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Last Call for Nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board
by Axel Pawlik 12 Apr '10

12 Apr '10

Dear RIPE NCC member, The RIPE NCC is making a last call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The vacant seats are for two three-year terms and are to fill the places currently held by Nigel Titley and Jánoz Zsakó, whose terms expire in May 2010. Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be held on Wednesday, 5 May 2010 from 16:00-19:00 (CEST), adjacent to the RIPE 60 Meeting, which takes place from 3-7 May 2010 at the Prague Marriott Hotel, Czech Republic. You must be registered for the GM if you wish to attend and vote in the Executive Board election. If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, there are two options that will allow you to vote in the Executive Board elections: Electronic Voting All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts were emailed invitations on 6 April 2010 to register to vote electronically at the GM. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register to do so by 23:59 (UTC) on 21 April 2010. Electronic voting is available only for the Executive Board elections and not for resolutions to be voted upon at the GM. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or director. If you wish to do this, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 23:59 (UTC) on 21 April 2010. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/proxy.html A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the written support of at least five members. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination. Nomination submissions should include the following information: Your full name: Your organisation: Your LIR RegID: Name of the candidate you wish to support: Nominations must be submitted by email to <agm-nominations(a)ripe.net> by 23:59 (UTC) on Wednesday, 14 April 2010, following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The list of currently confirmed candidates is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/candidates-confirmed… You can register to attend the GM at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/registration The deadline to register online to attend the GM is 23:59 (UTC) on Wednesday, 21 April 2010. You can find out more information on the GM at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/ If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 18 March 2010 Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board 25 March 2010 GM registration opens 25 March 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 6 April 2010 Registration for electronic voting opens 14 April 2010 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 21 April 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 21 April 2010 Online registration for GM closes 21 April 2010 Deadline for registration for electronic voting 21 April 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 5 May 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting Cheers, Nick

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RIPE 60 is Three Weeks Away - Agenda Now Online
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 12 Apr '10

12 Apr '10

[Apologies for duplicate mails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 60 Meeting is three weeks away. RIPE Working Group agendas and confirmed presentations have been posted at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/agendas/index.html You can register online for RIPE 60 at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/registration See the RIPE 60 homepage for more up-to-date information: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/index.html If you have questions about the RIPE Meeting, please email <meeting(a)ripe.net> Regards, RIPE Meeting Team

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RIPE 60: Agenda Posted
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 08 Apr '10

08 Apr '10

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 60 Meeting will take place from 3-7 May 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic. Key Topics ---------- The RIPE 60 Plenary agenda is in development. Key topics have been published at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/agendas/plenary.html Please check back regularly for up-to-date information. Pre-Register ------------ You can register online for RIPE 60 at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/registration Meeting Venue & Hotel --------------------- RIPE 60 will take place at the Prague Marriott Hotel in the city centre. There are still rooms available at the approximate rate EUR 160 (CZK 4130) per night for RIPE Meeting attendees. More information about booking your hotel stay can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/venue.html You can find the latest information on RIPE 60 at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/index.html If you've got questions, please don't hesitate to contact <meeting(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you at RIPE 60 in Prague! Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team RIPE NCC

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Draft RIPE NCC Annual Report 2009 Available Online
by Axel Pawlik 07 Apr '10

07 Apr '10

Dear Colleagues, The Draft RIPE NCC Annual Report 2009 is now available online at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/documents.html <http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/gm-may2009/> The Draft Annual Report 2009 is a supporting document for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place on Wednesday, 5 May 2010 from 16:00-20:00 at the Prague Marriot Hotel in the Czech Republic. All members will be sent a printed copy of the Annual Report 2009 in May 2010. RIPE NCC Executive Board Nominations ---------------------------------------------------- Voting for the appointment of two RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the GM. The vacant seats are for two three-year terms. In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline for nominations is next Wednesday, 14 April 2010. Details on the RIPE NCC Executive Board election process, including how to nominate candidates and vote by proxy, are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections <http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/index.html> Register to Attend the GM --------------------------------- You can register to attend the GM online at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/registration More information about the GM, including details on how to register to vote electronically in the RIPE NCC Executive Board elections, is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/ Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 18 March 2010 Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board 25 March 2010 GM registration opens 25 March 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 6 April 2010 Registration for electronic voting opens 14 April 2010 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board* 21 April 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 21 April 2010 Online registration for GM closes 21 April 2010 Deadline for registration for electronic voting 21 April 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 5 May 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting * If there are less than three nominations by 14 April, the RIPE NCC Executive Board will nominate sufficient candidates to ensure there is an election.

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RIPE NCC Executive Board Elections: Registration for Electronic Voting
by Axel Pawlik 06 Apr '10

06 Apr '10

Dear Colleagues, At the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) October 2009 in Lisbon, the RIPE NCC Articles of Association were amended, and approved, to allow for electronic voting for the RIPE NCC Executive Board elections. At the upcoming GM in Prague, Czech Republic on 5 May 2010, the RIPE NCC Executive Board elections will, for the first time, allow remote attendees to vote electronically in the elections for the Executive Board seats. Those attending the GM on site can vote using the traditional paper ballot method. The RIPE NCC has engaged BigPulse, a third party that specialises in web-based voting solutions, to conduct the poll. Today, 6 April 2010, you will receive an email from the RIPE NCC inviting you to register for electronic voting with the BigPulse system. You should follow the instructions in the invitation email if you wish to register for electronic voting. The deadline to register for electronic voting is 21 April 2010. The voting procedure, for those voting on site and for those voting electronically, is outlined in the following document: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/voting-procedure.html Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are available on the electronic voting procedure to answer questions that you might have on electronic voting: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/voting-faq.html We have also created a demonstration video that guides you through the steps that you need to follow in order to register for electronic voting: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/voting-demo.html If you have any questions on the electronic voting procedure, please email <agm(a)ripe.net>. RIPE NCC Executive Board Nominations --------------------------------------------------- Voting for the appointment of two RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the GM in Prague on 5 May 2010. The vacant seats are for two three-year terms. In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, 14 April 2010. Details on the RIPE NCC Executive Board election process, including how to nominate candidates and vote by proxy, are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/index.html Register to Attend the GM --------------------------------- You can register to attend the GM online at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/registration Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important dates 18 March 2010 Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board 25 March 2010 GM registration opens 25 March 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 6 April 2010 Registration for electronic voting opens 14 April 2010 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board* 21 April 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 21 April 2010 Online registration for GM closes 21 April 2010 Deadline for registration for electronic voting 21 April 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 5 May 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting * If there are less than three nominations by 14 April, the RIPE NCC Executive Board will nominate sufficient candidates to ensure there is an election.

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RIPE 60: Reminder to Register and Book Your Hotel
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Dear Colleagues, RIPE 60 takes place from 3-7 May 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic. You can register online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/registration Meeting Venue & Hotel ------------ RIPE 60 is hosted in the city centre at the Prague Marriott Hotel. If you plan to stay at the Marriott, we encourage you to book before 1 April to take advantage of the discounted room rate (EUR 160) for RIPE Meeting attendees. More information on accommodation, including instructions on how to book your hotel, can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/venue.html Meeting Plan ---------------- The RIPE 60 Meeting Plan has been updated and is posted at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/meeting-plan.html Plenary topics will be posted soon. You can find the latest information on RIPE 60 at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-60/index.html Kind regards, The RIPE Meeting Team RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC offices closed on 2 and 5 April 2010
by Saskia van Gorp 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

Dear Colleagues, Our offices will be closed on Friday 2 April (Good Friday) and Monday 5 April (Easter Monday). Normal office hours will resume on Tuesday 6 April 2010. Regards, Saskia van Gorp Front Office Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2010 - Registration Open
by Axel Pawlik 25 Mar '10

25 Mar '10

Dear RIPE NCC member, The RIPE NCC Executive Board is pleased to invite you to the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be held on Wednesday, 5 May 2010 from 16:00-19:00. The GM will be held adjacent to the RIPE 60 Meeting, which takes place from 3-7 May 2010 at the Prague Marriot Hotel in the Czech Republic. The GM will consist of two parts: * The RIPE NCC Services Working Group session will begin at 16:00 and will include the presentation of the report from the RIPE NCC. This part of the GM is open to everyone. * The second part of the GM follows immediately after the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session and is only open to RIPE NCC members who have registered for the GM. This part of the meeting is the forum in which RIPE NCC members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC and exercise their voting rights. More information about the GM is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/ Registration ---------------- You must register for the GM separately from the RIPE 60 Meeting. As a member, you can attend both the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session and the members-only section of the GM without being registered for RIPE 60. See below for further information on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session. You can register for the GM online at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/registration Please complete the online registration form by 21 April 2010. If more than one authorised person from your organisation is to attend the GM, each person will need to register separately. Voting rights will be assigned to the person who registers first. If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 21 April 2010. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/proxy.html Draft Agenda ------------------ The draft agenda for the GM is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/agenda.html Report from the RIPE NCC ----------------------------------- The Report from the RIPE NCC presentation will be given during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session during RIPE 60, which constitutes the first part of the GM. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session. This takes place on Wednesday, 5 May 2010 from 16:00-17:30, immediately before the members-only section of the GM. The report from the RIPE NCC presentation will not be repeated in the members-only section of the GM. Executive Board Elections ---------------------------------- Voting for the appointment of two RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the GM. The vacant seats are for two three-year terms. In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, 14 April 2010. Details on the RIPE NCC Executive Board election process, including how to nominate candidates, are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/index.html Voting and Resolutions ------------------------------- Candidate members are welcome to attend the GM but are not permitted to vote according to article 16.7 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Full members who are not able to attend the GM but still want to vote can do so by means of proxy voting as per article 16. For the first time, electronic voting for the RIPE NCC Executive Board elections is possible for those participating remotely. Invitations to register for electronic voting will be sent to the registered contact persons for all members. If you wish to vote electronically in the Executive Board elections, please carefully follow the instructions in the invitation email you receive. Please also note that the GM can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to article 15 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The RIPE NCC Articles of Association can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html We send invitations for General Meetings by email only. However, if your organisation wishes to receive this and future invitations for General Meetings by regular post, please let us know by emailing us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important dates 18 March 2010 Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board 25 March 2010 GM registration opens 25 March 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 14 April 2010 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board* 21 April 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 21 April 2010 Online registration for GM closes 21 April 2010 Deadline for registration for electronic voting 21 April 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 5 May 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting * If there are less than three nominations by 14 April, the RIPE NCC Executive Board will nominate sufficient candidates to ensure there is an election.

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RIPE NCC Operated K-Root Server Now Distributing Root Zone Signed with DNSSEC
by Anand Buddhdev 24 Mar '10

24 Mar '10

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, The K-root server, operated by the RIPE NCC, is now serving the signed root zone as part of a staged global deployment of DNSSEC across the root zone system. Starting with L-root in January 2010, the root servers began serving the signed root zone in batches in the form of a Deliberately Unvalidatable Root Zone (DURZ). This roll out period is scheduled to end in May 2010 and ICANN is scheduled to sign the root zone with real keys and release the trust anchor after 1 July 2010. For more information, please see: http://www.ripe.net/news/k-root-signed-dnssec.html If you have any questions about this, please don't hesitate to contact <dns-help(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Anand Buddhdev, DNS Services Manager, RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Call for Nominations for Executive Board Seats
by Axel Pawlik 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Dear RIPE NCC member, In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The vacant seats are for two three-year terms and are to fill the places currently held by Nigel Titley and Jánoz Zsakó, whose terms expire in May 2010. Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be held on Wednesday, 5 May 2010 from 16:00-19:00, adjacent to the RIPE 60 Meeting, which takes place from 3-7 May 2010 at the Prague Marriot Hotel, Czech Republic. You must be registered for the GM if you wish to attend and vote in the Executive Board election. Registration for the GM opens 25 March 2010, and members will be notified when they can register. If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, there are two options that will allow you to vote in the Executive Board elections: 1. Electronic Voting All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts will be emailed invitations to register to vote electronically at the GM. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register to do so by 21 April 2010. Electronic voting is available only for the Executive Board elections and not for resolutions to be voted upon at the GM. 2. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or director. If you wish to do this, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 21 April 2010. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/proxy.html A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the written support of at least five members. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination. Nomination submissions should include the following information: - Your full name - Your organisation - Your LIR RegID - Name of the candidate you wish to support Nominations must be submitted by email to <agm-nominations(a)ripe.net> by Wednesday, 14 April 2010, following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 18 March - Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board 25 March - GM registration opens 25 March - Registration for electronic voting opens 25 March - Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 14 April - Deadline for nominations to Executive Board* 21 April - Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 21 April - Online registration for GM closes 21 April - Deadline for registration for electronic voting 21 April - Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 5 May - RIPE NCC General Meeting * If there are less than three nominations by 14 April, the RIPE NCC Executive Board will nominate sufficient candidates to ensure there is an election. Excerpts from the RIPE NCC Articles of Association: Article [8.2] The Executive Board of the Association shall consist of at least three and at most five natural persons. They shall be members of the Board in personal capacity and do not have to be Members of the Association. Employees of the Association cannot be appointed members of the Executive Board. Article [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. If three weeks before the General Meeting the number of candidates nominated for appointment as referred to above does not exceed the number of vacancies, the Executive Board shall have to nominate one or more candidates for appointment so that the total number of proposed candidates shall exceed the number of Executive Board members to be appointed by the General Meeting. The Articles of Association are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html

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