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RIPE 63: Meeting Plan Update and Hotel Reminder
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

Dear colleagues, RIPE 63 starts in just five weeks, from 31 October to 4 November at the Hilton am Stadtpark hotel in Vienna, Austria. ------------------------------ Meeting Plan ------------------------------ The draft meeting plan has been updated at: http://ripe63.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ A list of talks will be published shortly. ------------------------------ Hotel ------------------------------ The Hilton am Stadtpark hotel offers RIPE Meeting attendees a special rate of EUR 185 (incl. breakfast). To take advantage of the discount, be sure to book your room by *Wednesday, 6 October*. We can also suggest alternative hotels with lower rates within walking distance to the meeting venue. Find information about hotels in Vienna at: http://ripe63.ripe.net/getting-there/alternative-hotels/ ------------------------------ Registration ------------------------------ You can register for RIPE 63 online at: http://ripe63.ripe.net/registration/register/ ------------------------------ More information ------------------------------ Stay tuned in the coming weeks for regular updates at: http://ripe63.ripe.net/ Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2011 - Registration Open
by Axel Pawlik 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Dear RIPE NCC member, The RIPE NCC Executive Board is pleased to invite you to the RIPE NCC Autumn General Meeting (GM) 2011. The GM will begin on Wednesday, 2 November 2011 at 16:00 (UTC +1). It will be held adjacent to the RIPE 63 Meeting, which takes place from 31 October-4 November 2011. The GM will consist of two parts: - The RIPE NCC Services Working Group will begin at 16:00 (UTC +1) 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 and is open only to RIPE NCC members who have registered for the GM. This part of the meeting is the forum where RIPE NCC members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC and exercise their voting rights. For this particular GM, the Executive Board will allow electronic voting for all resolutions. The voting period will begin on Wednesday, 2 November according to the GM agenda and will remain open until 14:00 (UTC +1) on Thursday, 3 November. The GM will continue but the physical meeting will be postponed until 15:45 (UTC +1) on Thursday, when the Chairman of the GM will announce the results of the votes on the GM resolutions. The Executive Board is extending the voting period for this GM to make it as convenient as possible for RIPE NCC members in the entire RIPE NCC service region to cast their votes. The GM will be webcast, so all RIPE NCC members will be able to follow proceedings and have time to vote on all resolutions. RIPE NCC members will receive an invitation to register for electronic voting on 28 September, 2011. More information about the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2011 Registration ============ You must register to attend the GM separately from the RIPE 63 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 the RIPE 63 Meeting. See below for further information on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session. You can register to attend the GM online at: http://www.ripe.net/gm-nov2011/registration Please complete the online registration as soon as possible. In the event that your organisation is to be represented by a director or an authorised employee, the registration form should state the name(s) of the employee(s) or director(s). If more than one authorised person is to attend the GM, the person who registers first will be assigned the voting rights. Proxy Voting ============ 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 19 October 2011. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/gm-nov2011/proxy-form 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 63, 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, 2 November 2011 from 16:00-17:30 (UTC +1), 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. 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. 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 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 =============== 21 September - GM registration opens 28 September - Registration for electronic voting opens 5 October - Draft Agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 19 October - Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 19 October - Submission deadline for proxy forms 19 October - Registration for electronic voting closes 2 November - RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2011 Registration Process Summary ============================ 1. Ensure you are a contact person for your LIR. You can use your LIR Portal account to check this. 2. Go to http://www.ripe.net/gm-nov2011/registration and enter your name and RegID. If you represent more than one LIR, you should add the RegIDs for these LIRs on the login page. Click "Add More" to do this. 3. Enter your details on the registration form. 4. When you complete the registration process, you will receive a confirmation email with your registration number. 5. On 2 November, go to the GM Registration Desk to receive your meeting pack, voting slips and pass to enter the GM.

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Launch of RIPE NCC Access
by Alex Band 08 Sep '11

08 Sep '11

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, To improve the usability of our services, we are deploying a new user account system called RIPE NCC Access. It will allow you to use a single set of credentials to access most of our services. This means that all users of our various services will be asked to migrate or update their current login credentials to a new scheme, using your email address and a password of your choice. We will roll out RIPE NCC Access gradually. The first service to adopt this functionality is IS Alarms. All current IS Alarms users will receive an email with instructions on how to set up their RIPE NCC Access account. From Thursday, 15 September 2011, IS Alarms users will not be able to log in with their old credentials. In the following months, other services such as the LIR Portal, DNSMON and RIPE Atlas will follow. We will keep you updated on the progress. We are certain RIPE NCC Access will offer simplified and unified access to our services and improve the overall user experience. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to send an email to <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Alex Band Product Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Dubrovnik: Webcast Available
by Axel Pawlik 07 Sep '11

07 Sep '11

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Dubrovnik 2011 begins today at 12:00 (UTC). You can participate remotely by joining the webcast, provided by the local host CARNet, at: http://mod.carnet.hr/index.php?q=watch&id=1487 Information on the meeting, including the agenda, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/regional-meetings/dubrovnik-2011 Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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Enhancements on LIR Portal Today (16:00-19:00 UTC)
by Alex Band 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, As earlier announced on 24 August 2011, two enhancements will be deployed on the LIR Portal between 16:00 and 19:00 (UTC): 1. A more robust X.509 login system, known as Identity Certificate Login 2. A revised user management interface for LIR Portal Administrators You can read more about the changes and how they affect you in this article on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/AlexBand/updated-authentication-for-the-lir-p… If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via <sw-enhancements(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Alex Band Product Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE 63: Call for Presentations
by RIPE NCC Meetings 01 Sep '11

01 Sep '11

Dear colleagues, RIPE 63 takes place on 31 October - 4 November 2011 in Vienna, Austria. The RIPE Programme Committee is now seeking content proposals from the RIPE community for the Plenary, BoF and tutorial sessions at RIPE 63 covering subjects including but not limited to: • IPv6 deployment • Data centre technologies • Network and DNS operations • Internet governance and regulatory practices • Network and routing security * Content delivery * Internet peering and mobile data exchange Submissions ------------ Content proposals must be submitted for full consideration no later than *18 September* using the online topic submission system at: http://meetings.ripe.net/pc/ If you have any questions or requests concerning content submissions, please email <pc(a)ripe.net>. For more information about RIPE 63, including how to register, visit: http://ripe63.ripe.net/ Kind regards, The RIPE Programme Committee

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RIPE 63: Online Registration Now Open
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

Dear colleagues, Registration is now open for RIPE 63, taking place from 31 October - 4 November 2011 in Vienna, Austria. ------------------------------ Registration ------------------------------ You can register online at: http://ripe63.ripe.net/registration/register/ If you require an invitation letter to travel to Austria, you can request this when you register online. Please check with your local Austrian consulate if a travel visa is needed. ------------------------------ Ticket Costs ------------------------------ A regular week ticket costs EUR 350 if you register and pay at least one full working day before the start of the meeting. The week ticket includes all meeting sessions, coffee breaks and lunches. More information about tickets and costs is available at: http://ripe63.ripe.net/help/how-much-does-it-cost/ ------------------------------ More information ------------------------------ We'll be posting more soon, please check back regularly for updates at: http://ripe63.ripe.net/ Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC - Mailing Lists, Scheduled Maintenance - Thursday, 1 September
by Angel Blazquez 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, On Thursday, 1 September, between 21:00 and 23:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out maintenance work on its mailing lists infrastructure. You should not experience problems or disruptions when sending and receiving emails to or from mailing lists, but if you do, please let us know at <ops(a)ripe.net>. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience that this might cause. Kind regards, -- Angel Blazquez Senior Systems Engineer - IT Department RIPE NCC - http://www.ripe.net

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LIR Portal X.509 Authentication change
by Alex Band 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, This announcement applies to any LIR Portal users that currently sign in using an X.509 certificate in their browser. On Tuesday, 6 September, the RIPE NCC will deploy an update to the LIR Portal, replacing the existing X.509 login system with a new, more robust and easier to maintain platform. The update will also make a fundamental change to user management. In the current system, any user can decide to generate and use an identity certificate to log in; under the new system, it will be up to the LIR Portal administrator to allow that LIR's users to login using X.509 certificates. There will be an article published on RIPE Labs around the time of deployment that will will go into greater detail about these changes. For now, however, it is important to note that: 1. The upgrade will mean that on 6 September, users currently accessing the LIR portal via X.509 certificates will no longer be able to do so. All users will still be able to access the LIR Portal using their RegID, username and password. 2. Users wishing to access the LIR Portal using an X.509 identity certificate will need to generate a new certificate. If you are not the LIR Portal administrator, you will need to have your administrator generate a certificate for you. Details on this process will be included in the RIPE Labs article. A further announcement will be sent to this mailing list on 6 September. If you have any questions or comments in the meantime, please contact sw-enhancements(a)ripe.net. Best regards, Alex Band Product Manager RIPE NCC

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Announcement: RIPE NCC Training Courses
by Training Mailbox 23 Aug '11

23 Aug '11

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC invites you to register for one of our upcoming training courses: - The LIR Training Course This course teaches LIRs how to request Internet number resources and interact with the RIPE NCC. A course outline is available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/courses/lir/outline/ - The Routing Registry Training Course This course teaches LIRs how to use the RIPE Database for routing. A course outline is available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/courses/rr/ - The IPv6 Training Course This course teaches LIRs about the need for IPv6 and includes basic information on how to plan your deployment. A course outline is available at: http://www.ripe.net/training/ipv6/outline.html To see the location of upcoming courses and to register, please use the LIR Portal or complete the registration form on our website at: RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses List & Registration https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/training/course-list.html If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at <training(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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