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[news] New RIPE NCC Managing Director
by Christian Kaufmann 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board has appointed Hans Petter Holen as the new Managing Director of the RIPE NCC. He will start his new position no later than 1 June and will work with the existing Management Team to ensure a smooth transition. You are most likely aware of who Hans Petter is as he has been serving as the RIPE Chair since May 2014. Besides doing really well in the recruitment process, the Executive Board believes that his experience in both his professional career and his strong involvement with the RIPE community make him the best fit for this position. Hans Petter asked me to share some words on his behalf: “I am deeply honoured by this appointment as I have known the organisation for more than 25 years and have grown personally and professionally by being involved in the RIPE community working with the RIPE NCC. I am looking forward to exploring the RIPE NCC in a different light and using the knowledge I have gained over the years as RIPE Chair and in my professional career in the best interests of the RIPE NCC members and the technical community. I am grateful for the possibility to work with the Executive Board, RIPE NCC staff and the community to further improve the organisation. The RIPE NCC is the trusted RIR for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. We should work with the other RIRs to strengthen the global RIR system and ensure its accountability, transparency and resilience. I believe that we all must work together in order to adapt to the changing environment. Our trust is directly affected by the accuracy of the registry and our service delivery to our members. We need to ensure the highest standards are maintained here. Our trust is also dependent on our ability to engage and strengthen our relationships with stakeholders from the industry, governments, law enforcement and society at large. We have an incredibly diverse membership, and addressing the needs of that membership is a challenge that I am excited to take on. Regarding my position as RIPE Chair, I will naturally withdraw my nomination for the RIPE Chair selection. I believe there are good candidates already nominated, and the community still has time to review and nominate candidates for the consideration by the Nominations Committee until the end of the month. I trust the NomCom to make a good choice for my successor.” We would like to thank Hagoort & Partners, who carried out the executive search. And we wish Hans Petter lots of success in this role and we look forward to working together to bring strong leadership and direction to the RIPE NCC for the years ahead. Kind regards, Christian Kaufmann RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman

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[news] COVID-19 and RIPE NCC-organised Events
by Fergal Cunningham 03 Mar '20

03 Mar '20

Dear RIPE NCC members, Following global concern regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, we’ve been taking measures to protect our staff and guests at all of our events. This includes RIPE Meetings, regional events, training courses and member lunches. To ensure the health and safety of all attendees, we are: - Following the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO) - Adhering to the travel restrictions and guidance of the host country. Please check the travel advice issued by the host country before travelling. - Encouraging attendees to follow WHO recommendations to help prevent the spread of the virus So far, MENOG 20 has been postponed, which was planned to take place from 15-19 March in Manama, Bahrain. This was necessary to ensure the health and safety of everyone. We hope to announce new dates for MENOG 20 in the future. In the meantime, we are closely monitoring the situation and will keep you informed about new developments. You can check the status of all our events at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/coronavirus-update If you have concerns about attending one of our events, please contact us at <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Marketing and Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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[GM] Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board
by Christian Kaufmann 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Dear RIPE NCC members, This is a call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There will be an election for three vacant seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 13-15 May 2020, each of which is for a three-year term. The elections are to fill the seats currently held by Maria Häll, Christian Kaufmann and Salam Yamout, whose terms expire in May 2020. 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. 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, 22 April 2020 following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. 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/ Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. ------------------------------------------------------------- Voting at the RIPE NCC General Meeting ------------------------------------------------------------- Along with other resolutions, RIPE NCC members will vote to fill three seats on the Executive Board at the upcoming GM. If you cannot attend the GM but would still like to vote, you can choose one of the two options below: 1. Electronic Voting Registration to vote electronically at the GM is now open: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2020 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 13 May 2020 at 16:00 Berlin local time (UTC+2). Please ensure you are listed as a user for your organisation in https://my.ripe.net to ensure 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 out the proxy form and send it to us using the details on the form by 29 April 2020. Any proxy form sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy voting form is online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2020/ripe-ncc-gen… ------------------------------------------------------------- Further information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Christian Kaufmann Chairman of the RIPE NCC Executive Board ------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates and Deadlines ------------------------------------------------------------- 26 February – Invitation to register for GM and voting 26 February – Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 15 April – All GM documents published, including the Annual Report 2019 and Financial Report 2019 22 April – Close nominations for Executive Board elections 29 April – Deadline for proxy vote nominations 29 April – Deadline for members to propose resolutions 29 April – Final GM agenda published 13 May – Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC+2) 13 May – GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC+2) 15 May – GM closes with voting results announcement (10:45 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. If the number of nominees exceeds the number of vacancies, the General Meeting shall elect Executive Board members in accordance with Article 18.4.

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[GM] Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2020
by Christian Kaufmann 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Dear RIPE NCC members, On behalf of the Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) from 13-15 May 2020. The GM will take place alongside the RIPE 80 Meeting in Berlin. Full remote participation is available so all members can vote and take part in discussions. You can register now at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2020 The GM is where members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC. At the upcoming GM, members will vote to fill three seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There will also be discussions on: - The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2019 (to be voted on) - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2021 (to be voted on) - Reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and RIPE NCC Management - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2019 (to be voted on) All organisations with voting rights will receive an invitation to register to vote electronically. Registration for electronic voting will remain open until 16:00 Berlin local time (UTC+2) on the day of the GM, 13 May 2020. All information on how to participate, as well as the proxy voting form, is available from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2020 If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Christian Kaufmann Chairman of the RIPE NCC Executive Board ------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates and Deadlines ------------------------------------------------------------- 26 February – Invitation to register for GM and voting 26 February – Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 15 April – GM documents published, including the Annual Report 2019 and Financial Report 2019 22 April – Close nominations for Executive Board elections 29 April – Deadline for proxy vote nominations 29 April – Deadline for members to propose resolutions 29 April – Final GM agenda published 13 May – Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC+2) 13 May – GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC+2) 15 May – GM closes with voting results announcement (10:45 UTC+2)

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses April-June 2020
by Training Services 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

Dear colleagues, Here's your opportunity to pick up new technical skills or learn more about the administration of Internet number resources! The RIPE NCC has a dedicated training team who offer support across our service region. The RIPE NCC’s training team will be delivering face-to-face training courses in Luxembourg, Ljubljana (SEE 9), Tashkent (RIPE NCC Day), Warsaw, Bologna, Munich, Prague, Vienna, Moscow (ENOG 17), Ramallah, Valencia and Athens in the coming months. 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) 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 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 The RIPE NCC Academy is a virtual learning environment where you can complete online courses. We offer courses on being a Local Internet Registry, the RIPE Database and Introduction to IPv6. It is available to all members and non-members, free of charge: https://academy.ripe.net Whether it's in person or online, we hope to see you soon! Rumy Spratley-Kanis Head of Learning and Development

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[news] RIPE NCC Survey 2019: Key Findings and Action Areas
by Fergal Cunningham 17 Feb '20

17 Feb '20

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Survey was conducted in May and June 2019. 4,161 RIPE NCC members and other interested parties took the time to participate and let us know their views on how the RIPE NCC is performing and the direction it should be taking in the years ahead. We are extremely grateful to all those who took the time to give their input. Survey Matters analysed the data and published a detailed report with the findings from the survey in October 2019. We examined these and we now propose a number of our own key findings and action areas to address the issues raised in the survey. A list of all 36 key findings is available here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-201… The list provides areas for investigation and we will add the results of those investigations and proposed actions as we develop them. We will also periodically review the list and make adjustments if necessary. In 2020, we will update the webpage with the outcomes of the actions taken by the RIPE NCC in each area. If you would like to comment on the findings and action areas, please let us know at <survey(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Marketing and Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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[meetings] Register for MENOG 20 Meeting and Peering Forum - Manama 18-19 March 2020
by menog＠ripe.net 13 Feb '20

13 Feb '20

Dear Colleagues, The Middle East Network Operators Group Meeting & Peering Forum (MENOG) will be held at the Art Rotana Hotel in Manama on 18-19 March 2020. MENOG is the largest, non-commercial, technical, educational and community-oriented event in the Middle East. Hosted by EDB Bahrain this event will discuss issues connected to peering, interconnection and IXP development. Register: MENOG is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge. You can register for the meeting here: www.menog.org/register Agenda: We are currently seeking content proposals from the community for presentations, panel sessions and lightning talks. Please submit your talk in English, along with an abstract and draft version of the slides, before 17 February. www.menog.org/meetings/menog-20/call-for-presentations/ Workshops: Along with the MENOG 20 Meeting & Peering Forum we also provide workshops on 15-16-17 March, you can find more information and the registration link at: www.menog.org/meetings/menog-20/workshops/ Sponsorship: Sponsoring MENOG puts your organisation in front of a diverse audience of key players in the Internet industry. You can find more information on sponsorship packages here: www.menog.org/sponsors/sponsorship Check back regularly for the latest information here: www.menog.org/meetings/menog-20/ We look forward to seeing you in Manama! Best Regards, Khalid Samara MENOG PC Chair www.menog.org www.facebook.com/menog.org #MENOG20

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2020
by Elena Signorelli 12 Feb '20

12 Feb '20

Hello RIPE NCC member, After several months of development and testing, the RIPE Atlas team has now made software probes available. Learn more about this in Your Technical Update. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats -- Upcoming Training Courses and Webinars -- Council of Europe Partnership -- IPv6 Deployment in Jordan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE Atlas Software Probes -- The Debogonisation of 2a10::/12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Results of the Pan-European Quantum Internet Hackathon -- Reporting Back from RIPE 79 -- Focus on: the Address Policy Working Group ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- MENOG 20 and Peering Forum, 15-19 March 2020, Manama, Bahrain -- SEE 9, 7-8 April 2020, Ljubljana, Slovenia -- RIPE NCC Day Tashkent, 29 April 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- RIPE 80, 11-15 May 2020, Berlin, Germany -- ENOG 17, 8-9 June 2020, Moscow, Russia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats LIR STATISTICS Number of LIRs: 25,303 (+156) LIRs with IPv6: 16,414 (+102) Policy transfers in January: 492,800 IPv4 addresses (-209,920) -- Upcoming Training Courses and Webinars Don't miss out on upcoming training courses and webinars. We'll be announcing the Q2 schedule very soon, so stay in touch on social media for real-time updates from our Learning and Development team. You can also bookmark this page with the schedule: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses -- Council of Europe Partnership Last week on 6 February, we joined a partnership with the Council of Europe. Our aim will be to develop recommendations for its member states on the development, use and regulation of digital technologies. Read the full news announcement at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-joi… -- IPv6 Deployment in Jordan The RIPE NCC and the Jordan regulator partner up to increase awareness about IPv6 deployment in Jordan. Read more about it in this news announcement: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-and… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE Atlas Software Probes Did you always want to host a RIPE Atlas probe but couldn't? The probes are now also available as a software package, making it easier to host one! Learn more about what the RIPE Atlas team has done to make these probes available in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-software-probes -- The Debogonisation of 2a10::/12 As we're getting ready to start allocating a new block of IPv6 addresses, from 2a10::/12, we did a couple of 'pre-flight' checks to check the usability of the address space in this /12 block. Emile Aben, Florian Obser, Rene Wilhelm, Stephen Strowes and Riccardo Stagni share their findings in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/the-debogonisation-of-2a10-12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Results of the Pan-European Quantum Internet Hackathon Read about our first-ever multi-location hackathon. Our colleague, Vesna Manojlovic, shares the results and the challenges as well as insights from each location. Read the RIPE Labs article at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/results-of-the-pan-european-quantum-int… -- Reporting Back from RIPE 79 RIPE Chair, Hans Petter Holen, looks back at RIPE 79 in Rotterdam. He focuses on a few of the topics discussed throughout the week, as well as highlighting some accomplishments. Read the article on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/hans_petter_holen/reporting-back-from-ripe-79 -- Focus on: the Address Policy Working Group The Address Policy Working Group (AP-WG) is developing policies for the management and use of IPv4, IPv6 and AS Number resources within our service region. Policy topics discussed include resource allocations, transfers and registrations. Most recently, the AP-WG was responsible for developing the IPv4 Waiting List policy. Interested? Get involved at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/ap ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- MENOG 20 and Peering Forum, 15-19 March 2020, Manama, Bahrain Join us in Manama, Bahrain and register at: https://www.menog.org/menog-20 -- SEE 9, 7-8 April 2020, Ljubljana, Slovenia Register for this free event at: www.ripe.net/see-9/register You only have a few days left to submit your talk. The call for presentations closes 17 February: https://www.ripe.net/see-9/call-for-presentations -- RIPE NCC Day Tashkent, 29 April 2020, Uzbekistan You still have time to submit your content proposals. The call for presentations closes on 28 February. Learn more about the topics of interest and the event at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe-ncc-day-tashkent/call-for-presentations -- RIPE 80, 11-15 May 2020, Berlin, Germany The call for presentations is closing soon! Submit your talk by 23 February: https://ripe80.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp Organise your accommodation and book your stay at the meeting venue. Our meeting team has arranged discounted rates for you. Find out more at: https://ripe80.ripe.net/venue/accommodation Register your attendance at: https://ripe80.ripe.net/attend/register -- ENOG 17, 8-9 June 2020, Moscow, Russia We invite you to register for ENOG 17! enog.org/register or enog.org/ru/register Want to present to leading Internet professionals in the ENOG region? You have until 20 April to submit your talks: https://www.enog.org/enog-17/cfp It’s hard to ignore that familiar sound of passing deadlines, but don’t let these deadlines fly by you. If you’re thinking about presenting at RIPE 80, SEE 9 or RIPE NCC Day Tashkent, make sure you submit your talk by the specified dates above. We’re looking forward to seeing a diverse range of content for all the upcoming meetings. Thanks for reading. /elena Elena Signorelli Marketing and Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RACI, RIPE and SEE Fellowships Deadline End of Week!
by Gergana Petrova 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Dear colleagues, You have until *9 February* to apply for the following funding opportunities: ---- RACI ---- - RIPE NCC Day (29 April, Tashkent) - RIPE 80 (11-15 May, Berlin) - ENOG 17 (8-9 June, Moscow) The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is open to academics that are interested to present their Internet-related research at one of our meetings. https://www.ripe.net/raci --------------- RIPE Fellowship --------------- - RIPE 80 (11-15 May, Berlin) The RIPE Fellowship is open to anybody living in the RIPE NCC’s service region. https://www.ripe.net/fellowship -------------- SEE Fellowship -------------- - SEE 9 (7-8 April, Ljubljana) https://www.ripe.net/see-9/fellowship The SEE Fellowship is open to anybody living in South East Europe. Successful applicants get: - A free ticket for the event - Economy travel to/from home country to the event - Free accommodation near the event venue Please feel free to share this email with others you know who may be interested in applying to one of these initiatives. Let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Academy Update
by Sandra Bras 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

Dear colleagues, On 2 January, we closed the RIPE NCC Academy, our e-learning platform, for some much-needed upgrades. Our original intention was to have the Academy back online and live by 27 January. However, we have run into some unforeseen issues with implementing this upgrade, and we will be unable to put the Academy back online by Monday. We are working to bring the Academy online as soon as possible. We currently anticipate that the Academy will be back up and running around mid-February. You can read about the upgrades being made to the Academy in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/revamping-the-ripe-ncc-academy <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/revamping-the-ripe-ncc-academy> Our apologies for any inconvenience caused, and we hope to welcome you back to learn online with us soon. Best regards, Sandra Bras E-Learning Programme Manager

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2020
by Boris Duval 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Hello RIPE NCC member and happy new year! Without further ado, here’s your first member update for 2020: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats -- RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2020 -- RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2020 -- De-bogonising 2a10::/12 -- RIPE NCC Academy reopens on 27 January! -- Improved RIPE Database Web Application -- Your Upcoming Webinars ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RPKI Validator 3.1 Documentation -- RIPE Atlas New Software Probes Will Go Live in February -- RIPEstat Usability Survey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2019 Recipients Announced -- RACI: Last Chance to Apply -- Do we Need to Rethink Network Monitoring? -- Networking Networking Women at IEEE LCN 2019 -- 2019 (and 2020) in Four Words ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 80, 11-15 May, Berlin, Germany -- MENOG 20 and Peering Forum, 15-19 March, Manama, Bahrain -- SEE 9, 7-8 April, Ljubljana, Slovenia -- RIPE NCC Day Tashkent, 29 April, Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- ENOG 17, 8-9 June, Moscow, Russia -- Member Lunches ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats LIR STATISTICS Number of LIRs: 25,147 (-137) LIRs with IPv6: 16,312 (+13) Policy transfers in December: 702,720 IPv4 addresses (-50,944) -- RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2020 The RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2020 is now available. The RIPE NCC Executive Board has approved the definitive document with input from our 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-735 -- RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2020 We are currently preparing your invoices for this year, which we will send to all members in February 2020. If you want to see how we will calculate your annual contribution or you need payment information, please refer to the RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2020: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-pr… -- De-bogonising 2a10::/12 A few months ago the RIPE NCC became the first RIR to receive an additional /12 IPv6 allocation (2a10::/12) from IANA. We will soon begin to delegate space from this IPv6 block to LIRs. Prior to this, to improve routability and minimise the risk of filtering, the RIPE NCC will perform several de-bogonising activities in the next few weeks. Please don’t forget to update your bogon filters and allow routes originating from 2a10::/12 in your network. -- RIPE NCC Academy Reopens on 27 January! Our colleagues are currently working hard at updating our e-learning platform with new content and better modules. We will re-launch the Academy on 27 January. Save the date! If you want to know more about what we are changing, read this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/revamping-the-ripe-ncc-academy -- Improved RIPE Database Web Application We have made some updates to the RIPE Database web application. 1. On the My Resources/Sponsored Resources Overview page: -We’ve added flags IRR (Related Route(6) Objects Found) and RDNS (Related Domain Objects Found). These flags show if resources have Route(6) and Domain objects. 2. On the Resources Details page: - The aforementioned flags are also available here. - We’ve added tables with listed related Route(6) and Domain objects. These tables, as well as tables with more specific resources, are now scrollable. 3. You can now query the RIPE Database with flag: --sources or -s -- Your Upcoming Webinars We are pleased to announce our upcoming webinars scheduled for January, February and March 2020. Topics include Internet Routing Registry, IPv6 Addressing, RPKI and more. Find out when the next one is on and register at: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/webinars ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RPKI Validator 3.1 Documentation We have updated our documentation on the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.1 to provide you with better guidance on how to install it. This application allows operators to download and validate the global RPKI data set for use in their BGP decision making process and router configuration. You can view the full documentation at: https://rpki.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rpkivalidator3/index.html -- RIPE Atlas New Software Probes Will Go Live in February After passing the testing phase, the RIPE Atlas software probes are ready to go live. The software probes work as regular RIPE Atlas probes without the need to use a dedicated RIPE Atlas probe hardware. You can find more information about the probes at: https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/software-probe -- RIPEstat Usability Survey Are you troubleshooting network issues or finding abuse contacts? What would be a useful feature to add to RIPEstat? Make a suggestion in this quick survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BJJC5W6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2019 Recipients Announced The RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Selection Committee has reviewed all the applications and is happy to announce the 2019 recipients! Seven projects will receive funding, and you can read the full list of recipients along with a description of their project at: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf/funding-recipients-2019 -- RACI: Last Chance to Apply We encourage all students, academics and researchers from across our service region to apply for the RACI grant. This initiative could fund your meeting ticket, accommodation and travel to one of our upcoming meetings where you could present your research! Interested? Apply on our website by 19 January: https://www.ripe.net/raci -- Do we Need to Rethink Network Monitoring? In this RIPE Labs article, Kemal Sanjta explores how we could improve the current Network Monitoring system based on traceroute and ping: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kemal_sanjta/do-we-need-to-rethink-network-mo… -- Networking Networking Women at IEEE LCN 2019 Martine Sophie Lenders shares what she learned from organising the Networking Networking Women event at IEEE LCN 2019: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/martine_sophie_lenders/networking-networking-… -- 2019 (and 2020) in Four Words Our colleague, Chris Buckridge, looks back at the RIPE NCC's year that was and to the year ahead: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/2019-and-2020-in-four-words ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 80, 11-15 May, Berlin, Germany Registration for RIPE 80 is open! You can secure your seat to the next RIPE meeting at: https://ripe80.ripe.net/attend/register/ You can now also apply for the RIPE Fellowship: https://www.ripe.net/ripe-fellowship -- MENOG 20 and Peering Forum, 15-19 March, Manama, Bahrain The call for presentations is open to experienced network operators! Submit your proposals for plenary sessions no later than 1 February 2020: https://www.menog.org/menog-20/call-for-presentations Join us in Manama, Bahrain and register at: https://www.menog.org/menog-20 -- SEE 9, 7-8 April, Ljubljana, Slovenia Registration for SEE 9 is now open! Don’t forget to register (it’s a free event): https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-9 If you want to apply for the RIPE Fellowship to participate in the event, visit this page: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-9/see-f… In the meantime, you have until 17 February 2020 to submit your talk: https://www.ripe.net/see-9/call-for-presentations -- RIPE NCC Day Tashkent, 29 April, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Submit your content proposals for the plenary session presentations, panels and lightning talks no later than 28 February. Learn more about the topics of interest and the event at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe-ncc-day-tashkent/call-for-presentations -- ENOG 17, 8-9 June, Moscow, Russia The call for presentations for ENOG 17 is now open: https://www.enog.org/enog-17/cfp/ -- Member Lunches Our 2020 Member Lunch schedule is now available. We look forward to meeting you in the city closest to you! Here is where we will be hosting lunches in the coming months: Kharkiv, Ukraine Friday, 8 February Rotterdam, The Netherlands Friday, 15 February Reykjavik, Iceland Friday, 15 March You can register at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches If you want real-time updates about what’s happening in our community, make sure you follow us on social media: https://www.ripe.net/social That’s it for now. We’ll be back in February with more updates! Best regards, Boris Duval Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] De-bogonising 2a10::/12
by Nikolas Pediaditis 08 Jan '20

08 Jan '20

Dear colleagues, A few months ago the RIPE NCC became the first RIR to receive an additional /12 IPv6 allocation (2a10::/12) from IANA. We will soon begin to delegate space from this IPv6 block to LIRs. Prior to this, in order to improve routability and minimise the risk of filtering, the RIPE NCC will perform several de-bogonising activities in the next few weeks. We plan to start announcing the full /12, as well as a few /32 or longer blocks out of 2a10::/12 from AS12654 (RIPE Routing Information System (RIS)), within the next few days. We will analyse data from RIS and RIPE Atlas and we plan to write up an analysis around this effort. We want to remind everybody to update their bogon filters and allow routes originating from 2a10::/12 in their network. Kind regards, Nikolas Pediaditis Registration Services and Policy Development Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2020 Published
by RIPE NCC Management 24 Dec '19

24 Dec '19

Dear RIPE NCC members, We are currently preparing our invoices for next year which will be sent to all members in February 2020. If you want to see how your annual contribution will be calculated or find payment information, please refer to the RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2020, which is now published. You can find this here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-pr… Kind regards Gwen van Berne Chief Financial Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 130th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes and Minutes
by RIPE NCC Management 24 Dec '19

24 Dec '19

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 130th Meeting on 12 December 2019. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2019/minutes-130th-ri… 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 Executive Board introduced a new action for the drafting of a document that will define and describe how the RIPE NCC Executive Board functions, engages and works among itself. - In support of the ongoing development of a transparent conflict of interest policy that applies to RIPE NCC staff and RIPE NCC Executive Board members, the Executive Board agreed that all Internet and industry related activities will be published in the biographies of RIPE NCC Executive Board members on the RIPE NCC's website. - The RIPE NCC Legal team will take on the task of producing a new proposal regarding Meeting Presenter Terms and Conditions. The proposal will be produced in coordination with the RIPE Working Group Chairs and the RIPE Programme Committee and will be presented for the review of the RIPE NCC Executive Board. - The RIPE Chair continues work on a draft procedure describing funding for RIPE Working Group Chairs. The procedure will provide clear terms and conditions for applications for funding. The draft procedure will be presented to the RIPE Working Group Chairs mailing list for discussion. - The Executive Board received reports from the RIPE NCC Management Team, the HR Director and the Chief Financial Officer. Kind regards RIPE NCC Management Team Felipe Victolla Silveira, Gwen van Berne and Kaveh Ranjbar

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[news] RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2020 Published
by RIPE NCC Management 23 Dec '19

23 Dec '19

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2020 is now available. This definitive document has been approved by the RIPE NCC Executive Board with input from our 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-735 The main points from this year's Activity Plan and Budget are: - Our budget will increase by 4% - No increase to our FTE count - A forecast revenue decrease of 12% in 2020, as we expect to end the year with approximately 1,500 fewer LIR accounts than we started with - The membership fee remains at EUR 1,400 - There is an anticipated surplus of 3,332 kEUR to potentially be redistributed to the membership - The cost per LIR is expected to be EUR 1,498, up from EUR 1,367 in the 2019 Budget Feedback we received from the Executive Board and from the membership at last October's General Meeting (GM) did not result in any significant changes since the draft version was published in September. Kind regards RIPE NCC Management Team Felipe Victolla Silveira, Gwen van Berne and Kaveh Ranjbar

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars January - March 2020
by Training Services 19 Dec '19

19 Dec '19

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce our upcoming webinars scheduled for January, February and March 2020. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live, free and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues that are relevant to you. ------------------ January Webinars ------------------ - Internet Routing Registry Webinar (Thursday, January 16, 10:00-11:00 UTC) - IPv6 Addressing Plan Webinar (Thursday, January 23, 10:00-11:00 UTC) --------------------- February Webinars --------------------- - IPv6 in the RIPE Database Webinar (Tuesday, February 4, 10:00-11:00 UTC) - RPKI Webinar (Wednesday, (February 5, 10:00-11:00 UTC) - Introduction to the RIPE Database Webinar (Thursday, February 20, 10:00-11:00 UTC) --------------------- March Webinars --------------------- - Webinar for New LIRs (Tuesday, March 3, 10:00-11:00 UTC) - RIPE Database - Advanced Topics Webinar (Wednesday, March 4, 10:00-11:00 UTC) - RIPE Policy Webinar (Wednesday, March 11, 10:00-11:00 UTC) - RIPE Atlas Usage Webinar (Thursday, March 12, 10:00-11:00 UTC) Register for the webinars here: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/webinars If you have any questions, please email <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: December 2019
by Elena Signorelli 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Hello RIPE NCC member, If you follow the Gregorian and Julian calendars, this time of year can be both special and busy, so we’ll get straight to the point. Welcome to your final Member Update for 2019: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats -- We’re Looking for our Next MD -- December Deadline for Closure Updates -- We're Revamping the RIPE NCC Academy -- Our Approach to the Cloud -- Germany Country Report -- In Conversation with Axel Pawlik ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Celebrating 10,000 RPKI Certificates -- Improved RIPEstat SEO and Sharing Link Previews -- New RIPEstat Widgets Developed by APNIC's NetOX Team ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE NomCom Announced -- Call for RIPE Chair and Vice Chair is Open -- RACI: Apply Now -- Focus on Portugal -- IGF 2019 Liveblog -- What Network Engineers Need to Know About Software Engineering ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 80, 11-15 May 2020, Berlin, Germany -- MENOG 20 and Peering Forum, 15-19 March 2020, Manama, Bahrain -- SEE 9, 7-8 April 2020, Ljubljana, Slovenia -- RIPE NCC Day Tashkent, 29 April 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats LIR STATISTICS Number of LIRs: 25,284 (-79) LIRs with IPv6: 16,299 (+125) Policy transfers in November: 753,664 IPv4 addresses (+23,424) -- We’re Looking for our Next MD We’re hiring a Managing Director to set the strategic course of the RIPE NCC and lead us through 2020 and beyond. Could this be you? Read the full job description at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/careers-at-the-ripe-ncc/vacancy/148244 -- December Deadline for Closure Updates Do you need to make a request to close an LIR account? Or do you need to update us on any changes that will result in the closure of an LIR account? If you do, please provide us with all the information by 16 December 2019, or you might be invoiced for that account in 2020. -- We're Revamping the RIPE NCC Academy We will be making some updates to our e-learning platform, so it won't be available from 2-27 January 2020. Our colleague, Ulka Athale, wrote this RIPE Labs article, telling you about some of the exciting changes you can expect from us in 2020: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/revamping-the-ripe-ncc-academy -- Our Approach to the Cloud Want to know the reasoning behind why we're moving some of our technical infrastructure to the cloud? Read this RIPE Labs article where our colleague, Kaveh Ranjbar, shares some insight: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kranjbar/our-approach-to-the-cloud -- Germany Country Report Using our measurement tools – RIPEstat, RIPE Atlas, RIPE Labs statistics and Routing Information Service (RIS) – we created the Germany Country Report. Our colleague, Suzanne Taylor, shares more about what you will learn from the report in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-country-report… -- In Conversation with Axel Pawlik Our colleague, Ulka Athale, sat down with Axel Pawlik to talk about his 20-year tenure as the RIPE NCC’s Managing Director. Read the interview on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/how-far-weve-come ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Celebrating 10,000 RPKI Certificates Here's proof that more and more network operators are seeing the need for routing security. We hit 10,000 RPKI certificates! Read more about the impressive milestone in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/nathalie_nathalie/celebrating-10-000-rpki-cer… -- Improved RIPEstat SEO and sharing link previews We improved the sharing link previews on RIPEstat. You can now share neat RIPEstat previews on social media with clear titles. -- New RIPEstat Widgets Developed by APNIC's NetOX Team We developed two new widgets in collaboration with APNIC, which are currently featured on NetOX (https://netox.apnic.net/) but they will also be available soon on RIPEstat's result page. APNIC Abuse Contact Finder https://stat.ripe.net/widget/apnic-abuse-contact-finder#w.resource=AS3333 APNIC Transfer History https://stat.ripe.net/widget/apnic-transfer-history#w.resource=115.124.0.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE NomCom Announced Thank you to the 36 people who came forward and volunteered to join the RIPE Nominating Committee. This morning, the Chair of the 2019-2020 RIPE NomCom, Daniel Karrenberg, announced who the voting members will be. You can read the announcement at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2019-December/001720.html -- Call for RIPE Chair and Vice Chair is Open Who will be the next RIPE Chair and Vice Chair? You’re invited to nominate candidates, perhaps even yourself, by sending your nominations to <nominations(a)ripe-nomcom.org>. Please include a description of the skills or expertise that make your candidate a desirable choice. -- RACI: Apply Now We encourage all students, academics and researchers from across our service region to apply for the RACI grant. This initiative could fund your meeting ticket, accommodation and travel to one of our upcoming meetings where you could present your research! The first deadline is 19 January! Learn more about the topics and how to apply at: https://www.ripe.net/raci -- Focus on Portugal This RIPE Labs article takes a look at what our data tells us about Portugal in terms of membership development, IPv6 adoption and routing. Read it and learn about IPv4 transfers and more: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/focus-on-portugal -- IGF 2019 Liveblog Want to know what topics were discussed at this year's IGF? Some of our team reported live and you can read the blog on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/igf-2019-liveblog -- What Network Engineers Need to Know About Software Engineering Sasha Romijn, an active community member, shared some valuable advice for software engineers looking to improve their code and more. Read the article on RIPE Labs at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/sasha_romijn/what-network-engineers-need-to-k… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 80, 11-15 May 2020, Berlin, Germany Registration opens next week! On 16 December you can make your way to the RIPE Meeting website and be the first to register: https://ripe80.ripe.net You will also be able to apply for the RIPE Fellowship, which opens the same day as registration. Learn more about this opportunity at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe-fellowship -- MENOG 20 and Peering Forum, 15-19 March 2020, Manama, Bahrain The call for presentations is open to experienced network operators! Submit your proposals for plenary sessions no later than 1 February 2020. https://www.menog.org/menog-20/call-for-presentations Join us in Manama, Bahrain and register at: https://www.menog.org/menog-20 -- SEE 9, 7-8 April 2020, Ljubljana, Slovenia Call for presentations is open. The submission deadline is 17 February 2020. Learn more about what content the programme committee is looking for at: https://www.ripe.net/see-9/call-for-presentations -- RIPE NCC Day Tashkent, 29 April 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Submit your content proposals for the plenary session presentations, panels and lightning talks no later than 28 February 2020. Learn more about the topics of interest and the event at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe-ncc-day-tashkent/call-for-presentations If you want to know what’s happening as it’s happening, join us on all our social media channels (if you’re into that kind of thing). https://www.ripe.net/social Thanks for reading the whole way through :) We’ll be back in the new year, ready to join you for another year of shaping the future of the Internet! /elena Elena Signorelli Marketing and Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2019 Recipients Announced
by Alastair Strachan 10 Dec '19

10 Dec '19

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund opened its call for applications in July 2019. The application period was open for 8 weeks and we received more than 45 applications from 23 different countries. We’d like to thank all the applicants - the number and diversity of topics show that there are many great ideas that need support. The RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Selection Committee has reviewed the applications and is happy to announce that the following seven projects have been selected as the 2019 recipients of the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund. Congratulations to the selected projects! - Antikraak: Protecting non-routed and transferred address space against spear-hijacking, SimulaMet - ASNR: ASN Ranking system - A path to detect fake ASNs, Alireza Vaziri - Cryptofuzz, Guido Vranken - Improving the Tor network’s IPv6 support, The Tor Project - IRRexplorer v2, NLNOG Foundation - RPKI Ecosystem Health Monitoring, NLNet Labs - Verification and monitoring of BGP prefix hijacking incidents using RIPE Atlas probes in the ARTEMIS open source detection tool, Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) You can read more about how these projects will contribute to the ‘Good of the Internet’at: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf/funding-recipients-2019 Kind regards, Alastair Strachan RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Coordinator

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[news] RIPE NCC Managing Director Recruitment
by Christian Kaufmann 29 Nov '19

29 Nov '19

Dear fellow RIPE NCC and Internet community members, As previously announced, the Executive Board is hiring a new Managing Director for the RIPE NCC via a specialised executive search company. Hagoort & Partners / IRC Netherlands is supporting the RIPE NCC in the search and selection of candidates, and the recruitment process. Patrick Westerburger is the contact person for this. A description of the Managing Director job profile and requirements is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/careers-at-the-ripe-ncc/vacancy/148244 If you are interested in this position, you can address your application and motivation letter, in English, to <Pwesterburger(a)hagoort.com> before 1 January, 2020. Kind regards, Christian Kaufmann Chairman of the RIPE NCC Executive Board

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[training] RIPE NCC Academy unavailable from 2-27 January 2020
by Sandra Brás 28 Nov '19

28 Nov '19

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Academy will not be available from 2-27 January 2020 as we are upgrading the platform and changing how we offer digital badges and certificates. Here’s what we’re changing: ------------------------------------------ *Important Information* ------------------------------------------ If you are currently following a course, or have earned a badge or certificate from the RIPE NCC Academy: - Going forward, we will no longer issue certificates through the RIPE NCC Academy. - Badges earned by completing activities in the Academy courses will also be removed. - If you would like to receive a RIPE NCC Academy certificate, make sure to finish any incomplete courses before 2 January 2020. Your progress in a course will not be saved beyond this date. - Please download and save your RIPE NCC Academy certificates as they will not be available from 2 January onwards. - The new RIPE Database course will be available after 27 January 2020. - We will issue verifiable digital badges and certificates through the RIPE NCC Certified Professionals programme from 2020 onwards. ------------------------------------------ A fresh RIPE Database Course ------------------------------------------ The RIPE Database online course will return with new, up-to-date content. This content is aligned with the RIPE NCC Certified Professionals exam. Other major changes include making the modules shorter, meaning that you can learn about a topic in 10-20 minute sessions. We have also improved the interactivity and have added exercises to help you practice your RIPE Database skills. ------------------------------------------ Training Database Upgrade ------------------------------------------ The Training Database is a copy of the RIPE Database for learners. It will be updated to the latest version of the RIPE Database software and, from now onwards, it will be synced with every future update of the RIPE Database software. While the bad news is that we will take the Academy offline for most of January 2020, the good news is that it will come back with improved functionality and a better learning experience. You can read more about these changes on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/revamping-the-ripe-ncc-academy If you have any questions, write to us at <academy(a)ripe.net> Best regards, Sandra Brás E-Learning Programme Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] The RIPE NCC has run out of IPv4 Addresses
by Nikolas Pediaditis 25 Nov '19

25 Nov '19

Dear colleagues, Today, at 15:35 UTC+1 on 25 November 2019, we made our final /22 IPv4 allocation from the last remaining addresses in our available pool. We have now run out of IPv4 addresses. Our announcement will not come as a surprise for network operators - IPv4 run-out has long been anticipated and planned for by the RIPE community. In fact, it is due to the community's responsible stewardship of these resources that we have been able to provide many thousands of new networks in our service region with /22 allocations after we reached our last /8 in 2012. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Recovered IPv4 Addresses and the Waiting List ---------------------------------------------------------------- Even though we have run out, we will continue to recover IPv4 addresses in the future. These will come from organisations that have gone out of business or whose LIR accounts are closed, or from networks that return addresses they no longer need. They will be allocated to our members according to their position on a new waiting list that is now active. While we therefore expect to be allocating IPv4 for some time, these small amounts will not come close to the many millions of addresses that networks in our region need today. Only LIRs that have never received an IPv4 allocation from the RIPE NCC (of any size) may request addresses from the waiting list, and they are only eligible to receive a single /24 allocation. LIRs that have submitted an IPv4 request can see their position on the waiting list in the LIR Portal. A new graph has also been published that shows the number of requests on the waiting list and the number of days that the LIR at the front of the queue has been waiting: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv4/ipv4-waiting-list ---------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Greater Progress on IPv6 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This event is another step on the path towards global exhaustion of the remaining IPv4 addressing space. In recent years, we have seen the emergence of an IPv4 transfer market and greater use of Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) in our region. There are costs and trade-offs with both approaches and neither one solves the underlying problem, which is that there are not enough IPv4 addresses for everyone. Without wide-scale IPv6 deployment, we risk heading into a future where the growth of our Internet is unnecessarily limited - not by a lack of skilled network engineers, technical equipment or investment, but by a shortage of unique network identifiers. There is still a long way to go, and we call on all stakeholders to play their role in supporting the IPv6 roll-out. At the RIPE NCC, we are here to support our membership and the wider RIPE community in this work. Aside from allocating the IPv6 resources that will be required, we will continue to provide advice, training, measurements and tools to help network operators as they put their deployment plans into action. We are optimistic and excited to see what the next chapter will bring. So let's get to work - and together, let's shape the future of the Internet. Best regards, Everyone at the RIPE NCC

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[news] Update: IPv4 Pool Running Low - Waiting List Published
by Nikolas Pediaditis 22 Nov '19

22 Nov '19

Dear colleagues, With less than 100 IPv4 /22-equivalents remaining in our pool, we expect that we will announce run-out early next week. Ahead of this, we have published a table and graph which will show the number of /24 requests when the waiting list becomes active (both the table/graph will obviously remain at zero until then). You can find this here: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv4/ipv4-waiting-list Because of the way we have implemented the waiting list, there is a small chance that some people will know we have reached IPv4 run-out before we do. While this is not overly important, to avoid confusion we thought it might be worth explaining why this could happen. To ensure fairness, each request effectively "reserves" a /22 until the allocation can be made. Depending on the rate of IPv4 requests, it's possible that we might end a workday with only a handful of /22s remaining in our pool. If the number of requests we receive outside of office hours exceeds the number of remaining allocations, any further requests will be added to the waiting list automatically. This will generate an email notification for the LIR that submitted the request - thereby informing them that we are out of /22 allocations. Of course, we would not have "officially" run out, as we would still have some (at least one) /22s waiting to be allocated when we returned to the office. We will make our announcement only once we have made the final /22 allocation. Kind regards, Nikolas Pediaditis Registration Services and Policy Development Manager RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses January-March 2020
by Training Services 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

Dear colleagues, The cold winter days are the perfect opportunity for you to brush-up your IPv6 knowledge or learn more about the RIPE Database to manage your resources more efficiently. The RIPE NCC’s training team will be delivering face-to-face training courses in Amsterdam, London, Sofia, Amman, Düsseldorf, Riga, Tirana, Muscat, Stockholm, Dushanbe, Manamah, Minsk, and Bern in the coming months. 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) 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 For more information, see: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses ------------ Last call to participate in the RIPE NCC Certified Professionals pilot exam ------------ Over the past few months, we’ve invited the community to test our very first Certified Professionals exam – RIPE Database Associate. We will be closing the pilot at the end of 2019. If you’ve been planning to get your RIPE Database expertise certified, do take a look at: https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals ------------ 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 The RIPE NCC Academy is a virtual learning environment where you can complete online courses. We offer courses on being a Local Internet Registry, a RIPE Database Expert and an Introduction to IPv6. The RIPE NCC Academy will be closed to users from 2 January until 26 January 2020, while we update course material and improve its features. If you are currently following a course on the Academy, please make sure to complete it in 2019! Learning on the Academy is open to everyone and is free of charge: https://academy.ripe.net Whether it's in person or online, we hope to see you soon! Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: November 2019
by Boris Duval 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

Hello RIPE NCC member, We have passed another successful RIPE meeting and are already looking forward to RIPE 80 - see you in Berlin? This monthly update is full of interesting RIPE Labs articles from colleagues and other important community news. Without further ado, here is your November 2019 update: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats -- IPv4 Run-out -- RIS Live is Live -- Mail Filtering - Rethinking Our Reliance on RBLs -- Your EU Regulation Update: October 2019 Edition -- Register for Webinars -- December Deadline for Closure Updates -- What Happened at RIPE 79? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPEstat Updates -- RIPE Atlas Probes Have Been Dispatched ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Axel Pawlik Steps Down as RIPE NCC Managing Director -- RIPE NomCom Deadline Extended -- RACI Call for Applications -- 2019-08 Policy proposal: RPKI ROAs for Unallocated and Unassigned RIPE NCC Address Space -- Results of the First IoT Hackathon -- Live from the Pan-European Quantum Internet Hackathon -- Impressions from the Internet Measurement Conference 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- MENOG 20 and Peering Forum, 5-19 March 2020, Manama, Bahrain -- SEE 9, 7-8 April 2020, Ljubljana, Slovenia -- RIPE NCC Day Tashkent, 29 April 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- RIPE 80, 11-15 May 2020, Berlin, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats LIR STATISTICS Number of LIRs: 25,363 (+246) LIRs with IPv6: 16,174 (+211) Policy transfers in October: 730 240 IPv4 addresses (+90 752) -- IPv4 Run-out We allocated the last contiguous /22 back in October and are expecting to run-out in the coming weeks. We are fully prepared for run-out and will start using the IPv4 Waiting List when the pool will be exhausted. Read more at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2019-October/001366.ht… -- RIS Live is Live After a successful trial phase, our Routing Information Service Live (RIS Live) was officially launched. Our colleague, Chris, shares more information in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chris_amin/ris-live-is-live/ -- Mail Filtering - Rethinking Our Reliance on RBLs Are we fighting spam the right way? Read this RIPE Labs article where our colleague, Razvan, shares his reflections on using RPLs (Real-time Blackhole Lists): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/razvano/mail-filtering-rethinking-our-relianc… -- Your EU Regulation Update: October 2019 Edition If you have an interest in EU regulations and digital policies, this article will give you an overview of the current policies proposed, debated and implemented in the European Union: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/your-eu-regulation-upda… -- Register for Webinars Your questions answered by our trainers! Sign up for our free, hour-long webinars to get up to speed on a range of topics including IPv6 addressing plans, the IPv4 transfer market, the RIPE Database and more. Register now: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/webinars -- December Deadline for Closure Updates Do you need to make a request to close an LIR account? Or do you need to update us on any changes that will result in the closure of an LIR account? If you do, please provide us with all the information before 16 December 2019, or you might be invoiced for that account in 2020. -- What Happened at RIPE 79? RIPE 79 took place in Rotterdam on 14-18 October. You can catch-up on the meeting highlights by reading our daily meeting report: https://ripe79.ripe.net/programme/report ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPEstat Updates New UI We released a new beta version of our UI that includes a translation engine, and other new features. Learn more at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_suess_1/the-new-ripestat-in-other-wor… New RPKI widget We released a beta version of the ‘RPKI by Country’ widget that enable users to compare RPKI uptake between countries for both IPv4 and IPv6. https://stat.ripe.net/widget/rpki-by-country#w.resource=NL New Widgets Developed by APNIC's NetOX Team In collaboration with APNIC three new widgets were developed. They are currently featured on NetOX (https://netox.apnic.net/) and will soon also be available on RIPEstat's result page. https://stat.ripe.net/widget/caida-as-relationships#w.resource=AS3333 https://stat.ripe.net/widget/apnic-irr-explorer#w.resource=AS3333 https://stat.ripe.net/widget/point-of-contact#w.resource=AS4608 -- RIPE Atlas Probes have been dispatched We recently sent out 3000 new RIPE Atlas probes across the world. Read the news announcement at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/3000-new-ripe-atlas-pr… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Axel Pawlik Steps Down as RIPE NCC Managing Director This week, Axel Pawlik will officially step down as the Managing Director of the RIPE NCC. We are grateful for the 20 years he has given the organisation. You can read the news announcement at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/axel-pawlik-stepping-d… -- RIPE NomCom Deadline Extended Daniel Karrenberg, Chair of the 2019-2020 RIPE NomCom, announced that they will be extending the deadline for volunteers to 1 December 2019. Read the full announcement at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2019-November/001706.html If you would like to volunteer to take part in the RIPE Nominating Committee, you can apply at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ripenomcom -- RACI Call for Applications RACI funds the meeting ticket, travel and accommodation to young academics to come and present their research at our meetings. Interested? Submit your abstract and draft slides by 19 January 2020 for our meetings in Manama and Ljubljana and by 9 February 2020 for our meetings in Tashkent, Berlin and Moscow. Learn more at: https://www.ripe.net/raci -- 2019-08 Policy proposal: RPKI ROAs for Unallocated and Unassigned RIPE NCC Address Space The proposal is now available for discussion. This proposal aims to instruct the RIPE NCC to create ROAs with origin AS0 for all Learn more at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2019-08 -- Results of the First IoT Hackathon We organised our first IoT Hackathon in Rotterdam right before RIPE 79. This article gives you a run-down of all teams, projects and ideas discussed at the event: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/results-of-the-first-iot-hackathon -- Live from the Pan-European Quantum Internet Hackathon We hosted a hackathon that ran simultaneously across six different locations in Europe! Teams from Delft, Dublin, Geneva, Padova, Paris, and Sarajevo joined forces to work on Quantum Internet projects during two intense and creative days. See what happened at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ulka_athale_1/live-from-the-pan-european-quan… -- Impressions from the Internet Measurement Conference 2019 The 2019 Internet Measurement Conference took place in Amsterdam on 21-23 October. Our colleagues, Emile, Gergana and Stephen, reported back from the conference: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/impressions-from-the-internet-measu… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- MENOG 20 and Peering Forum, 5-19 March 2020, Manama, Bahrain Call for presentations is now open to experienced network operators! Submit your proposals for plenary sessions no later than 1 February 2020. https://www.menog.org/menog-20/call-for-presentations Join us in Manama, Bahrain and register at: https://www.menog.org/menog-20 -- SEE 9, 7-8 April 2020 (date change), Ljubljana, Slovenia Call for presentations is now open. The submission deadline is 17 February 2020, and you can learn more about what content the programme committee are looking for at: https://www.ripe.net/see-9/call-for-presentations -- RIPE NCC Day Tashkent, 29 April 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Submit your content proposals for the plenary session presentations, panels and lightning talks no later than 28 February 2020. Learn more about the topics of interest and the event at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe-ncc-day-tashkent/call-for-presentations -- RIPE 80, 11-15 May 2020, Berlin, Germany Registration and Fellowship application will open in December. Keep an eye on the RIPE mailing list and website. That’s all you need to know this month. We will return next month with the last update of 2019. Best, Boris Duval Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RACI: Call for Applications
by Gergana Petrova 30 Oct '19

30 Oct '19

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. To apply submit a short abstract and draft slides via: https://www.ripe.net/raci --------------------- Application deadlines --------------------- MENOG 20 (15-19 March, Manama): apply by 19 January 2020 SEE 9 (7-8 April, Ljubljana): apply by 19 January 2020 RIPE NCC Day (29 April, Tashkent): apply by 9 February 2020 RIPE 80 (11-15 May, Berlin): apply by 9 February 2020 ENOG 17 (8-9 June, Moscow): apply by 9 February 2020 At ENOG 17 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 - 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 Stationsplein 11, 1012 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 20 535 4444 www.ripe.net

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