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Re: [ncc-services-wg] Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2022-2026
by Michael J. Oghia 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

Dear Hans Petter, all: I really appreciate the kind feedback, thank you! And it's my pleasure. Thank you, too, for outlining the process and the way forward. I encourage anyone else with input into the strategy, whether related to sustainability or not, to raise their voices. Best, -Michael __________________ Michael J. Oghia – Director of External Relations Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA <https://sdialliance.org/> ) ICT Sustainability Advocate | IRPC <https://internetrightsandprinciples.org/> Steering Committee member Belgrade, Serbia (UTC+2) | Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 2:11 PM Hans Petter Holen <hph(a)ripe.net> wrote: > > Dear Michael, > > Thank you for your excellent talk at the RIPE meeting and the considered > input on the draft strategy - it is very helpful to get this. We will take > all the feedback we receive until the end of RIPE 83 into account. We will > then do an impact assessment and make a recommendation to the executive > board for updates to the strategy. The final version will then be submitted > to the Executive Board for approval at its December meeting. > > It is therefore important that we hear from our members and the community > in the coming weeks. The more input we receive, the more likely we are to > arrive at a final strategy that steers the RIPE NCC in the right direction > for the coming years. > > > Sincerely, > > Hans Petter Holen > Managing Director > RIPE NCC > > > On 27 Oct 2021, at 14:00, Michael J. Oghia <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Hans Petter, all: > > Thank you for the excellent work that you and the NCC staff have put into > this strategy – it's fantastic! The only aspect that seems to be missing to > me is any mention of how sustainability could fit into the strategy, both > in terms of NCC's operations as well as more broadly relevant to the RIPE > community. > > *Context: *Sustainability is increasingly becoming a topic relevant to > the digital sector, as its energy and resource footprint grows, as > customers prioritize sustainable solutions/products/services, and > governments start demanding greater transparency and sustainability as > well. Coupled with the fact that one of the factors driving the strategy > includes the "Legislative and regulatory issues at the EU level and within > other countries in our service region can impact how the RIPE NCC is run > and how our members operate," I think it is certainly worth prioritising. > This seems especially relevant on the eve of COP26, in the midst of the > European Green Deal/Fit for 55 strategy, and growing awareness of the ICT > sector's environmental footprint. I anticipate this will only accelerate > throughout the 2020s, and it's important that we be prepared for it *and* > see it as an opportunity – to provide greener services, better serve > customers, be more sustainable overall (for the sake of communities and the > planet), and for bottom lines. > > As such, I see two places that this could fit in: > > 1. "*Enable our members and community to operate one secure, stable > and resilient global Internet*" --> I'd love to see the word > "sustainable" added after resilient to recognise and emphasise that the > Internet as we know it is *not* currently sustainable, but can be if > we work towards it. I also recommend adding a 3.6 bullet to say something > to the effect of "Support efforts to increase the sustainability of the > Internet and its underlying technologies." Not only is there additional > room in the section for another bullet, but the section is even green :-) > 2. "*Maintain a stable organisation with a robust governance structure*" > --> An additional bullet could be added that includes wording like > "Endeavour to improve our environmental footprint and work towards more > sustainable operations." This could be done via auditing/benchmarking, and > then making improvements where you see fit. Given that more climate-related > regulation is likely on the way in the lead up to 2030, it may also play > well into strategic goal 4.2. > > I'm curious to hear what others think. I think bold leadership is > required, and I'd love to see NCC trailblazing here. > > Keep up the great work! > > Best, > -Michael > __________________ > Director of External Relations > Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA > <https://sdialliance.org/>) > ICT sustainability advocate | IRPC > <https://internetrightsandprinciples.org/> Steering Committee member > Belgrade, Serbia (UTC+2) | Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> | > LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 4:28 PM Hans Petter Holen <hph+announce(a)ripe.net> > wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, >> >> Today we published our Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2022-2026. You can see >> the announcement I made to the membership at: >> >> https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-October/001524.ht… >> >> We are also keen to get input from the RIPE community on our strategy, >> and I invite you to provide your feedback on this mailing list or on the >> Membership Discussion mailing list if you are subscribed there >> <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Hans Petter Holen >> Managing Director >> RIPE NCC >> >> >

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NCC Services WG Draft Agenda - RIPE83
by Bijal Sanghani 16 Nov '21

16 Nov '21

Dear all, Below and shortly online you can find the NCC Services working group draft agenda, any additions or comments please let us know. Best regards, NCC Services working group chairs == Date: Wednesday 24 November 2021 Time: 14:30 - 15:15 and 15:30 - 16:15 CET Chair: Kurtis Lindqvist Co-Chair: Rob Evans, Bijal Sanghani Part 1. A. Administrative Matters (5 minutes) Welcome Select a scribe Finalise agenda Approve minutes from RIPE 82 - https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/services/minutes/ripe-nc… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/services/minutes/ripe-nc…>2 B. RIPE NCC Update Hans Petter Holen, RIPE NCC (20 minutes) C. RIPE NCC Cloud Strategy Felipe Victolla Silveira, RIPE NCC (10 minutes) D. RIPE Database Requirements Task Force Update Bijal Sanghani (5 minutes) Part 2. E. RIPE NCC Operational Update Felipe Victolla Silveira, RIPE NCC (30 minutes) F. NCC Services chair selection (5 minutes) G. Open Microphone Session (5 minutes) Z. Any other business (5 minutes)

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Re: [ncc-services-wg] Policy Document URLs
by Sander Steffann 12 Nov '21

12 Nov '21

Hi Angela, > On www.ripe.net, the tab "Publications" leads to the RIPE Document store (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs) > > There, under "RIPE Documents by Category" you can find a link to all RIPE current documents (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents) > and the links to different groups of documents. You’re describing the path of where to click to reach the documents. What was requested were stable URLs to link to specific documents. We don’t want to tell people how to navigate the RIPE website. We want to link to a document :) Cheers Sander

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Co-chair volunteers
by Rob Evans 10 Nov '21

10 Nov '21

Dear colleagues, > Wed 10 Nov List of volunteers and call for support posted to the mail list > Tue 23 Nov Deadline for showing support for volunteers on the mail list > Wed 24 Nov NCC Services WG session at RIPE 83 The nomination period for co-chairs of the NCC Services working group has closed and we have just one volunteer, Bijal Sanghani. Please voice support (or otherwise) on this list by the end of Tuesday 23rd November. The co-chairs have noted that there have been no other volunteers either last year or this year, even though it wasn't clear whether the incumbent chairs were going to re-stand. We'll have a think about the best way to proceed for the next time a co-chair is due to stand-down. Cheers, Kurtis and Rob

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Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2022-2026
by Hans Petter Holen 03 Nov '21

03 Nov '21

Dear colleagues, Today we published our Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2022-2026. You can see the announcement I made to the membership at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-October/001524.ht… We are also keen to get input from the RIPE community on our strategy, and I invite you to provide your feedback on this mailing list or on the Membership Discussion mailing list if you are subscribed there <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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Call for volunteers to co-chair the RIPE NCC Services Working Group
by Rob Evans 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

Dear Colleagues, This is a call for nominations or volunteers to co-chair the RIPE NCC Services working group. ********************* Please DO NOT reply to this message if you wish to volunteer or propose a volunteer. ********************* Call for RIPE NCC Services Working Group Chair ---------------------------------------------- In accordance with the chair selection process we announce that the term of one of our co-chairs (Bijal Sanghani) will soon expire and we would like to invite volunteers, or nominations, for someone to become a co-chair of the RIPE NCC Services working group. Anyone may volunteer, and anyone may be nominated by someone else. To do this, please send a mail to <ncc-services-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net> before the end of Tuesday 9th November 2021. It would be helpful for candidates to provide some words as to why they think they ought to be a co-chair, what new ideas, or improvements they might bring, and so on. We will publish the list of volunteers, along with anything the volunteers include with their nomination, to this mailing list on Wednesday 10th November 2021. Discussion and support (or opposition) for each candidate can then be offered on the list. At the NCC Services working group session at RIPE 83, Kurtis and Rob hope to announce consensus based on the mailing list discussion. Timeline -------- Tue 26 Oct This call for volunteers posted to the ncc-services-wg mail list Tue 9 Nov Deadline for volunteers Wed 10 Nov List of volunteers and call for support posted to the mail list Tue 23 Nov Deadline for showing support for volunteers on the mail list Wed 24 Nov NCC Services WG session at RIPE 83 References ---------- The RIPE working group chair job description is included in ripe-692: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-692 A guide for New RIPE WG Chairs is in RIPE-765: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-765 The tasks associated with the RIPE WG Chair Collective are described in RIPE-749: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-749 The guidelines for managing WG mailing lists are in RIPE-764: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-764 The RIPE NCC Services working group chair selection process is documented here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/services/ripe-ncc-servic… Of course, the RIPE Code of Conduct is described in RIPE-766: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-766 As always, please feel free to reach out to any of the chairs directly, to us as a group at <ncc-services-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net>, or discuss this or any other any relevant topic on this mailing list. [With thanks to Dave Knight for the text this was cribbed from.]

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RIPE 83 call for Agenda Items - NCC Services WG
by Bijal Sanghani 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

Dear NCC-Services WG, RIPE83 is fast approaching and we have a few spaces free on the agenda. If you would like to suggest a topic for discussion or have a presentation you have or would like to see presented please get in touch with the working group chairs at ncc-services-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net <mailto:ncc-services-wg-chairs@ripe.net>. Remember, this is your opportunity to let the RIPE NCC know what you want from them :) Best regards, RIPE NCC Services WG Chairs

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Policy Document URLs
by Cynthia Revström 22 Oct '21

22 Oct '21

(I am sorry if this is the wrong list for this topic, please direct me to the appropriate list if so) Hi, I was just sending someone a link to the current IPv6 policy and I remembered how often those links get outdated when placed in random wikis or FAQs for more info. This made me wonder if there could be (or already is) some kind of shortcut URLs for common documents[1] like these that would always point to the current version. Such as " https://www.ripe.net/publications/s/ipv6-allocation-and-assignment-policy" or "https://www.ripe.net/publications/s/ipv6-policy" or something like that. [1]: by "common documents" I mean docs like the assignment/allocation policies, the NCC articles of association, things related to code of conduct etc. basically things which are likely to be referenced quite often -Cynthia

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Help us Build a Sustainable European Cloud
by Michael J. Oghia 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Hi everyone, My name is Michael Oghia. I'm a long-time RIPE community member, and currently the Director of Communications & External Relations at the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA <https://sdialliance.org>) – a non-profit network of more than 65 organisations working to catalyse the transition to a sustainable digital economy. Mirjam recently encouraged me to join this WG given the recent discussion about the NCC's (now paused) cloud plans. She mentioned that the topic of a good European alternative came up in the discussion, which is why I'm eager to share my latest RIPE Labs post with you all since it's relevant. Over the summer, SDIA published a three-part series introducing our manifesto for a sustainable European cloud, one that’s open-source, fair, and creates economic opportunities for all. Such digital infrastructure will reflect European values, and provide a blueprint that others around the world can draw inspiration from to further develop their own digital economies. The post, published today, provides a summary of each part, an invitation to read them, and a call to action to help us make our vision a reality. You can read it at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/help-us-build-a-sustainable-euro… In case anyone would like to discuss further, please don't hesitate to reach out. Best, -Michael __________________ Director of Communications & External Relations Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA <https://sdialliance.org/> ) ICT sustainability advocate | IRPC <https://internetrightsandprinciples.org/> Steering Committee member Belgrade, Serbia (UTC+2) | Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia>

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RIPE NCC Planning Q4 2021
by Felipe Victolla Silveira 30 Sep '21

30 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, We are now publishing the quarterly planning for all our development teams. These are available at: https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning <https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning> The goals of publishing our planning are to be transparent about the work we will be carrying out in the coming months, to get your input on those plans, and to foster a dialogue with our members and the community about what you would like to see the RIPE NCC work on going forward. Last quarter, we published our plans for RPKI and this was shared with the Routing Working Group. Today we publish our planning for the RIPE Database and our Business Applications, which includes work we will carry out with the LIR Portal, registry services and other applications the RIPE NCC provides for its members and community. We will provide status updates as the work progresses and add input from the community to the pages. We will also archive previous plans so you can track how we progress with our work. If you have comments or questions about our planning, I hope you'll let us know. Kind regards, Felipe Victolla Silveira Chief Operations Officer RIPE NCC

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