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[GM] Draft Agenda and Supporting Documents for RIPE NCC General Meeting
by Fergal Cunningham 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The draft agenda and the supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2025 have been published. The documents are available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/documentation-and-arch… The supporting documents are: - Proposed amendments to the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure - RIPE NCC Annual Report 2024 - RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024 - Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2026 The draft agenda with resolutions to be voted on is now available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/agenda/ The agenda will become final two weeks before the General Meeting (30 April 2025). Until this time, members can propose resolutions, which will need the support of 395 members if they are to be added to the agenda. Members can propose and support agenda topics and resolutions using the member proposal form: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/member-proposals/ The Board notes that GM-relevant questions or comments can be emailed to agm(a)ripe.net before the GM to help ensure an efficient meeting. An election will be held at this GM to fill two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline to nominate a candidate is Wednesday, 23 April. You can see the current list of nominees and candidates, and find out how to nominate or become a candidate, at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/executive-board-electi… Onsite and online participation is available to all members. Registration can be completed quickly and easily in the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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[news] 183rd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 183rd meeting in March 2025. The minutes from these meetings are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2025/183rd-executive-… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ------------------------------- Main Items ------------------------------- - I presented my latest update to the Board which included activities in Q1 2025 and an update on the RIPE NCC legal entity in Dubai. - Fergal Cunningham, Head of Membership Engagement, gave a brief overview of the plans for the RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031. - Athina Fragkouli, Chief Legal Officer, and Eleonora Petridou, Chief Information Security Officer, facilitated a discussion on strategic risks identified by Board member Remco van Mook relating to the structure and funding of the RIPE NCC. - There was discussion of the recommendations from board governance training. - There was a discussion of the selection of the Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team for the May GM. - The RIPE NCC’s Chief Financial Officer, Simon-Jan Haytink, gave the financial update from February 2025. Simon-Jan also noted that the auditors had approved the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024. - Ondřej Filip gave an overview of how work is progressing with the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force. - Simon-Jan shared a proposal to retain the current charging scheme. - The Annual Report 2024 was approved for publication by the Board. - Athina put forward amendments to the Arbitration Procedure as suggested by the arbitration panel. - The RIPE NCC’s Chief Community Officer, Hisham Ibrahim, gave a presentation on the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund (CPF) and gave an update on work to review the initiative. - Athina gave a presentation on progress with updates to the ICP-2 document, “Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries ------------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ------------------------------- Resolution EB#183-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#179, EB#180, EB#181 and EB#182. Resolution EB#183-R-02: The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the audited RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for its adoption. Resolution EB#183-R-03 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2026 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for members to vote on. Resolution EB#183-R-04: The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2024 and the publication of the document. Resolution EB#183-R-05 The RIPE NCC Executive Board adopts the proposed amendments to the document “RIPE Database Acceptable Use Policy” as amended. Resolution EB#183-R-06 The RIPE NCC Executive Board adopts the proposed amendments to the documents “RIPE Fellowship Terms and Conditions” and “RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative Terms and Conditions” as amended. Resolution EB#183-R-07 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the proposed amendments to the document “RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure” and instructs the Managing Director to prepare the relevant resolution(s) for the adoption of the proposed amendments by the next General Meeting. Resolution EB#183-R-08 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the draft agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in May 2025 as amended. Resolution EB#183-R-09 The RIPE NCC Executive Board, taking into account Resolution EB#176-R-04 to suspend the activity “RIPE NCC Community Project Fund” for 2025, resolves to cease the activity “RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund” permanently. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2026
by Simon-Jan Haytink 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, For 2026, we are submitting a draft charging scheme with no changes compared to 2025. The draft document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/documentation-and-arch… Last year, we submitted a 2025 charging scheme with a significant increase to the membership fee and to PI charges, and new charges were introduced for ASNs. We indicated that the charging scheme would be sufficient for 2025 and for 2026, so we do not need to increase fees for 2026. This creates short-term stability, which in turn gives time for the Executive Board-initiated member-driven Charging Scheme Task Force to execute their work on recommending principles for a new charging scheme model. The intended result is to build a new charging model based on consensus and with input from the membership that will come into effect in 2027. We also believe that if we propose changes for the 2026 charging scheme, this could negatively impact the work the task force is carrying out. The task force is working to address issues with the current model, so having debate around proposed changes for 2026 rather than on the draft report submitted by the task force could be counterproductive. All work from the task force, including the minutes of each meeting, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/member-and-community-consultations/cha… Finally, following the increases to fees for PI and the newly-introduced fees for ASNs this year, we have heard feedback from many holders of these resources that this required extra administration on their part. Making unnecessary changes in these areas could cause a burden for the part of our membership holding PI and ASN resources. The Charging Scheme 2026 will arrive at the exact same amount of income of EUR 41.1M for the RIPE NCC in 2026. This is sufficient to cover all current services and activities, a 4% staff costs increase and a 1.5% inflation increase on all non-staff costs. This is under the assumption that the cost budget will remain unchanged from 2025 to 2026, meaning that this high-level calculation does not incorporate any efficiency or cost-saving efforts. The result would be a cost budget equal to the 2026 income budget of EUR 41.1 M. In the 2025 income budget, we used 20,000 LIR accounts (equal to the number of members) to calculate total LIR fee income, and we will do the same for 2026. This is expected to provide some space as at the time of writing we have 21,029 active LIR accounts. We are working under the assumption that we will not have a solution for our members in (as defined by our banks) Ultra High Risk Countries. If we would be in a position to collect these funds, this would mean a considerable extra inflow of membership funds. If the result of that would be an operational surplus over 2026, this surplus as every year would be part of the redistribution vote. If you have any questions or comments about the draft charging scheme, please bring them to the members-discuss mailing list where our Executive Board members will also be following discussions. Kind regards, Simon-Jan Haytink Chief Financial Officer RIPE NCC Services and Activities Covered by the Member Fee - A trusted, efficient, accurate and resilient registry that guarantees uniqueness of resources held by members - Neutral information services uninfluenced by commercial or government interests that allow both the RIPE NCC and the community to carry out useful research into the Internet - Engagement activities, including RIPE and regional meetings, that build an active membership and community and that contribute to the overall good of the Internet - A voice and influence for the membership in key decision-making fora, including with governments and regulators - Protection of the Joint Internet Number Registry as developed by the Internet community - Learning and development activities that help to address skills shortages and contribute to an educated membership - Support for the Policy Development Process (PDP) - An authoritative registry of routing information provided by RPKI and the RIPE Database - K-root and DNS services - A dedicated staff with considerable expertise contributing to all of the above

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[GM] RIPE NCC Annual Report 2024 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024 Published
by Hans Petter Holen 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2024 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024 have now been published. Both of these reports are supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2025 and can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/documentation-and-arch… The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2024 documents the activities of the RIPE NCC throughout last year. The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024 details the financial activities of the RIPE NCC during the same period. We ask members to read these documents and provide feedback on the Members Discuss mailing list or during the GM itself. For more information about the GM, visit: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/ <https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/> Onsite and online participation at the GM is available to all members, including webcast, live chat and electronic voting. Members can register for the GM quickly and easily via the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2025
by Kjerstin Burdiek 27 Mar '25

27 Mar '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The March 2025 Member Update is now available on our website at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update-march-2025/ You can also read the update below. 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- Gabor de Wit Appointed Chief Registry Operations Officer 2. Information Services -- Quarterly Planning -- RIPE Atlas: New Probe Detail Pages Now Live -- Unlocking UX: A User-Centred Journey for RIPEstat -- Navigating Network Measurements - Routers, Switches, Servers 3. Community and Engagement -- SEE 13: 7-8 April in Sofia, Bulgaria -- RIPE NCC Days Chișinău Registration Open and Call for Presentations -- RIPE 90 Second Call for Presentations -- The RIPE Labs Article Competition - RIPE 90 -- RIPE NCC and ITU Sign a Joint Declaration to Promote IPv6 -- RIPE Chair Team Selection Call for Nominations -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: March 2025 -- Introducing BalticNOG -- Local Hosts for RIPE NCC Training Courses -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars 4. Organisational Update -- Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2025 -- Call for Nominations – RIPE NCC Executive Board Election -- 180th, 181st and 182nd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings -- Charging Scheme TF Update 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIR accounts: 21,029 (+14) Number of members: 20,050 (+38) LIRs with IPv6: 15,778 (+27) IPv4 addresses transferred in February: 557,824 (-1,894,912) LIRs on IPv4 Waiting List: 962 Days that first LIR in queue has been waiting: 528 % of IPv4 address space covered by ROAs: 72% % of IPv6 address space covered by ROAs: 41% ARCs completed in February: 197 -- Gabor de Wit Appointed Chief Registry Operations Officer We are pleased to announce that Gabor de Wit will start as our new Chief Registry Operations Officer as of 1 May 2025: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/gabor-de-wit-appointed-chief-registry-op… 2. Information Services -- Quarterly Planning The plans for Q2 2025 are now available for a number of our services, including DNS and K-root, RIPEstat, RIPE Atlas, RIS and more: https://www.ripe.net/quarterly-planning -- RIPE Atlas: New Probe Detail Pages Now Live After months of development and beta testing, we are excited to announce the launch of the revamped RIPE Atlas probe detail pages. This update was designed for a better user experience and to make RIPE Atlas probe interactions more insightful and meaningful for users. Read more on RIPE Labs as the RIPE NCC’s Stephen Suess shares what’s new on these pages: https://labs.ripe.net/author/stephen_suess_1/ripe-atlas-ui-revamped-probe-d… -- Unlocking UX: A User-Centred Journey for RIPEstat On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Antonella De Bellis gives an in-depth look into the RIPEstat team’s design journey as they created the latest iteration of the UI: https://labs.ripe.net/author/antonella-de-bellis/unlocking-ux-a-user-centre… -- Navigating Network Measurements - Routers, Switches, Servers On RIPE Labs, Tobias Fiebig explains the infrastructure behind measurement.network, how it was built and what it can do: https://labs.ripe.net/author/tfiebig/navigating-network-measurements-router… 3. Community and Engagement -- SEE 13: 7-8 April in Sofia, Bulgaria SEE 13 is almost here! There’s still time to register for this event, taking place from 7-8 April in Sofia, Bulgaria. Check out the agenda and more at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-13/ -- RIPE NCC Days Chișinău Registration Open and Call for Presentations We will hold RIPE NCC Days in Chișinău, Moldova from 18-19 June 2025. Registration is now open for this event, as is the call for presentations. Sign up to attend and/or present and find out more about the event at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-days/ripe-ncc-days… -- RIPE 90 Second Call for Presentations The RIPE Programme Committee has extended its call for content proposals for the plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs for RIPE 90. Both in-person and online presentations are encouraged. See more information and submit a proposal by 8 April (or by 2 May for lightning talks) at: https://ripe90.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ -- The RIPE Labs Article Competition - RIPE 90 The RIPE Labs Article Competition is back, and submissions are now being accepted ahead of RIPE 90. Submit your article by 4 April 2025 at 21:00 UTC for a chance to win a trip to RIPE 90 this May. See the full competition rules at: https://labs.ripe.net/competitions/ripe-labs-article-competition-ripe-90/ -- RIPE NCC and ITU Sign a Joint Declaration to Promote IPv6 On 7 March 2025, the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) signed a Joint Declaration with the RIPE NCC on ‘Promoting and Developing Internet Infrastructure, IPv6 Deployment and Capacity Building’: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/ripe-ncc-and-itu-signed-a-joint-declarat… -- RIPE Chair Team Selection Call for Nominations The RIPE NomCom’s call for nominations for Chair and Vice Chair of the RIPE community is still open. Submit your nominations by 23:59 UTC on 30 March: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ripe-list@ripe.net/thread/NZRYXC3COC… -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: March 2025 The RIPE Chair Team’s latest report is out, featuring updates on preparations for RIPE 90, upcoming WG co-chair selections, the work of the ASO AC on ICP-2, industry events like the DNS Hackathon 2025, and more: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-march… -- Introducing BalticNOG On RIPE Labs, Paulius Judickas spreads the news about the newly established Baltic Network Operators Group (BalticNOG): https://labs.ripe.net/author/paulius-judickas/introducing-balticnog-a-new-h… -- Local Hosts for RIPE NCC Training Courses On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Olivia Ruimwijk explains the crucial role local hosts play in bringing new opportunities for learning and development to our members and local communities: https://labs.ripe.net/author/olivia-ruimwijk/local-hosts-for-ripe-ncc-train… -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars In April and early May, we have planned: Tues, 1 Apr 2025 - Introduction to RPKI Webinar Wed, 2 Apr 2025 - RIPE Database Training Course (Tallinn) Thurs, 3 Apr 2025 - IPv6 Security Training Course (Tallinn) Fri, 4 Apr 2025 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Tallinn) Wed, 9 Apr 2025 - LIR Training Course (Sofia) Thurs, 10 Apr 2025 - Advanced IPv6 Training Course (Sofia) Tues, 15 Apr 2025 - Internet Routing Registry Webinar Wed, 16 Apr 2025 - RIPE Policy Development Process Webinar Wed, 23 Apr 2025 - RIPE Database Applications Webinar Wed, 30 Apr 2025 - RIPE Database Training Course (Tashkent) Thu, 1 May 2025 - IPv6 Security Training Course (Tashkent) Fri, 2 May 2025 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Tashkent) You can register for these courses and webinars at: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ We also released a new microlearning about how to use API keys in the RIPE Database. You can find this new microlearning and more at: https://academy.ripe.net/ 4. Organisational Update -- Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2025 Registration is open for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), taking place from 14-16 May 2025 alongside the RIPE 90 Meeting in Lisbon and online. We encourage members to register so they can participate in discussions and cast their votes on key decisions and elections that shape the future of the RIPE NCC. At the upcoming GM, members will vote on the Executive Board election to fill two seats, the adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024, the discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board, and the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2026. Register by 14:00 (UTC+1) on 14 May 2025 in order to be able to vote. If you wish to be represented by a third party, please fill in the proxy form and submit it by 30 April 2025: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ncc-announce@ripe.net/thread/OPCR6HE… -- Call for Nominations – RIPE NCC Executive Board Election At the RIPE NCC GM on 14 May 2025, there will be an election to fill two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. Nominations are now open for candidates in the upcoming election. You can submit a nomination for a candidate until Wednesday, 23 April at 23:59 (UTC), and members can nominate themselves: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ncc-announce@ripe.net/thread/4XQRT2V… -- 180th, 181st and 182nd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 180th, 181st and 182nd meetings via email in February and March 2025. The minutes of the meetings are available along with summary notes from: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ncc-announce@ripe.net/thread/QXD7LXF… -- Charging Scheme TF Update The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force meets every two weeks. Please check the minutes that are posted to the members-discuss mailing list and provide your feedback on the discussions. The task force discusses your feedback at every meeting: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/member-and-community-consultations/cha… We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 180th, 181st and 182nd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 13 Mar '25

13 Mar '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 180th, 181st and 182nd meetings via email in February and March 2025. The minutes from these meetings are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2025/ The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ------------------------------- Main Items ------------------------------- - Chief Legal Officer, Athina Fragkouli, proposed amendments to the RIPE NCC Privacy Statement. The proposed amendments inform data subjects about the processing of their personal data for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the RIPE NCC or a third party, according to GDPR. - Chief Financial Officer, Simon-Jan Haytink, proposed the provision of a loan from the RIPE NCC to the RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC. The RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC needs a working capital to become operational and the bank has a requirement regarding a minimum balance when an account is opened. - Following a call for volunteers for the Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team for May 2025, five volunteers were selected to serve on the Code of Conduct Team. ------------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ------------------------------- Resolution EB#180-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the document “RIPE NCC Privacy Statement”. Resolution EB#181-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves the provision of a loan from the RIPE NCC to the RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC of AED 5 million (EUR 1.3 million), which will be paid back in full with an annual interest rate of 5.48% within four years. Resolution EB#182-R-01: The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to select the following individuals to form the Code of Conduct (CoC) Team for the Executive Board elections taking place during the General Meeting (GM) May 2025: Sebastian Becker Töma Gavrichenkov Arnold Nipper Lu Heng Luca Marini Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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[GM] Call for Nominations - RIPE NCC Executive Board Election
by Hans Petter Holen 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, Nominations are now open for candidates to stand in the upcoming RIPE NCC Executive Board election. There will be an election for two seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 14 May 2025. Each seat is for a three-year term. The election will fill the seats currently held by Ondřej Filip and Remco van Mook, whose terms expire in May 2025. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to nominate a candidate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To nominate a person, you must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact. Nominate a candidate by filling out the nomination form at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/nominate-a-candidate/ A person requires nominations from at least five RIPE NCC members, among other legal criteria, to become a candidate. The deadline to submit a nomination is Wednesday, 23 April at 23:59 (UTC). This follows the requirements outlined in article 9.1 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The outlined requirements can be found at the end of this email. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a candidate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to become a candidate, you will need to be nominated by a RIPE NCC Member who is also a registered LIR contact in the LIR Portal. You can nominate yourself if you are a member or be nominated by someone else. You do not need to be a RIPE NCC member yourself to become a Board member. More information about how to become a candidate can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/how-to-become-a-candidate/ All those considering standing for election to the Board are advised to read the RIPE NCC Executive Board functions and expectations, which can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/ripe-ncc-executive-board-func… ----------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Board Election Code of Conduct ------------------------------------------------------------------ All candidates must abide by the Executive Board Code of Conduct, which you can find at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/eb-election/coc/ The Code of Conduct applies to Executive Board candidates from the moment a nominee becomes a candidate until the deadline to raise any objections against the draft minutes of the General Meeting. The Code of Conduct Team will evaluate reports of violations of the CoC and if a violation has occurred. You can find information about the team and report violations at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/eb-election/coc-team/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Registering for the GM ------------------------------------------------------------------ To attend and vote in the GM, register at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active For more information about the GM, visit: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/ If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at agm(a)ripe.net. Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpts from the Articles of Association 9.1 The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board shall need the written support of at least five Members and shall be submitted no later than three weeks before the General Meeting. Further, no later than two weeks before the General Meeting, the nominee shall need to submit: (a) a certified copy of their official identification document, (b) a signed statement in which they declare that they shall adhere to the Code of Conduct for candidates for the Executive Board as adopted by the Executive Board and published on the Association's website, and that they have never committed any fraud or other financial misconduct in any jurisdiction, (c) a signed statement in which they declare that they are not: an employee of (i) a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board; a significant shareholder of (i) a company in whose capital a member of the Executive Board participates as a significant shareholder or (ii) an Affiliate of a company in whose capital a member of the Executive Board participates as a significant shareholder, it being understood that both the nominee and the member of the Executive Board are regarded to be a significant shareholder if they jointly have a controlling interest in the company or an Affiliate of the company or if one of them has such a controlling interest; a significant shareholder with controlling interest of (i) a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board; an employee of (i) a legal entity of which a member of the Executive Board is a significant shareholder with controlling interest or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity of which a member of the Executive Board is a significant shareholder with controlling interest; a partner or an employee of a partnership in which a member of the Executive Board participates as a partner or works as an employee; a board member of another RIR, ICANN or ISOC; and a member of the ASO AC. Paragraphs (c) (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this article do not apply with regards to members of the Executive Board whose term expires at the General Meeting in which the elections are held. (d) a signed statement in which they declare (1) the legal entity they are an employee of and the Affiliates of this legal entity, (2) the companies they are a significant shareholder of and the Affiliates of these companies and (3) the partnerships they are a member of or employee of.

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[GM] Register Now for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2025
by Hans Petter Holen 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2025. Register at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active You must register by 14:00 (UTC+1) on the day of the GM, 14 May 2025. The General Meeting will take place from 14–16 May 2025 at the Epic Sana Hotel in Lisbon, alongside the RIPE 90 Meeting, and will also be accessible online. Members can join the meeting: - In person at the meeting venue - Remotely via Meetecho - By following a livestream Voting on resolutions and the Executive Board elections will be conducted electronically. By registering, you can participate in discussions and cast your vote on key decisions and elections that shape the future of the RIPE NCC. The GM also provides members with an opportunity to hear about the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC, with reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and Management. At the upcoming GM, members will vote on: - The Executive Board Election to fill the two seats currently filled by Ondřej Filip and Remco van Mook. - Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2024 - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2026 All supporting documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 16 April 2025. ------------------------------------------------------------- Register ------------------------------------------------------------- Register to attend and vote electronically at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active You must register by 14:00 (UTC+1) on 14 May 2025. If you have not registered to vote by this deadline, you will *not* be able to vote. ------------------------------------------------------------- Proxy Voting ------------------------------------------------------------- You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised member contact or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill in the proxy form and send it by 30 April 2025. Any proxy form sent to us after this date will not be valid. You can find the proxy form at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/proxy-voting/ — More information about the General Meeting is available at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/may-2025/ If you have questions about the GM, please email us at agm(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: February 2025
by Kjerstin Burdiek 27 Feb '25

27 Feb '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The February 2025 Member Update is now available on our website at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update-february-2025/ You can also read the update below. 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- Using API Keys in the RIPE Database 2. Information Services -- Introducing the New RIPEstat UI -- Easy RIPE Atlas Data Analysis with SQL 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE 90 Call for Presentations -- Register for SEE 13 in Sofia, Bulgaria -- Call for RIPE Chair and Vice Chair Nominations -- ICP-2 Principles Questionnaire Report and Data Published -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: February 2025 -- Looking Back at 2024: An External Engagement and Community Retrospective -- RIPE Labs Podcast: Who Governs Cyberspace? -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars -- Call for Public Comments on the 2024 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report 4. Organisational Update -- Charging Scheme TF Update 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIR accounts: 21,015 (+24) Number of members: 20,012 (+19) LIRs with IPv6: 15,751 (+29) IPv4 addresses transferred in January: 2,452,736 (-1,969,996) LIRs on IPv4 Waiting List: 914 Days that first LIR in queue has been waiting: 504 % of IPv4 address space covered by ROAs: 71% % of IPv6 address space covered by ROAs: 40% ARCs completed in January: 209 -- Using API Keys in the RIPE Database On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Ed Shryane explains how to use API keys, a new way to authenticate updates in the RIPE Database. They are associated with a user’s RIPE NCC Access account, and are intended to help you script (automate) updates to the RIPE Database: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ed_shryane/using-api-keys-in-the-ripe-database/ 2. Information Services -- Introducing the New RIPEstat UI We have launched a new version of the RIPEstat UI. The new UI is built on the original 2013 version, but with a much more modern look and feel. On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Ties de Kock highlights some of the changes made and shares a first look at the new design: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ties/introducing-the-new-ripestat-ui/ -- Easy RIPE Atlas Data Analysis with SQL On RIPE Labs, Giovane Moura shares a detailed, step-by-step guide to show how, with the help of RIPE Atlas, DuckDB allows you to use SQL without any DB server on a Jupyter Notebook: https://labs.ripe.net/author/giovane_moura/easy-ripe-atlas-data-analysis-wi… 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE 90 Call for Presentations The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs. RIPE 90 will be hybrid, so both in-person and virtual presentations will be accepted and are encouraged. The deadline to submit a presentation proposal is Monday, 3 March 2025: https://ripe90.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ -- Register for SEE 13 in Sofia, Bulgaria SEE 13 will take place from 7-8 April in Sofia, Bulgaria. Learn more about the meeting and register at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-13/ -- Call for RIPE Chair and Vice Chair Nominations The RIPE nominating committee (NomCom) now invites nominations from the community to fill the positions of RIPE Chair and Vice Chair. Any member of the RIPE community may be nominated for either position. Self-nominations are also permitted. Nominations can be sent to <nominations(a)ripenomcom.org> by Sunday, 30 March, 23:59 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/call-for-ripe-chair-and-vice-chair-nomin… -- ICP-2 Principles Questionnaire Report and Data Published The ICP-2 Principles questionnaire was open from 8 October until 6 December 2024 and received 298 individual submissions from the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) communities. The NRO NC has published the raw data and a summary of the responses: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/icp-2-principles-questionnaire-report-an… -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: February 2025 The RIPE Chair Team’s latest report is out, featuring an update on RIPE governance, maintenance of RIPE Policies and industry events including webinars on RPKI and WSIS+20: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-febru… -- Looking Back at 2024: An External Engagement and Community Retrospective On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Alena Muravska looks at three main objectives that drive our external engagement and community work at the RIPE NCC and shows, through numbers and metrics, how we measured the impact we made in 2024: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alena-muravska/looking-back-at-2024-an-externa… -- RIPE Labs Podcast: Who Governs Cyberspace? In the latest episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, we dive into the evolving world of cyberspace and international cybersecurity law with Francesca Bosco from the CyberPeace Institute. Unpacking the evolving definition of cyberspace, the latest in international cybersecurity legislation and its potential impact on civil society, Francesca also explores the role of the multistakeholder approach in shaping both the technical and policy landscape of Internet governance: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/francesca-bosco-who-governs-cyb… -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars In March, we have planned: Tues, 4 Mar 2025 - IPv6 Addressing Plan Webinar Thurs, 6 Mar 2025 - Basic IPv6 Protocol Security Webinar Wed, 12 Mar 2025 - Anti-Abuse Webinar Thurs, 13 Mar 2025 - BGP Filtering Webinar Thurs, 20 Mar 2025 - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Stockholm) Fri, 21 Mar 2025 - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Stockholm) You can register for these courses and webinars at: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ -- Call for Public Comments on the 2024 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report The IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) has launched a 30-day public comment period to seek comments and input from the community on the IANA numbering services performance and the 2024 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report. Comments on the IANA service performance should be sent to <iana-performance(a)nro.net> by Friday, 28 February 2025 at 23:59 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/iana-public-comment-2025/ 4. Organisational Update -- Charging Scheme TF Update The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force meets every two weeks. Please check the minutes that are posted to the members-discuss mailing list and provide your feedback on the discussions. The task force discusses your feedback at every meeting: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/member-and-community-consultations/cha…

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2025
by Kjerstin Burdiek 28 Jan '25

28 Jan '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The January 2025 Member Update is now available on our website at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update-january-2025/ You can also read the update below. 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- Invoice 2025 and Payment Extensions -- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report (Q1 2025) Published 2. Information Services -- ns.ripe.net Sunsetting Complete -- RIPE Atlas Anchors - Operating System Refresh -- A Deep Dive Into the Baltic Sea Cable Cuts -- Navigating Network Measurements - A Review of Results and Services -- RPKI’s 2024 Year in Review 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars -- Call for Presentations for SEE 13 -- RIPE 90 Essential Information -- Concluding the ICP-2 Principles Consultation -- Celebrating Green Tech Hackathon Results -- MENOG 24 Meeting Report -- MENOG 25 Call for Host -- IGF 2024 Report -- RIPE NomCom 2025 Confirmed Members -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - December 2024 -- RIPE Labs Podcast: Detecting Cyber Threats to Critical Systems 4. Organisational Update -- Call for Volunteers for Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team -- RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2025 -- Activity Plan and Budget 2025 Published -- Charging Scheme Task Force Update -- Minutes of the 179th Executive Board Meeting Published 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 20,991 (-206) Number of members: 19,993 (-115) LIRs with IPv6: 15,722 (-45) IPv4 addresses transferred in December: 4,422,732 (+3,516,364) LIRs on IPv4 Waiting List: 899 Days that first LIR in queue has been waiting: 491 % of IPv4 address space covered by ROAs: 71% % of IPv6 address space covered by ROAs: 40% ARCs completed in December: 171 -- Invoice 2025 and Payment Extensions The RIPE NCC invoice for 2025 was issued in early January. Invoices are available in the LIR Portal and were sent to all billing contacts. We ask all members to please follow the process as laid out in the RIPE NCC Billing Procedure 2025: https://www.ripe.net/membership/payment/ripe-ncc-billing-procedure-2025/ For the 2025 invoicing period, we will apply the normal invoicing approach to all of our members. We are conscious that some members might need payment extensions and we will provide these on a per-request basis to members in areas in distress in our service region that are experiencing war or natural disaster. To request an extension, we ask that members fill out the payment extension form: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/payment-extension-form/ -- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report (Q1 2025) Published Our latest Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report (Q1 2025) is now available. These reports provide data on how RIPE NCC members, End Users and legacy resource holders are affected by sanctions, while respecting their confidentiality and privacy: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-837/ 2. Information Services -- ns.ripe.net Sunsetting Complete We have completed the sunsetting of our ns.ripe.net secondary service. Following the RIPE Labs article we published in May 2024, we contacted users of the service to ask them to move away. On 15 January, we removed the “nserver: ns.ripe.net” attribute from all domain objects in the RIPE Database still using it. -- RIPE Atlas Anchors - Operating System Refresh On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Sean Mottles gives an update on a recent upgrade carried out for RIPE Atlas anchors and the lessons learned along the way: https://labs.ripe.net/author/sean-mottles/ripe-atlas-anchors-operating-syst… -- A Deep Dive Into the Baltic Sea Cable Cuts On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Emile Aben analyses the recent cuts in major Baltic Sea Internet cables and delves deeper into the question of how exactly the Internet has remained resilient: https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/a-deep-dive-into-the-baltic-sea-cabl… -- Navigating Network Measurements - A Review of Results and Services On RIPE Labs, Tobias Fiebig goes over the services that are available in measurement.network and takes a look at the research done so far: https://labs.ripe.net/author/tfiebig/navigating-network-measurements-a-revi… -- RPKI’s 2024 Year in Review On RIPE Labs, Job Snijders shares some RPKI statistics from 2024, summarises highlights from the IETF Standards Development process, and reflects on emerging trends: https://labs.ripe.net/author/job_snijders/rpkis-2024-year-in-review/ 3. Community and Engagement -- RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars In February, we have planned: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 - IPv6 Security Myths, Filtering and Tips Webinar Thurs, 13 Feb 2025 - LIRs and the Internet Ecosystem Webinar Tues, 18 Feb 2025 - RIPE Database Basics Webinar Wed, 26 Feb 2025 - LIR Training Course (Hamburg) Thurs, 27 Feb 2025 - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Hamburg) Fri, 28 Feb 2025 - RIPE Database Training Course (Hamburg) You can register for these courses and webinars at: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ -- Call for Presentations for SEE 13 The call for presentations has been extended for SEE 13, taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria from 7-8 April. Submit your proposal by 20 February: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-13/call-for-present… -- RIPE 90 Essential Information Ahead of RIPE 90, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal from 12-16 May, read all of the important information you need to know about tickets, accommodation, upcoming deadlines and more: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ripe-list@ripe.net/thread/PRSDHF55YD… -- Concluding the ICP-2 Principles Consultation The feedback period for the proposed ICP-2 principles has officially concluded. During this process, the NRO NC received nearly 300 responses from the different Internet communities associated with each Regional Internet Registry. In the coming weeks, they will begin working on a qualitative analysis of the responses received, which will be shared with the Internet community: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/concluding-the-icp-2-principles-consulta… -- Celebrating Green Tech Hackathon Results On RIPE Labs, the RIPE NCC’s Vesna Manojlovic shares a recap of the projects that were completed during the Green Tech Hackathon in mid-December: https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/celebrating-green-tech-hackathon-results/ -- MENOG 24 Meeting Report MENOG 24 took place from 4-5 December in Muscat, Oman. Read all about what happened in the meeting report: https://labs.ripe.net/author/kjerstin-burdiek/menog-24-meeting-report/ -- MENOG 25 Call for Host MENOG 25 will take place during the week of 23-27 November 2025. If you are interested in hosting this event, please email <regional(a)ripe.net> by 30 January 2025. More information about hosting is available at: https://www.menog.org/sponsors/host-requirements/ -- IGF 2024 Report The RIPE NCC team was at the 19th Internet Governance Forum held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ulka Athale shares some key takeaways from the last Internet event of 2024 on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/ulka_athale_1/igf-2024-report/ -- RIPE NomCom 2025 Confirmed Members The list of members for the RIPE NomCom 2025 is now final. You can see the list at: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/ripe-list@ripe.net/thread/DETRNSJDVS… -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - December 2024 Read the RIPE Chair Team’s report from the month of December, featuring a review of recent industry events such as the Green Tech Hackathon and a GÉANT community session, as well as a look forward at upcoming events like RIPE 90: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-decem… -- RIPE Labs Podcast: Detecting Cyber Threats to Critical Systems In the latest episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, Daniel Kapellmann, Security Engineering Manager at Google Threat Intelligence, talks about how convergence of Operational Technology systems with IT systems amplifies risk and what’s involved in detecting threats: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/daniel-kapellmann-detecting-cyb… 4. Organisational Sustainability -- Call for Volunteers for Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team This is a call for volunteers from the membership to join the Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team for the May 2025 General Meeting election. If you are willing to participate in this role, please send an email to <agm(a)ripe.net> by Wednesday, 12 February 2025: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/call-for-volunteers-for-eb-election-coc-… -- RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2025 We have published more information about the RIPE NCC General Meeting in May 2025, including details about how to nominate or become a candidate for the Executive Board election that will take place at this General Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/may-2025/ -- Activity Plan and Budget 2025 Published The final version of the Activity Plan and Budget 2025 has been published following input from the membership and with approval from our Board on 11 December 2025. The document outlines the work we will undertake in the coming year along with the associated costs for each activity, and the executive summary provides an overview of activities for 2025. Read the key points and access the document at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/activity-plan-and-budget-2025-published/ -- Charging Scheme Task Force Update The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force continues its work - it will be meeting every two weeks from February. So please check the minutes that are posted to the members-discuss mailing list and provide your feedback on the discussions. The task force discusses your feedback at every meeting: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/member-and-community-consultations/cha… -- Minutes of the 179th Executive Board Meeting Published The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 179th meeting from 11-12 December 2024. You can read a summary of the main items from the meeting and access the minutes at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/minutes-of-the-179th-executive-board-mee… We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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