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Registration Open: RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2007
by Axel Pawlik 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, The Executive Board of the RIPE NCC Association invites you to the General Meeting (GM) of the RIPE NCC membership. WHERE Sokos Hotel Viru Viru Valjak 4 10111 Tallinn Estonia Telephone: +372 680 9300 Fax: +372 680 9236 WHEN Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:15 - 18:30 EEST (UTC +3 hours) Registration for the RIPE NCC GM opens today. RIPE NCC members can now register for this meeting. If you have already registered for the RIPE 54 Meeting, you will have to register separately to attend the GM. RIPE NCC members can, however, attend the GM without registering for the RIPE 54 Meeting. VOTING AND RESOLUTIONS: When you arrive at the GM, you will receive a meeting folder that contains your membership status, voting slips and details of your voting rights. Candidate members may attend the meeting but are not allowed to vote according to article 16.3 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Members who cannot attend the GM but who want to vote can do this by means of proxy voting as per article 16.4. To nominate a proxy voter, follow instructions at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/proxy.html The meeting can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to articles 15.3 and 15.4 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association that you can find at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html RIPE NCC REPORTS: The RIPE NCC reporting for the GM will happen during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 from 16:00 - 17:00 EEST (UTC +3 hours). The RIPE NCC reports will not be repeated in the General Meeting. RIPE NCC ANNUAL REPORT: The RIPE NCC 2006 Annual Report (including the Financial Report) will be available during the week commencing 2 April 2007. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIPE NCC CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD SEATS - MAY 2007: In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. You can find more details at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/board-election-announcement.ht… --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates 28 March 2007: GM registration opens 11 April 2007: Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 18 April 2007: Nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board deadline 25 April 2007: GM Registration encouraged by this date 9 May 2007: RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2007 For more information about the GM, please go to: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/ The RIPE NCC Membership discussion list members-discuss(a)ripe.net facilitates RIPE NCC members' input to, and feedback on, RIPE NCC General Meetings. More information is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/lists.html If you have any questions about the GM, send an e-mail to agm(a)ripe.net. Regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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IPv6 Deployment Panel at ICANN Meeting, Lisbon
by Axel Pawlik 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, An IPv6 deployment panel discussion was held at the ICANN meeting in Lisbon on Sunday 25 March between 13:00 and 15:00 (UTC+1). The session focused on IPv6 deployment in the root DNS and ISP environments as well as the policy support needed for this. The panel consisted of Gert Doering from SpaceNet AG, who discussed the ISPs' view of IPv6 deployment, Joao Damas from Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) who discussed IPv6 deployment in the DNS and Alex Le Heux from the RIPE NCC who gave the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) perspective. The agenda, webcast and presentations can be found on the meeting website at: http://www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon/ Remote participation was possible through the ICANN public participation site, which allowed registered users to ask questions and comment in chatrooms and forums. The site can be found at: http://public.icann.org/ The site can be reached through IPv6 as well as IPv4. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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MENOG 1: Agenda Now Online - 3-5 April, Bahrain
by Paul Rendek 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Dear Colleagues, The MENOG draft agenda has been updated and now includes an extensive list of presentations, panel sessions and tutorials. The current agenda is available at: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/meeting_plan.html The Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG), hosted by 2Connect,takes place on 3-5 April 2007 at the Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel in Bahrain. MENOG 1 is the first meeting of its kind in your region. Based on the highly successful 'NOGs' that take place in other parts of the world, MENOG will enable network engineers and key players in the Middle East's Internet industry to share their knowledge and experiences and identify areas for regional cooperation. ============================================================ The meeting is free and open to anyone with an interest in operating the Internet. You are encouraged to forward this e-mail to your colleagues and associates. ============================================================ SPEAKERS -------- Slots are reserved on the agenda for speakers from the region to present their ideas and to discuss topics of local interest. If you, or your colleagues, would like to present at the meeting, please e-mail: contact(a)ripe.net. For more information, please see: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/ Regards, Paul Rendek On behalf of MENOG 1 Organisation

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RIRs voluntarily restrict IPv4 IANA requests to two /8s
by Axel Pawlik 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, The Number Resource Organization (NRO) has announced today that the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) have reached an agreement to voluntarily limit the size of IPv4 allocations they request from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). In future, requests submitted to the IANA under the current global policy for IPv4 allocations from IANA to RIRs will be voluntarily limited to a maximum of two /8 blocks per request. The current global policy can be found at: http://www.aso.icann.org/docs/aso-001-2.pdf This adjustment to the RIRs' standard practice will facilitate the tracking of the IANA's IPv4 consumption rate and allow more active management of the remaining IPv4 address pool. The change will not affect the overall rate of IPv4 consumption as measured by allocations from the RIRs to network infrastructure operators. It will also not affect any of the RIPE NCC's regional policies currently in place. About the NRO -------------------- Formed by the RIRs to formalise their co-operative efforts, the NRO exists to protect the unallocated number resource pool, to promote and protect the bottom-up policy development process, and to act as a focal point for Internet community input into the RIR system. More information about the NRO can be found at: www.nro.net Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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RIPE 54: Reminder to register
by RIPE Meeting 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, RIPE 54 will be held 7 - 11 May 2007, at the Sokos Hotel Viru in Tallinn, Estonia. MEETING PLAN ============ The RIPE 54 Meeting plan is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/meeting-plan.html REGISTRATION ============ To register for RIPE 54, please see: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/40 MEETING FEE =========== The meeting fee is EUR 400. This covers the full RIPE Meeting week. You receive a EUR 50 discount if your payment is received before 12:00 CET on Friday, 4 May 2007. DAY TICKETS =========== Day tickets are also available and cost EUR 125 per day. TRAVEL VISA FOR ESTONIA ======================= We advise you to check whether you need visa to enter Estonia: http://www.mfa.ee/eng/kat_132/915.html If you do require a visa to enter the Estonia, please request one a soon as possible as it can take up to 30 days to complete the visa process. We are also happy to provide you with an invitation letter for your visa request. When you have completed the meeting registration, details of how you can request an invitation letter will be sent to you in the confirmation e-mail. RIPE 54 INFORMATION =================== For more information about RIPE 54, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/index.html If you have any further questions, please contact: <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Sandra Gijzen RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Call for Nominations for Executive Board Seats - May 2007
by Axel Pawlik 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The two vacant seats are for three-year terms and are to fill the places currently held by Janos Zsako and Nigel Titley, whose terms expire in May 2007. Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be held on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 at the Sokos Hotel Viru in Tallinn, Estonia. Please submit your nominations prior to Wednesday, 18 April 2007, following the guidelines outlined in article [7] of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this e-mail. The Articles of Association are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html Note: You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination. Nomination submissions should include the following information: * Your full name * Your organisation * The LIR RegID * Name of the candidate you wish to support Nominations must be submitted by e-mail to: agm-nominations(a)ripe.net More details on the GM, including registration information, will follow on Wednesday, 28 March 2007. If you have any questions about the GM, please e-mail us at: agm(a)ripe.net Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Excerpts from the RIPE NCC Articles of Association: Article [7.1] The executive board of the association shall consist of at least three and at most five natural persons. They shall be member of the board in a personal capacity and do not have to be members of the association. Employees of the association cannot be appointed member of the executive board. Article [7.2] 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. If three weeks before the general meeting the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies, the executive board shall have to nominate one or more candidates so that the total number of proposed candidates shall exceed the number of members of the executive board to be appointed by the general meeting. Article [8.3] The membership in the executive board shall become effective at the end of the general meeting at which the member is appointed and shall automatically terminate at the end of the annual meeting in the third calendar year after the year in which the member was appointed. The member shall be el

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RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2007 Announcement
by Axel Pawlik 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, The Executive Board of the RIPE NCC Association is pleased to invite you to the General Meeting (GM) of the RIPE NCC membership. The GM will be held adjacent to the RIPE 54 Meeting on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 at: Meeting Venue: Sokos Hotel Viru Viru Väljak 4 10111 Tallinn Estonia Telephone: +372 680 9300 Fax: +372 680 9236 Date: Wednesday, 9 May 2007 Time: 17:15 - 18:30 EET (UTC +2 hours) Registration for the RIPE Meeting does not include registration for the GM. You must register separately. GM Registration opens on Wednesday, 28 March 2007. You can attend the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session and the GM without being registered for the RIPE 54 meeting. A regularly updated list of registered GM attendees will be published on the RIPE NCC web site. When you arrive at the GM, you will receive a meeting folder containing your membership status, voting slips and details on your voting rights. RIPE NCC Reports The RIPE NCC reporting for the GM will be presented in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session. This takes place on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 from 16:00 - 17:00. The RIPE NCC reports will not be repeated in the General Meeting. Voting and Resolutions Candidate members are welcome to attend the GM but are not permitted to vote according to article 16.3 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Members who are not able to attend the GM but still want to vote can do so by means of proxy voting as per article 16.4. To nominate a proxy voter, please follow instructions on: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/proxy.html Please also note that the GM can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to articles 15.3 and 15.4 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The RIPE NCC Articles of Association can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html RIPE NCC Annual Report The RIPE NCC 2005 Annual Report (including the Financial Report) will be available for review in the week commencing 2 April 2007. For more information on the GM, please see: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/ If you have any questions about the GM please e-mail us at: agm(a)ripe.net Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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2006-06 implementation: IPv4 Maximum Allocation Period
by Alex le Heux 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the policy proposed in proposal 2006-06: 'IPv4 Maximum Allocation Period' will come into effect on 18 April, 2007. This proposal can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2006-06.html We will also publish the new 'IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment Policies for the RIPE NCC Service Region' document on this day. This document will be available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ipv4-policies.html Best regards, Alex Le Heux RIPE NCC IP Resource Analyst

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ASO Call for Comments on Nominees for ICANN Board Seat
by Axel Pawlik 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, Following a public nomination period, the ASO Address Council (ASO AC) has selected the final set of candidates to fill the ASO seat on the ICANN Board. This seat is currently held by Raimundo Beca, whose term expires in June 2007. The candidates are: - Al-Din J. Kadhem Al-Radhi - Smain Aouissi - Raimundo Beca - Vikram Gupta - Jordi Palet Martinez - Remco Van Mook - Shahmeet Singh - Kuo-Wei Wu In May 2007, the ASO AC will make its final selection to appoint one of these individuals to fill the ASO Board seat. To aid them in making their final selection, the ASO AC members request your comments and statements of support for these candidates. A public comment period will be open until 18:00 UTC Friday, 20 April 2007. You can provide your comments and statements of support for the candidates on the aso-announce mailing list. These will be publicly archived at: http://www.aso.icann.org/lists Alternatively, if you would prefer not to subscribe to that mailing list, you may submit your comments directly to the ASO AC Nominations Committee by sending an e-mail to: board-nomms(a)aso.icann.org. A digest of all comments sent to the mailing list or received by the Nominations Committee will be published on the ASO web site at: http://www.aso.icann.org/elections Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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First Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) Meeting in Bahrain
by Paul Rendek 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) will hold its first meeting from 3-5 April 2007 at the Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel in Bahrain. Hosted by 2Connect, the event will offer network engineers and other technical staff the opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences, and identify areas for regional cooperation. MEETING AGENDA -------------- A preliminary agenda is now available online, however there are still presentation timeslots available. If you are interested in participating as a presenter please contact us as soon as possible at <contact(a)ripe.net>. The preliminary agenda is available at: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/meeting_plan.html SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION ----------------------- The MENOG meeting is non-commercial and relies on the contributions of sponsors. By participating as a sponsor, you will be supporting a valuable regional forum, while exposing your organisation to many of the Middle East's leading Internet professionals. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact us at <contact(a)ripe.net>. For more information on becoming a MENOG 1 sponsor, see: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/sponsors.html REGISTRATION ------------- Registration for MENOG 1 is free and open to everyone. You can register online at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration/meeting.html?id=42 HOTEL ACCOMMODATION -------------------- MENOG 1 attendees who wish to stay at the Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel can take advantage of a reduced room rate. More information on this package, including the hotel booking form, can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/meeting-venue.html MENOG 1 will be modeled on meetings held by NANOG (North American Network Operators Group) in North America, and SANOG (South Asian Network Operators Group) in the South Asian region. The meeting agenda will include presentations, tutorials and workshops to discuss implementation issues that require community cooperation. Topics of discussion will include network expansion, broadband deployment and scaling wireless networks in the desert. The RIPE NCC is proud to support the launch of this important regional forum, and will be providing organisational assistance throughout MENOG 1. For more information, please see: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/ Regards, Paul Rendek, Head of Communications RIPE NCC

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