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[meetings] RIPE 78 Opens Today
by Martina De Mas 20 May '19

20 May '19

Dear colleagues, RIPE Chair Hans Petter Holen will open the RIPE 78 Meeting in Reykjavik today at 14:00 local time (UTC). If you cannot be at RIPE 78 in person, you can follow the meeting and participate remotely by viewing the live webcast and using the chat facilities here: https://ripe78.ripe.net/attend/about-remote-participation To stay up-to-date with all RIPE Meeting updates, follow us on Twitter: @ripemeeting, #ripe78 Kind regards, Martina Event Organiser RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update May 2019
by Elena Signorelli 16 May '19

16 May '19

Hi RIPE NCC member, In just a few days, RIPE 78 takes places in Reykjavik! Find out who will be presenting from our RIPE NCC team - we’ve included a list for you. Remember, there will be a large group of people participating remotely via our live stream, so don’t forget to join in during the week: https://ripe78.ripe.net/live ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats -- Your LIR Portal -- RIPE NCC Survey 2019: 10 Minutes Makes a Big Difference -- RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2019 -- Abuse-c Update -- Policy Proposal 2019-02 Needs Your Input ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPEstat is Getting Ready for a Face-lift -- 768k Day. Will it Happen? Did it Happen? -- BGP Zombies ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Accountability and Trust as a Membership Organisation -- RIPE Turns 30 -- The RIPE Chair Selection Process -- Your EU Regulation Update: May 2019 Edition -- RACI Call for Applications -- SEEDIG Live Blog ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 82 Call for Host -- RIPE NCC Presentations at RIPE 78 -- RIPE 78, Reykjavik, 20-24 May -- ENOG 16, Tbilisi, 3-4 June -- ENOG 17, 9-10 June 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing for You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats LIR STATISTICS Number of LIRs: 22,470 (+410) LIRs with IPv6: 14,972 (+353) Policy transfers in April: 1,490,688 IPv4 addresses (-896,512) -- Your LIR Portal You can now create a ticket straight from the LIR Portal, making it easy for you to ask questions and contact our Customer Services team. A little reminder; please ensure your data is always up-to-date. You can also do that in the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net -- RIPE NCC Survey 2019: 10 Minutes Makes a Big Difference Every three years, we reach out to ask for and collect your feedback. We use a third-party company to ensure your anonymity, encouraging you to speak freely. This year, not only is it shorter than ever, we’ve also translated it into eight languages other than English. The survey will launch at 12:00 UTC on 24 May and run until the end of June. Please take 10 minutes to complete the survey and then share with your network. The more feedback we get, the better we can improve the services we offer to you. Learn more about this initiative at: https://www.ripe.net/survey -- RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2019 The RIPE NCC General Meeting will take place from 22-24 May 2019, and remote participation is welcome. Members will vote between two options for the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2020. And there are seven confirmed candidates for the Executive Board election, for two seats on the Board. For more details visit: www.ripe.net/gm/may-2019 -- Abuse-c Update Our initial validation of abuse contact information in the RIPE Database is progressing well. All LIR organisation and resource abuse mailboxes have been validated, and we are now working on End User contacts. You can find an update on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/angela_dallara/abuse-c-validation-update-on-p… -- Policy Proposal 2019-02 Needs Your Input What should the RIPE NCC do with returned address space after its IPv4 pool has been emptied? Policy proposal "IPv4 Waiting List Implementation" suggests a first-come-first-served waiting list and a /24 allocation size. The proposal is in Review Phase now and needs your opinion by 4 June 2019. Find more information at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2019-02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPEstat is Getting Ready for a Face-lift We released a prototype of a possible new RIPEstat UI, in order to solicit feedback from the community. Please find more details in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_suess_1/ripestat-next-generation-ui -- 768k Day. Will it Happen? Did it Happen? We have raised awareness about the IPv4 table, specifically about reaching 768k entries on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/768k-day-will-it-happen-did-it-happ… -- BGP Zombies Romain Fontugne, with contribution from our own Emile Aben, analyses the appearance and behaviour of BGP zombies using the RIPE Routing Information Service (RIS) BGP Beacons: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/romain_fontugne/bgp-zombies ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Accountability and Trust as a Membership Organisation As an initial response to concerns raised by members at our Moscow RIPE NCC Day back in April, our Managing Director has published an article on RIPE Labs that explores some of the challenges we are facing as an IP address registry in today's environment: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/axelpawlik/accountability-and-trust-as-a-memb… We will also be presenting on closures and due diligence at the RIPE NCC Services WG at RIPE 78 next week (on 22 May): https://ripe78.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/services-wg -- RIPE Turns 30 At RIPE 78, we’re sure there will be a lot of reminiscing, as RIPE turns 30 this year. We invite you to reminisce with us and share your favourite RIPE Meeting t-shirt by using #RIPEturns30 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIPE_NCC/status/1128987487655858176 -- The RIPE Chair Selection Process The RIPE Community is currently revising the RIPE Chair selection process. Stay updated and contribute to the discussion: ripe-chair-discuss(a)ripe.net: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-chair-discuss/ -- The Second Edition of Your EU Regulation Update The May 2019 Edition continues to look at the most pertinent policies currently being proposed, debated and implemented in the European Union. Find out how Internet regulation continues to be a primary focus for the EU: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/your-eu-regulation-upda… -- RACI Call for Applications Are you researching network measurements and analyses? Are you uncovering new ways to deploy IPv6? Want to share your work on BGP routing, network security or Internet governance? Have you undertaken research on peering and interconnectivity or the Internet of Things? Apply for RACI to receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation for RIPE 79 in Rotterdam and the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Kyiv. Submit your abstract and draft slides by 7 August: https://www.ripe.net/raci For reminders about RACI, as well as other academic-related posts, subscribe to the RACI mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list -- SEEDIG Live Blog Did you attend SEEDIG? Our colleagues Gergana and Hisham were there and kept us all up-to-date via a Live Blog. You can read it on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/seedig-2019-liveblog ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us for These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 82 Call for Host Are you interested in hosting RIPE 82 from 17-21 May 2021? We're looking for organisations within the RIPE NCC service region to submit their proposal for host consideration no later than *16 June 2019*. By becoming a host, you will have excellent visibility among the RIPE community and the prestige of hosting a RIPE Meeting. Interested? You can find more information at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe-meetings/call-for-host -- RIPE 78, Reykjavik, 20-24 May Some of you may have already started packing! We’re looking forward to one of the biggest RIPE Meetings yet. If you can’t make it, don’t worry, you can still participate remotely. Access the live stream from Monday, 20 May: http://ripe78.ripe.net/live Join us for RIPE 78. Registration is still open: https://ripe78.ripe.net/register/ Find out who will be presenting and their topics as well as information on social events and more: https://ripe78.ripe.net/ -- RIPE NCC Presentations at RIPE 78 This year our team is presenting on a diverse range of topics. Please also note, we will have more team members there who are all looking forward to meeting you. Address Policy WG (Wednesday, 22 May 09:00-10:30 UTC) - Marco Schmidt – Current Policy Topics - Nikolas Pediaditis – Feedback From RIPE NCC Registration Service Open Source WG (Wednesday, 22 May 14:00-15:30 UTC) - Mirjam Kuehne w/ Charles Eckel from Cisco – Roundtable Discussion: The role of open source in industry hackathons and how to best serve their communities Cooperation WG (Wednesday, 22 May 14:00-15:30 UTC) - Chris Buckridge – An Update on Continuing Work in the ITU RIPE NCC Services WG (Wednesday, 22 May 16:00-17:45 UTC) - Axel Pawlik – RIPE NCC Update - Felipe Victolla Silveira – Operational Update - Athina Fragkouli – Due Diligence at the RIPE NCC - Fergal Cunningham – RIPE NCC Survey 2019 Anti-Abuse WG (Thursday, 23 May 09:00-10:30 UTC) - Angela Dall'Ara - RIPE NCC Update on 2017-02 IPv6 WG (Thursday, 23 May 09:00-10:30 UTC) - Marco Hogewoning – Update on ITU SG-20 IPv6 Deployment Plan - Massimiliano Stucchi – Mobile IPv6 BCOP Doc Internet of Things WG (Thursday, 23 May 11:00-12:30 UTC) - Mirjam Kühne – Legal, Security and Ethical Aspects of Running an IoT Network Measurements and Tools WG (Thursday, 23 May 16:00-17:30 UTC) Chris Amin – RIPE NCC Tools Update Closing Plenary (Friday, 24 May 11:00-12:30 UTC) Sjoerd Oostdijck – RIPE NCC Technical Report -- ENOG 16, Tbilisi, 3-4 June Join us and register: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/register There is still time to become an ENOG 16 sponsor. Find out how the meeting can support your organisation: https://www.enog.org/sponsor/ Find out who will be presenting and what their presentations are about. The draft agenda is now available: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/programme/agenda/ -- ENOG 17, 9-10 June 2020 Soon we’ll be looking for a host for ENOG 17. Subscribe to the ENOG Discuss mailing list to be kept up-to-date: https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/ripe-ncc-mailing-lists/enog-discuss Thanks so much for reading this month’s Member Update. Please stay in touch and chat with us via our social media platforms. No need to wait a month :) My best, Elena Elena Signorelli Marketing and Communications Officer RIPE NCC | Amsterdam

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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting: One Week to Register
by Axel Pawlik 15 May '19

15 May '19

Dear RIPE NCC members, There is one week left to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place from Wednesday, 22 May 2019 at 18:00 UTC. *Online registration for the GM closes at 16:00 UTC on Wednesday, 22 May 2019.* You can register now at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2019 Over 1,400 members have registered to vote, and we hope to see this number increase before the GM opens. Members who register for the GM will receive links to participate and vote remotely on 22 May. At this GM, you can vote on five resolutions: - The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2018. - The General Meeting discharges the Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2018 and Financial Report 2018. - The General Meeting approves the adoption of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2020 option that received the absolute majority of the votes cast. - The General Meeting approves the amendments to the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. - The General Meeting approves the amendments to the RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement. You can also vote in the Executive Board election to fill two seats. There are seven confirmed candidates in the running, and their biographies and motivation statements are available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2019/candidate-biographies All information on the GM, including links to the supporting documents, can be found on the GM homepage: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2019 We look forward to your participation in this important meeting for the RIPE NCC and its members. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RACI Call for Applications
by Gergana Petrova 14 May '19

14 May '19

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is again looking for talented academics in the field of Internet technology. Successful applicants receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. If you are working on something interesting, please apply! If you know someone in your network who is, please forward them this message. https://www.ripe.net/raci You can apply for the following two meetings by submitting an abstract and draft slides by *7 August*: - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting (24-25 September, Kyiv) - RIPE 79 (14-19 October, Rotterdam) Examples of relevant research topics include: - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things RACI mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list Twitter: https://twitter.com/raci_ripe RACI LinkedIn Group: https://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin You can help by spreading the word to your academic networks. For any questions about the initiative or about applying, please email me back. Best regards, Gergana Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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[meetings] ENOG 16: Tblisi, 3-4 June 2019
by ENOG 14 May '19

14 May '19

Dear colleague, Georgia will host the ENOG 16/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting from 3-4 June 2019. Join us in Tbilisi to meet with Internet industry experts, exchange knowledge and discuss issues relevant to the region. You can register for free at: http://www.enog.org/registration ------------------- Programme & Socials ------------------- The meeting plan and the draft agenda are available online: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/programme/ ENOG 16 socials provide a great opportunity to network with other attendees. You can check out the socials we have organised at: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/programme/social-events/ ---------------------- RIPE NCC Training Courses ---------------------- The RIPE NCC Training Services Department runs two training courses after ENOG 16: - Measurements and Tools Training Course Wednesday 5 June 2019 - BGP Operation and Security Training Course Thursday 6 and Friday 7 June 2019 The courses are free and the RIPE NCC members can register via: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/ripe-ncc-training-courses/ ---------------------- Follow the #ENOG16 hashtag on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Find more information about ENOG 16 at: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/ See you in Tblisi! Martina de Mas Event Organiser RIPE NCC (On behalf of the ENOG Organising Committee)

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[service] RPKI Planned Downtime
by Alun Davies 09 May '19

09 May '19

Dear RIPE NCC Members, We’ll be running an upgrade on our infrastructure on Monday, 13 May from 10:30 (UTC+2). During the time it takes to carry out the upgrade, the RSYNC and RRDP repositories will be accessible, but the up down protocol, the RPKI user interface on my.ripe.net, and REST API will be unavailable. We expect the upgrade to take no longer than an hour. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience that might be caused by this. https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements/rpki-planned-downtime-1/ <https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements/rpki-planned-downtime-1/> Kind regards, Alun Davies Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses July-September 2019
by Training Services 07 May '19

07 May '19

Dear colleagues, Here's an opportunity to pick up new technical skills or get help with the administration of Internet number resources! The RIPE NCC has a dedicated training team who offer support across our service region. In the coming months, the training team will be delivering face-to-face training courses in Ankara, Vilnius, Amsterdam, Podgorica, Moscow, Belfast, Riyadh, and Kyiv. The membership fee covers all our training courses, so that means there is no additional cost to attend. Here are the training courses we currently deliver: - LIR Training Course - RIPE Database Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - IPv6 Security Training Course - Measurements Tools Workshop - Advanced IPv6 Training Course (two days) - BGP Operations and Security Training Course (two days) To find out when we'll be in your city and to register for an upcoming training course, go to: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses For more information, see: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses ------------ Can't make it to a training course? Learn online! ------------ We offer online webinars that you can attend from home or the office: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars The RIPE NCC Academy is a virtual learning environment where you can complete online courses and become certified. We offer courses on being a Local Internet Registry, a RIPE Database Expert and an Introduction to IPv6. It is available to all members and non-members, free of charge: https://academy.ripe.net Whether it's in person or online, we hope to see you soon! Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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[GM] Executive Board Nominations Deadline this Wednesday, 1 May
by Axel Pawlik 29 Apr '19

29 Apr '19

Dear RIPE NCC members, You have two days to make a nomination to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline for submitting nominations is *Wednesday, 1 May 2019 at 23:59 UTC*. The election will take place at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) from 22-24 May 2019. The election will be to fill two seats on the Executive Board. There are currently six nominees, of whom five are confirmed candidates. Nominees need five expressions of support to become confirmed candidates for the election. You can express support for confirmed candidates after the deadline, and all support is archived and available for RIPE NCC members to view. Further information is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/executive-bo… The draft agenda for the GM is published at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/agenda There are five resolutions to be voted on at the GM: - Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2018 - Discharge of the Executive Board - Approval of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2020 - Amendments to the RIPE NCC Articles of Association - Amendments to the RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement Please make your voice heard by participating in the GM and by voting in the election and on the resolutions. You can register quickly and simply through the LIR portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2019 All the information, including details on how to register for remote participation and voting, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2019 If you have any questions about the GM, please reply to this email. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[GM] Supporting Documents for RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2019
by Axel Pawlik 24 Apr '19

24 Apr '19

Dear RIPE NCC members, The supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2019 are now finalised and published at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/supporting-d… The documents include: - The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2018 - The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2018 - RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2020 - Options Overview - RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2020 - Option A - RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2020 - Option B - Proposed Amendments to the RIPE NCC Articles of Association - Proposed Amendment to the RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement Two of the documents relating to the Charging Scheme 2020 (the overview and Option B) have been updated since they were published on 17 April to give more background and add clarity. The Executive Board has been following discussions on the Members Discuss mailing list (members-discuss(a)ripe.net) and encourages members to continue discussion there. There will be a presentation and further discussion on the Charging Scheme options at the GM on 22 May before members are asked to vote on their preferred option. The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association would change the procedure currently in place to challenge the verdict at a GM. The proposed amendment to the SSA would allow those submitting the document to do so by uploading a scanned copy to the RIPE NCC. The draft agenda containing all the resolutions to be voted on is also available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/agenda I would also like to remind you that there will be an election at the GM to fill two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There are currently five confirmed candidates. The deadline to nominate candidates is next Wednesday, 1 May 2019 at 23:59 UTC. All the details are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/executive-bo… Finally, I ask that you all register to participate in this important meeting for the RIPE NCC and its membership. Full remote participation options are available for members who cannot attend in person, including webcast, live chat and electronic voting. Registration can be completed quickly and easily via the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2019 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: April 2019
by Elena Signorelli 18 Apr '19

18 Apr '19

Dear RIPE NCC members, This April’s Member Update takes a look at the important developments that have been unfolding over the past month. With meeting season well underway, we would like to remind any of you that are unable to attend specific events in person that you can participate remotely. Check each event page for more details on accessing webcasts. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing For You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats -- RIPE NCC Annual Report 2018 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2018 -- RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2019 -- RIPE NCC Country Report: Russia -- Abuse-c Implementation Proceeding Well -- Our Office Hours ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your RIPEstat Update -- We’ve Updated RIPE Atlas Terms and Conditions -- RPKI Validator -- Measuring Paths in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Visibility of IPv4 and IPv6 Prefix Lengths in 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Pay it Forward by Sponsoring a Diversity Ticket for RIPE 78 -- MENOG Press Release and Report -- RIPE NCC Day Moscow -- Results of the first RPKI Deployathon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us For These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 78, Reykjavik, 20-24 May -- ENOG 16, Tbilisi, 3-4 June -- ENOG 17, 9-10 June 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What We’re Doing For You ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your LIR Stats LIR Statistics: Number of LIRs: 22,060 (+463) LIRs with IPv6: 14,619 (+183) Policy transfers in March: 2,387,200 IPv4 addresses (+1,723,904) -- RIPE NCC Annual Report 2018 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2018 Both the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2018 and Financial Report 2018 have been published. Get an overview of our activities in 2018: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-annual-report… -- RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2019 The GM will take place from 22-24 May 2019 in Reykjavik, adjacent to the RIPE 78 Meeting. There are currently five confirmed candidates for the Executive Board elections: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/confirmed-ca… Members will also vote on the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2020 at the General Meeting from 22-24 May. In response to requests from members, the Executive Board is proposing two charging scheme options that the members can choose from at the GM: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2019/supporting-d… -- RIPE NCC Country Report: Russia Would you like to find out what the current state of Internet development in Russia is from our perspective? Country reports allow us to analyse growth trends and Internet routing in specific countries. If you’re interested in understanding how we’ve seen this particular region grow over the past five years, visit RIPE Labs and download the full report: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-ncc-country-report-russia -- Abuse-c Implementation Proceeding Well After starting in mid-February, we have completed our initial validation of the abuse contacts for all LIR ORGANISATION and resource objects. This will be an ongoing activity, as we will check abuse contacts whenever they are updated. We will also need to check the abuse contacts of new LIRs. We have now started our validation of the abuse contacts for End User resource objects. If your organisation sponsors a large number of End Users, we encourage you to start reviewing this information now to save yourself time later. We will share more information on our progress ahead of RIPE 78. -- Our Office Hours If you’re working with us or you require our support over the upcoming holiday period, please note our office hours: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/opening-hours#amsterdam ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Your Technical Update ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Your RIPEstat Update In April, the usage of RIPEstat reached a new high: 74 million daily requests coming from 1.6 million IP addresses: https://stat.ripe.net/usage-statistics All obsolete subdomains for RIPEstat have now been removed. Be sure to go to stat.ripe.net as the only entry point to the service: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/removal-of-obsolete-ri… As the number of RIS peers is growing, we’ve updated the visibility threshold for routed resources. A resource has to be seen by at least 10 RIS peers to be considered globally visible, as opposed to just three peers before. This has an impact on all routing-related information: https://stat.ripe.net/2001:67c:2e8::/48#tabId=routing The Announced Prefixes widget has been updated to only load recent announcements (for performance reasons) by default and provide a button that progressively loads the historical information. In addition, the widget now only loads the “first seen” information when displaying historical data: https://stat.ripe.net/widget/announced-prefixes#w.resource=AS3333 -- We’ve Updated RIPE Atlas Terms and Conditions The RIPE Atlas Service Terms and Conditions have now been amended to reflect the fact that RIPE Atlas anchors are now available as both physical hardware and as virtual machines. The updated version is available at: https://atlas.ripe.net/legal/terms-conditions/ Corresponding changes were also made to the RIPE Atlas Anchor Memorandum of Understanding: https://atlas.ripe.net/legal/anchors/memorandum/ -- RPKI Validator Over the last few weeks, we have been working on software improvements for the RPKI Validator. The latest build (3.0.407) offers a more stable and faster user experience: https://ftp.ripe.net/tools/rpki/validator3/prod/generic/ -- Measuring Paths in Bosnia and Herzegovina Based on RIPE Atlas measurements, we can illustrate if paths between different networks in a given country stay in that country and provide sketches of interconnections between networks in that country. In this article, we looked at the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/measuring-paths-in-bosnia-and-herzegovi… -- Visibility of IPv4 and IPv6 Prefix Lengths in 2019 As a community, we've been looking at emergent BGP behaviour since its earliest days. Prefix lengths are one aspect of this. In a recent article on RIPE Labs, we provide an update on the structure of announced prefixes as observed by the RIPE NCC's Routing Information Service (RIS): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/visibility-of-prefix-lengths-… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What’s Happening in Our Community? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Pay it Forward by Sponsoring a Diversity Ticket for RIPE 78 Diversity Tickets aim to increase participation among underrepresented groups in the tech community and this is a cause we can get behind! You or your organisation can fund 1-3 tickets for RIPE 78 and be a trailblazing Diversity Sponsor: https://ripe78.ripe.net/sponsors/become-a-sponsor/#diversity -- MENOG Meeting and Peering Forum Report The 19th MENOG Meeting and Peering Forum took place in Beirut, Lebanon from 3-4 April. A total of 236 people from 34 countries attended the meeting and nearly 100 people participated remotely. This marks MENOG 19 as the highest attended meeting to date. You can read the Press Release and Meeting Report at: https://www.menog.org/news/press-releases/menog-19-2/ https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-19/meeting-report/ -- RIPE NCC Day Moscow The first RIPE NCC Day was held in Moscow on 9 April. The one-day event featured a mix of presentations from both our staff as well as community members. 288 people attended the meeting from 13 countries. You can find the agenda, presentations and webcast recordings (in English and Russian) at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-day-mo… -- Results of the First RPKI Deployathon Together with Juniper Networks, we co-hosted the first Deployathon on RPKI. Nathalie Trenaman and Vesna Manojlovic led the day with Melchior Aelmans, bringing together network professionals to work on practical aspects of routing security. You can read about the day on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/antony_stergiopoulos/results-of-the-first-rpk… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Join Us For These Meetings and Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- RIPE 78, Reykjavik, 20-24 May Join us for RIPE 78. Registration is still open: https://ripe78.ripe.net/register/ Find out who will be presenting and their topics as well as information on social events and more: https://ripe78.ripe.net/ -- ENOG 16, Tbilisi, 3-4 June Join us and register: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/register You still have time to submit, the second call for presentations will close 19 April: https://www.enog.org/enog-16/cfp/ Would you like to attend, but you’re financially restricted? We are still accepting fellowship applications, so please apply by 19 April: https://www.enog.org/about/fellowship/ There is still time to become an ENOG 16 sponsor. Find out how the meeting can support your organisation: https://www.enog.org/sponsor/ You can find out who will be presenting and what their presentations are about when the final programme is published on 8 May. Set your reminders or follow us on social media for live updates. -- ENOG 17, 9-10 June 2020 Soon we will be looking for a host for ENOG 17. Subscribe to the ENOG Discuss mailing list to be kept up to date: https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/ripe-ncc-mailing-lists/enog-discuss That’s us in brief this month. Keep in touch via our mailing lists or on social media. My best, Elena Signorelli Marketing and Communications Officer RIPE NCC | Amsterdam

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