November 2022 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

[news] RIPE NCC Invoicing for 2023
by Jeremy Walder 30 Nov '22

30 Nov '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, We are planning to send the invoices for your 2023 membership service fee towards the end of January 2023 via our automated system. To enable a smooth process and to avoid unnecessary reminders or closure warnings, we would like to ask you to check that the following information in the LIR Portal is correct as soon as possible: - Legal name - Billing address - Contact person(s) - Billing email address - PO number (if applicable) - Other contact email addresses and phone numbers You can find this information at: https://my.ripe.net/#/billing Note: Please make sure that you have access to the LIR Portal or have direct contact with someone who does. If you need help updating your billing information, send an email to <billing(a)ripe.net>. ---------------- Closure Requests ---------------- If you are planning to close any LIR accounts, you can avoid getting an invoice for 2023 by: - Making a valid request to close your LIR account before the end of 2022. - Requesting the closure of an LIR account due to making a policy transfer or change in business structure before the end of the year. This request must be made with all the necessary information and documentation, and you must confirm your intent to close the account in the request. - Ensuring that for policy transfers, the resources are transferable at the time of the request. Automated invoices will be corrected for valid requests received before 31 December 2022, even if the requests have not been finalised by that date. We therefore ask you to kindly complete any closure requests, policy transfers, or notifications of changes in the business structure as soon as possible to avoid receiving an automated invoice in Q1 2023. The sooner we receive these requests, the faster we can handle them for you. If you need any further information, do not hesitate to contact us at <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Jeremy Walder Manager Member Services RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: November 2022
by Kjerstin Burdiek 28 Nov '22

28 Nov '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, Read on to see everything that’s been happening at the RIPE NCC and in the RIPE community this month: 1. Registry -- LIR Stats 2. Information Services -- IPv6 Allocation to the RIPE NCC 3. Community and Engagement -- Community Projects Fund 2022 Recipients Announced -- NRO NC Election October 2022 Result -- Measures to Protect Ukrainian Networks -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports -- RIPE Labs -- RIPE Labs Podcast Episode 8 -- Quantum Internet Hackathon 2022 -- RIPE NCC Open Houses in November -- Training Courses in December 4. Organisational Update -- Publication of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023 -- RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2022 Results -- 161st-162nd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting Minutes -- Vacancies 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,625 (-59) Number of members: 20,402 (+33) LIRs with IPv6: 16,868 (-9) IPv4 addresses transferred in October: 921,780 (+169,652) 2. Information Services -- IPv6 Allocation to the RIPE NCC The RIPE NCC has requested an IPv6 allocation to use for its own infrastructure. The RIPE NCC pool of arbiters has decided, based on RIPE Policy Documents, that the request met the criteria for a /29 IPv6 allocation. You can find more information in the announcement at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ipv6-allocat… 3. Community and Engagement -- Community Projects Fund 2022 Recipients Announced The RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Selection Committee has reviewed the 39 applications it received and has announced the eight projects that have been selected as the 2022 recipients: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-community-pro… -- NRO NC Election October 2022 Result James Kennedy was re-elected to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) during RIPE 85, held from 24-28 October 2022. James will serve a three-year term from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/nro-nc-election-octobe… -- Measures to Protect Ukrainian Networks At RIPE 85, the RIPE community discussed ways to further protect the resources of Ukrainian networks. A number of proposals were put forth. At the moment, all transfer requests from Ukrainian networks will be escalated to RIPE NCC Managing Director Hans Petter Holen, and the RIPE NCC Executive Board will review the suggested proposals to determine next steps: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-November/001606.h… -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports -- Highlights from RIPE 85 The RIPE Chair Team’s October report is out, featuring highlights from RIPE 85 such as a new RIPE Task Force, new RIPE Working Group Chairs, discussions on IPv4 PA assignment registrations in the RIPE Database, if legacy address holders should be able to use the RIR RPKI services, and more: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-highl… -- November 2022 The RIPE Chair Team’s latest report covers important updates from November 2022, including events such as IETF 115, an ISOC members meeting, an ICANN webinar on Internet legislation, a CITI seminar on Internet fragmentation, and NL-IGF: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-novem… -- RIPE Labs In November, RIPE Labs featured articles from community members on topics including Log4Shell, ISACs, CAPIF 1, the proposed Cyber Resilience Act and more: https://labs.ripe.net/ -- RIPE Labs Podcast Episode 8 In this episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, Shavkat Sabirov talks about digitalisation in Central Asia and the need to form a Central Asian Internet community: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/the-internet-in-central-asia/ -- Quantum Internet Hackathon 2022 The RIPE NCC is co-organising a Quantum Internet Hackathon simultaneously in five nodes on 1-2 December 2022. You can join in from Amsterdam, Dublin, Padua, Poznan, Sarajevo, or online. Learn more at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/karla-white/take-part-in-the-quantum-internet-… -- RIPE NCC Open Houses in November -- Organising Network Operator Groups Join us for this Open House on Organising Network Operator Groups on Wednesday, 30 November from 11:00-12:30 (UTC): https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-or… -- Training Courses in December Our courses for the month of December are open for registration. We will have webinars on BGP Security: IRR and Filtering and on IPv6 Addressing Plans. We will also hold in-person training courses on IPv6 Security and BGP Security: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ Interested in a topic that you can't find on our upcoming courses page? Let us know what material you would like to see covered in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 4. Organisational Update -- Publication of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023 The final RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023 has been published. You can read the document at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-785/ -- RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2022 Results Members voted on four resolutions during the RIPE NCC General Meeting, which took place from 26-28 October 2022. All four resolutions were approved. Find the full voting report at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-general-meeti… -- 161st-162nd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting Minutes The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 161st meeting on 23 October 2022 and its 162nd meeting on 26 October 2022. The minutes from these meetings are now available: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-November/001607.h… -- Vacancies We currently have a number of vacancies at the RIPE NCC. If you would like to join us in working at the heart of the Internet, have a look at our openings: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/careers-at-the-ripe-ncc Thank you for reading to the end. We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 161st-162nd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 07 Nov '22

07 Nov '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 161st meeting on 23 October 2022 and its 162nd meeting on 26 October 2022. The minutes from these meetings are now available. Minutes of the 161st Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-161st-ex… Minutes of the 162nd Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-162nd-ex… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- - It was decided to proceed with the deployment of the ‘Publish in Parent’ service of RPKI as it currently stands after Felipe Victolla Silveira consulted stakeholders. In order to launch the service, the RIPE NCC Certification legal framework will need to be amended. - The Board reviewed and discussed Board briefings, GM and RIPE NCC Services Working Group presentations ahead of RIPE 85. - I gave an update on the developments within AFRINIC. - The Board discussed the status of the open investigation concerning the conduct of one Board member (who recused themselves due to a conflict of interest). - The Board discussed the proposal to further protect the resources of Ukrainian networks and asked RIPE NCC management to provide additional input before a decision on a short-term solution could be made. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#160. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the proposed amendments to the RIPE NCC Certification legal framework. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] Measures to Protect Ukrainian Networks
by Hans Petter Holen 02 Nov '22

02 Nov '22

Dear colleagues, At last week’s RIPE 85 meeting in Belgrade, the RIPE community discussed ways to further protect the resources of Ukrainian networks. I want to provide a brief summary of what we heard at RIPE 85 and outline what we will be doing next. At the meeting, there seemed to be general support for the following points: - Apply a temporary freeze on all transfers from Ukrainian networks until a better solution can be found - Implement a way for members concerned that they are at risk to lock their resources and prevent them from being transferred for a set period of time - The RIPE NCC should be able to act on urgent matters without going through the policy development process, especially as policy changes will take several months to complete the RIPE PDP even if there is unanimous support - Ukrainian operators do not want government to take a more active role in terms of approving registry updates - The RIPE NCC should move on this matter with urgency However, we do note that there have been further comments on the mailing lists arguing against a blanket freeze on transfers. As an immediate response, all transfer requests from Ukrainian networks will be escalated to me until further notice. We will of course continue to apply the highest levels of due diligence when reviewing these requests. This will add some amount of delay, which I think is entirely appropriate under the circumstances and given the seriousness of the concerns that have been raised. This should be seen as a temporary measure which has the advantage of being something we can apply straight away. RIPE NCC staff are currently investigating additional short-term measures and we will update you on our next steps after these have been discussed with the Executive Board. We will continue to follow all discussions that take place on the mailing lists in the meantime. Kind regards Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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