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[news] RIPE NCC Billing and Finance Updates
by Sonia Garbi Gomez 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC is currently preparing the invoicing for 2018. Below are the latest updates on our planning and implementation. Redistribution of Surplus 2017 At the RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2017, the membership approved the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2017. The amount to be redistributed per member will be calculated at the end of December 2017. This will be marked as a discount on your invoice for 2018. Billing 2018 The billing procedure and fee schedule 2018 is now online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/billing-procedure-a… In early January 2018, RIPE NCC Members will receive an annual account statement for each LIR account they hold. This statement will provide an overview of the total fee due in 2018 including the redistribution of surplus 2017 marked as a discount. Charges for Assignments and Registrations You can now view a specification of the independent Internet number resource assignments and legacy Internet resource registrations that are charged for 2018. These details are available through the LIR Portal and will be made available to the billing contacts of the LIR. Kind regards, Sonia Garbi Gomez Finance Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] Aligning End User and LIR Resource Transfers
by Ingrid Wijte 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

Dear colleagues, We will soon be changing the way that transfers of End User resources are handled in the LIR Portal, by applying the same approach that is already in place for transfers of LIR resources. This is part of our work to make updating the RIPE Registry more user-friendly and secure. Once the change has been implemented, only the sponsoring LIR will be able to initiate a transfer of End User resources. This will allow automated checks to see that the resources are eligible to be transferred, and prevent typos or multiple requests being submitted for the same resources. It will also make the process more efficient on our end. You can read more about this change on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/joop_wiss/aligning-end-user-and-lir-resource-… If you have any questions or concerns, please let us knowby replying to this email before 15 December 2017. Kind regards Ingrid Wijte Registration Services Assistant Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - November Update
by Marco Schmidt 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

Dear colleagues, Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list. Proposals Open for Discussion: 2016-04, "IPv6 Sub-assignment Clarification" Proposals Awaiting Input: 2017-02, "Regular abuse-c Validation" Proposal Withdrawn: 2017-03, "Reducing Initial IPv4 Allocation, Aiming to Preserve a Minimum of IPv4 Space for Newcomers" Proposal Overview: PROPOSAL: 2016-04, "IPv6 Sub-assignment Clarification" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to re-define the term "sub-assignment" for IPv6. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Explains feasibility and possible side effects. STATUS: Review Phase Deadline: 27 December 2017 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04 ===== The following proposal is awaiting input before they can go any further in the PDP. PROPOSAL: 2017-02, "Regular abuse-c Validation" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to give the RIPE NCC a mandate to regularly validate "abuse-c:" information and to follow up in cases where contact information is found to be invalid. STATUS: Re-writing Proposal and Impact Analysis WHERE TO COMMENT: Anti-Abuse Working Group: anti-abuse-wg(a)ripe.net FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2017-02 ===== The following proposal has been withdrawn. 2017-03, "Reducing Initial IPv4 Allocation, Aiming to Preserve a Minimum of IPv4 Space for Newcomers" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to reduce the IPv4 allocations made by the RIPE NCC to a /24 (currently a /22) and only to LIRs that have not received an IPv4 allocation directly from the RIPE NCC before. STATUS: Withdrawn. The proposers felt unable to create a second draft that addressed conflicting objections. FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2017-03 The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[training] Internet Governance Webinar - 13 December
by Training Services 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of the following webinar: Internet Governance 13 December 2017, 10:30 UTC The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. This webinar will provide an entry-level introduction to Internet governance, specifically aimed at LIR staff. You can learn and interact with RIPE NCC instructors without leaving your desk. Register now at: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars/internet-govern… Participation is limited to 40 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have questions, please email <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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[service] Network Maintenance: 21 November 2017 19:30-21:30 (UTC)
by Menno Schepers 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

Dear colleagues, Tomorrow, Tuesday 21 November, we will carry out maintenance on our core network infrastructure between 19:30 and 21:30 (UTC). During this period, some services hosted by the RIPE NCC may be affected. This could include the RIPE NCC website, RIPE Labs, the RIPE Database and the LIR Portal. Public DNS services operated by the RIPE NCC should be available as normal. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact <ops(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Menno Schepers Senior Systems Engineer RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: November 2017
by Fergal Cunningham 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

RIPE NCC Member Update: November 2017 Contents - LIR Statistics - RIPE 75 - RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) Outcomes - IoT Working Group - Contacting the RIPE NCC - RIPE Database Abuse Contacts (NWI-7) - Purchase Order Number on 2018 Invoice? - DMARC and the RIPE NCC - RIPEstat Country Reports - IXP Country Jedi - Geolocation Tools - RIPE Atlas Probes as IoT Devices - RIPE Atlas Measurement Timestamps - New Vendor for RIPE Atlas v3 Anchors - The Future of DNSSEC at the RIPE NCC - Anycasting AS197000 More Widely - Upcoming Training Courses - RIPE NCC::Educa Report - Community Projects Fund - Deadline Approaching - RIPE Diversity Efforts - Community Input on RIPE Labs - RACI Applications for 2018 - RIPE Forum - RSS News Feeds from the RIPE NCC - Email Tagging - Monthly Policy Updates - Social Media - RIPE NCC Presentations at RIPE 75 LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 17,355 (+277) LIRs with IPv6: 12,584 (+151) IPv4 addresses transferred in August: 4,143,360 (+3,464,960) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true RIPE 75 The RIPE 75 Meeting took place in Dubai from 22 October and saw many great presentations from both RIPE NCC staff and the RIPE community. All of the presentations are downloadable and the videos are available to watch from the RIPE 75 website: https://ripe75.ripe.net/ [Open URL] A selection of the presentations given by RIPE NCC staff is available at the bottom of this mail. RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING (GM) OUTCOMES The GM took place from 24-26 October and RIPE NCC members voted to approve three resolutions, including the redistribution of the 2017 surplus to members as a rebate in 2018. Over 1,000 members cast their votes, and we thank them for their participation. Full details on the GM results, including the voting report, are available from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017 IoT WORKING GROUP At RIPE 75, the RIPE community reached consensus on the creation of a new working group focused on the Internet of Things (IoT). You can find video archives and slides from the IoT Session at RIPE 75 at: https://ripe75.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/iot/ You can find more information on the new working group at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/ripe-mailing-lists/iot-wg Note: subscribers to the earlier <iot-discussion(a)ripe.net> mailing list have been automatically moved to the new <iot-wg(a)ripe.net> mailing list. CONTACTING THE RIPE NCC The RIPE NCC has a new and improved contact form that you can use to get in touch with us. The new contact form combines the old contact and report form functionalities. The new form also presents suggested content to users that can help to provide them with useful information. Submissions made through the form will be ticketised and all documentation will be stored separately and securely in the RIPE NCC's Document Management System. The form is available at: https://www.ripe.net/contact-form RIPE DATABASE ABUSE CONTACTS (NWI-7) Your ORGANISATION object has an “abuse-c:” attribute that references a ROLE object with your abuse contact email in its “abuse-mailbox:” attribute. By default this contact is applicable to all of your resource objects (INET(6)NUM and AUT-NUM). However, you can now have an optional “abuse-c:” attribute on these object types if you wish to override this default. This attribute then needs to reference another ROLE object with a different abuse contact email in its “abuse-mailbox:” attribute. PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER ON 2018 INVOICE? Add your purchase order number to the invoice reference field before the end of the year via: https://my.ripe.net/#/billing You can find out more about the charges for 2018 at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment DMARC AND THE RIPE NCC Find out what the RIPE NCC is doing to provide the best solution for users and the RIPE community in relation to the DMARC email standard: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/adam_castle/dmarc-and-the-ripe-ncc RIPEstat COUNTRY REPORTS Get insights into the status and development of the Internet in countries or regions with this prototype tool. In this first beta release, the RIPEstat Country Reports features the topics "IPv4", "IPv6" and "LIRs", with more topics, datasets and ideas to be added soon. https://stat.ripe.net/country-report Watch Christian's presentation on the official release at RIPE75: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/142 And help to steer further development by providing feedback via: https://stat.ripe.net/feedback IXP COUNTRY JEDI The IXP Country Jedi is a prototype tool that provides visualisations of Internet traffic paths (traceroutes) between RIPE Atlas probes located in the same country to see if target paths take out-of-country detours and whether we see IXPs in the paths. Check it out at: https://www.ripe.net/ixp-country-jedi GEOLOCATION TOOLS A new range of geolocation tools developed by the RIPE NCC were presented in the MAT WG session at RIPE 75. These include a set of geolocation APIs that provide a best estimate of the location of a target IP, and the OpenIPMap UI, which enables users to visualise traceroutes on a map. See the presentation at: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/121/ RIPE ATLAS PROBES AS IoT DEVICES Robert Kisteleki from the RIPE NCC looks at RIPE Atlas probes from the perspective of IoT: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ripe-atlas-probes-as-iot-devices RIPE ATLAS MEASUREMENT TIMESTAMPS New timestamps have been introduced for RIPE Atlas measurements. Whereas before, users could see the time at which a measurement took place, they can now also see the time at which those measurements were received in the RIPE Atlas data repository. This allows users of historical data to exclude measurement results that arrived late. NEW VENDOR FOR RIPE ATLAS v3 ANCHORS Meconet, the latest addition to our list of vendors for RIPE Atlas v3 anchors, is offering the new anchor hardware fully assembled with 3 years' warranty. No other vendor is currently able to offer the devices fully assembled. The RIPE Atlas anchor from Meconet comes in a 19” chassis with integrated power supply. https://shop.meconet.de/a/117330?language=en THE FUTURE OF DNSSEC AT THE RIPE NCC Anand Buddhdev from the RIPE NCC talks about how the RIPE NCC is exploring ways of improving its DNSSEC activities: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/anandb/the-future-of-dnssec-at-the-ripe-ncc ANYCASTING AS197000 MORE WIDELY Anand also presents an experiment that investigates whether it's possible to increase the capacity and resiliency of the RIPE NCC's authoritative DNS service (AS197000): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/anandb/anycasting-as-197000-more-widely UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES Up to the end of 2017, there will be RIPE NCC Training Courses in Dusseldorf, Krasnodar, Palermo, Lyon and Athens. There are also a number of webinars upcoming on the RIPE Database and IPv6. Courses and webinars are free for members to attend - you just need to register at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RIPE NCC::EDUCA REPORT There is a report on RIPE Labs on the RIPE NCC's first RIPE NCC::Educa day of online courses on RIPE Atlas. Find out all about it at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/sandra_bras/report-from-first-ripe-ncc-educa-… COMMUNITY PROJECTS FUND - DEADLINE APPROACHING Through the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund, the RIPE NCC will provide up to EUR 250,000 per year to support projects of value to the operation and resilience of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services that benefit the technical community in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. The call for applications is open until 24 November 2017. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alastair_strachan/ripe-ncc-community-projects… RIPE DIVERSITY EFFORTS Amanda Gowland from the RIPE NCC reports on the efforts around improving RIPE diversity at RIPE 75: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/agowland/gaining-momentum-with-ripe-diversity… COMMUNITY INPUT ON RIPE LABS Since the last Member Update, we have published a wide range of useful and interesting articles on RIPE Labs. A selection of these articles are provided below. Please contact <labs(a)ripe.net> if you would like to publish research or anything else that might be interesting for the RIPE community. Ollivier Robert has released a tool that provides access to the RIPE Atlas API on the Go programming language: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ollivier_robert/ripe-atlas-on-the-go Wouter de Vries and colleagues have developed a new, open-source anycast catchment mapping technique, Verfploeter, which uses active Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo (ping) probing from within the anycast service to an IPv4 ‘hit-list’ of active hosts on the Internet. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wouter_de_vries/verfploeter-broad-and-load-aw… Staff from the RIPE NCC attended the Internet Measurement Conference 2017 and they present highlights from the content presented that RIPE community members might find interesting: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/impressions-from-the-internet-measu… Ross McFarland gives insights into solutions that mid-size organisations need to deploy on the DNS and BGP level: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ross_mcfarland_1/transit-and-peering-how-your… Kathleen Moriarty looks at a path forward for TLS security and data centre monitoring: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/tls-security-and-data-centre-monitorin… RACI APPLICATIONS FOR 2018 The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is opening a call for applicants for the upcoming meetings in spring 2018. RACI covers the cost of flights, accommodation and meeting tickets for the selected academics to present their research. Please help spread the word to academics who could benefit from this programme! https://www.ripe.net/raci Application deadlines: MENOG 18, 14-15 March, TBC: 28 January 2018 RIPE 76, 14-18 May, Marseille: 11 March 2018 ENOG 15, 4-5 June, Moscow: 1 April 2018 SEE 7, 18-19 June, Timisoara: 15 April 2018 RIPE FORUM We'd like to remind you that you can participate in RIPE community mailing list discussions using a web-based interface rather than an email client. RIPE Forum posts are sent to the mailing lists and everything from the mailing lists are visible in the forum: https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ RSS NEWS FEEDS FROM THE RIPE NCC News feeds allow you to see when we add new content on a particular subject in a section of the website that you're interested in. You can get the latest headlines as soon as we publish them. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/feeds EMAIL TAGGING We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own mail client depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM], [service] and [training]. MONTHLY POLICY UPDATES The RIPE NCC sends a monthly update on the status of policy proposals in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). You can find all the updates at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/policy-updates SOCIAL MEDIA Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking RIPE NCC PRESENTATIONS AT RIPE 75 Marco Schmidt presents current policy topics at the Address Policy Working Group: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/113/ Andrea Cima gives feedback from RIPE NCC Registration Services: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/116/ Chris Amin gives an update on our Research and Development activities: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/119/ Massimo Candela talks about multi-approach infrastructure geolocation: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/121/ And Massimo also presents on crowdsourcing your infrastructure location with OpenIPMap: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/203/ Chief Operations Officer Andrew de la Haye gives the RIPE NCC Operational Update: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/139/ Tim Bruynzeels gives the operational update on the RIPE Database: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/172/ Anand Buddhdev gives the RIPE NCC DNS update: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/173/ Rumy Spratley-Kanis talks about developments with our Training Services: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/140/ Ingrid Wijte presents the Number Resource Organization (NRO) statistics: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/193/ And our Managing Director Axel Pawlik gives the RIPE NCC outlook for 2017-2018: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/138/ You can find all the previous RIPE NCC Member Updates containing an overview of what the RIPE NCC is doing at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update If you have any questions or comments on the material in the Member Update, please let me know. Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] New RIPE NCC Ticketing System and Contact Form
by Matt Parker 01 Nov '17

01 Nov '17

Dear Colleagues, Today, the RIPE NCC launches its new ticketing system. There is a RIPE Labs article that explains the background behind this change at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/AlexBand/ticketing-and-document-management-at… This change will mostly impact RIPE NCC staff and will not change how you deal with the RIPE NCC. You should still make requests for resources, transfers, company name changes, etc. through your LIR account via my.ripe.net. All your questions and reports can be channeled through our new contact form, which combines the old contact and report form functionality. The new form also presents suggested content to users that can help to provide them with useful information. The form is available at: https://www.ripe.net/contact-form Submissions made through the form will be ticketised and all documentation will be stored separately and securely in the RIPE NCC's Document Management System. Please reply to the emails you receive to ensure your ticket is updated. You should add your replies to tickets at the top of your email and not reply "in line". Additional documentation can be submitted via the My Tickets functionality available to LIR account holders at: https://my.ripe.net/#/tickets We have planned the migration to have as little impact as possible. If you do experience any delays in response during this period, please bear with us. And if you have any questions, please let me know. Best regards, Matt Parker Business Analyst - Product Management RIPE NCC

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[meetings] RIPE 75 Meeting Report
by Martina De Mas 27 Oct '17

27 Oct '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE 75 Meeting successfully ended yesterday in Dubai. There were 483 people in attendance from 59 countries, including a sizeable jump in the number of first-time attendees (36%)! Notable highlights of the meeting week included the formation of a new Internet of Things Working Group and the very first "Women in Tech" lunch featuring presentations from women working in the Middle East region. Read the meeting report here: https://ripe75.ripe.net/programme/report/ Archives of all the meeting's presentations are online: https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/ If you were at the meeting, please take a few moments to take our very short feedback survey: https://ripe75.ripe.net/feedback/ RIPE 76 will take place in Marseille from 14-18 May 2017: https://ripe76.ripe.net/ See you there! Best regards, Martina de Mas Conference Coordinator RIPE Network Coordination Centre

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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2017
by Axel Pawlik 26 Oct '17

26 Oct '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) was held from 24-26 October 2017 adjacent to the RIPE 75 Meeting in Dubai. There were 103 attendees, including RIPE NCC staff and observers from the other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). The webcast from the meeting is archived at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017/webstream There were three resolutions to be voted on at the General Meeting. The results of the voting on the resolutions are as follows: Resolution 1 - The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2017 by redistributing the RIPE NCC 2017 surplus to the membership in 2018. Yes – 1,037 No - 33 Abstain - 7 The resolution passed. Resolution 2 - The General Meeting adopts the amendments to the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure. Yes - 847 No - 70 Abstain - 137 The resolution passed. Resolution 3 - The General Meeting adopts the amendments to the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Yes - 707 No - 218 Abstain - 124 The resolution passed. The RIPE NCC thanks its members for their participation at the GM. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting Today - Register by 16:00 UTC+4
by Axel Pawlik 24 Oct '17

24 Oct '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place today at 18:00 UTC+4 in the Conrad Hotel in Dubai. There will be updates from the RIPE NCC and its Executive Board as well as discussion of the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2018 and voting on three resolutions. Electronic voting registration will remain open until 16:00 UTC+4 if you wish to vote electronically. To register, log in to my.ripe.net and set your GM preferences: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2017 The GM will be webcast for remote participants at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017/webstream A chat facility will be available from the same page for those who would like to join the discussions. If you want to use your own client to connect, please use the following settings: IRC connection to irc.ripe.net, port 6667 Channel: #gm Password: gmoct2017 All those who registered for electronic voting will receive an email today at approximately 17:00 UTC+4 with a link to the voting software. A reminder will also be sent tomorrow, 25 October to all registered participants who have not yet voted. Voting will become active at agenda point 10 and will remain open until 09:00 UTC+4 on Thursday, 26 October. If you registered to attend in person, please check in at the GM Registration Desk before 16:00 UTC+4. All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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