RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2018 - LIR Statistics - Redistribution of 2017 Surplus - Annual Statement/Invoicing 2018 - RIPE 76, Marseilles - Registration Open - MENOG 18, Tehran - ENOG 15, Moscow - SEE 7, Timisoara - Rob Blokzijl Award - Call for Nominations - RIPE NCC Member Lunches: Bishkek, Yerevan - RIPE Atlas Architecture - How We Manage Our Probes - Plan of Action for RIPE Atlas Anchor Virtual Machines - RIPEstat Update - IPv6 Articles on RIPE Labs - The RIPE NCC in Central Asia and the Caucasus Region - RIPE Diversity Taskforce - RIPE NCC MoU with CENTR - Upcoming Training Courses and Webinars - RACI Applications for 2018 - Positions Available at the RIPE NCC - RIPE Forum - RSS News Feeds from the RIPE NCC - Email Tagging - Social Media LIR STATISTICS (change since last update) Number of LIRs: 17,777 (+201) LIRs with IPv6: 12,825 (+112) IPv4 addresses transferred in December: 202,240 (-11,822,592) All of our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page: https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true REDISTRIBUTION OF 2017 SURPLUS All members who were active on 31 December 2017 will receive a redistribution following approval of the redistribution of the 2017 surplus at the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October. For a member with one LIR who has no PI space, the redistribution will be EUR 359. Full details are available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/redistribution/redis... ANNUAL STATEMENT/INVOICING 2018

From 16 January, LIRs will be able to view their annual statement for 2018 in the LIR Portal. This informative statement includes a detailed specification of the fee to be paid in 2018. Invoices can also be viewed and paid via the LIR Portal, and they will be sent to members on 19 January. https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/annual-statem...

RIPE 76, MARSEILLES - REGISTRATION OPEN Registration for RIPE 76 in Marseille (14-18 May) is now open: https://ripe76.ripe.net/attend/register/ Key dates: 16 January 2018: Registration opened 23 January 2018: Call for Presentations issued 11 March 2018: Deadline to submit a topic MENOG 18, TEHRAN MENOG 18 will take place in Tehran from 25-26 April. Details on registration and the call for presentations will be posted at: https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-18/ ENOG 15, MOSCOW ENOG 15 will take place in Moscow from 4-5 June: https://www.enog.org/enog-15/ Key dates: 6 February 2018: Registration opens 13 February 2018: Call for Presentations issued 1 April 2018: Deadline to submit a topic SEE 7, TIMISOARA SEE 7 will take place in Timisoara from 18-19 June: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-7 Key dates: 30 January: Call for Presentations issued 27 February: Registration opens 16 March: Deadline to submit a topic ROB BLOKZIJL AWARD - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The Rob Blokzijl Foundation, named in honour of the Internet pioneer and RIPE Chair for 25 years, is pleased to invite nominations for its 2018 award: http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org/call-for-nominations.html RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES - BISHKEK, YEREVAN Registration is open for member lunches in Bishkek (23 January) and Yerevan (7 February). Please register here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches/ RIPE ATLAS ARCHITECTURE - HOW WE MANAGE OUR PROBES Robert Kisteleki gives an insight into the overall RIPE Atlas network and how we manage secure communication with our probes: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ripe-atlas-architecture-how-we-manage-o... PLAN OF ACTION FOR RIPE ATLAS ANCHOR VIRTUAL MACHINES Robert also explains how we're addressing requests to set up RIPE Atlas vantage points as virtual machines (VMs): https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/plan-of-action-for-ripe-atlas-anchor-vm... RIPEstat Update Hugo Salgado explains on RIPE Labs how he used RIPEstat to analyse cable cuts in Chile: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/hugo_salgado/using-ripestat-to-analyse-cable-c... And we have a sneak preview of the new RIPEstat Looking Glass featuring RIS data from eight collector locations. Please note that this is still a work in progress: https://stat.ripe.net/data/looking-glass/data.json?preferred_version=2.0&resource=2001:67c:2e8::/48 IPv6 ARTICLES ON RIPE LABS Already in 2018, we have three great articles from community members on IPv6. Wilhelm Boeddinghaus explains how enterprises can deploy IPv6 on client networks: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm_boeddinghaus/ipv6-in-enterprise-client... Jan Zorz asks for contributions on how best to run and protect email servers on IPv6: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/JanZorz/how-to-run-and-protect-an-email-server... Joel Jaeggli talks about aspects of ECMP load-balancing with IPv6: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/joel_jaeggli/ipv6-flow-label-misuse-in-hashing THE RIPE NCC IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS REGION Vahan Hovsepyan from the RIPE NCC outlines what we've been doing to engage with members and stakeholders in Central Asia and the Caucasus region: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/vahan_hovsepyan/central-asia-and-caucasus-unco... RIPE DIVERSITY TASKFORCE The RIPE Diversity Taskforce has been very active and is hoping to get more input from the community. You can see the notes from its December 2017 meeting at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/diversity/2017-December/000163.html RIPE NCC MoU WITH CENTR We recently signed an MoU with CENTR, the European Association of Country-Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs). On RIPE Labs, Mirjam Kühne looks at the shared history between our two organisations: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/centr-and-the-ripe-ncc-two-organisation... UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS The RIPE NCC offers free face-to-face training courses for members on topics such as BGP Operation and Security, IPv6 and IPv6 Security, and Measurements and Tools. In February 2018, there will be courses on these topics in Sweden, Estonia and the UK. There are also webinars on IPv6 and the RIPE Database. Register now at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses RACI APPLICATIONS FOR 2018 The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) covers the cost of flights, accommodation and meeting tickets for selected academics to present their research at RIPE, ENOG, MENOG and SEE meetings. Please help spread the word to academics who could benefit from this programme! https://www.ripe.net/raci POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT THE RIPE NCC We are looking to hire an Internet Resource Analyst and a Big Data Software Engineer. If you know someone who might be interested in coming to work with us in Amsterdam, please send them this link: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/working-at-the-ripe-ncc/current-openings... 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 is 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]. 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 You can find all the previous 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