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Securing Internet Infrastructure in Central Asia
by Alun Davies 19 Sep '24

19 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, The third Central Asian Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 3) takes place next week - 24 to 25 September - in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Ahead of the event, the research team at the RIPE NCC has published an in-depth analysis of the region's interconnection environment and the adoption of IPv6 and RPKI in the region: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/securing-internet-infrastructur… Kinds regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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NRO NC: Call for Nominations 2024
by Hans Petter Holen 18 Sep '24

18 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, This is a call for nominations to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) for a three-year term starting in January 2025 and ending in December 2027. We encourage those interested to familiarise themselves with the work of the NRO NC, and to reach out to the current NRO NC members, Hervé Clément and Constanze Bürger, to understand the workload and responsibilities involved. To read more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/ ---------------------------- About the NRO NC ---------------------------- The NRO NC performs the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC), including: - Overseeing the Global Policy Development Process - Providing recommendations to the ICANN Board concerning the recognition of new RIRs - Nominating individuals to serve in the ASO’s two seats (Seat 9 and Seat 10) on the ICANN Board of Directors and other ICANN bodies. - Advising the ICANN Board on Internet number resource allocation policy, in conjunction with the RIRs - Developing procedures for conducting business in support of their responsibilities, in particular, the appointment of an ASO AC Chair and definition of the Chair’s responsibilities For more information about the ASO AC, please see: https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/ ---------------------------- Nomination Process ---------------------------- Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region, who has participated in at least three RIPE Meetings, is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Nominations must include: - Name of nominee - Nominee's country of residence - Nominee's organisation or employer - Nominee's email address - Motivation for nomination - Name of nominating individual - Nominator's organisation or employer All nominees will be contacted by the RIPE NCC to confirm their nomination to the NRO NC. If a nominee cannot be contacted by the RIPE NCC or does not respond to communications sent by the RIPE NCC, their nomination will be rejected. Nominees must confirm their acceptance by the given deadline to publish the list of confirmed candidates, at the latest. Nominees become confirmed candidates after: - Accepting the nomination in writing - Submitting a certified copy of an official identification document - Agreeing to adhere to the RIPE Code of Conduct These documents must be submitted to the RIPE NCC no later than two weeks before the election. Nominees who do not meet these criteria will be disqualified. Please send your nominations to nominations(a)ripe.net by 23:59 UTC on 30 September 2024. All confirmed candidates will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by Monday, 14 October 2024. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other people can express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to nominations(a)ripe.net. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. The nomination process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/nomi… ---------------------------- Election Process ---------------------------- An election will be held during RIPE 89 to fill one seat for a three-year term starting in January 2025 and ending in December 2027. You are eligible to vote in the election if: - You have registered to attend RIPE 89 (online or onsite) and selected the option to register to vote available in the RIPE Meeting registration form - You must have attended (registered and checked-in for) at least one RIPE Meeting out of the previous eight RIPE Meetings (online or onsite). - You must be checked-in for RIPE 89 by the time voting registration closes in order to be eligible to vote. All checked-in attendees have a green tick mark next to their names on the attendee list. The election process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-813/ I would also like to thank Sander Steffann for serving on the NRO NC / ASO AC for the majority of his three-year term, which would have ended by December 2024. Sander stepped down shortly prior to RIPE 88 held in May to be eligible for the RIPE NCC Executive Board election. Thank you for your work Sander! Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC ------------------- Important Dates ------------------- 30 September 2024: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 14 October 2024: List of confirmed nominees published on the RIPE NCC website 28 October-1 November 2024: Election to fill one NRO NC seat during the RIPE 89 Meeting 1 November 2024: Announce election results at closing plenary of RIPE 89

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ASO AC Call for Nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors
by Ulka Athale 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). The announcement is available at: https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac-calls-for-nominations-for-seat-10-on-the-icann… ------------------------------ ASO AC Call for Nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors ------------------------------ In line with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and the ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) announces the opening of nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors. The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, starting immediately after the ICANN Annual General Assembly to be held during the ICANN 84 Meeting, scheduled to take place in October 2025. ------------------------------ Eligibility Requirements ------------------------------ All nominated candidates must meet the selection criteria and conflict of interest requirements outlined in Article 7 of the ICANN Bylaws and will undergo a due diligence review by an independent ICANN contractor. ------------------------------ Nomination Process ------------------------------ Community members are encouraged to submit their nominations via email to nominations(a)aso.icann.org by Monday, 16 December 2024 at 23:59 UTC. Nominations must include the following information: - Full name of the nominee - Contact email address of the nominee - Contact telephone number of the nominee (if available) - Full name of the person submitting the nomination - Contact email address of the person submitting the nomination - Contact telephone number of the person submitting the nomination ------------------------------ Regional Restrictions ------------------------------ The ICANN Bylaws state that no two directors selected by a Supporting Organization may reside in the same geographic region. Since the current ASO AC appointee for Seat 9, Alan Barret, resides in the AFRINIC region, candidates from the AFRINIC region will not be eligible for nomination to Seat 10. ------------------------------ Important Dates ------------------------------ Nomination Phase: 16 September – 16 December 2024 Comments Phase: 30 December – 29 January 2025 ICANN Due Diligence for nominated candidates Interview Phase: 29 January 2025 –29 March 2025 Selection Phase (deliberation): 30 March 2025 – 29 April 2025 Selection Phase (voting): 30 April – 7 May 2025 Announcement of selected candidate: around 14 May 2025 Additional information and updated announcements will be added to the dedicated 2024/2025 Seat 10 election page on the ASO website: https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2025-icann-board-of… If you have any questions about the elections, please contact secretariat(a)nro.net. ------------------------------ References: ------------------------------ Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC): https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/ ASO Memorandum of Understanding: https://aso.icann.org/documents/memorandums-of-understanding/ ICANN Bylaws: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en 2024/2025 ICANN Seat 10 Election on the ASO Website: https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2025-icann-board-of… Regards, The ASO Secretariat ------------------------------ Kind regards, Ulka Athale Senior Communications Officer RIPE NCC www.ripe.net

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The RIPE Chair Team Reports - September 2024
by Mirjam Kuehne 13 Sep '24

13 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, The first few weeks after the summer break have been busy, with various industry events, other engagements and preparations for the upcoming RIPE 89 meeting. Please find our latest update on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-septe… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair

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New on the RIPE Labs Podcast: Developing the DNS Under Pressure
by Anastasiya Pak 05 Sep '24

05 Sep '24

Dear colleagues, We’re excited to return from a summer break with a new episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, featuring an insightful conversation with Mikhail Anisimov, ICANN’s Senior Manager of Stakeholder Engagement for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. New forms of DNS abuse emerge each year, disputes over domain names persist, and all the while, the Internet just keeps getting bigger. In this episode, Mikhai talks about the coordinated effort involved in meeting these challenges and shares his views on DNS in Central Asia. - Listen on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/mikhail-anisimov-developing-the… - Or go directly to Youtube: https://youtu.be/NUWYqO8pBpk?si=JlyVE461cQFIX-S8 - Or enjoy it via your favourite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1618220736/episode/635300e00d2d618651ee3ab92a9aee42 ----- Kind regards, Anastasiya Pak Marketing & Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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Survey on the configuration of BGP routers
by Thomas Wirtgen 02 Sep '24

02 Sep '24

Dear RIPE community, Apologies if you received multiple copies of this email. As part of my research into improving the configuration of BGP routers, I have created a survey for network operators. It will help to understand the processes you use to configure BGP and the challenges you face when configuring BGP sessions. Your expertise and experience will help us to develop new frameworks for configuring BGP sessions. I would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete the survey. Your participation will help develop solutions for network operators. https://forms.gle/hUwGJBaE9g72LQbQ6 I will announce the results of the survey on the mailing list where it was posted. Thank you for your time and your input, Thomas Wirtgen

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Second Call for Presentations for RIPE89
by Massimiliano Stucchi 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now opening the second call for presentations seeking for content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs. RIPE89 is going to be a hybrid meeting so both in-person and virtual presentations would be accepted and encouraged. The deadline to submit a presentation proposal is 17th of September 2024. Proposals submitted after this date will only be considered if there are still time slots available. Already submitted presentations which have not received an acceptance or rejection notification yet are still under consideration. Read more about the CfP and submit your presentation proposal at: https://ripe89.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ More about RIPE89 meeting: https://ripe89.ripe.net/ Regards, Massimiliano Stucchi (On Behalf of the RIPE Programme Committee)

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The RIPE Labs Article Competition - RIPE 89
by Alun Davies 28 Aug '24

28 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that the RIPE Labs Article Competition for RIPE 89 is open! If you have something interesting to say about the Internet, but you don't usually get the chance to come share those things at RIPE Meetings, this is a really good opportunity to fix that. The author of the winning article will receive free tickets, travel, and accommodation for the upcoming RIPE Meeting in Prague this October. The competition deadline is 20 September and you can get more information on how to enter over on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/competitions/ripe-labs-article-competition-ripe-89/ Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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Announcing Green Tech Hackathon: in December, in Amsterdam (& online)
by Vesna Manojlovic ＠ RIPE.net 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, Join the next RIPE NCC hackathon focused on Green Tech this December! Our goals are to develop tools, policies and protocols to reduce the environmental impact of Internet infrastructure. RIPE NCC hackathons are non-commercial and non-competitive. We focus on cooperation and openness - all the code produced is FLOSS, and all the results are published on public software repositories, wikis, and on blogs to help others further create, experiment, and develop ideas and tools. Please find more information in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/announcing-the-green-tech-hackathon/ Direct link to application form: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/green-tech-20234/ Regards, Vesna Manojlović -- Senior Community Builder RIPE NCC

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[ripe-list]Revised draft charter
by Markus de Brün 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well. We've made some updates to the charter based on our last meeting's discussion and the feedback we received. We tried to incorporate everyone's suggestions as best as we could. Please take a few minutes to look over the revised charter. We would like to get your feedback until 30th of August. - snip - The Security Working Group is committed to fostering collaboration, sharing best practices, and addressing security challenges within the RIPE community. The primary objective of the WG is to enhance the security, resilience, and stability of the Internet infrastructure within our region. Tackling abuse of Internet infrastructure and resources is a core goal of the WG, as well as: - Collaborating with stakeholders to develop and advocate for best practices, guidelines, and standards for securing Internet resources - Facilitating information sharing and cooperation among relevant entities - Providing education, training, and outreach initiatives to raise awareness of security issues and promote best practices adoption - snap - Kind regards, Brian, Tobias and Markus

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