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[news] Update of RIPE NCC Procedural Document
by Athina Fragkouli 08 Feb '18

08 Feb '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Procedural document, “Closure of Members, Deregistration of Internet Resources, and Legacy Resources” has recently been reviewed and updated. The document has been updated to ensure it is consistent with changes to the Articles of Association (AoA) that were approved by the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) in October 2017. The changes to the procedural document specify that once we have begun the closure procedure for a member, and RIPE NCC services have been suspended, the membership will also be suspended. More information is available in the GM supporting documents here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017/updated-… Please see here the updated document here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-697/ Kind regards, Athina Fragkouli Head of Legal RIPE NCC

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[Meetings] Register Now for ENOG 15 in Moscow
by ENOG 06 Feb '18

06 Feb '18

Dear colleagues, Registration for the ENOG 15/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is now open. Join us in Moscow to expand your network, share knowledge and meet experts from across the Internet community. ENOG 15 runs from 4-5 June 2018, is free of charge and open to everyone. Register here: https://www.enog.org/register/ ------------------- Discount Room Rates ------------------- The meeting will take place at the Moscow Marriott Grand Hotel which is offering ENOG 15 attendees a discounted room rate of RUB 9,500 (approx. EUR 134) per night, including breakfast and Wi-Fi. The discounted rates expire on 21 May 2018 and are subject to availability. You can find booking information at: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/venue/ Please note that there are several other hotels nearby. Please see the accommodation link above and find the one that is most suitable for you. ------------------- RACI ------------------- The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) will cover travel and accommodation costs for academics presenting their research at ENOG 15. Apply for support before 4 March 2018: https://www.ripe.net/raci/ ------------------- Follow the #ENOG15 hashtag on Twitter. Join the Facebook ENOG Meetings page: https://www.facebook.com/ENOG.org Find more information ENOG 15 online: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/ See you in Moscow! Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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[news] RACI: Apply Now!
by Gergana Petrova 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is again looking for talented academics in the field of Internet technology. Successful applicants receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. If you are working on something interesting, please apply! If you know someone in your network who is, please forward them this message. https://www.ripe.net/raci --------------------- Application deadlines --------------------- MENOG 18 (25-26 April, Tehran): apply by 25 February RIPE 76 (14-18 May, Marseille): apply by 4 March ENOG 15 (4-5 June, Moscow): apply by 4 March SEE 7 (18-19 June, Timisoara): apply by 4 March At ENOG 15 you can present in either Russian or English. --------------------------- Examples of relevant topics --------------------------- - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things ------------------------------------------------- Get the latest news on RACI and Internet research ------------------------------------------------- - Subscribe to the RACI mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/raci_ripe - Join our group on LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a lovely day! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - January Update
by Marco Schmidt 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Dear colleagues, Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list. Proposals Open for Discussion: 2016-04, "IPv6 Sub-assignment Clarification" 2017-02, "Regular abuse-c Validation" Proposal Overview: PROPOSAL: 2016-04, "IPv6 Sub-assignment Clarification" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to re-define the term "sub-assignment" for IPv6. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Explains feasibility and possible side effects. STATUS: Last Call WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 13 February 2018 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04 PROPOSAL: 2017-02, "Regular abuse-c Validation" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to give the RIPE NCC a mandate to regularly validate "abuse-mailbox:" information and to follow up in cases where contact information is deemed incorrect. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Provides details how the RIPE NCC will validate the technical parameters of "abuse-mailbox:" attributes. STATUS: Review Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: Anti-Abuse Working Group: anti-abuse-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 16 February 2018 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2017-02 The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2018
by Fergal Cunningham 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2018 - LIR Statistics - Redistribution of 2017 Surplus - Annual Statement/Invoicing 2018 - RIPE 76, Marseilles - Registration Open - MENOG 18, Tehran - ENOG 15, Moscow - SEE 7, Timisoara - Rob Blokzijl Award - Call for Nominations - RIPE NCC Member Lunches: Bishkek, Yerevan - RIPE Atlas Architecture - How We Manage Our Probes - Plan of Action for RIPE Atlas Anchor Virtual Machines - RIPEstat Update - IPv6 Articles on RIPE Labs - The RIPE NCC in Central Asia and the Caucasus Region - RIPE Diversity Taskforce - RIPE NCC MoU with CENTR - Upcoming Training Courses and Webinars - RACI Applications for 2018 - Positions Available at the RIPE NCC - RIPE Forum - RSS News Feeds from the RIPE NCC - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 17,777 (+201) LIRs with IPv6: 12,825 (+112) IPv4 addresses transferred in December: 202,240 (-11,822,592) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true REDISTRIBUTION OF 2017 SURPLUS All members who were active on 31 December 2017 will receive a redistribution following approval of the redistribution of the 2017 surplus at the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October. For a member with one LIR who has no PI space, the redistribution will be EUR 359. Full details are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/redistribution/redi… ANNUAL STATEMENT/INVOICING 2018 >From 16 January, LIRs will be able to view their annual statement for 2018 in the LIR Portal. This informative statement includes a detailed specification of the fee to be paid in 2018. Invoices can also be viewed and paid via the LIR Portal, and they will be sent to members on 19 January. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/annual-state… RIPE 76, MARSEILLES - REGISTRATION OPEN Registration for RIPE 76 in Marseille (14-18 May) is now open: https://ripe76.ripe.net/attend/register/ Key dates: 16 January 2018: Registration opened 23 January 2018: Call for Presentations issued 11 March 2018: Deadline to submit a topic MENOG 18, TEHRAN MENOG 18 will take place in Tehran from 25-26 April. Details on registration and the call for presentations will be posted at: https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-18/ ENOG 15, MOSCOW ENOG 15 will take place in Moscow from 4-5 June: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/ Key dates: 6 February 2018: Registration opens 13 February 2018: Call for Presentations issued 1 April 2018: Deadline to submit a topic SEE 7, TIMISOARA SEE 7 will take place in Timisoara from 18-19 June: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-7 Key dates: 30 January: Call for Presentations issued 27 February: Registration opens 16 March: Deadline to submit a topic ROB BLOKZIJL AWARD - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The Rob Blokzijl Foundation, named in honour of the Internet pioneer and RIPE Chair for 25 years, is pleased to invite nominations for its 2018 award: http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org/call-for-nominations.html RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES - BISHKEK, YEREVAN Registration is open for member lunches in Bishkek (23 January) and Yerevan (7 February). Please register here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches/ RIPE ATLAS ARCHITECTURE - HOW WE MANAGE OUR PROBES Robert Kisteleki gives an insight into the overall RIPE Atlas network and how we manage secure communication with our probes: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ripe-atlas-architecture-how-we-manage-… PLAN OF ACTION FOR RIPE ATLAS ANCHOR VIRTUAL MACHINES Robert also explains how we're addressing requests to set up RIPE Atlas vantage points as virtual machines (VMs): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/plan-of-action-for-ripe-atlas-anchor-v… RIPEstat Update Hugo Salgado explains on RIPE Labs how he used RIPEstat to analyse cable cuts in Chile: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/hugo_salgado/using-ripestat-to-analyse-cable-… And we have a sneak preview of the new RIPEstat Looking Glass featuring RIS data from eight collector locations. Please note that this is still a work in progress: https://stat.ripe.net/data/looking-glass/data.json?preferred_version=2.0&re… IPv6 ARTICLES ON RIPE LABS Already in 2018, we have three great articles from community members on IPv6. Wilhelm Boeddinghaus explains how enterprises can deploy IPv6 on client networks: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm_boeddinghaus/ipv6-in-enterprise-clien… Jan Zorz asks for contributions on how best to run and protect email servers on IPv6: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/JanZorz/how-to-run-and-protect-an-email-serve… Joel Jaeggli talks about aspects of ECMP load-balancing with IPv6: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/joel_jaeggli/ipv6-flow-label-misuse-in-hashing THE RIPE NCC IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS REGION Vahan Hovsepyan from the RIPE NCC outlines what we've been doing to engage with members and stakeholders in Central Asia and the Caucasus region: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/vahan_hovsepyan/central-asia-and-caucasus-unc… RIPE DIVERSITY TASKFORCE The RIPE Diversity Taskforce has been very active and is hoping to get more input from the community. You can see the notes from its December 2017 meeting at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/diversity/2017-December/000163.html RIPE NCC MoU WITH CENTR We recently signed an MoU with CENTR, the European Association of Country-Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs). On RIPE Labs, Mirjam Kühne looks at the shared history between our two organisations: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/centr-and-the-ripe-ncc-two-organisatio… UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS The RIPE NCC offers free face-to-face training courses for members on topics such as BGP Operation and Security, IPv6 and IPv6 Security, and Measurements and Tools. In February 2018, there will be courses on these topics in Sweden, Estonia and the UK. There are also webinars on IPv6 and the RIPE Database. Register now at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RACI APPLICATIONS FOR 2018 The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) covers the cost of flights, accommodation and meeting tickets for selected academics to present their research at RIPE, ENOG, MENOG and SEE meetings. Please help spread the word to academics who could benefit from this programme! https://www.ripe.net/raci POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT THE RIPE NCC We are looking to hire an Internet Resource Analyst and a Big Data Software Engineer. If you know someone who might be interested in coming to work with us in Amsterdam, please send them this link: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/working-at-the-ripe-ncc/current-opening… RIPE FORUM We'd like to remind you that you can participate in RIPE community mailing list discussions using a web-based interface rather than an email client. RIPE Forum posts are sent to the mailing lists and everything from the mailing lists is visible in the forum: https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ RSS NEWS FEEDS FROM THE RIPE NCC News feeds allow you to see when we add new content on a particular subject in a section of the website that you're interested in. You can get the latest headlines as soon as we publish them. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/feeds EMAIL TAGGING We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own mail client depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM], [service] and [training]. SOCIAL MEDIA Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking You can find all the previous Member Updates containing an overview of what the RIPE NCC is doing at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update If you have any questions or comments on the material in the Member Update, please let me know. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[meetings] Register Now for RIPE 76
by Martina De Mas 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

Dear colleagues, You can now register for the RIPE 76 Meeting at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/register/ RIPE 76 will take place at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille from 14-18 May 2018. ----------------- Ticket Options ----------------- Week ticket: EUR 350 Day ticket: EUR 125 Student (week) ticket: EUR 50 All new RIPE NCC members are eligible for two free week tickets. You can find more information about ticket options at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/attend/ ----------------- Hotel Rates ----------------- The RIPE 76 meeting venue doesn't have accommodation, but there are hotels and B&Bs in the area, several of which offer a discounted rate to RIPE 76 attendees. Please see the accommodation page to find the hotel that is most suitable for you. https://ripe76.ripe.net/venue/accommodation/ ----------------- RIPE 76 Programme ----------------- The draft meeting plan is online: https://ripe76.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ The Call for Presentations will open on the 23rd of January, so stay tuned! ----------------- RACI ----------------- The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) will cover the cost of the meeting ticket, travel and accommodation for successful applicants to present their research at RIPE 76. The deadline to apply is 11 March 2018. Learn more here: https://ripe76.ripe.net/programme/raci/ -------- More information on RIPE 76 can be found at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/ Follow us on Twitter: @ripemeeting, #RIPE76 See you in Marseille in May! Kind regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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[news] 115th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes and Minutes
by Axel Pawlik 10 Jan '18

10 Jan '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 115th meeting on 14 December 2017. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2017/minutes-115th-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 meeting. Further details are available in the minutes: - The Board approved the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2018:  https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-693 - The Board approved the amended RIPE NCC procedural document “RIPE NCC Audit Activity”:  https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/audit - The Board approved amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document "Transfer of Internet Number Resources and Change of a Member’s Official Legal Name (ripe-689)”:  https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-689/ - The Board discussed the resiliency of K-root and asked the RIPE NCC to prepare a revised proposal for the fortification of K-root for discussion and decision on the RIPE NCC Executive Board mailing list. - The Board asked the RIPE NCC to thank Pierre Baume for his work on the Arbiters Panel. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2018 Published
by Axel Pawlik 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2018 is now available. This definitive document has been approved by the RIPE NCC Executive Board with input from the RIPE NCC membership. It outlines the work we will undertake in the coming year and the associated costs for each activity. The document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-693 An overview of the main points from this year's Activity Plan and Budget are: - The RIPE NCC’s Budget will increase by 7% (largely due to Registry Maintenance, Training, IT and Information Security, DNS and K-root Operations, and Finance and Administration) - There is a forecast revenue increase of 15% in 2018 due to the increasing membership - The RIPE NCC plans to increase its FTE count by 4% in 2018 (from 149 to 155) - The membership fee will remain at EUR 1,400 - There is an anticipated surplus of EUR 6.3 million to potentially be redistributed to the membership - The cost per LIR is expected to be EUR 1,435 down from EUR 1,569 in the 2017 Budget Based on developments over the past few months, feedback the Executive Board received from the membership at the General Meeting (GM) and through other feedback mechanisms, changes were made since the draft Activity Plan and Budget was introduced in September. On the final page of the Activity Plan and Budget is a new Appendix 5, which outlines the changes that were made to the draft version published in September. Appendix 5 notes that there is additional Income of kEUR 491 in service fees and independent resource fees based on actual membership levels, as well as additional sponsorship income for MENOG meetings. It also notes additional budget of 481 kEUR for Operational Expenditures. Full details on all the changes are available in the Appendix. The Executive Board notes that questions arose at the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October that ask for more information on the RIPE NCC's longer-term outlook and strategy to ensure scalability and efficiency, including financial analyses and scenarios for the coming years. The Board is committed to providing information in this area and we will inform the membership when we are ready to present this. We are examining current market trends and we will provide scenarios and analysis based on this in 2018. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: December 2017
by Fergal Cunningham 18 Dec '17

18 Dec '17

RIPE NCC Member Update: December 2017 - LIR Statistics - Invoicing Process for 2018 - Housekeeping Reminder for 2018 - Aligning End User and LIR Resource Transfers in the LIR Portal - RIPE NCC Member Lunches: Paris, Bishkek, Yerevan - IGF 2017 Liveblog - DMARC Solution Applied to RIPE Working Group Mailing Lists - RIPE 76, Marseille - MENOG 18, Tehran - RIS Route Collector Changes - RIPE Atlas Anchor Sponsorship Campaign - Using RIPE Atlas to Understand End User Network Behaviours - IPv6 Week Denmark - Hackathon Version 6 - How We're Implementing the GDPR - The First Albanian Network Operators' Forum - The RIPE Fellowship - Embracing the Next Generation - Calling the RIPE Community in France - Upcoming Training Courses - RACI Applications for 2018 - Position Available at the RIPE NCC - Current Policy Development Discussions - Monthly Policy Updates - RIPE Forum - RSS News Feeds from the RIPE NCC - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 17,576 (+221) LIRs with IPv6: 12,713 (+129) IPv4 addresses transferred in November: 12,024,832 (+7,881,472) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true INVOICING PROCESS FOR 2018 We are currently preparing the invoicing process for 2018 and we expect to send the first invoice on 19 January. The billing procedure and fee schedule 2018 are already online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/billing-procedure-a… HOUSEKEEPING REMINDER FOR 2018 As we approach the new year, it's a good time to check that your LIR account details, especially the billing email addresses, are up-to-date. You can check and update everything at: https://my.ripe.net/ ALIGNING END USER AND LIR RESOURCE TRANSFERS IN THE LIR PORTAL We will soon be changing the way that transfers of End User resources are handled in the LIR Portal by applying the same approach that is already in place for transfers of LIR resources. This is part of our work to make updating the RIPE Registry more user-friendly and secure: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2017-November/001220.h… RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES - PARIS, BISHKEK, YEREVAN Registration is already open for the first member lunches in 2018. So if you are available to meet us in Paris (16 January), Bishkek (23 January) or Yerevan (7 February), please register here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches/ IGF 2017 LIVEBLOG The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is taking place in Geneva this week. Our staff are posting regular updates on the issues, arguments and ideas at the event: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/igf-2017-liveblog You can participate remotely in the IGF and see the agenda from: https://igf2017.intgovforum.org/ DMARC SOLUTION APPLIED TO RIPE WORKING GROUP MAILING LISTS We have deployed a Mailman setting change to address DMARC-related issues that cause some people to not receive emails from working group mailing lists they are subscribed to. Read more at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2017-December/001282.html RIPE 76 Registration for RIPE 76 in Marseille will open in January 2018, but there is already plenty of relevant information available on the RIPE 76 website: https://ripe76.ripe.net/ MENOG 18, TEHRAN The dates have been announced for the MENOG 18 Meeting, taking place in Tehran from 25-26 April 2018. Keep an eye out for announcements on registration and calls for presentations. https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-18/ RIS ROUTE COLLECTOR CHANGES We are starting to migrate the RIPE NCC RIS route collectors to the new data collection architecture. Romeo Zwart explains what's happening: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/romeo_zwart/ris-route-collector-changes RIPE ATLAS ANCHOR SPONSORSHIP CAMPAIGN The RIPE NCC’s 2017 campaign to sponsor 15 RIPE Atlas anchors has drawn to a successful close. Sixteen anchor hosts from all across the globe were granted sponsorship, the extra one having been made possible due to the lower price of the new v3 anchor hardware. Read more about it on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/last-sponsored-ripe-atlas-anchors… USING RIPE ATLAS TO UNDERSTAND END USER NETWORK BEHAVIOURS Marcel Flores and Stephen McQuistin from Verizon describe how they used RIPE Atlas to understand the network behaviours their end users are experiencing: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/verizon_digital/seeing-the-world-with-ripe-at… IPv6 WEEK DENMARK The IPv6 Week in Copenhagen in November consisted of a two-day hackathon on IPv6, an "IPv6 Day" full of great presentations, and three days of IPv6 training. A report from Nathalie Künneke-Trenaman is available: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/nathalie_nathalie/ipv6-week-denmark HACKATHON VERSION 6 As part of IPv6 Week Denmark, there was an IPv6 Hackathon that saw many great collaborations and results. Vesna Manojlovic presents the results with links to documentation, pictures and stories: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/results-hackathon-version-6 HOW WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THE GDPR The RIPE NCC's Head of Legal, Athina Fragkouli, presents the first in a series of articles that explains what the RIPE NCC is doing to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/Athina/how-we-re-implementing-the-gdpr THE FIRST ALBANIAN NETWORK OPERATORS' FORUM Daniele Arena from NaMeX reports on RIPE Labs about the creation of a new NOG and IXP in Albania this November: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/daniele_arena/the-first-albanian-network-oper… THE RIPE FELLOWSHIP - EMBRACING THE NEXT GENERATION Find out about how we are embracing the next generation of RIPE community members: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/agowland/embracing-the-next-generation-of-rip… CALLING THE RIPE COMMUNITY IN FRANCE The RIPE Diversity Task Force wants to engage early with the local operator community around Marseille. If you belong to a local hackerspace, NOG or other Internet-specific group, please get in touch with us so we can work together in advance of RIPE 76 (14-18 May 2018). If you know of a great local presenter, even better! Details on our efforts and how to contact us are available in the RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/agowland/calling-all-french-techies-tell-your… UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES The RIPE NCC offers free face-to-face training courses for members on topics such as BGP Operation and Security, IPv6 and IPv6 Security, and Measurements and Tools. In January 2018, there will be courses on these topics in the Netherlands, Hungary, Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine. Register now at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RACI APPLICATIONS FOR 2018 The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) covers the cost of flights, accommodation and meeting tickets for selected academics to present their research at RIPE, ENOG, MENOG and SEE meetings. Please help spread the word to academics who could benefit from this programme! https://www.ripe.net/raci POSITION AVAILABLE AT THE RIPE NCC We are looking to hire an Internet Resource Analyst. If someone you know might be interested in coming to work with us in Amsterdam, please send them this link: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/working-at-the-ripe-ncc/current-opening… CURRENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSIONS The RIPE community is still discussing a redefinition of the term "sub-assignment" for IPv6 and how to validate abuse contacts in the RIPE Database. Do you want to join these discussions? Check the following link. https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… If you have ideas for a policy change or questions, send an email to <pdo(a)ripe.net> for guidance. MONTHLY POLICY UPDATES The RIPE NCC sends a monthly update on the status of policy proposals in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). You can find all the updates at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/policy-updates RIPE FORUM We'd like to remind you that you can participate in RIPE community mailing list discussions using a web-based interface rather than an email client. RIPE Forum posts are sent to the mailing lists and everything from the mailing lists are visible in the forum: https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ RSS NEWS FEEDS FROM THE RIPE NCC News feeds allow you to see when we add new content on a particular subject in a section of the website that you're interested in. You can get the latest headlines as soon as we publish them. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/feeds EMAIL TAGGING We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own mail client depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM], [service] and [training]. SOCIAL MEDIA Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking You can find all the previous Member Updates containing an overview of what the RIPE NCC is doing at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update If you have any questions or comments on the material in the Member Update, please let me know. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Billing and Finance Updates
by Sonia Garbi Gomez 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC is currently preparing the invoicing for 2018. Below are the latest updates on our planning and implementation. Redistribution of Surplus 2017 At the RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2017, the membership approved the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2017. The amount to be redistributed per member will be calculated at the end of December 2017. This will be marked as a discount on your invoice for 2018. Billing 2018 The billing procedure and fee schedule 2018 is now online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/billing-procedure-a… In early January 2018, RIPE NCC Members will receive an annual account statement for each LIR account they hold. This statement will provide an overview of the total fee due in 2018 including the redistribution of surplus 2017 marked as a discount. Charges for Assignments and Registrations You can now view a specification of the independent Internet number resource assignments and legacy Internet resource registrations that are charged for 2018. These details are available through the LIR Portal and will be made available to the billing contacts of the LIR. Kind regards, Sonia Garbi Gomez Finance Manager RIPE NCC

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