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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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[meetings] Register Now for SEE 10!
by Seeurope 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Dear colleagues, It’s been a long wait, but we’re excited to announce that the first of our hybrid events is now open for registration! The tenth South East Europe (SEE 10)/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will take place on 11-12 April at the Grand Hotel Union in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The meeting will be the first hybrid meeting where you can interact with attendees and presenters using the same platform. Would you like to get involved? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What’s in it for you? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Two full days of networking and learning - A platform to showcase your innovations - Get tutorials, best practises and new developments from experts - Get to know other organisations from South East Europe - RIPE NCC staff on hand to help you with queries or issues - Fantastic socials! This meeting covers a wide range of topics, including: - IPv6 deployment - Network, DNS and IXP operations - Commercial transactions of IPv4 addresses - Internet governance and regulatory practices - Data centre technologies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The meeting is open to everyone! We welcome remote participants as well as participants joining in person. Attendance is free of charge. Register for your place: https://www.ripe.net/see-10/register ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submit a Presentation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regional presentations on Internet-related topics are welcome! Please submit your presentation proposals at: https://www.ripe.net/see-10/call-for-presentations More information about the meeting can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/see-10 We look forward to welcoming you to SEE 10 in Ljubljana! Best regards, SEE Meeting Team

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[GM] Call for Volunteers for Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team
by Christian Kaufmann 14 Feb '22

14 Feb '22

Dear members, This is a call for volunteers from among the membership to join the Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team for the May 2022 General Meeting elections. The Executive Board election in 2021 was the first to have a Code of Conduct for Executive Board Election Candidates. An Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team was established to evaluate reports of violations of the code of conduct. The report of that Code of Conduct Team is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2021/eb-elections… The team for 2021 was made up of seven volunteers from the Executive Board Election Task Force. The Executive Board would like to express its gratitude to the seven members of the team who carried out this important work. The Executive Board would now like to ask for volunteers from the membership to be on the Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team for the May 2022 election. The task of this team will be to evaluate any reports of violations of the election code of conduct by candidates. If the team confirms that a violation of the election code of conduct has taken place, disqualification of the candidate in question can take place. If you are willing to participate in this role, please send a mail to <agm(a)ripe.net> by *Wednesday, 23 February 2022*. The Board will appoint members of the team from the list of those that volunteer. Members should not volunteer if they expect to become candidates in the election. And I note that the code of conduct for this purpose applies only to confirmed candidates in the election. All of us, members and candidates alike, are expected to follow the RIPE Code of Conduct: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-766 Kind regards, Christian Kaufmann Chairman of the RIPE NCC Executive Board

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[service] Network Maintenance: 10 February 2022 13:00-13:30 (UTC+1)
by Menno Schepers 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

Dear colleagues, Tomorrow, we will carry out maintenance on our core network infrastructure between 13:00-13:30 (UTC+1). Some of our services might be unavailable for a few minutes during this time. Menno Schepers Senior System Engineer RIPE NCC

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