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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2022
by Kjerstin Burdiek 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

Hello RIPE NCC members, Here’s everything you need to know about our services and what’s happening in the RIPE community this month: 1. Registry -- LIR Stats 2. Information Services -- Cloud Security Controls Framework Published 3. Community and Engagement -- Training Courses in February -- Updated IPv6 Fundamentals E-Learning Course -- SEE 10 Call for Presentations -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Malta -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Israel -- RIPE Community Session on Revised PDP -- RIPE Labs 4. Organisational Update -- Q1 2022 Quarterly Planning Published -- Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report Published -- RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2022 Published -- 150th Executive Board Meeting Minutes 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,206 (-620) Number of members: 20,015 (-222) LIRs with IPv6: 16,635 (+47) IPv4 addresses transferred in December: 1,267,200 (+322,688) 2. Information Services -- Cloud Security Controls Framework Published Per our plan for our cloud strategy, we have now published an information security framework that will guide our choice of cloud service providers. We will use it to assess whether cloud providers meet the security requirements for our services. You can read the framework at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ivodijkhuis/ripe-ncc-information-security-cont… 3. Community and Engagement -- Training Courses in February Our webinars for the month of February are open for registration: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses BGP Security: IRR and Filtering Thursday, 3 February 2022 (09:00-11:00 UTC) IPv6 Associated Protocols Security Tuesday, 8 February 2022 (09:00-11:00 UTC) RIPE Database Applications Tuesday, 15 February 2022 (09:00-10:00 UTC) LIRs and the Internet Ecosystem Tuesday, 22 February 2022 (09:00-11:00 UTC) Interested in something that you can't find on our upcoming courses page? Let us know which topics you would like to see covered in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 -- Updated IPv6 Fundamentals E-Learning Course We have released our updated IPv6 Fundamentals e-learning course in the RIPE NCC Academy. The course now has a new look and has been aligned with the IPv6 Fundamentals - Analyst Certified Professionals exam. See the new course at: https://academy.ripe.net/enrol/index.php?id=13 -- SEE 10 Call for Presentations SEE 10 will take place from 11-12 April. The SEE Programme Committee is seeking content proposals from the community for the plenary session presentations, panels, workshops and lightning talks. Submit your proposal before 20 February: https://www.ripe.net/see-10/call-for-presentations -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Malta Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Malta on Wednesday, 2 February from 11:00-12:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Israel Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Israel on Wednesday, 16 February from 11:00-12:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- RIPE Community Session on Revised PDP There was a RIPE community session on 26 January to discuss the proposed revisions to the PDP. These revisions were put forth in April 2021 and presented at RIPE 83. The community had the opportunity in this session to share their feedback on the revised document. More information is available at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2022-January/002410.html -- RIPE Labs In January, RIPE Labs featured articles from community members on RIPE Atlas’s view of the Kazakhstan outage, a Pi-hole installation guide, a 2021 update on PeeringDB and more: https://labs.ripe.net 4. Organisational Update -- Q1 2022 Quarterly Planning Published We have now published our Q1 2022 plans for our development teams. Our quarterly planning includes the work we will be carrying out in the next few months in RPKI, the RIPE Database and our business applications, including the LIR Portal, Registry Services and other applications. We now also include plans from our Learning and Development team for our e-learning courses, webinars and Certified Professionals exams. These are available at: https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning -- Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report Published We have published our Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report. This quarterly report provides data on how RIPE NCC members, End Users and legacy resource holders are affected by sanctions. The report is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-776 -- RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2022 Published We have now published the RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2022. You can refer to this document to see how your annual contribution will be calculated or to find payment information. We are now preparing members’ invoices for this year per our new Billing Procedure and will send them out between the end of Q1 and the beginning of Q2 2022. You can find the document at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-pr… -- 150th Executive Board Meeting Minutes The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 150th meeting on 15 and 16 December. The minutes from the meeting are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-150th-ex… Thank you for reading to the end. We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Kjerstin Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Announcing the Updated IPv6 Fundamentals E-Learning Course
by Pedro Vaz 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce that our updated IPv6 Fundamentals course is now live in the RIPE NCC Academy. This e-learning course has been given a refreshed look and aligned with the IPv6 Fundamentals - Analyst exam. -------------------------------------------- IPv6 Fundamentals E-Learning Course ------------------------------------------- We hope to see more network operators following best practices and developing their understanding of IPv6 policies through the course. The course consists of interactive modules and activities which help learners apply concepts using tools and realistic scenarios. The RIPE NCC Academy is open to all and it is free. You can take a look at the new course at: https://academy.ripe.net/ipv6-fundamentals -------------------------- IPv6 Fundamentals - Analyst Exam -------------------------- You can earn this certification by taking the online exam under the supervision of a live proctor. You can see your results as soon as you complete the exam and, if you pass, you'll earn a verifiable digital badge. This IPv6 Fundamentals Analyst exam certifies the ability to: • Identify the advantages of IPv6 deployment • Write an IPv6 address according to the current best practices • Identify the scope of the different IPv6 address types • Calculate IPv6 subnets • Identify the different IPv6-related protocols • Identify the different characteristics and security concerns of the IPv6 protocol • Create an IPv6 addressing plan • Recognise the application of specific IPv6 transition mechanisms You can read more about the exam at: https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals/ipv6-fundamentals-anal… -------------------------- Schedule An Exam -------------------------- As a RIPE NCC member, you have received three exam vouchers for the year 2022 as part of your membership benefits. Read more about vouchers at: https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals/vouchers You can use your vouchers to schedule an exam at: https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals/schedule-an-exam Best regards, Pedro Vaz Senior Technical Training and Development Officer

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[news] RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2022 Published
by Simon-Jan Haytink 07 Jan '22

07 Jan '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, We are currently preparing our invoices for this year. These will be sent to all members between the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter of 2022. If you want to see how your annual contribution will be calculated or find payment information, please refer to the RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2022, which is now published. You can find this here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-pr… Kind regards Simon-Jan Haytink RIPE NCC

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