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[news] IANA Stewardship and ICANN Accountability Dominate ICANN 52 Discussions
by Chris Buckridge 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

Dear colleagues, The 52nd ICANN meeting was held in Singapore from 8-12 February, attracting around 1800 participants on-site, as well as numerous remote participants. The issues surrounding the transition of IANA stewardship and ICANN accountability were again at the top of the agenda, and RIPE community members and RIPE NCC staff contributed to these discussions. Discussion of the CRISP Team Proposal As discussed in the RIPE Cooperation Working Group and elsewhere, the Internet numbers community submitted its proposal for future stewardship of the number-related IANA functions to the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group. This proposal, and the counterpart proposal regarding the IANA protocol parameter registries developed within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), were discussed in various ICANN 52 sessions, with representatives of the CRISP team, including Izumi Okutani (CRISP team Chair), Alan Barrett (CRISP team Vice-chair) and Nurani Nimpuno (RIPE CRISP team representative) contributing to discussions and ensuring all aspects of the numbers community IANA stewardship proposal were correctly understood. The meeting provided opportunities for the RIR senior staff, CRISP team members, members of the ICG, ICANN staff, NTIA staff and representatives of the other IANA affected communities to discuss implementation and operational questions arising from the community proposals already delivered. It also provided an opportunity for initial discussions between legal personnel from the RIRs and ICANN regarding development of the Service Level Agreement covering operation of the IANA Numbering Services (as defined in the numbers community IANA proposal). Links to all of the sessions dealing with IANA stewardship transition are available at: https://ripe.net/iana-discussions ICANN Accountability The Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) met numerous times during the week to continue its work identifying and developing solutions to accountability concerns, with a particular focus on those issues which the group identifies as critical ahead of the IANA stewardship transition. The link between these accountability solutions and a successful transition of the IANA stewardship was again emphasised by participants including Lawrence Strickling, the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). RIPE NCC’s Athina Fragkouli is participating in the CCWG-Accountability as an ASO representative (alongside Izumi Okutani, Fiona Asonga and Jorge Villa), and will seek feedback from the RIPE community and provide updates as the group’s work progresses. Progress on the Naming Community Proposal Discussions during the week also focused heavily on the proposal currently under development by the Cross-Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (commonly referred to as the CWG-Stewardship). The CWG-Stewardship’s recent announcement regarding a revised timeline that would see its proposal delivered to the ICG in June 2015 was of particular interest. There were also discussions on the substantive concerns about whether ICANN itself or a new, external contracting company would hold the stewardship of the names-related IANA functions. The Chairs of the CWG-Stewardship have released a statement summarising developments coming out of ICANN 52: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2015-02-12-en In addition, the ICANN Board issued a statement clarifying that it will promptly forward the proposals received from the ICG and the CCWG-Accountability to the NTIA, without modification: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-02-12-en Best regards, Chris Buckridge Senior External Relations Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] RACI @ RIPE 70 - Call for Submissions
by RACI Coordination Team 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Dear colleagues, We're looking for talented students and researchers working in the field of Internet technology to share their bright ideas with the RIPE community as part of the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) at RIPE 70 (11-15 May 2015) in Amsterdam. Please spread the word among your networks and encourage suitable candidates to apply. Chosen candidates will receive a full-week RIPE 70 meeting ticket, plus travel to/from Amsterdam and accommodation for the duration of the meeting. Apply now: <https://ripe70.ripe.net/programme/raci/> *The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, 31 March 2015.* ------------------- Why RACI? ------------------ - Present your work to leading technical figures in the Internet world - Receive feedback from experts - Have your work published on the RIPE Labs website - Network with the RIPE community ---------------------------------- Suggested relevant topics --------------------------------- - Network measurement and analysis - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity ------------------------------------------------------ RIPE Academic Cooperation Mailing List ------------------------------------------------------ The academic cooperation mailing list is available for those with an interest in the academic side of networking, as well as RACI itself. The goal of the list is to maintain and strengthen ties between the RIPE and academic communities by providing a platform for members of each community to connect and discuss matters of common interest. The mailing list is public and you are invited to join today: <https://www.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/raci-list/> Kind regards, The RACI Coordination Team (Chris Buckridge, Fergal Cunningham, Amanda Gowland, Marco Hogewoning) _______________________________________________

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[news] RIPE NCC Consultations Report 2015
by Serge Radovcic 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '15

Dear colleagues, >From November 2014 to January 2015, the RIPE NCC enlisted independent consultants to carry out interviews with RIPE NCC members and other interested parties in the RIPE community. The aim of these consultations was to check on our progress since the RIPE NCC Survey 2013 and to identify issues that our community would like us to address. The RIPE NCC Consultations Report 2015, which was prepared by the independent consultants, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/consultations-report-2015 34 people from 12 countries took part in the consultations, and we thank them for their participation. Interviews took place at the RIPE 69 Meeting in London, several interviews took place via web conference, and there were three physical meetings at locations in Europe. We thank the organisations that provided us with facilities for the physical meetings at no cost. We recognise the importance of having independent consultants carry out this work to ensure anonymity for participants' and to ensure that feedback is reported objectively. The consultations reinforce our commitment to constantly monitor the status and needs of our service region. We believe the input we receive is essential to improving our services for members and for the wider community. The RIPE NCC Executive Board will publish a response to the issues raised during the consultations. If you would like to share your opinion on the issues raised in the report, please respond to this mail or contact the Executive Board directly at <exec-board(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses April-June 2015
by Training Services 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

Dear colleagues, Our training team travels the RIPE NCC service region to deliver training courses to our members without any additional cost. Over the next few months, we'll be in Tashkent, Lisbon, Poznan, Belgrade, Manchester, Kuwait, Helsinki, Dublin, Nicosia, Kazan, Amsterdam, Vienna, Hamburg. Visit the following page to register and to check which training courses we are giving in your area: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses The RIPE NCC delivers the following training courses: - Local Internet Registry (LIR) Training Course - RIPE Database Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - Advanced IPv6 Training Course - Routing Security Training Course - DNSSEC Training Course For more information visit: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/courses With kind regards, Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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[service] Network Maintenance: 14/02/2015 10:00-12:00 (UTC)
by Menno Schepers 11 Feb '15

11 Feb '15

Dear colleagues, On Saturday, 14 February 2015 between 10:00 and 12:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out maintenance work on its core network infrastructure. During this period, some services hosted by the RIPE NCC will be affected, including 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] Contact Management Project Update
by Laura Cobley 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

Dear colleagues, On 19 January 2015, we outlined our plans to improve the way members can manage their contact information in the LIR Portal: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2015-January/000888.html The two-week period for feedback has ended, and we would like to thank you for your comments, which we are taking into account as we continue work on this project. We will begin by consolidating the LIR Portal categories on Wednesday, 11 February 2015. We will inform all RIPE NCC Members / LIR Portal Administrators separately so that everyone is aware who has access to their account and how to adjust this, if needed. You can find more details about our plans in the RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/laura_cobley/simplifying-contact-management-i… We will continue to inform you about the work on this project as it progresses. Kind regards, Laura Cobley RIPE NCC Customer Services Manager

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[news] RIPE NCC website is now HTTPS-only
by Mihnea-Costin Grigore 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

Dear colleagues, As announced a couple of weeks ago, the www.ripe.net website is now available over HTTPS only. Any HTTP request will be automatically redirected, and all links will keep working as normal. We believe this change will provide a more secure, efficient website for our users and allow us to integrate more services such as RIPE NCC Access, our single sign-on system. Regular visitors to the website will not notice any change (other than "https://" in the website’s URL), but if you have any scripts relying on HTTP access, please update them to work over HTTPS. If you encounter any problems accessing the website or have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Regards, -- Mihnea-Costin Grigore RIPE NCC Web Services Team Leader - https://www.ripe.net/

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Services 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/e-learning/webinars Participation is limited to 20 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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[News] Emergency Maintenance on Core Services
by Menno Schepers 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Dear colleagues, Because of an announced security vulnerability, the RIPE NCC is carrying out emergency maintenance work on our core services today until 15:00 (UTC+1). As part of this, we will need to restart a number of servers responsible for all RIPE NCC websites, the LIR Portal, RIPE Database services, RIPE Meeting software and RIPE NCC Access. Some of these services may experience a short downtime during this period. 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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[meetings] RIPE 70 Registration is Now Open!
by RIPE Meeting 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

Dear colleagues, Registration for RIPE 70 is now open! You can register at: https://ripe70.ripe.net/register RIPE 70 will take place at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam from 11-15 May 2015. —————————————— Ticket Options —————————————— Week ticket: EUR 350 Day ticket: EUR 175 Student (week) ticket: EUR 50 All new RIPE NCC members are eligible for two free week tickets. You can find more information about ticket options at: https://ripe70.ripe.net/attend ———————————————————————————————————— Discount Room Rates at Meeting Venue ———————————————————————————————————— The Hotel Okura Amsterdam is offering RIPE 70 attendees a discounted room rate of 195 EUR a night including breakfast, WiFi and VAT, excluding 5% city tax. The rate is valid until 1 April 2015. You can find booking information and alternative hotel options near the meeting venue at: https://ripe70.ripe.net/venue/hotels ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— RIPE 70 Plenary Presentations Submission Deadline - 1 March ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is seeking presentation proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions), workshops, tutorials, and lightning talks. Find out how to submit a proposal: https://ripe70.ripe.net/submit-topic/cpf/ Proposals must be submitted using the meeting submission system and no later than 1 March 2015. Proposals submitted after this date will be considered on a space-available basis. ——————————————————————————————— RIPE 70 on Twitter and Facebook ——————————————————————————————— Follow @ripemeeting and #RIPE70 Join the Facebook RIPE Meetings page: https://www.facebook.com/ripemeetings See you in Amsterdam in May! Kind regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova Conference Coordinator RIPE Network Coordination Centre Singel 258, 1016 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 20 535 4444 www.ripe.net

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