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[service] RPKI Route Origin Validation on RIPE NCC Network
by Nathalie Trenaman 13 Apr '21

13 Apr '21

Dear colleagues, On Monday, 19 April 2021 we will enable Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) Route Origin Validation (ROV) on our own network, AS3333, and reject RPKI invalid Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) announcements. This follows discussions with the Routing Working Group (WG), which has agreed we should move forward with this. We have already contacted everyone who might be affected to explain the steps they need to follow. RPKI ROV is a security mechanism that authenticates route advertisements as originating from an expected Autonomous System (AS), with the goal to drop BGP announcements that do not match the routing intentions of the IP address holder as stated in a ROA (Route Origin Authorisation). This also means that operators who made a typo in their ROA might not be able to reach ripe.net anymore. We have reached out to all 215 organisations in the RIPE region that currently have a ROA that does not match with what we see in BGP. You can find more information on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/nathalie_nathalie/rpki-and-as3333-or-how-we-ea… We are very excited to perform ROV on our network as this complements the rest of our RPKI activities -- running a Trust Anchor and one of the root Certificate Authorities, hosting a platform for maintaining ROAs, and offering a publication server accessible over rsync and the RPKI Repository Delta Protocol (RRDP). Reaching this milestone will be of great benefit to the RIPE community and I want to thank the Routing WG and its Chairs for their support. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Kind Regards, Nathalie Trenaman Routing Security Programme Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] NRO NC Nominations Deadline
by Hans Petter Holen 13 Apr '21

13 Apr '21

Dear colleagues, The call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC) will close on 23 April 2021. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. The nomination process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/nro-nc-nominations-process-may-2021 Please send your nominations to <nominations(a)ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC on 23 April 2021. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 26 April 2021. The election for this NRO NC seat will take place during the RIPE 82 meeting that will be held virtually from 17-21 May 2021. All members of the Internet community who are attending the RIPE Meeting except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members may vote in the election. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other people can express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to <nominations(a)ripe.net>. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/nro-nc-may-2021 Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC ------------------ Important dates ------------------ 23 April 2021: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 26 April 2021: Deadline for all confirmed nominations to be published on the RIPE NCC website 20-21 May 2021: Election to fill NRO NC seat during RIPE 82 21 May 2021: Announce successful candidate in closing plenary of RIPE 82

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[meetings] Register Now for RIPE 82
by RIPE NCC Event Team 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

Dear colleagues, RIPE 82 will be held as a virtual meeting and will take place from 17-21 May 2021. You can now register for free at: https://ripe82.ripe.net/attend/register/ ------------- RIPE 82 Conference Platforms ------------- We are pleased to inform you that the RIPE 82 Meeting will use Meetecho as its conference platform and SpatialChat as its virtual networking space. In addition to Meetecho, you will be able to watch the presentations live on the RIPE 82 website and on YouTube. Please note that in both cases, there will be no separate IRC channel or chat functionality. If you would like to participate in the discussions and ask questions, you will have to register for the meeting and join Meetecho. More information on how to participate to the meeting is available on the RIPE 82 website: https://ripe82.ripe.net/attend/how-to-participate/ ------------- Programme ------------- The RIPE 82 Meeting plan uses the CEST time zone (UTC+2): https://ripe82.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ -- Pre-meeting events on Friday, 14 May Keep some time free on the Friday before RIPE 82 begins to participate in these pre-meeting events: - Platform-testing for Meetecho and SpatialChat - Newcomers' Introduction - Newcomers' Social and Mentoring Programme Meet up -- Plenary Sessions The draft plenary programme is online: https://ripe82.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/plenary/ BoFs and lightning talk proposals can still be submitted at: https://ripe82.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ -- WG Sessions Each working group has a dedicated session in the RIPE Meeting agenda for presentations on topics relevant to the working group’s agenda. If you want to present in one of the WGs, get in touch with the relevant WG chairs via email: https://ripe82.ripe.net/programme/ripe-wg-chairs/ ------------- RIPE Meeting Mentoring ------------- Experienced RIPE Meeting attendees can help newcomers make the most of their meeting by volunteering to be a mentor. We match mentors with mentees based on interests and areas of expertise. You can sign yourself up to be a mentor or mentee when you register for the meeting. The deadline is *3 May*. Learn more at: https://ripe82.ripe.net/attend/mentoring-programme/ ------------- Call for Sponsors ------------- Supporting a RIPE Meeting through sponsorship gives your organisation fantastic exposure in the global Internet community. Get in touch with the RIPE Meeting team if you are interested in sponsoring RIPE 82: https://ripe82.ripe.net/sponsors/become-a-sponsor/ ---- More information on RIPE 82 can be found at: https://ripe82.ripe.net/ For the latest updates, you can follow us on Twitter at @ripemeeting and by using the hashtag #RIPE82. Best regards, RIPE Meetings Team

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[GM] RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2022 / GM Supporting Documents Published
by Hans Petter Holen 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2022, to be voted on during the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2021, has been published. The Executive Board proposes to continue with the existing fee model in 2022 but to reduce the sign-up fee to lower the barrier for new members to join. All supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2021 are now finalised and available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2021/documentatio… The documents include: - RIPE NCC Annual Report 2020 - RIPE NCC Financial Report 2020 - RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2022 We encourage members to read these documents and provide feedback on them on the Members Discuss mailing list or during the GM itself. The draft agenda containing all the resolutions to be voted on is also available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2021/agenda An election will be held at this GM to fill two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There are currently two confirmed candidates. The deadline to nominate candidates is Wednesday, 28 April 2021. All the details are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2021/eb-elections Full remote participation is available to all members, including webcast, live chat and electronic voting. Registration can be completed quickly and easily via the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen RIPE NCC Managing Director ------------------------------------------ Important Dates and Deadlines ------------------------------------------ 28 April: Close nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board elections 5 May: Deadline for proxy vote nominations 5 May: Deadline for members to propose resolutions 5 May: GM Agenda finalised 12 May: RIPE NCC Open House session with candidates for the Executive Board election 19 May: Registration closes at 16:00 (UTC+2) 19 May: GM begins with main meeting at 18:00 (UTC+2) 21 May: GM closes with voting results announcement at 10:15 (UTC+2)

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Improving Mitigation of Web-based Threats
by Oliver Payne 02 Apr '21

02 Apr '21

Dear colleagues, In order to help mitigate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against our web infrastructure, we have started testing Cloudflare’s DDoS protection services in parts of our production environment as of today. We have seen an increase in the amount and severity of attacks in recent weeks, and this measure will give us added protection. Cloudflare will be used on an experimental basis, with our 24x7 engineers on standby to monitor the situation closely. If we encounter any issues in configuring it, we have the capability to roll the entire infrastructure back to its original state within 60 seconds. We are also investigating other options for longer-term improvements to the resilience of our web infrastructure during DDoS attacks in the coming months. If you have any questions or would like to share your feedback, please reach out to me. Kind regards, Oliver Payne Web Services Team Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Annual Report 2020 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2020 Published
by Hans Petter Holen 30 Mar '21

30 Mar '21

Dear RIPE NCC members, The following important documents are now online: - RIPE NCC Annual Report 2020 - RIPE NCC Financial Report 2020 You can find these documents at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-annual-report… The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2020 documents the activities of the RIPE NCC throughout the year. The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2020 accounts for the financial activities of the RIPE NCC during the same period. Both of these reports are supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place virtually from 19-21 May 2021. All supporting documents for the GM will be published by 21 April 2021 at the latest and can be downloaded from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2021/documentatio… You can register for the GM at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active If you have any feedback on the published documents, or questions about the GM, please email <agm at ripe.net>. Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] 141st and 142nd RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 26 Mar '21

26 Mar '21

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 141st Meeting on 5 February 2021 and its 142nd Meeting over 11-12 March 2021. The minutes of the meetings are now available. Minutes of the 141st Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-141st-ex… Minutes of the 142nd Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-142nd-ex… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Resolutions Adopted ----------------------- The following resolutions were adopted: - The Board decided on a low-level risk appetite for 2021, accepting the existing high-risk items and mitigation plans as presented in the Integrated Risk Management report. - The proposed document "RIPE NCC Executive Board Remuneration and Reimbursement Policy" was approved for publication as a RIPE Document. The document can be viewed at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-753/ - Minutes of the 140th and 141st Board meetings were approved. - The Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2022 was approved for submission to the General Meeting (GM) May 2021 (to be voted upon). - The publication of the draft agenda for the GM was approved. - The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2020 was approved for publication. - The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2020 was approved for submission to the GM (to be voted upon). - Amendments to the procedural documents “Transfer of Internet Number Resources and Change of a Member’s Official Legal Name” and "Independent Internet Number Resources - Contractual Relationship Changes Between Sponsoring LIR and End Users” were approved. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolved to stop moderating individual subscribers that were put in moderation for emails they sent in the past, and from now on individual subscribers will be placed under moderation for one year if they violate the Code of Conduct. ----------------------- Key Discussions ----------------------- The main points of discussion were: - The Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2022 was discussed in light of the forecast drop in membership numbers. A lower sign-up fee of €1,000 has been proposed. - The RIPE NCC management reported on various internal projects including staff and HR reports; the quarterly risk management report; the RIPE NCC’s financial status; the areas of concern regarding sanctions and recent regulatory developments in the RIPE NCC service region. - The purchase of fifth generation RIPE Atlas hardware probes was discussed. - The RPKI Resilience report was presented, including the completed audit on RFC compliance and security. - The RIPE Chair team spoke about developments in RIPE, chiefly the new draft Code of Conduct (CoC), the Policy Development Process (PDP) and Appeals Process, efforts to strengthen the visibility of the RIPE community and initiatives to address the well-being of the RIPE community. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen RIPE NCC Managing Director

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2021
by Boris Duval 24 Mar '21

24 Mar '21

Hello RIPE NCC members, Here’s everything you need to know about our services and what’s happening in the RIPE community this month: 1. What We're Doing For You -- LIR Stats -- RIPE NCC General Meeting -- RIPE NCC Internet Country Report: Gulf Region now available in Arabic -- Training Courses in April -- Join the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Selection Committee 2. Your Technical Update -- RIS -- RIPEstat -- Service Announcements 3. What's Happening in Our Community? -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - February 2021 -- Data Feminism: From Data Ethics to Data Justice -- RIPE Community Resilience -- HR from Home: Adapting in a Year of COVID -- Updated Draft RIPE Code of Conduct Published for Community Review -- NRO Updates 4. Join Us for These Virtual Events -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in the Baltic Region -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Bulgaria -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Hungary -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Spain -- RIPE 82 -- RIPE NCC General Meeting -- ENOG 18 1. What We're Doing For You -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,722 (+15) LIRs with IPv6: 16,140 (+11) IPv4 Addresses Transferred in February: 858,368 (+553,472) -- RIPE NCC General Meeting --- Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board There will be an election for two vacant seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 19-21 May 2021, each of which is for a three-year term. The elections are to fill the seats currently held by Falk von Bornstaedt and Piotr Strzyżewski, whose terms expire in May 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2021 <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2021> --- General Meeting Changes The May General Meeting (GM) is fast approaching, and with it a few changes to our GM governance and processes this year. We're highlighting some of these changes to show how we're safeguarding the forum for members to exercise their voting rights: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/fergalc/general-meeting-changes-in-2021 <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/fergalc/general-meeting-changes-in-2021> -- RIPE NCC Internet Country Report: Gulf Region now available in Arabic Already available in English, the RIPE NCC Internet Country Report: Gulf Region has now been translated into Arabic: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-count… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-count…> The report gives a detailed outlook on the market development, infrastructure, and Internet routing within the region as well as the available Internet address resources in the following countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. -- Training Courses in April Our webinars for the month of April are open for registrations: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses <https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses> Here's the schedule: Webinar for new LIRs Thursday, April 8 2021 (08:00-09:00 UTC) RIPE Database Applications Tuesday, April 13 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) IPv6 Associated Protocols Security Wednesday, April 14 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) LIRs and the Internet Ecosystem Tuesday, April 20 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) RIPE Database Basics Wednesday, April 21 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) IPv6 Security Myths, Filtering and Tips Thursday, April 29 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) For more information regarding our webinars please visit the following page: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/webinars <https://www.ripe.net/support/training/webinars> Interested in something that you can't find on our upcoming course page? Let us know any topics you would like to see in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 <https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8> -- Join the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Selection Committee There are two open slots on the selection committee. Do you have a keen eye for emerging talents and innovative ideas? Would you like to encourage the development of new projects that help the technical community? If this sounds like you, nominate yourself before 31 March 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/ripe-ncc-community-projects-fu… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/ripe-ncc-community-projects-fu…> 2. Your Technical Update -- RIS We've added a new multihop route collector in Amsterdam to connect peers from places in our service region where we don't have route collectors they can connect to directly. Our aim is to increase the diversity of routing information available via RIS. -- RIPEstat With the approaching production release of the new RIPEstat UI, we are posting a series of tweets to highlight the most notable #RIPEstatWidgets. -- Service Announcements --- Recent Intermittent Availability of RIPE Database Query and Update Services (9 March 2021): https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements/intermittent-availabilit… <https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements/intermittent-availabilit…> Event and General Meeting Registration Maintenance (22 March 2021): https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements/event-and-general-meetin… <https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements/event-and-general-meetin…> 3. What's Happening in Our Community? -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - February 2021 The RIPE Chair and Vice Chair shares an overview of what happened in the RIPE community in February: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-febr… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-febr…> -- Data Feminism: From Data Ethics to Data Justice To celebrate International Women’s Day, Vesna Manojlovic reflects on data justice from an intersectional feminism perspective: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/data-feminism-from-data-ethics-to-data-… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/data-feminism-from-data-ethics-to-data-…> -- RIPE Community Resilience The continued resilience of the RIPE community during the COVID-19 pandemic has helped the Internet keep running. In her article series, Vesna Manojlovic looks at how, now more than ever, taking care of the Internet means taking care of universal human needs. Part 1: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/you-are-not-alone-ripe-community-resili… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/you-are-not-alone-ripe-community-resili…> Part 2: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/ripe-community-resilience-physical-layer <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/ripe-community-resilience-physical-layer> -- HR from Home: Adapting in a Year of COVID One year ago, the RIPE NCC moved from a vibrant office in the centre of Amsterdam to fully remote working in almost a split second. Carolien Vos talks about how the organisation adapted in order to keep functioning during a global pandemic: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/carolien_vos/hr-from-home-adapting-in-a-year-… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/carolien_vos/hr-from-home-adapting-in-a-year-…> -- Updated Draft RIPE Code of Conduct Published for Community Review The RIPE Code of Conduct task force published a new draft. This document covers all participation within RIPE and applies to interactions over the Internet, mailing lists, as well as in-person at RIPE Meetings. You have until Friday, 2 April 2021 to send your feedback to the task force: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/ripe-… <https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/ripe-…> -- NRO Updates --- NRO NC Call for Nominations There is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill Filiz Yilmaz’s seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The election for this NRO NC seat will take place during the RIPE 82 meeting that will be held virtually from 17-21 May 2021. More information on the nomination process is available: https://www.ripe.net/nro-nc-nominations-process-may-2021 <https://www.ripe.net/nro-nc-nominations-process-may-2021> 4. Join Us for These Virtual Events -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in the Baltic Region, 7 April 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in…> -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Bulgaria, Wednesday, 21 April 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in…> -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Hungary, 9 June 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in…> -- RIPE NCC Open House: Internet in Spain, 23 June 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in…> -- RIPE 82, 17-21 May 2021 The meeting plan is available at: https://ripe82.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ <https://ripe82.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/> -- RIPE NCC General Meeting, 19-21 May 2021: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/next-general-meeting <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/next-general-meeting> -- ENOG 18, 7-8 June 2021: https://www.enog.org/enog-18/ <https://www.enog.org/enog-18/> --- Call for Hosts of Remote Broadcast Hubs at ENOG 18: ENOG 18 will take place as a virtual meeting from 7-8 June 2021. In an effort to ensure that the ENOG community can benefit from the local network, even if the meeting is virtual, the RIPE NCC is keen to partner with local organisations across the region to host Remote Broadcast Hubs in the ENOG region. Interested? Learn more on ENOG’s website: https://www.enog.org/enog-18/remote-hub/ <https://www.enog.org/enog-18/remote-hub/> Thank you for reading to the end. We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Boris Boris Duval Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[meetings] Call for Hosts of Remote Broadcast Hubs at ENOG 18
by ENOG 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

Dear colleagues, ENOG 18 will take place as a virtual meeting from 7-8 June 2021. In an effort to ensure that the ENOG community can benefit from the local network, even if the meeting is virtual, the RIPE NCC is keen to partner with local organisations across the region to host Remote Broadcast Hubs in the ENOG region. A Remote Broadcast Hub is a local meeting that takes place in parallel with the main virtual event where attendees can gather together and participate to the sessions online and network in person. ------------------------------------------------------------ Benefits of hosting a Remote Broadcast Hub ------------------------------------------------------------ Take the lead in bringing the local networking community together by hosting a Remote Broadcast Hub. This will give your organisation excellent visibility in the ENOG and RIPE communities. --------------------------------------------------- How to host a Remote Broadcast Hub --------------------------------------------------- As a host you will need to ensure that the following requirements are met and you can provide: - A physical place for two consecutive meeting days, provided that local COVID-19 restrictions are followed - A computer with a broadband Internet connection and a projector, to enable the hub attendees to watch the sessions (For more details about Internet connectivity, audio and video requirements, please visit: https://www.enog.org/enog-18/remote-hub/tech-documentation/) - A hub coordinator, who will lead the discussions as well as transmit the hub attendees’ questions or comments to the ENOG 18 sessions through the remote participation channel -------------- Interested? -------------- If you wish to host a Remote Broadcast Hub at ENOG 18, please send an email to <enog(a)ripe.net> before *Friday, 16 April 2021* with the following information: - Company name and contact information - City within the ENOG region interested in hosting the hub - Number of expected participants within the hub (within the limit allowed by the COVID-19 government restrictions/guidelines at the time of the event) - Possible topic(s) of interest Before applying, make sure you have read the Remote Broadcast Hub documentation: https://www.enog.org/enog-18/remote-hub/ Kind regards, Martina de Mas ENOG Meetings Team https://www.enog.org/enog-18/ #ENOG18

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[news] RIPE NCC Sanctions Update
by Christian Kaufmann 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

Dear members, I want to update you on the latest developments regarding sanctions, after my earlier messages from April[1] and June[2] last year. Overall, this is positive news - though it is not what we hoped for and it means there is still work to be done. EXEMPTION REQUEST AND STATUS OF SANCTIONED RIPE NCC MEMBERS In late December 2020, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) responded to the RIPE NCC's request for an exemption from EU sanctions regulations. In its response, the MFA confirmed its understanding that IP resources are considered economic resources, as defined in the EU sanctions regulation, and must be frozen for sanctioned entities. The MFA further stated that according to the EU sanctions regulation, there was no legal basis to exempt IP resources from sanctions. However, the MFA also said it believed the RIPE NCC had taken adequate steps to ensure compliance with sanctions. It said there was no need to deregister the IP resources being used by the three affected members, which it understood are being used by their customers. The MFA's primary concern is in terms of preventing the IP resources of sanctioned entities from being transferred, as well as preventing the allocation of additional resources. A restriction on transfer and resource requests must therefore remain in place. 2021 INVOICES FOR IRANIAN AND SYRIAN MEMBERS In my earlier mails, I noted that the RIPE NCC's bank had temporarily revoked its ability to receive direct bank transfers from members in Iran and Syria. This restriction has remained in place since then, and is relevant now that the 2021 billing cycle has started. Discussions on this issue between the RIPE NCC and its bank, which had been on hold pending a response from the MFA, have started again. The timing is not ideal here, as Q1 is when the RIPE NCC issues its 2021 invoices. To avoid further complicating these discussions, the RIPE NCC has postponed invoicing its members in Syria and Iran until it can reach an agreement with its bank. The RIPE NCC has emailed members in these countries to explain the delay with their invoices and confirm that this will not affect their ability to access its services as usual. THE BOARD'S POSITION While this clarification from the MFA addresses risks in terms of the RIPE NCC's sanctions compliance and should help to resolve the banking issue - it also leaves the affected RIPE NCC members in a stable but disadvantaged state. As we have stated previously, the position of the RIPE NCC Executive Board is that Internet number resources should not be affected by political disputes[3]. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the critical role the Internet can play in our societies - in many cases it has provided the foundation that supports coordination efforts, keeps our economies operating, and helps us to maintain social contact with others. The board has therefore instructed the RIPE NCC to continue its work to find some form of lasting and comprehensive exemption from sanctions. We believe it is crucial that all RIPE NCC members can be sure that their ability to access Internet number resources will not be interrupted. Regards Christian Kaufmann RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman [1] Sanctions and the RIPE NCC: Current Status and Executive Board Position: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2020-April/001413.html [2] Sanctions and the RIPE NCC: Status Update: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2020-June/001427.html [3] Executive Board Resolution on Continuity of Services to all RIPE NCC Members: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/executive-bo…

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