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

[service] Phishing Attack
by Ivo Dijkhuis 30 Mar '22

30 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, Since yesterday, we have seen a high number of phishing emails targeting our staff. Members have also reported attempts that look to be related. Most of these phishing emails contain a link to an encrypted file accompanied by a password. These emails are slightly more convincing than regular phishing attempts. In many cases they might be sent under the name of a colleague or someone you know from the RIPE community, often sent as a reply to an existing email thread. As always, please be alert and take care when downloading files or opening attachments. Kind regards, Ivo Dijkhuis Senior Information Security Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 156th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by hph+announce＠ripe.net 29 Mar '22

29 Mar '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 156th Meeting on 14-15 March 2022. The minutes from the meeting are now available. Minutes of the 156th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-156th-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 meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- - Hans Petter Holen informed the Board that he set up a Crisis Management Team to deal with the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on the RIPE NCC and the Board discussed recent developments. - Hans Petter Holen shared the risk report for the last period. There was an increase in risk due to the invasion of Ukraine. He also noted that the risk framework would soon be aligned with best practices by the new Chief Information Security Officer and Risk and Compliance Manager that were being recruited. - Simon-Jan Haytink provided an update of the situation of the different banks of the RIPE NCC, presented the draft Financial Report 2021 and shared highlights from the Auditors Report 2021. He also shared a financial report on the first two months of the year. The RIPE NCC remains in a stable financial position for 2022. - The Board discussed the Charging Scheme 2023. The Board considered whether a possible lower income should be balanced with the reserves or if the membership fee should be increased. Due to the uncertainty of the upcoming period, the Board did not find it appropriate to initiate a discussion with the membership on different charging schemes with potential changes in fee structure with the members. - Fergal Cunningham presented the draft RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and the document was approved for publication. - Hans Petter Holen reported on the outcome of the NRO Strategy Workshop with the NRO Executive Council. The commitment of all RIRs to engage was increasing and cooperation was getting closer. - RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne shared her report with the Board. Preparations for the hybrid RIPE 84 Meeting are well underway. Registration for the meeting is open and makes a distinction between onsite and online attendance. - The Board carefully reviewed a voting system analysis of the current method Instant Run-Off Voting (IRV) and two alternative methods: First-Past-the-Post Voting (FPTP) and Approval Voting for the election of Board Members and agreed that the current IRV method was the best option. - The Board discussed an initial proposal to change the legal structure of the RIPE NCC. The RIPE NCC and Board agreed to explore a possible structure of the organisation that would be robust enough for challenges including the increasing regulatory restrictions that affect its operations. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the audited RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for its adoption. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and the publication of the document. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#150, EB#151, EB#152, EB#153, EB#154 and EB#155. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[service] Request for feedback about the new RIPE NCC Access Single Sign-On solution
by Theodoros Polychniatis 29 Mar '22

29 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, At the RIPE NCC we are constantly working to improve the security of our services, both internal and external. This is reflected in the work we have planned for our business applications in the coming period, specifically the modernisation of RIPE NCC Access (https://access.ripe.net). RIPE NCC Access is the Single Sign-On (SSO) solution that we use to authenticate and authorise users to access our applications. It is a combination of a third-party identity provider and an application that we have developed in-house. Thanks in part to the feedback we have received over the past few years, we have identified several issues with the current solution and, in response, we have begun to review its architecture and assess possible improvements. We would like to involve our community early and ask for your feedback on this topic. Are there any features that you think are important for our SSO solution? What are you missing in the current solution? We value your feedback and look forward to hearing from you! You can share your ideas either by posting them on the ncc-services mailing list or by sending me an email at tpolychnia(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Theodoros -- Theodoros Polychniatis Asst. Manager Software Engineering RIPE NCC

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[service] LIR Portal and RPKI Dashboard Planned Downtime on 10 April
by Stefania Fokaeos 28 Mar '22

28 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, On Sunday 10 April, from 7:00 to 10:00 UTC+2, the LIR Portal and the RPKI Dashboard will be unavailable due to a software upgrade. You can always check the status of our services on our website: https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements Kind regards, Stefania Fokaeos RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2022
by Kjerstin Burdiek 22 Mar '22

22 Mar '22

Hello RIPE NCC members, We want to start by expressing our solidarity with the network operators who are currently working hard to maintain Internet access despite the effects of war. As a Regional Internet Registry, our focus is on keeping our members operational and continuing to provide undisrupted services to them. If you have questions about our position, please see this page that gives an overview of how we're working to do this: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/the-ripe-ncc-and-ukraine-ru… In line with this focus, we have continued carrying out our usual services. Read on to see everything that’s happening at the RIPE NCC and in the RIPE community this month: 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- Ticketing in the LIR Portal -- Customer Satisfaction Surveys 2. Information Services -- RIPE Labs Reporting on Ukrainian Internet -- Quarterly Planning -- Webpage Chat Functionality -- Major Update of the New RIPEstat UI 3. Community and Engagement -- Face-to-Face Courses Now Available -- Training Courses in March and April -- RIPE 84 Registration Open -- RIPE NCC General Meeting Registration Open -- Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board -- SEE 10 Registration Open -- Cooperation Working Group Session: Open Discussion on Internet Sanctions and Connectivity -- RIPE NCC Open Houses -- Roundtable Meeting For Governments and Regulators in Europe -- DNS4EU RIPE NCC Open House Discussion Notes -- Status of ENOG -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: February 2022 -- RIPE Community Session on Revised PDP Minutes -- RIPE Labs 4. Organisational Update -- RIPE NCC Executive Board Resolution on Provision of Critical Services -- RIPE NCC Response to Request from Ukrainian Government -- Invoices for Ukrainian and Russian Members -- Vacancies 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,562 (+192) Number of members: 20,201 (+94) LIRs with IPv6: 16,770 (+48) IPv4 addresses transferred in February: 823,296 (+647,968) -- Ticketing in the LIR Portal The Registry team has made improvements to the ticketing system in the LIR Portal. The changes are intended to make it easier for users to keep track of their tickets. We would like to hear your feedback on these improvements. You can leave a comment on the Labs article listed below or in the RIPE NCC Membership Discussion or RIPE NCC Services Working Group mailing lists. For more details about these changes, see the Labs article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/matt_parker/ticketing-in-the-lir-portal/ -- Customer Satisfaction Surveys For some of our services, we have begun sending out surveys after tickets have been closed in order to assess members’ satisfaction with their experiences. We welcome your feedback so that we can continue to improve our ticket handling process. 2. Information Services -- RIPE Labs Reporting on Ukrainian Internet Our Information Services team has been carefully monitoring the internet in Ukraine for signs of disruption or other changes during this crisis. Overall, the Ukrainian Internet has shown to be fairly resilient. To read the full analysis, see the RIPE Labs articles at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/the-ukrainian-internet/ https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/the-resilience-of-the-internet-in-uk… -- Quarterly Planning We have continued to update our quarterly planning for a number of our services. See our quarterly plans to find out what we’ll be up to with our services over the next several months: https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning -- Webpage Chat Functionality We have added a chat functionality to a number of our webpages, including our home page. Simply click the chat icon in the bottom right of the page, and you can start a chat with one of our staff members. -- Major Update of the New RIPEstat UI A major update has been released for the new RIPEstat UI, with many new features and bug fixes. For details, see: https://stat.ripe.net/docs/03.RIPEstat-UI-(Current)/03-releases.html 3. Community and Engagement -- Face-to-Face Courses Now Available We are now offering face-to-face training courses again. In the coming months, there will be courses in Amsterdam, Madrid, Brussels and Paris. See the announcement at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-March/001556.html -- Training Courses in March and April Our webinars for the months of March and April are open for registration: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses Introduction to RPKI Thursday, 24 March 2022 (09:00-10:00 UTC), online Webinar for New LIRs Tuesday, 29 March 2022 (08:00-09:00 UTC), online LIR Training Course Thursday, 7 April 2022 (08:00-16:30 UTC), Hilton Amsterdam Centraal RIPE Database Training Course Friday, 8 April 2022 (08:00-16:30 UTC), Hilton Amsterdam Centraal RIPE Database Basics Webinar Wednesday, 13 April 2022 (08:00-10:00 UTC), online IPv6 Security Myths, Filtering and Tips Webinar Wednesday, 20 April 2022 (08:00-10:00 UTC), online 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 -- RIPE 84 Registration Open We have now determined that RIPE 84 will be a hybrid meeting. There will be a physical meeting in Berlin, Germany, and we will also welcome remote participants. Registration is now open for the event. For more information, including the venue, visit: https://ripe84.ripe.net -- RIPE NCC General Meeting Registration Open Registration is now open for the RIPE NCC General Meeting taking place on 18-20 May in Berlin. Remote participants are also welcome. Learn more about the meeting and how to register at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-March/001553.html -- Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board We have issued a call for nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board. Two seats are up for election. Nominations must be submitted by 27 April. The vote will take place at the General Meeting on 18-20 May. If you want to vote electronically, you must register to vote by 18 May at 14:30 (UTC+1) You may also vote by proxy, for which you must send in the proxy form by 4 May. Learn more about the role of the RIPE NCC Executive Board and how to vote at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-March/001552.html -- SEE 10 Registration Open Registration for SEE 10 is also open. SEE 10 will take place from 11-12 April in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The meeting will be hybrid, and remote participants are welcome to join. Learn more about the event and register at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-10 -- Cooperation Working Group Session: Open Discussion on Internet Sanctions and Connectivity The RIPE Cooperation Working Group will hold a remote session for an open discussion about Internet sanctions and connectivity. The session will take place on 22 March from 14:00-15:30 (UTC+1). Learn more, including how to register, at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/coop/remote-sessions/rem… -- RIPE NCC Open Houses -- Anti-Abuse Join us for an Open House on Anti-Abuse on Wednesday, 23 March from 11:00-12:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-an… -- Internet in Central Asia Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Central Asia on Wednesday, 30 March from 08:00-09:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- Feedback on our Unified User Interface Join us for an Open House on our unified user interface on Wednesday, 6 April from 10:00-11:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-fe… -- Organising Network Operator Groups Join us for an Open House for organisers of Network Operator Groups (NOGs) on Wednesday, 13 April from 11:00-12:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-or… -- Roundtable Meeting For Governments and Regulators in Europe On 22 February, the RIPE NCC held a Roundtable Meeting for government representatives and regulators in Europe. The meeting featured presentations on operational challenges from legislation, upcoming ITU events and global Internet governance. You can find the meeting agenda and presentation slides at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/roundtable-m… -- DNS4EU RIPE NCC Open House Discussion Notes On 31 January, the RIPE NCC held an Open House community discussion on DNS4EU, the European Commission's recent tender process to establish a European public DNS resolver. If you missed the session, you can read more about this initiative and find a rundown of the discussion at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/chrisb/dns4eu-ripe-ncc-open-house-discussion/ -- Status of ENOG There have been calls from the community to disband ENOG and to cancel the planned ENOG event that was scheduled for June 20-21 in Moscow. In response, our CCO Hisham Ibrahim has addressed the future of ENOG on the ENOG Discuss mailing list. The RIPE NCC will be postponing the planned ENOG meeting indefinitely and will give the community time to decide whether ENOG meetings will continue in some form. In the meantime, the RIPE NCC will focus on organising more local engagement throughout the Eurasian region. You can find Hisham’s full message at: https://lists.enog.org/pipermail/discuss/2022-March/000936.html -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: February 2022 The RIPE Chair Team has shared its report on events in the community in February, including preparations for RIPE 84, improving RIPE visibility and documenting the community’s governance, as well as several recent events such as UKNOF Virtual. Read the report at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-febru… -- RIPE Community Session on Revised PDP Minutes The minutes are available from the RIPE community session on 26 January to discuss the proposed changes to the PDP. The community had the opportunity in this session to share their feedback on the revised document. Based on this input, the PDP draft document was revised further. Find the minutes and updated draft at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2022-February/002450.html -- RIPE Labs In March, RIPE Labs featured articles from community members on green tech, secure personal communication, how sanctions affect CDNs and more: https://labs.ripe.net -- RIPE Labs Article Competition RIPE Labs is hosting its first-ever article competition. The winner of the competition will receive a free trip to RIPE 84. The deadline to enter is 25 March at 23:00 (UTC+1). See all the details at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/the-ripe-labs-article-competition/ 4. Organisational Update -- RIPE NCC Executive Board Resolution on Provision of Critical Services The RIPE NCC Executive Board has passed a resolution on the RIPE NCC’s commitment to providing its critical services to members across its service region. The RIPE NCC will take all lawful steps to continue providing undisrupted service to all members. Read the full resolution at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-executive-boa… -- RIPE NCC Response to Request from Ukrainian Government The RIPE NCC has responded to the Ukrainian government’s request that we revoke IP address resources from our Russian members. We have informed the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine that we are unable to comply with this request due to our mandate as a Regional Internet Registry and our commitment to providing undisrupted service. Read the full response at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-response-to-r… -- Invoices for Ukrainian and Russian Members We have contacted Ukrainian members to reassure them that they do not risk losing their membership or resources if they are unable to pay or meet certain administrative requirements. We have also informed Russian members that they do not risk closure if sanctions-related factors mean they are unable to make payment. With regard to EU sanctions, we are constantly reviewing the sanctions list and applying our sanctions procedure when we find any new matches, that is, we do not make new Internet number resources available to any sanctioned persons or entities, and we freeze any resources they already have. Statistics will be reported in our quarterly sanctions transparency reports. Further information on our compliance with the latest EU sanctions is available at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/eu-sanctions-and-our-russian-membership/ -- Vacancies We currently have a number of vacancies at the RIPE NCC. If you’d like to join us in working for the good 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 Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 151st-155th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 21 Mar '22

21 Mar '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 151st Meeting on 23 February 2022, its 152nd Meeting on 24 February 2022 and its 153rd Meeting on 28 February 2022. It also held its 154th Meeting on 3 March 2022 and its 155th Meeting on 7 March 2022. The minutes from the meetings are now available. Minutes of the 151st Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-151st-ex… Minutes of the 152nd Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-152nd-ex… Minutes of the 153rd Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-153rd-ex… Minutes of the 154th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-154th-ex… Minutes of the 155th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-155th-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 meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- - The Board discussed matters related to both a particular arbiter's ruling on the RIPE NCC’s Conflict Arbitration with UMOS LLC as well as cooperation between arbiters and the RIPE NCC in general. - The Board extensively discussed the state of current affairs related to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, including its possible impacts on the RIPE NCC, the safety and wellbeing of RIPE NCC staff, sanctions and the neutrality of the registry. - Athina Fragkouli shared the Legal team’s review of current sanctions related to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and how the RIPE NCC might be affected. Current sanctions did not yet impact the RIPE NCC, but Dutch banks might choose to no longer accept payments from Russia. The RIPE NCC would need to consider this possibility. - The Board discussed plans for invoicing this year in light of the ongoing conflict. - Felipe Victolla Silveira discussed the impact sanctions might have on the registry. There was an increase in sanctions alerts to be aware of, but transfer patterns in the region remained stable. He also shared a risk assessment for the RIPE NCC and its staff due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some services were more at risk than others, and staff were preparing solutions to manage these risks. - The Board discussed whether to moderate the Members Discuss mailing list due to strong language appearing there. The Board decided to temporarily moderate the list. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approved the implementation of the arbiter’s ruling on Conflict Arbitration between UMOS LLC and RIPE NCC issued on 7-1-2022 (hereafter: the Ruling). The Board would like to note that a formal approval of arbiter’s rulings is in general not required but in this case the RIPE NCC expressed concerns about the compliance of the Ruling with RIPE policies and RIPE NCC procedures and requested an approval from the RIPE NCC Executive Board in order to implement the Ruling. The Board acknowledges the obligation of the RIPE NCC to comply with the Ruling, in accordance with the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure section 5, and understands that arbiters’ rulings may not create a precedence for future conflicts. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approved the resolution "RIPE NCC Executive Board Resolution on Provision of Critical Services": https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-executive-boa… - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolved to temporarily moderate the members-discuss mailing list starting from Saturday, 5 March 2022, 23:00 UTC+1 and until further notice. The mailing list will be moderated in accordance with the purpose of the mailing list and the principles of the RIPE Code of Conduct by a designated member of the RIPE NCC Executive Board and a RIPE NCC staff member. All emails, accepted or rejected, will be archived on the RIPE NCC website. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] EU Sanctions and Our Russian Membership
by Athina Fragkouli 18 Mar '22

18 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, After the recent adoption of EU sanctions against Russia, we’ve seen some confusion about our compliance. We have published an article that explains why the RIPE NCC remains fully compliant with the latest sanctions: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/eu-sanctions-and-our-russian-membership/ <https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/eu-sanctions-and-our-russian-membership/> Kind regards, Athina Fragkouli Chief Legal Officer RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC face-to-face training courses are back
by Training Services 17 Mar '22

17 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that after a two-year break due to the pandemic, we are offering face-to-face training courses again. In the coming months, the training team will be delivering face-to-face training courses in Amsterdam, Madrid, Brussels and Paris. 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 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) 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 You can also learn online with the RIPE NCC Academy courses. Create an account and enrol in the course of your choice. All courses are free, and you can follow them at your own pace. The courses can also be used to study for a RIPE NCC Certified Professionals exam: https://academy.ripe.net Whether it's in person or online, we hope to see you soon! Best regards, RIPE NCC Learning and Development

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[news] 2022 RIPE NCC Invoices
by Hans Petter Holen 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

Dear members, This week we are sending out the invoices for your 2022 membership fees. We have already contacted Ukrainian members to reassure them that they do not risk losing their membership or resources if they are not able to pay or can't meet certain administrative requirements. We have also informed Russian members that they do not risk closure if sanctions-related factors mean they are unable to make payment. We should also note that we will not be invoicing Iranian and Syrian members due to the ongoing issues with our bank. There are a number of members in other countries that are similarly affected (mostly outside of our service region). We will be updating these members directly soon. At this time, our priority is to keep our members operational and to continue providing undisrupted services to all members throughout our service region. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] Response to Request from Ukrainian Government
by Hans Petter Holen 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Dear members, Today we responded to a request from the Ukrainian Government. We have published this on our website here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-response-to-r… Kind regards Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[GM] Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2022
by Hans Petter Holen 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2022. You can register to participate and vote at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active The GM will take place from 18-20 May at the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin adjacent to the RIPE 84 meeting. For those who would like to participate remotely, you can follow the GM via livestream, participate via chat and vote on resolutions electronically. The GM provides members with an opportunity to discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC, with reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and Management. At the upcoming GM, members can also vote on: - The Executive Board Election to fill two seats - Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2023 All supporting documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 20 April 2022. Registration for electronic voting will remain open until 14:30 (UTC+2) on the day of the GM, 18 May 2022. Information on how to participate, including the proxy voting form, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2022 If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC --------------------------------------- Important Dates and Deadlines ----------------------------------------- 10 March: Invitation to register for GM and voting 10 March: Call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board 20 April: All supporting documents for the GM published, including the Annual Report 2021, the Financial Report 2021 and the Charging Scheme 2023 27 April: Close nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board 4 May: Deadline for proxy vote nominations 4 May: Deadline for members to propose resolutions 4 May: GM Agenda finalised 11 May: RIPE NCC Open House session with candidates for the Executive Board election 18 May: Registration closes at 14:30 (UTC+2) 18 May: GM begins with main meeting at 16:30 (UTC+2) 20 May: GM closes with voting results announcement at 10:30 (UTC+2)

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[GM] Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board
by Hans Petter Holen 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, 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 18-20 May 2022, each seat is for a three-year term. The election is to fill the seats currently held by Ondřej Filip and Remco van Mook, whose terms expire in May 2022. 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, among other criteria. 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, 27 April 2022 following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team ------------------------------------------------------------------ The RIPE NCC Executive Board has selected the following people to form the Code of Conduct (CoC) Team for the Executive Board election taking place during the General Meeting (GM) May 2022: Sergey Myaseoedov (Czech Republic) Sebastian Becker (Germany) Nat Morris (United Kingdom) Reza Hajiahmadi (Iran) Jan Žorž (Slovenia) Cynthia Revström (Sweden) ------------------------------------------------------------- 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. There are two ways to vote: 1. Electronic Voting Registration to vote electronically at the GM is now open: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active 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 18 May 2021 at 14:30 (UTC+2). Please make sure you are listed as a registered contact person for your organisation in https://my.ripe.net so you receive the invitation to register. 2. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised member contact or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill in the proxy form and send it to us using the details on the form by 4 May 2022. Any proxy form sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy voting form is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2022/proxy-voting ------------------------------------------------------------- Further information about the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2022 ------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm at ripe.net>. Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC ------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates and Deadlines ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 March: Invitation to register for GM and voting 10 March: Call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board 20 April: All supporting documents for the GM published, including the Annual Report 2021, the Financial Report 2021 and the Charging Scheme 2023 27 April: Close nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board 4 May: Deadline for proxy vote nominations 4 May: Deadline for members to propose resolutions 4 May: GM Agenda finalised 11 May: RIPE NCC Open House session with candidates for the Executive Board election 18 May: Registration closes at 14:30 (UTC+2) 18 May: GM begins with main meeting at 16:30 (UTC+2) 20 May: GM closes with voting results announcement at 10:30 (UTC+2) ------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Further, no later than two weeks before the General Meeting, the nominee shall need to submit (a) a certified copy of his/her official identification document and (b) a signed statement in which he/she declares that he/she shall adhere to the Code of Conduct for candidates for the Executive Board as adopted by the Executive Board and published on the Association's website, and that he/she has never committed any fraud or other financial misconduct in any jurisdiction.

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[meetings] Register now for RIPE 84!
by RIPE NCC Event Team 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, We are happy to let you know that registration for RIPE 84 is now open! This RIPE Meeting will take place in a hybrid format in which online and onsite participants can interact with each other using a common platform. Berlin is set to be another exciting host city https://ripe84.ripe.net/register/ RIPE 84 will take place at the InterContinental Berlin from 16 – 20 May 2022: https://ripe84.ripe.net/venue/meeting-venue/ ------------- Ticket Options ------------- Week ticket: EUR 350 Day ticket: EUR 125 Student (week) ticket: EUR 50 Online Attendance: Free! Are you a new LIR? If so, did you know that you have two free tickets to a RIPE Meeting? If you haven’t used them yet, make sure you do for RIPE 84. Find more information at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/become-a-member/free-ticket… ------------- Accommodation ------------- The InterContinental Berlin is offering RIPE 84 attendees discounted room rates. You can book your accommodation at: https://ripe84.ripe.net/venue/accommodation/ Please note that there are also several other hotels nearby. ------------- Call for Presentations ------------- The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is seeking presentation proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions), workshops, tutorials, and lightning talks at RIPE 84. Find out how to submit a proposal at: https://ripe84.ripe.net/cfp/ Proposals must be submitted using the meeting submission system and no later than 20 March. Proposals submitted after this date will be considered on a space-available basis. ------------- Call for Sponsors ------------- Supporting a RIPE Meeting through sponsorship gives your organisation fantastic exposure in the global Internet community. We offer a range of options aimed to suit organisations of all sizes: https://ripe84.ripe.net/sponsors/become-a-sponsor/ ------------------- RIPE Labs Competition ------------------- RIPE Labs is offering you a free ticket, travel and accommodation to RIPE 84! Submit your article sharing your work and insights about the past, present and future state of the internet for a chance to join us at RIPE 84 in Berlin. You can find out more about the competition and how to enter here: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/the-ripe-labs-article-competition/ ---- More information on RIPE 84 can be found at: https://ripe84.ripe.net/ We look forward to seeing you in Berlin or online! For updates about the meeting, follow us on Twitter: @ripemeeting, #RIPE84 Kind regards, RIPE Meetings Organisation Team

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[news] Latest EU Sanctions / 2022 Invoices
by Hans Petter Holen 01 Mar '22

01 Mar '22

Dear members, Our staff are currently reviewing the latest EU sanctions against Russian companies and individuals. A reminder on our process: If we have reason to believe that a member is subject to EU sanctions, we freeze their membership in accordance with our published procedures[1]. Sanctioned members are unable to request new IP resources or submit transfer requests. However, we do not de-register their existing resources or terminate their Standard Service Agreement (SSA). Our staff will contact members directly in cases where we need to clarify business relationships or verify data. We hope these members respond in a timely manner. We now publish quarterly transparency reports[2] which show the number of members affected by sanctions and where they are based. Members can also find some additional context in an article we published late last year[3]. INVOICING 2022 We have not yet issued our 2022 invoices and we plan to share more information on this soon. In the meantime, please rest assured that we will not close members if external factors are preventing them from making payment. Kind regards Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC [1] Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data (section 3.1): https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-770#31 [2] RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-776/ [3] How Sanctions Affect the RIPE NCC (RIPE Labs): https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/how-sanctions-affect-the-ripe-ncc/

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[news] RIPE NCC Executive Board Resolution on Provision of Critical Services
by Christian Kaufmann 01 Mar '22

01 Mar '22

Dear members, At its meeting yesterday, the RIPE NCC Executive Board approved the following resolution: The RIPE NCC provides critical services to its membership spread across a diverse geographical and political region. The Executive Board of the RIPE NCC believes that the means to communicate should not be affected by domestic political disputes, international conflicts or war. This includes the provision of correctly registered Internet numbering resources. The Executive Board of the RIPE NCC is committed to taking all lawful steps available to ensure that the RIPE NCC can provide undisrupted services to all members across our service region and the global Internet community. The RIPE NCC will publicly document all its efforts to ensure that the registry is not negatively affected by laws, regulations or political developments. —- It is crucial that the RIPE NCC remains neutral and does not take positions with regard to domestic political disputes, international conflicts or war. This guarantees equal treatment for all those responsible for providing Internet services. This is a fundamental reason why the RIPE NCC has been able to maintain its operations in the way it has for the past three decades. It also means that the information and data provided by the RIPE NCC can be trusted as authoritative and free from bias or political influence. Failure to adhere to this approach would jeopardise the very model that has been key to the development of the Internet in our service region. The Executive Board also expresses solidarity with those operators who have the difficult task of maintaining Internet access to assist the people suffering from the terrible effects of armed conflicts and war. Kind regards, Christian Kaufmann Chairman of the RIPE NCC Executive Board

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