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Important information on RIPE 41
by RIPE NCC Meeting Registration 23 Dec '01

23 Dec '01

Dear all, Only two weeks left till the next RIPE meeting. Some of you maybe forgot to register or still has this on the to-do list, please make sure to register now. For your convenience you can register using our secure website at: https://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/mtgreg (encrypted form) http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/mtgreg (non-encrypted form) We would also like to inform you about the accommodation: The Krasnapolsky Hotel has a special rate for all RIPE attendees. The price is EUR 140 for a single room incl. breakfast. Please mention RIPE 41 to the reservations department of the Krasnapolsky Hotel. With kind regards, Asha Raghoebarsing Meeting Coordinator <meeting(a)ripe.net>

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RIPE Region Hostcount for November 2001
by RIPE Hostcount Maintainer 21 Dec '01

21 Dec '01

Dear All, below is the hostcount for November 2001. The table shows a decrease since last month of over 280,000 (or 1,7%) to a total of almost 16,206,000 hosts in the DNS in Europe and surrounding areas. The nl domain shows the highest increase for November with approximately 31,000 hosts more than in October. Background information and more statistics are available at http://www.ripe.net/hostcount/ - Brief Notes on this Hostcount - No data had to be reused this month for any domains. - Credits - I would like to thank all people who help me to create the hostcount every month by running a local count: ad Joan Marc Lauga am Hrant Dadivanyan at Gerhard Winkler be DNS-BE Registration Office ch Marcel Schneider cy Vasoula Papapetrou cz Jiri Orsag de Peter Koch dk Morten Christensen eg EUN Hostcount Admin fr Annie Renard gr Dimitris Zisiadis hr Ivan Maric ie Mike Norris is Marius Olafsson it Maurizio Martinelli Daniele Vannozzi li Marcel Schneider lt Daiva Tamulioniene lu Alain Frieden mk Goran Muratovski mt Robert Sultana no Havard Eidnes pl Mirek Luc ro Eugenie Staicut ru Andrey Dobrotsvetov sk Lubos Elias sm Maurizio Martinelli Daniele Vannozzi tr METU Hostcount Admin uk Robert Stone Kevin Hoadley If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Kind regards, Paul Vlaar RIPE NCC RIPE DNS Hostcount Previous Count : Mon Nov 26 2001 This Count : Fri Dec 21 2001 CY SOA COUNTED DUPL REAL CHANGE ============================================================== ad 635 4122 931 3191 8 ae 4094 84401 5597 78804 39 al 115 238 39 199 4 am 1410 3850 1489 2361 11 at 151708 749069 242444 506625 -36965 az 1371 2254 945 1309 -21 ba 695 4910 1661 3249 12 be 65209 437302 85332 351970 -4088 bf 63 781 77 704 6 bg 1631 29781 4394 25387 312 bh 61 2273 556 1717 2 bj 25 506 10 496 3 by 663 4548 1305 3243 53 cf 288 1148 397 751 0 ch 189258 842901 317824 525077 -86544 ci 474 3727 593 3134 5 cm 62 463 65 398 35 cv 28 154 122 32 1 cy 822 11100 797 10303 626 cz 111054 354046 144543 209503 11064 de 3039248 11518670 9107316 2411354 21957 dj 127 140 127 13 4 dk 237286 881830 356745 525085 -9013 dz 109 785 114 671 4 ee 8611 71932 21101 50831 110 eg 358 2027 175 1852 -810 er 51 269 26 243 4 es 31287 595457 57934 537523 12804 fi 31295 924307 73711 850596 19635 fr 96541 982431 168833 813598 -1878 ga 45 92 26 66 0 gb 2 24 0 24 0 ge 813 4060 2020 2040 -18 gg 1844 2805 1316 1489 5 gh 52 245 27 218 -202 gi 678 1492 227 1265 9 gl 985 3110 535 2575 7 gm 501 409 289 120 1 gn 35 394 149 245 27 gq 4 3 1 2 0 gr 29453 175442 32202 143240 0 gw 2 21 1 20 0 hr 7457 46565 17279 29286 379 hu 46754 250632 90194 160438 2089 ie 20332 149519 28429 121090 -6985 il 27368 283112 139657 143455 12678 im 594 1049 459 590 3 ir 407 3268 802 2466 63 is 7342 60889 9391 51498 2243 it 436695 1424362 587786 836576 -152939 je 1896 2861 1313 1548 0 jo 704 3691 1530 2161 265 ke 1604 3369 706 2663 13 kg 8861 14431 9938 4493 94 kz 2796 14286 3250 11036 160 lb 1317 8842 1742 7100 69 li 1452 2711 1821 890 -2557 lr 14 13 3 10 0 lt 8244 41536 8056 33480 -25 lu 5426 18181 4449 13732 958 lv 6884 63732 38917 24815 1269 ma 1949 5549 3124 2425 19 mc 490 1105 660 445 6 mk 791 2777 546 2231 164 mt 1294 9305 2132 7173 81 ne 25 184 8 176 9 ng 275 1857 1142 715 6 nl 523984 3900618 1267815 2632803 31676 no 69040 390010 84678 305332 -61599 om 129 7203 2525 4678 0 pl 102879 750887 245466 505421 -57445 pt 18223 212317 33084 179233 22456 qa 47 386 258 128 13 ro 10368 73032 23362 49670 -1160 ru 127240 1095713 334740 760973 535 sa 2423 15069 2694 12375 54 se 73172 816961 80225 736736 1129 si 8680 39024 9552 29472 1 sj 1 0 0 0 0 sk 40088 185614 114445 71169 631 sl 7 282 4 278 8 sm 419 1795 429 1366 -8 so 1 10 6 4 0 su 1193 354187 326845 27342 671 sy 4 18 9 9 0 td 1 6 5 1 0 tj 121 993 696 297 1 tm 1279 3021 1396 1625 23 tn 32 405 192 213 3 tr 18724 135556 30480 105076 -127 ua 39012 178125 121396 56729 1572 ug 574 805 518 287 -5 uk 1641498 5563036 3386213 2176823 -6003 va 2 9 0 9 0 yu 10420 23984 8498 15486 -105 ============================================================== 95 7289525 33866411 17660861 16205550 -282408

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Reminder RIPE 41 registration
by RIPE NCC Meeting Registration 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

Dear Colleagues, Herewith we like to remind you of the registration for the RIPE 41 meeting which has been opened. The meeting will be held from 14th January - 18th January 2002 at hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. More information about this meeting and accommodations can be found on this page: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/current/ripe-41/ The online registration will close on Friday 4th January 2002 (10 workingdays fm now). On-site registration will open on Monday 14th January 2002. Please note the following: To avoid waiting queues at the registration desk on-site we encourage pre-payment by credit card. The registration fee for this meeting is EUR 350.00 (this includes refreshments and lunches) and the dinner fee is EUR 65.00. However, if payment is received before 4 January 2002, the pre-payment cut-off date, you will receive a pre-registration discount of EUR 50.00. Therefore, the fee for attendees paying before the cut-off date is EUR 300.00 for the meeting and 65.00 EUR for the RIPE dinner event. Confirmation of Registration: For your convenience you can register using our secure website at: https://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/mtgreg (encrypted form) http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/mtgreg (non-encrypted form) If you still prefer not to send your credit card number using an encrypted transfer method, we have prepared a fax form. This form is attached to the acknowledgment of your registration. You will receive a second acknowledgment by e-mail as soon your payment has been processed. In addition, you will find the receipt for your payment in your conference envelope. Participants requiring a visa to enter The Netherlands are advised to begin the required procedures as soon as possible. The RIPE Meeting organizers are pleased to provide letters of invitation to those attendees requiring them. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Asha Raghoebarsing RIPE Meeting Co-ordinator <meeting(a)ripe.net>

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IP Request Tutorial during the RIPE 41 meeting in Amsterdam
by Vesna Manojlovic 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

Dear colleagues, During the RIPE 41 Meeting, an "IP Request Tutorial" will be held on Friday, 18 January, from 2 PM till 5.30 PM. The goal of the "IP Request Tutorial" is to explain address space assignment and allocation procedures. It contains selected parts from the LIR course that RIPE NCC provides to its members: How to Interact with the RIPE whois Database How to Request Address Space - Completing the Request Form - Evaluation Assignment Window PI Assignments How to Request New Allocation It is not necessary to register. All RIPE meeting participants are more than welcome to attend this tutorial. More information about the course that RIPE NCC offers to its members is available at http://www.ripe.net/training/ Material is available at the RIPE Meeting web pages: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/current/ripe-41/tutorials/ip_request.html Regards, Vesna Manojlovic RIPE NCC Trainer

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Call for Nominations to ICANN Board of Directors
by Paul Rendek 10 Dec '01

10 Dec '01

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce a Call for Nominations to the ICANN Board of Directors (see below). In our effort to reach as many interested parties as possible you may receive multiple copies of this message. Please accept our apologies for this. The Call for Nominations for ICANN Board of Directors and current appointments to the Board can be found on the ASO website at: http://www.aso.icann.org/ A publicly archived "expressions of support" form will be made available on the ASO website for those that wish to support nominated candidates. Regards, Paul Rendek RIPE NCC ===== ASO General Assembly 2002 and Call for Nominations for ICANN Board of Directors The Address Council of the Address Supporting Organisation is pleased to announce the 3rd ASO General Assembly meeting, to be held on Tuesday, 5 March 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand. This meeting will be hosted by APNIC alongside APNIC's Open Policy Meeting, and will be open to all parties with an interest in ASO policy matters. A detailed meeting agenda will be published in due course on the ASO web site at: http://www.aso.icann.org. In compliance with the ASO MoU <http://www.aso.icann.org/docs/aso-mou.html>, the Address Council and ICANN hereby call for nominations to the ICANN Board to fill vacant ASO seats on the ICANN Board. The first such seat scheduled to become vacant on 1 October 2002 is currently occupied by Mr. Rob Blokzijl. However, candidates nominated at this time may also be chosen to fill other seats that may become vacant before or after this time. Note that appointments to the ICANN board must satisfy the geographic diversity constraints specified in section 3c. of the ASO MoU. Any individual may be nominated within this process, with the exception of any official of a national government or a multinational entity established by treaty or other agreement between national governments (ICANN Bylaws Art. V., Sec 5). Self-nominations are permitted. Nominations should be sent by email to <secretariat(a)aso.icann.org> and should state the following details : A. Nominee details 1. Full name 2. Organisational affiliation 3. Email address 4. Physical address 5. Country of residence 6. Telephone contact 7. Biography B. Details of nominating individual 1. Full name 2. Organisational affiliation 3. Email address 4. Country of residence Nominations must be submitted in English and must be received by the ASO Secretariat before 0900 UTC, 6 February 2002 (30 days prior to the General Assembly meeting). All nominees will be contacted via email to confirm their willingness to serve as an ICANN Director. If the nominee is not contactable via email then the nomination will not be confirmed, a nominee must explicitly confirm the nomination to the ASO Secretariat to be considered as a candidate. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the ASO website (see http://www.aso.icann.org) as soon as they are confirmed. Those wishing to express support for any individuals who have been nominated should use the "ICANN Board - Support of Nomination" Form which will be made available on the ASO website. The list of nominated individuals and the supporting comments will be passed to the Address Council after all nominees are confirmed, and prior to the General Assembly meeting on 5 March 2002. More information regarding the ASO GA and nominations process will be posted on the ASO website <http://www.aso.icann.org> in due course.

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2nd reminder RIPE 41 registration
by RIPE NCC Meeting Registration 10 Dec '01

10 Dec '01

Dear Colleagues, Herewith we like to remind you of the registration for the RIPE 41 meeting which has been opened. The meeting will be held from 14th January - 18th January 200 2 at hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. More information about this meeting and accommodations can be found on this page: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/current/ripe-41/ Online registration will open on Monday 19th November 2001 and close on Friday 4th January 2002. On-site registration will open on Monday 14th January 2002. Please note the following: To avoid waiting queues at the registration desk on-site we encourage pre-payment by credit card. The registration fee for this meeting is EUR 350.00 (this includes refreshments and lunches) and the dinner fee is EUR 65.00. However, if payment is received before 4 January 2002, the pre-payment cut-off date, you will receive a pre-registration discount of EUR 50.00. Therefore, the fee for attendees paying before the cut-off date is EUR 300.00 for the meeting and 65.00 EUR for the RIPE dinner event. Confirmation of Registration: For your convenience you can register using our secure website at: https://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/mtgreg (encrypted form) http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/mtgreg (non-encrypted form) If you still prefer not to send your credit card number using an encrypted transfer method, we have prepared a fax form. This form is attached to the acknowledgment of your registration. You will receive a second acknowledgment by e-mail as soon your payment has been processed. In addition, you will find the receipt for your payment in your conference envelope. Participants requiring a visa to enter The Netherlands are advised to begin the required procedures as soon as possible. The RIPE Meeting organizers are pleased to provide letters of invitation to those attendees requiring them. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Asha Raghoebarsing RIPE Meeting Co-ordinator <meeting(a)ripe.net> ------- End of Forwarded Message

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1st reminder RIPE 41 registration
by RIPE NCC Meeting Registration 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Dear Colleagues, Herewith we like to remind you of the registration for the RIPE 41 meeting which has been opened. The meeting will be held from 14th January - 18th January 2002 at hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. More information about this meeting and accommodations can be found on this page: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/current/ripe-41/ Online registration will open on Monday 19th November 2001 and close on Friday 4th January 2002. On-site registration will open on Monday 14th January 2002. Please note the following: To avoid waiting queues at the registration desk on-site we encourage pre-payment by credit card. The registration fee for this meeting is EUR 350.00 (this includes refreshments and lunches) and the dinner fee is EUR 65.00. However, if payment is received before 4 January 2002, the pre-payment cut-off date, you will receive a pre-registration discount of EUR 50.00. Therefore, the fee for attendees paying before the cut-off date is EUR 300.00 for the meeting and 65.00 EUR for the RIPE dinner event. Confirmation of Registration: For your convenience you can register using our secure website at: https://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/mtgreg (encrypted form) http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/mtgreg (non-encrypted form) If you still prefer not to send your credit card number using an encrypted transfer method, we have prepared a fax form. This form is attached to the acknowledgment of your registration. You will receive a second acknowledgment by e-mail as soon your payment has been processed. In addition, you will find the receipt for your payment in your conference envelope. Participants requiring a visa to enter The Netherlands are advised to begin the required procedures as soon as possible. The RIPE Meeting organizers are pleased to provide letters of invitation to those attendees requiring them. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Asha Raghoebarsing RIPE Meeting Co-ordinator <meeting(a)ripe.net>

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