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[news] Temporary Unavailability During RIPE NCC Office Move
by Jochem de Ruig 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, We are preparing to move to our new offices next to Amsterdam Central Station. We've made plans to ensure that our operations run as smoothly as possible during the transition but please be aware of the following unavoidable downtimes: 15 December from 11:30 - 12:00 (unreachable by phone) 21 December from 13:00 - 14:00 (unreachable by phone/email) 21 December at 13:00 - 23 December at 9:00 - no contracts will be processed Our staff will work from home while the movers are clearing out our old office on 21-22 December and moving us into our new space. Our current office location will be closed to all visitors as of Tuesday, 20 December at 17:00. Our new office will open its doors on Friday, 23 December at 9:00. Our phone numbers and emails remain unchanged. We will update our contact details on the website closer to our move date: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/office-information Many thanks, Jochem

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[meetings] RIPE Meeting - Call for Hosts for RIPE 77
by Martina De Mas 13 Dec '16

13 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, Are you interested in hosting the RIPE 77 Meeting, from 15-19 October 2018? We are searching for dependable organisations within the RIPE NCC service region to help us host the RIPE 77 Meeting. The host helps with Internet connectivity, venue scouting, administrative and on-site support, and assists in finding local sponsors. In return, the host organisation enjoys excellent visibility among the RIPE community and the prestige of hosting a RIPE Meeting. Interested? Please find more information at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/call-for-host You can send your proposal by 29 January 2017 to: meeting(a)ripe.net. I look forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE Network Coordination Centre

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[news] RIPE NCC Finance Updates
by Sonia 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC has completed work on billing process improvements and is currently preparing the invoicing for 2017. We have made updates in the following areas: - Redistribution of surplus 2016 - Billing 2017 - Charges for assignments and registrations - New online payment system Details can be found here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-fin… Kind regards, Sonia Garbi Gomez Finance Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] Introducing the Rob Blokzijl Foundation
by Mirjam Kuehne 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, Exactly one year ago, on 1 December 2015, our beloved and esteemed colleague Rob Blokzijl passed away. The RIPE NCC marked his passing with a tribute on RIPE Labs, which received many heartfelt expressions of condolence and respect from the community: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/tribute-to-dr-robert-blokzij-1943-2015 To continue Rob’s legacy, we’re proud to announce the creation of the Rob Blokzijl Foundation. The Rob Blokzijl Foundation is part of the RIPE NCC’s Good of the Internet Initiative, which was outlined by RIPE NCC Executive Board Member Salam Yamout during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 73: https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1479/ The objective of the foundation is to recognise and reward individuals who: - made substantial and sustained technical and operational contributions to the development of the Internet in the RIPE NCC Service Region, or - supported or enabled others with the development of the Internet in the RIPE NCC Service Region. The foundation will strive to realise this objective at least every two years. A Board and an awards committee will soon be established to ensure the effective running of the foundation. The foundation’s initial reserve of 25,000 EUR will be donated by the RIPE NCC. We intend for the foundation to thereafter become self-sustaining. We hope to receive many donations from community members to support this good cause and to keep the memory of Rob Blokzijl alive. If you would like to contribute, please contact me at mir(a)ripe.net. More information, including clear instructions on the application process, will be available shortly on the Rob Blokzijl Foundation webpage: http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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[news] New wizard for setting up Reverse DNS
by Alex Band 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, I'm excited to announce that the RIPE NCC now provides a wizard for setting up Reverse DNS. The wizard replaces the form for creating RIPE Database objects manually, so when creating a new DOMAIN object you will be taken to it automatically: https://apps.db.ripe.net/webupdates A one-minute demo of the Reverse DNS wizard is online: https://youtu.be/7JzapYkca-Y Requesting reverse delegation for your zones has always been notoriously error prone, causing more user errors and support tickets than the creation of any other RIPE Database object. In order to maximise ease of use and success rate, we implemented the following features: - We present the user with a clear set of guidelines for the configuration of their name servers before starting the wizard - Manually creating reverse zones is no longer necessary, as you can simply fill in a prefix and the wizard will do the rest - Creating DOMAIN objects one by one is no longer necessary, as you can create up to 128 DOMAIN objects in one go - We perform a basic check on the name server before the full set of tests is run, to maximise the chance of success Please keep in mind that this is the first iteration of this functionality. We will now start gathering feedback and will run analytics to see how it can be improved further. For example, the current name server pre-checks are very basic and we can expand them in the future if needed. We are using Zonemaster for these checks and are in the process of migrating the full set of tests to this service. We’d like to thank IIS and AFNIC for their support. In case you are interested in the background story on the Reverse DNS wizard and Zonemaster, there are some presentations from RIPE 73 online: https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1517/ https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1511/ Kind regards, Alex Band Product Manager RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses January-March 2017
by Training Services 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, Our training team travels the RIPE NCC service region to deliver training courses to our members without any additional cost. Over the next few months, we'll be in Barcelona, London, Lebanon, Turin, Hamburg, Moscow, Riga, Turkey, Nicosia, Tashkent, Ljubljana, Oslo. Visit the following page to register and to check which training courses we are giving in your area: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses The RIPE NCC delivers the following training courses: - LIR and RIPE Database Training Course - DNSSEC Training Course - Measurements Tools Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - 2 days Advanced IPv6 Training Course - 2 days BGP Operations and Security Training Course For more information visit: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses With kind regards, Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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[news] RIPE NCC Survey 2016 - Key Findings and Proposed Actions
by Serge Radovcic 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Survey 2016 was conducted in May and June. Over 4,300 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. The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) analysed the survey data and published a detailed report with key findings in October 2016. We examined these findings and we now propose a number of action areas to address the issues brought up in the survey. A list of all 40 key findings and the actions proposed by the RIPE NCC is available here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-201… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/surveys/ripe-ncc-survey-201…> The list provides an outline of actions we propose to take, but it should be noted that work continues in all areas. We will also periodically review the list and make adjustments if necessary. In 2017, we will update the relevant 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 proposed actions, or on the list itself, please let us know at <feedback(a)ripe.net <mailto:feedback@ripe.net>>. Kind regards, Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - November Update
by Marco Schmidt 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

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. The RIPE Forum provides an easy access to all working group mailing lists https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ Proposals Open for Discussion: NEW: 2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification” Proposals Awaiting Input: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" Proposal Withdrawn: 2016-03, “Locking Down the Final /8 Policy” Proposal Overview: NEW PROPOSAL: 2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification” OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to define sub-assignments in IPv6 PI assignments as subnets of /64 and shorter. STATUS: Discussion Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 21 November 2016 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04 ===== The following proposal is awaiting input before they can go any further in the PDP. PROPOSAL: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of holdership. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Describes how the 24-month holding period for scarce resources will be applied. STATUS: Review Phase – Awaiting decision from working group chair FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04 ===== The following proposal has been withdrawn. PROPOSAL: 2016-03, “Locking Down the Final /8 Policy” OVERVIEW: This proposal aimed to ban transfers of allocations made under the final /8 policy. STATUS: Withdrawn. The proposer decided to abandon the proposal as he felt that the ongoing discussion was damaging the RIPE community’s reputation. As nobody stepped forward to take over the authorship of this proposal, the proposal was withdrawn. FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-03 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 RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: November 2016
by Nick Hyrka 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

RIPE NCC Member Update: November 2016 Contents: - LIR Training Course - Simplifying Contact Management in the LIR Portal - New Online Payment System - Invoicing Process 2017 - RIPE Database - IXP Tools Hackathon Results - RIPE Meetings - RIPE Chair Election Procedure and Function Description - NRO NC Election Result - RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) Outcome - Charging Scheme for Legacy Internet Resource Holders - Good of the Internet Initiative - External Engagement - IoT Mailing List - New on RIPE Labs - LISP EID Number of LIRs: 14,753 LIRs with IPv6: 11,119 IPv4 addresses transferred in October: 1,651,968 LIR TRAINING COURSE People are completing the new LIR Training Course at the rate of one per day! Will you be tomorrow’s graduate? Take the course for free online: https://academy.ripe.net/ SIMPLIFYING CONTACT MANAGEMENT IN THE LIR PORTAL Migrate your LIR contacts to user accounts - it simplifies user management and makes communication with the RIPE NCC more secure. Use the wizard today: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2016-September/001093.… NEW ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM Based on feedback from the RIPE NCC Survey 2016, we introduced a new system for online payment of membership invoices. This system, provided by Adyen, is customer friendly and offers a range of payment methods. Payments are processed in real time so members can immediately see whether a payment has been successful. INVOICING PROCESS 2017 During the RIPE NCC GM on 26 October 2016, the RIPE NCC membership approved the redistribution of the 2016 surplus. The redistribution will be marked as a discount on the invoice for 2017. We will also make the invoicing process more transparent by providing specific details on the fees to be paid. We expect to send invoices for 2017 in January 2017. RIPE DATABASE Soon we will be launching a wizard to help people set up Reverse DNS. We invite you to test it by creating a domain object in the RIPE Database Release Candidate: https://www.ripe.net/s/dbrc Please give us feedback! IXP TOOLS HACKATHON RESULTS During the weekend before RIPE 73, operators from 11 IXPs, together with FLOSS developers, created prototype tools to improve peering configuration and to make life easier for network operators. Read more on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/ixp-tools-hackathon-results RIPE MEETINGS RIPE 73 ran from 24-28 October 2016 at the Meliá Castilla hotel in Madrid. 630 people checked-in, 173 of them newcomers. 63 countries were represented in the audience. RIPE 74 takes place in Budapest from 8-12 May 2017: ripe74.ripe.net RIPE CHAIR ELECTION PROCEDURE AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Hans Petter Holen, RIPE Chair, asks the RIPE NCC membership to discuss the proposed RIPE Chair election procedure and function description on the ripe-chair-discuss mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-chair-discuss/2016-October/000… The function description can be found here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/draft-ripe-chair-function-description NRO NC ELECTION RESULT Filiz Yilmaz was re-elected to a seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The election was held during RIPE 73. More information is available online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-com… RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING (GM) OUTCOME The GM was held on 26-28 October 2016, adjacent to RIPE 73. Three resolutions were voted on. All three passed. Details are available online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016 CHARGING SCHEME FOR LEGACY INTERNET RESOURCE HOLDERS At the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October 2016, members voted to adopt the amendments to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2016 and RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2017. From now on, legacy Internet resource holders who request additional Internet number resources after becoming a RIPE NCC member will be charged the sign-up fee of EUR 2,000. The original request for discussion on this topic was posted to the ncc-announce mailing list in September: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2016-September/001086.… GOOD OF THE INTERNET INITIATIVE At RIPE 73, RIPE NCC Executive Board member Salam Yamout announced the organisation’s Good of the Internet Initiative. This umbrella term encompasses four areas in which the RIPE NCC will contribute financial support and awards to selected projects. More information will be provided in the coming months. Salam’s presentation is hosted here: https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1479/ EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT The RIPE NCC and the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Euro-IX Forum in Krakow on 7 November 2016: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-and… This MoU is the latest formalised agreement for greater cooperation between the RIPE NCC and one of the many external organisations we work with. Learn more about our external engagement efforts on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/building-and-documenting-stronger-rela… IOT MAILING LIST During the Internet of Things BoF at RIPE 73 in Madrid, several participants commented on the need to strengthen the information exchange on this topic. We have set up a dedicated “IoT Discussion” mailing list and we encourage anyone with an interest in IoT to participate: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/iot-discussion NEW ON RIPE LABS - Large BGP Communities - Largely Accepted Now? https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/large-bgp-communities-largely-accep… - Building and Documenting Stronger Relationships with External Organisations https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/building-and-documenting-stronger-rela… - Ethics of RIPE Atlas Measurements https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ethics-of-ripe-atlas-measurements LISP EID The RIPE NCC has received a block of IPv6 Endpoint ID (EID) prefixes for Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP) implementation. If you wish to be assigned address space over which to experiment with LISP EID, you can request this space from the RIPE NCC. Details are online: https://www.ripe.net/lisp 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 If you have feedback about the contents of this mail, please reply and let me know. If there is information about particular services or activities you would like to see included, we can add it to future issues. Kind regards, Nick Hyrka Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC to Assign LISP EID Prefixes
by Andrew de la Haye 15 Nov '16

15 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, From today, the RIPE NCC performs registry functions for IPv6 Endpoint ID (EID) prefixes for Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP). LISP is an experimental "map-and-encapsulate" protocol developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF's) LISP Working Group: https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/lisp/documents/ The IANA has assigned an IPv6 prefix for LISP EID space in accordance with RFC7954, which the RIPE NCC is now managing in accordance with RFC7955. Interested parties can request this space from the RIPE NCC via the LISP EID Request Form: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv6/lisp/lisp-request-form LISP EID assignments are provided free of charge. RIPE NCC membership is not required to receive a LISP EID assignment. This is a temporary prefix for a trial period of three years. In accordance with RFC7955, all assignments will be removed after 31 August 2019. The RIPE NCC website contains more information regarding LISP EID: https://www.ripe.net/lisp Kind regards, Andrew de la Haye Chief Operations Officer RIPE NCC

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[training] New RIPE NCC Webinar - How can you change RIPE Policies?
by Training Services 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of the following Webinar: How can you change RIPE Policies? Webinar The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars Participation is limited to 20 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have 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] Euro-IX Memorandum of Understanding and RIPE NCC Engagement
by Paul Rendek 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC and the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Euro-IX Forum in Krakow, Poland on 7 November. The MoU documents the existing relationship between the RIPE NCC and Euro-IX, and focuses specifically on the promotion of IPv6 and IXPs, the importance of security, and a common approach to Internet governance: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-and… This MoU is the latest formalised agreement for greater cooperation between the RIPE NCC and one of the many external organisations we work with, and we wanted to give you some background on why we believe these types of agreements are valuable to the RIPE NCC membership and the greater RIPE community. We also want to be completely transparent about the agreements we’re entering into, which is why we’ve created a new page on the RIPE NCC website where you can get all of the details for yourselves: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations Beyond the RIPE NCC membership, there is a diverse range of organisations we work with in various ways, including governments, regulators, technical bodies, industry groups, law enforcement agencies, academic institutions and others. By engaging with these organisations, we can offer decision makers technical expertise that will ultimately benefit the Internet community, gain support for open, bottom-up policy-making, and strengthen the legitimacy, authority and accountability of the RIPE NCC, the RIPE community and the global registry system. In fact, this kind of engagement is included as one of the four main focus areas in the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan & Budget 2017, and was the subject of a presentation by RIPE NCC Executive Board member Maria Häll at RIPE 73. You can find both of these online for more details if you’re interested: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/draft-ri… https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1480/ You can also learn more about our engagement with external organisations and the mutual benefits of these agreements in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/building-and-documenting-stronger-rela… We encourage you to include any comments you might have in the comment section under the article, or on the RIPE Cooperation Working Group mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/coop Kind regards, Paul Rendek Director of External Relations RIPE NCC

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[news] NRO NC Election Result
by Axel Pawlik 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Filiz Yilmaz was re-elected to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) at a Plenary session of the RIPE 73 Meeting in Madrid on 28 October 2016. On the completion of her current term on 31 December 2016, Filiz will go on to serve another three-year term from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019. Details on the election process and the NRO NC are available online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-com… We would like to congratulate Filiz on her appointment and thank her for her excellent work in representing RIPE during her previous tenure on the NRO NC. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2016
by Axel Pawlik 28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) was held from 26-28 October 2016 adjacent to the RIPE 73 Meeting in Madrid. There were 147 attendees, including RIPE NCC staff and observers from the other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). The webcast from the meeting is archived at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/webstream There were three resolutions to be voted on at the General Meeting. The results of the voting on the resolutions are as follows: Resolution 1 - The General Meeting adopts the amendments to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2016 and RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2017. The amendments will take effect from the closing of this General Meeting onward and will have no retrospective effect. Yes - 572 No - 135 Abstain - 28 The resolution passed. Resolution 2 - The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2016 by redistributing the RIPE NCC 2016 surplus to the membership in 2017. Yes - 693 No - 25 Abstain - 14 The resolution passed. Resolution 3 - The General Meeting adopts the amendments to the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure. Yes - 546 No - 97 Abstain - 88 The resolution passed. The RIPE NCC thanks its members for their participation at the GM. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting Conclusion Tomorrow
by Axel Pawlik 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) will conclude tomorrow, 28 October, at 11:45 UTC+2 in the Auditorium of the Meliá Castilla Hotel in Madrid. During this session, the results of the voting will be announced to the room. Resolutions to be voted on: - Resolution 1: “The General Meeting adopts the amendments to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2016 and RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2017. The amendments will take effect from the closing of this General Meeting onward and will have no retrospective effect.” - Resolution 2: “The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2016 by redistributing the RIPE NCC 2016 surplus to the membership in 2017.” - Resolution 3: “The General Meeting adopts the amendments to the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure.” The GM will be webcast for remote participants at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/webstream Electronic voting on the GM resolutions will close at 10:00 UTC+2 on Friday, 28 October. All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting Today - Registration and Check-In
by Axel Pawlik 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place today at 19:00 UTC+2 in the Castilla room of the Meliá Castilla Hotel in Madrid. If you have registered to attend in person, please come to the GM Registration Desk before 17:00 local time to pick up your meeting materials and the badge you will need to gain entry to the meeting. Electronic voting registration will remain open until 17:00 UTC+2 if you wish to vote electronically. To register, you should log in to the LIR Portal with RIPE NCC Access and set your GM preferences for attendance and voting: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2016 The GM will be webcast for remote participants at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/webstream A chat facility will be available from the same page for those who would like to join the discussions. If you want to use your own client to connect, please use the following settings: IRC connection to irc.ripe.net, port 6667 Channel: #gm Password: gmoct2016 All those who registered for electronic voting will receive an email today at approximately 17:00 UTC+2 with a link to the voting software. A reminder will also be sent tomorrow, 27 October. Voting will become active at agenda point 10 and will remain open until 10:00 UTC+2 on Friday, 28 October. All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[GM] Have You Registered for the General Meeting? Less Than a Week To Go
by Axel Pawlik 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place on Wednesday, 26 October 2016. All members are asked to participate by registering their votes and attendance options through the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2016 The registration process takes less than a minute to complete, and we ask that you exercise your participation and voting rights in this important meeting for the RIPE NCC and the membership. Members voting remotely should register to do so before the deadline of 16:00 UTC+2 on 26 October. The agenda for the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/agenda There will be a discussion of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2017. Your input in the discussions can help shape the direction of the RIPE NCC in the coming year. The GM will vote on a resolution regarding proposed changes to the RIPE NCC's charging scheme regarding Legacy Internet Resource Holders. There will be a discussion on the RIPE NCC's general charging scheme model, following the RIPE NCC Executive Board's request for input from the membership. The GM will vote on what will happen to the RIPE NCC's 2016 budget surplus - it will be either returned to the RIPE NCC reserves or redistributed to the members as a rebate in 2017. The GM will also vote on whether or not to approve the updated RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure. All supporting documents are online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/supporti… The GM will also feature updates from the RIPE NCC management and the Executive Board. The meeting will be broadcast live for all members from the remote participation page at 18:00 UTC+2 next Wednesday. We rely on our members to give us guidance and make important decisions related to the work of the RIPE NCC, so I look forward to seeing a strong showing of involvement from the members at next week's meeting. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - October Update
by Marco Schmidt 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). This is the first update since June, as there were no significant PDP developments in recent months. If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list. The RIPE Forum provides an easy access to all working group mailing lists https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ Proposals Open for Discussion: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" 2016-03, "Locking Down the Final /8 Policy" Proposal Withdrawn: 2016-01, "Include Legacy Internet Resource Holders in the Abuse-c Policy" 2016-02, "Resource Authentication Key ( RAK ) code for third party authentication" Proposal Overviews: PROPOSAL: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of holdership. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Describes how the 24-month holding period for scarce resources will be applied. STATUS: Review Phase DEADLINE: 26 October 2016 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04 PROPOSAL: 2016-03, "Locking Down the Final /8 Policy" OVERVIEW: The third version aims to ban transfers of allocations made under the final /8 policy. The proposal also defines which IPv4 resources will be added to the RIPE NCC’s available IPv4 pool. STATUS: Review Phase RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Describes how the transfer restrictions will be applied. WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 17 November 2016 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-03 ===== The following proposals have been withdrawn. PROPOSAL: 2016-01, "Include Legacy Internet Resource Holders in the Abuse-c Policy" OVERVIEW: Aimed for a mandatory abuse contact for Legacy Internet Resource Holders in the RIPE Database. STATUS: Withdrawn. The proposers decided to withdraw the proposal due to the inability to find an acceptable agreement which satisfied all parties. FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-01 PROPOSAL: 2016-02, "Resource Authentication Key ( RAK ) code for third party authentication" OVERVIEW: Aims to allow all number resources, in exacts and more specifics, to be authenticated via an API-key that expires on a certain date. STATUS: Withdrawn. The proposer didn't see enough community support, especially from the external database holders who would have needed to perform their own development work. FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-02 The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… During the upcoming RIPE Meeting, the Address Policy Working Group will hold two sessions where ongoing and possible future policy proposals will be discussed. If you can’t attend the RIPE Meeting in person, we invite you to join remotely. A live webcast and IRC chat facility will be available for remote participation. The two sessions will begin on 26 October at 8:00 and 10:00 (UTC). Remote participation will be available at: https://ripe73.ripe.net/ We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: October 2016
by Nick Hyrka 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

RIPE NCC Member Update: October 2016 Contents: - IANA Stewardship Transition Completed - LIR Training Course now on RIPE NCC Academy - RIPE Chair Election Procedure and Function Description - Simplifying Contact Management in the LIR Portal - How to Spend Your RIPE Atlas Credits - RIPEstat Speedchecker Bandwidth Measurements - RIPE 73 - RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) - NRO NC Election During RIPE 73 - New on RIPE Labs Number of LIRs: 14,544 LIRs with IPv6: 10,972 IPv4 addresses transferred in September: 552,704 IANA STEWARDSHIP TRANSITION COMPLETED On 1 October 2016, the IANA functions contract that the United States Government had with ICANN was allowed to expire. This represents the final step in the community-led IANA stewardship transition process that began in 2014. Oversight of IANA is now the responsibility of the Names, Numbers and Protocol Parameters communities that rely on its services. Thank you to everyone who participated! https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/stewardship-transition… LIR TRAINING COURSE NOW ON RIPE NCC ACADEMY The Local Internet Registry (LIR) Training Course is now available on the RIPE NCC Academy. This online course is designed for both new and old members and covers how to interact with the RIPE NCC, request resources, and use the RIPE Database, LIR Portal and other RIPE NCC tools. https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2016-October/001097.ht… RIPE CHAIR ELECTION PROCEDURE AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Hans Petter Holen, RIPE Chair, published a proposed election procedure for how the community will select future RIPE Chairs. Also posted is a draft function description for discussion. Please read these proposals and share your feedback on the dedicated mailing list for this discussion: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-chair-discuss/2016-October/000… https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/draft-ripe-chair-function-description SIMPLIFYING CONTACT MANAGEMENT IN THE LIR PORTAL To simplify user management in the LIR Portal while making communication with the RIPE NCC more secure for our members, we are merging the separate LIR Contacts list with the authorised LIR Portal user list into a single set of LIR Portal user accounts. We have created a wizard to guide a user with administrator privileges through the migration process. https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2016-September/001093.… HOW TO SPEND YOUR RIPE ATLAS CREDITS Members get one million RIPE Atlas credits each month. Find out how you can spend credits to check your services' connectivity and troubleshoot potential issues: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/what-can-you-do-with-one-million-ripe-a… RIPEstat SPEEDCHECKER BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENTS A new addition to the RIPEstat datasets is Speedchecker Bandwidth Measurements. This allows you to see bandwidth measurements collected by Speedchecker. More applications are currently being developed on top of this data: https://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api#SpeedcheckerBandwidthMeasurements https://stat.ripe.net/widget/speedchecker-bandwidth-measurements RIPE 73 RIPE 73 will take place in Madrid from 24-28 October 2016. Register now at: https://ripe73.ripe.net/attend/register/ Remote participation options will also be available via the RIPE 73 website for those who can’t attend in person. RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING (GM) Registration is open for the GM, which takes place alongside RIPE 73 from 26-28 October: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2016 The final agenda is published online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/agenda-g… All details on the GM, including the topics for discussion and those to be voted on, are available on the GM webpages: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016 NRO NC ELECTION DURING RIPE 73 During RIPE 73 there will be an election to fill one vacant seat on the Number Resource Council Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The voting for this election will be conducted electronically for the first time. Confirmed candidates are listed online: https://www.ripe.net/s/nro-nc-2016-candidates Further information on the voting process is available here: https://www.ripe.net/s/nro-nc-2016-voting NEW ON RIPE LABS Looking at the policy proposal that introduced additional criteria for initial IPv6 allocations – how has this worked out since it was implemented? https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_schmidt/supporting-ipv6-deployment-thro… For some the Internet of Things is just an opportunity to make money. But what if it's also an opportunity to share our expertise - and in the process, make the world a better place? https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_hogewoning/for-the-good-of-the-internet… Geoff Huston asks if the elliptical curve cryptographic algorithm (ECDSA) is a viable crypto algorithm for use in DNSSEC today: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gih/dnssec-and-ecdsa 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 If you have feedback about the contents of this mail, please reply and let me know. If there is information about particular services or activities you would like to see included, we can add it to future issues. Kind regards Nick Hyrka Communications Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] Results of the RIPE NCC Survey 2016 Now Available
by Serge Radovcic 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) report on the results of the RIPE NCC Survey 2016 is now published. The full report as well as the raw data containing all statistics and responses to open questions are available at: https://www.ripe.net/survey2016 The results of the survey will help us to improve our services and shape our strategy for the years ahead. This survey was launched at the RIPE 72 Meeting and conducted by the OII to ensure independent analysis and anonymity for respondents. 4,344 people responded to the survey from over 100 countries. This means the 2016 survey received by far the biggest number of responses to any RIPE NCC survey. The survey was open to RIPE NCC members as well as other interested parties from our service region and beyond. I would like to thank all who participated for their feedback in what is a very important project for the RIPE NCC. The OII will present on the results of survey at the upcoming RIPE 73 Meeting in Madrid, and the RIPE NCC will publish a list of key findings that they will work on to address the issues that were raised in the survey. We hope you will take the time to read the results. If you have feedback, please email us at <survey2016(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] LIR Training Course Launches on RIPE NCC Academy
by Rumy Kanis 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, We are proud to announce the launch of the Local Internet Registry (LIR) Training Course on the RIPE NCC Academy, our virtual learning environment in which you can follow online courses and become certified in a particular area of expertise: https://academy.ripe.net/ We encourage all RIPE NCC members, new and old, to take this course. The LIR Training course has been at the core of our face-to-face training offering since 1993, and you can now take the course online and get certified for doing so. All RIPE NCC members can benefit from taking the course, but it is especially useful if: - You are a new member and want to learn how to interact with the RIPE NCC - You want to refresh your knowledge of policy and procedures - You want to know more about the RIPE Database, the LIR Portal and other RIPE NCC tools - You want to receive Internet resources and would like to understand how they are distributed - You want best practices on how to plan IPv4 and IPv6 assignments in your network - You want to have your knowledge of all the above certified If you have any feedback on the course, we would love to hear from you at <training(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Rumy Spratley Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] 108th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting Summary Notes and Minutes
by Axel Pawlik 04 Oct '16

04 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 108th meeting on 8 September 2016. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2016/minutes-108th-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 Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2017 and asked that it be published for the membership - The Board reviewed the process for LIR applications for legacy address space holders and proposed an amendment to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme for 2016 and 2017 - The Board decided to issue a resolution temporarily suspending the waiver of the LIR sign-up fee for legacy Internet resource holders - The Board asked the RIPE NCC to add discussion of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme model to the General Meeting agenda - The Board requested that the RIPE NCC produce a report on the process it uses to handle fraudulent activity Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] IANA Stewardship Transition Completed
by Axel Pawlik 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

Dear colleagues, On 1 October 2016, the IANA functions contract that the United States Government had with ICANN was allowed to expire. This represents the final step in the community-led IANA stewardship transition process that began in 2014. Oversight of IANA is now the responsibility of the Names, Numbers and Protocol Parameters communities that rely on its services. The five Regional Internet Registries have a Service Level Agreement (SLA) in place with IANA that defines our expectations moving forward. A community-selected IANA Numbering Services Review Committee will assist the NRO Executive Council when it conducts periodic reviews of IANA's services. Aside from this, our work with IANA will be unchanged and members will not see any operational difference. We would like to thank everyone from the RIPE community who participated in this process — whether by sharing their views at RIPE Meetings or on the various mailing lists, or participating more directly within the CRISP, CCWG-Accountability and ICG groups. The ability of the five RIR communities to organise and contribute effectively to this global effort was a demonstration of the strength of our open, transparent and bottom-up approach. Since 2014, the RIPE NCC has maintained an archive of key documents and announcements relating to the IANA stewardship transition. You can find this on our website here: https://www.ripe.net/iana-stewardship-transition Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Services 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars Participation is limited to 20 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have 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] Simplified User Management in the LIR Portal - Please Migrate
by Alex Band 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce that we have simplified user management in the LIR Portal while making communication with the RIPE NCC more secure for our members. For historic reasons, the LIR Portal contained an LIR Contacts list with names and email addresses of persons who are eligible to contact the RIPE NCC on the LIR's behalf. However, for security purposes we already require that specific tasks such as requesting resources or changing contact details must be performed by an authorised LIR Portal user. This is why we are merging both lists into a single set of LIR Portal user accounts. We have created a wizard that will guide a user with administrator privileges through the migration process: https://my.ripe.net/#/contacts Please note that there is no deadline on migrating LIR Contacts at the moment but we are working to ensure there is a single list of authorised user accounts as soon as possible. Your help in facilitating this process would be appreciated. If the administrator for your LIR account does not currently have access to the LIR Portal, please see instructions here on how to get access: https://lirportal.ripe.net/getting_started We will keep you updated on developments as we work to complete this project. Best regards, Alex Band Product Manager RIPE NCC

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