LIRs with abuse contacts that are maintained in the RIPE Database by third parties (e.g. End Users) are especially encouraged to think about reviewing this information sooner rather than later. You should not receive any emails from us if all of the abuse contacts that you are responsible for are valid. You can find updated information about our validation process on RIPE Labs, and we will keep you updated as we continue with our implementation: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/angela_dallara/how-we-will-be-following-up-wi… Thank you in advance for helping to keep the RIPE Database accurate and up-to-date. Kind regards Angela Dall'Ara Internet Resource Analyst RIPE NCC

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[GM] Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board
by Axel Pawlik 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Dear colleagues, This is a call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There will be an election for two vacant seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 22-24 May 2019, each of which is for a three-year term. The elections are to fill the seats currently held by Remco van Mook and Nigel Titley, whose terms expire in May 2019. The document outlining the RIPE NCC Executive Board functions and expectations is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/ripe-ncc-executive-board-func… All those considering standing for election to the board are advised to read this information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to nominate a candidate or support a nomination -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the support of at least five RIPE NCC members. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to nominate a candidate or support a nomination. Nominations and support submissions should include the following information: – Your full name – Your email address – Your organisation – Your LIR RegID – Name of the candidate you wish to nominate/support – Email address of the candidate – Reason for nominating/supporting the candidate Nominations and support submissions must be submitted by Wednesday, 1 May 2019 following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. To make a nomination or support a candidate, you can fill out the nomination form at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/agm-nomination/ Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. ------------------------------------------------------------- Voting at the RIPE NCC General Meeting ------------------------------------------------------------- Along with other resolutions, RIPE NCC members will vote to fill two seats on the Executive Board at the upcoming GM. If you cannot attend the GM but would still like to vote, you can choose one of the two options below: 1. Electronic Voting Registration to vote electronically at the GM is now open: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2019 All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts will also be sent invitations by email to register to vote electronically. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register by 22 May 2019 at 16:00 local time (UTC). Please ensure you are listed as a user for your organisation in https://my.ripe.net to ensure you receive the invitation to register. 2. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us using the details on the form by 8 May 2019. Any proxy form sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy voting form is online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/ripe-ncc-gm-… ------------------------------------------------------------- Further information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019 ------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC ------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates and Deadlines ------------------------------------------------------------- 14 February – Invitation to register for GM and voting 14 February – Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 10 April – GM documents published, including the Annual Report 2018 and Financial Report 2018 1 May – Close nominations for Executive Board elections 8 May – Deadline for proxy vote nominations 8 May – Deadline for members to propose resolutions 8 May – Final GM agenda published 22 May – Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC) 22 May – GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC) 24 May – GM closes with voting results announcement (10:45 UTC) ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpts from the Articles of Association ------------------------------------------------------------- 8.2 The Executive Board of the Association shall consist of at least three and at most seven natural persons. They shall be members of the Board in a personal capacity and do not have to be Members of the Association. Employees of the Association cannot be appointed members of the Executive Board. 9.1 The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board shall need the written support of at least five Members and shall be submitted no later than three weeks before the General Meeting. If the number of nominees exceeds the number of vacancies, the General Meeting shall elect Executive Board members in accordance with Article 18.4.

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[GM] Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2019
by Axel Pawlik 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Dear colleagues, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) from 22-24 May 2019. The GM will take place alongside the RIPE 78 Meeting in Reykjavik. Full remote participation is available so all members can vote and take part in discussions. You can register now at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2019 The GM is where members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC. At the upcoming GM, members will vote to fill two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There will also be discussions on: - The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2018 (to be voted on) - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2019 (to be voted on) - Reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and RIPE NCC Management - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2018 (to be voted on) All organisations with voting rights will receive an invitation to register to vote electronically. Registration for electronic voting will remain open until 16:00 UTC on the day of the GM, 22 May 2019. All information on how to participate, as well as the proxy voting form, is available from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019 If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC ------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates ------------------------------------------------------------- 14 February – Invitation to register for GM and voting 14 February – Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 10 April – GM documents published, including the Annual Report 2018 and Financial Report 2018 1 May – Close nominations for Executive Board elections 8 May – Deadline for proxy vote nominations 8 May – Deadline for members to propose resolutions 8 May – Final GM Agenda published 22 May – Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC) 22 May – GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC) 24 May – GM closes with voting results announcement (10:45 UTC)

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses April-June 2019
by Training Services 12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

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 who offers support across our service region. In the coming months, the training team will be delivering face-to-face training courses in Beirut, Krasnoyarsk, Sarajevo, Manamah, Frankfurt, Lisbon, Oslo, Tbilisi, Dublin, Bishkek, Bratislava, Rome, St. Julians. The membership fee covers all our training courses, so that means, there is no additional cost to attend. Here are the training courses we currently deliver: - LIR Training Course - RIPE Database Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - IPv6 Security Training Course - Measurements Tools Workshop - Advanced IPv6 Training Course (two days) - BGP Operations and Security Training Course (two days) To find out when we'll be in your city and to register for an upcoming training course, go to: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses For more information, see: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses ------------ Can't make it to a training course? Learn online! ------------ We offer online webinars that you can attend from home or the office: <https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars> The RIPE NCC Academy is a virtual learning environment where you can complete online courses and become certified. We offer courses on being a Local Internet Registry, a RIPE Database Expert and an Introduction to IPv6. It is available to all members and non-members, free of charge: <https://academy.ripe.net> Whether it's in person or online, we hope to see you soon! Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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[news] Reminder: RACI Applications Close on Sunday
by Gergana Petrova 11 Feb '19

11 Feb '19

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is accepting applications from students, academics and researchers until this Sunday, 17 February: https://www.ripe.net/raci Successful applicants receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to our upcoming meetings. They will have the opportunity to present their research to attendees who are leaders within the Internet community. You can apply for the following two meetings by submitting an abstract and draft slides by 17 February: RIPE 78 (20-24 May, Reykjavik) ENOG 16 (3-4 June, Tbilisi) Examples of relevant research topics include: - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things RACI mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list Twitter: https://twitter.com/raci_ripe RACI LinkedIn Group: https://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin You can help by spreading the word to your academic networks. For any questions about the initiative or about applying, please email me at: <gpetrova(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Gergana Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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[news] Paul Rendek Leaving the RIPE NCC
by Axel Pawlik 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Dear colleagues, As many of you will have personal and professional connections with him, I want to inform you that Paul Rendek, our Director of External Relations, will be parting ways with the RIPE NCC at the end of February. Paul has dedicated over 20 years of his working life to the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community, with his influence extending to many areas of the Internet ecosystem. He is a trailblazer in the Internet governance world, establishing links between and among technical communities, business, governments, law enforcement and developing regions of the Internet world. He established the RIPE NCC's Dubai office and presence in Moscow and was instrumental in ensuring the inclusion and involvement of stakeholders from the Middle East, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus in wider Internet discussions and developments. His work to engage with all stakeholders was matched by an ability to ensure we always had a seat at the table and were able to work for the good of the Internet on the biggest stages. All of this he has done with incredible energy, intelligence and a wicked sense of humour. Fortunately for us, he plans to remain working within the Internet community as a consultant and I am sure he will bring the same energy and dedication to his future endeavours. Our External Relations Manager Chris Buckridge will carry on Paul's work in an acting capacity as we work to determine how best to develop our engagement strategy for the future. I'm confident that the team he has built will be able to continue the great work that he started many years ago. On a personal note, I've counted Paul as a friend and advisor for nearly three decades. I will sorely miss him at the RIPE NCC but I look forward to his continued influence and experience playing a guiding role in the community that has been his home for a long time. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[service] Storage Maintenance on Saturday, 9 February
by Razvan C. Oprea 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

On Saturday, 9 February from 9:00-15:00 (UTC), we will perform maintenance work on our core storage systems. During this time, you may experience intermittent access to some of our services. Thank you for understanding. Kind regards, Razvan C. Oprea RIPE NCC

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