Dear Colleagues,
Our office is closed on Monday 30 April 2012 (Queen's Day). Normal
office hours will resume on Tuesday 1 May 2012.
The office closes on all Dutch public holidays listed at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/contact/opening-hours
Regards,
Saskia Oostdijck-van Gorp
RIPE NCC
Dear colleagues,
There is less than one week to go until the MENOG 10/RIPE NCC Regional
Meeting. The event will be held from 30 April-1 May 2012 at the
Grosvenor House Dubai Marina.
The MENOG 10/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting agenda has been updated and
posted at:
http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog10/agenda
If you have yet to register, you can do so at:
http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog10/registration
We look forward to meeting you and your colleagues at the MENOG10/RIPE
NCC Regional Meeting in Dubai.
Regards,
The MENOG Coordination Team
Kais Al-Essa, Osama Al-Dosary, Sultan Al-Shamsi, Sandra Gijzen, Gaurab
Raj Upadhaya, Paul Rendek, Philip Smith
Dear members,
The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) was held 18-19 April 2012 adjacent to
the RIPE 64 Meeting in Ljubljana. There were 99 attendees, excluding
RIPE NCC staff and observers from the other Regional Internet Registries
(RIRs).
There were two resolutions to be voted on at the GM. The results of
voting on the resolutions were as follows:
Resolution 1: The General Meeting adopts the 2011 Financial Report of
the RIPE NCC.
Yes 270
No 5
Abstain 28
Resolution 2: The General Meeting discharges the Executive Board with
regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2011.
Yes 244
No 12
Abstain 45
There was also an election to fill one seat on the RIPE NCC Executive
Board. The results of the election were as follows:
First Count:
Dmitry Burkov 174
Ulf Kieber 85
Dmitry Kohmanyuk 44
Dmitry Burkov was elected and retained his seat on the Executive Board.
More information on the GM is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012
The RIPE NCC would like to thank its membership for the input and
support given at the General Meeting.
Regards,
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC
Dear colleagues,
Want to win a Fatboy in the colour of your choice? We've just launched a
photo competition for the RIPE NCC Webinars where we offer you just that.
All you need to do is submit a photo of yourself "getting comfy" with a
mobile device to the RIPE NCC Facebook timeline:
www.facebook.com/ripencc
We'll then upload your photo to the "Get Comfy" photo album. Tell your
friends about your photo and get as many "likes" as you can.
The photo with the most "likes" by 15 May will win! The top four photos
will be made into postcards.
More information is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/e-learning/photo-competition
Get snapping!
Kind regards,
Sandra Brás
Trainer/E-Learning Project Manager
RIPE NCC
[Apologies for duplicate emails]
Dear colleagues,
Due to the high number of requests received, we are happy to announce
more webinars. We have also added more topics to the list. The following
webinars are now available:
- Introduction to the RIPE Database
- RIPE Database - Advanced Topics
- Resource Certification (RPKI)
Register now at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/e-learning/webinars
Participation is limited to 20 people per session, so don't hesitate to
take part!
Later this year we will launch more webinar topics, such as:
- IPv6 in the RIPE Database
- New LIR
If you have any questions, please email e-learning(a)ripe.net.
We look forward to seeing you online.
Sandra Brás
Trainer/E-Learning Project Manager
RIPE NCC
Dear member,
The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) is about to begin.
We encourage you to participate remotely via the webcast and chat
facilities we have provided.
The webcast and chat facilities are available from:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/webstream/
If you wish to log in to the chat facility with an application other
than IRC, the details for the room are:
Channel: #gm
Password: spring2012
The webcast will be archived immediately after the GM and will be
available from the same location. The Chairman of the RIPE NCC Executive
Board will announce the results of the voting on resolutions and the
RIPE NCC Executive Board elections on Thursday, 19 April at 15:45 (UTC
+2). The webcast of this announcement will also be available from the
same location.
If you have any questions about the GM, please email <agm(a)ripe.net>.
Best regards,
Axel Pawlik
RIPE NCC
Dear member,
The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) will take place this evening,
Wednesday, 18 April from 18:00 (UTC +2).
If you are unable to attend the GM, we encourage you to participate
remotely via the webcast and chat facilities we have provided.
The webcast and chat facilities are available from:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/webstream/
If you wish to log in to the chat facility with an application other
than IRC, the details for the room are:
Channel: #gm
Password: spring2012
The webcast will be archived immediately after the GM and will be
available from the same location. The Chairman of the RIPE NCC Executive
Board will announce the results of the voting on resolutions and the
RIPE NCC Executive Board elections on Thursday, 19 April at 15:45 (UTC
+2). The webcast of this announcement will also be available from the
same location.
If you have any questions about the GM, please email <agm(a)ripe.net>.
Best regards,
Axel Pawlik
RIPE NCC
[Apologies for duplicate emails]
Dear colleagues,
Will we be seeing you at MENOG 10/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, taking
place 29 April - 1 May in Dubai? We hope so!
The agenda has been posted at:
http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog10/agenda
Confirm your place by registering today:
http://menog.net/meetings/menog10/registration
We would like to thank the host Du for supporting this event.
The Middle Eastern Network Operators Group (MENOG) meetings are
excellent opportunities to share ideas and experiences with other
network operators and network engineers from across the Middle East, to
develop cross-regional cooperation and to meet with key players in the
local and global Internet industry.
We look forward to meeting you and your colleagues at the MENOG10/RIPE
NCC Regional Meeting in Dubai.
Regards,
The MENOG Coordination Team
Kais Al-Essa, Osama Al-Dosary, Sultan Al-Shamsi, Sandra Gijzen, Gaurab
Raj Upadhaya, Paul Rendek, Philip Smith
Dear RIPE NCC members,
The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place in Ljubljana tomorrow, 18
April. If you wish to attend, please register as soon as possible.
Online registration will remain open until 16:00 (UTC +2) on Wednesday,
18 April.
Registration
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You can register to attend the GM at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/registration
Resolutions
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There are two resolutions to be voted on at the GM:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/agenda
The supporting documents for the GM are available at:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/supporting-documents
Documents will be available to RIPE NCC members on the day of the GM,
but we ask that you read them prior to the meeting.
Executive Board Election
------------------------
An election will take place to fill one seat on the RIPE NCC Executive
Board. The confirmed candidates are listed at:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/confirmed-candidates
Voting Period
-------------
The voting period will begin at Agenda point 10 during the GM and will
remain open until 14:00 (UTC +2) on Thursday, 19 April 2012. The
extended voting period will give members in all time zones in the RIPE
NCC service region adequate time to cast their votes.
Electronic Voting Registration
------------------------------
You can register to vote for electronic voting until 18:00 (UTC +2)
today. You must register in the BigPulse system and send a copy of your
photographic ID to <agm(a)ripe.net> to complete the process. If you sent a
copy of your ID for a previous GM, you just need to email <agm(a)ripe.net>
to let us know and this will complete the registration process.
The email to access the electronic voting registration system will be
resent to all those who have yet to register today, Tuesday, 17 April.
The voting procedure, for those voting on site and for those voting
electronically, is outlined at:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/voting-procedure
The results will be announced at 15:45 (UTC +2) on Thursday, 19 April.
Remote Participation
--------------------
The GM will be broadcast live to members via webcast. A chat facility
will also be provided for those wishing to join the discussion online.
The same service will be provided for the announcement of the results on
Thursday, 19 April.
An email inviting members to view the GM will be sent prior to the
meeting. This will contain instructions on how to log in to the chat
facility.
If you have any questions on the GM or the voting procedure, please
email <agm(a)ripe.net>.
For those attending the RIPE Meeting in Ljubljana, Fergal Cunningham
from the RIPE NCC will be at the Info Hub from 14:00 - 18:00 today to
answer questions about the GM, and to help people to register to vote
electronically and to register to attend the GM.
The GM Registration Desk is open on site from 10:00 - 17:00 (UTC +2) on
Wednesday, 18 April. Once you have registered, we ask that you pick up
your meeting pack and voting slips as early as possible.
Regards,
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC
Dear colleague,
RIPE 64 takes place next week from 16-20 April in the Grand Hotel Union
Executive in Ljubljana.
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Early-Bird Discount Expires on Friday
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Please note that the early-bird discount (EUR 50) ends on Friday at
15:00 UTC. So please register and pay before that time if you would like
to make use of the discount.
The ticket costs EUR 400 if you pay at the meeting.
Day tickets are available for EUR 125 and week student tickets are
available for EUR 175. No early bird discounts apply to these tickets.
Online registration stays open until Friday at 15:00 UTC:
https://ripe64.ripe.net/register
After that time it will still be possible to register onsite at the meeting.
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Remote Participation
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For those not able to attend the meeting in person, remote participation
tools will be available with live webcast and chat. Information about
this will posted on Monday before the opening plenary starts at:
https://ripe64.ripe.net/
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Celebrate RIPE NCC's 20th Anniversary
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The RIPE NCC turns 20 this year and we'll be marking this special
occasion at RIPE 64 with presentations in the Monday plenary and
at the RIPE Dinner. We hope you like cake!
We look forward to seeing you in Ljubljana.
Kind regards,
The RIPE Meeting Team
RIPE NCC
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