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Stepping down as RIPE Chair
by Hans Petter Holen 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

I am now stepping down as RIPE Chair and handing over the role to Mirjam Kühne from tomorrow 1 September 2020. Niall O’Reilly will at the same time take on the role as the Vice-chair. It has been a pleasure working for the community as RIPE Chair since I took over from Rob Blokzijl in 2014. But as you all know, I will not go far, but continue to work for the RIPE NCC members and RIPE community in my new role as Managing Director for the RIPE NCC. Rather than waiting for the next RIPE meeting and doing the formal handover there, we think it is better to do the handover now, so we have a clear separation of the RIPE NCC MD and RIPE Chair roles when planning the upcoming RIPE Meeting. This has taken a bit longer than expected because we wanted to put in place proper segregation between the RIPE NCC and RIPE Chair. As RIPE NCC Managing Director, I have signed an agreement with Mirjam terminating her current employment from the RIPE NCC effective from 1 September. At the same time, the RIPE NCC executive board represented by the chair, Cristian Kaufmann and Treasurer Ondrej Filip, with the assistance of RIPE NCC HR Director and external legal advisor, has negotiated and signed a new contract with Mirjam as RIPE Chair for the duration of her RIPE Chair appointment. The contract is compliant with Dutch labour law but also ensuring the independence of the RIPE Chair and referring to the community processes as the only grounds for termination of the position. I believe that this addresses the concern raised regarding the independence of the RIPE Chair. In my time I was dependent on my employer Visma in addition to the travel funding from the RIPE NCC. Rob Blokzijl before me, was dependent on his employer NIKEF until his retirement and after that on the RIPE NCC, both fr travel funding but also remuneration for work for the RIPE NCC. The latter was not known to me until recently and I apologise for making erroneous statements about this in the past. I wish Mirjam Kühne and Niall O’Reilly all the best in their new roles and will work closely with them to hand over the open actions. This will be documented in a blog post on RIPE Labs. Kind Regards, Hans Petter Holen RIPE Chair 2014-2020 On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 13:05, Hans Petter Holen <hph(a)oslo.net> wrote: > > I would like to congratulate Mirjam Kühne and Niall O’Reilly on their > selection as our new RIPE Chair and Vice-Chair. Both Mirjam and Niall have > a long history within RIPE; they are experienced chairs, they understand > consensus, and they share the community's expectations in terms of > transparency and openness. I am sure they will continue to serve the > community well in their new roles. > > After Rob Blokzijl passed the torch to me in 2014, this is the first time > we have selected our RIPE Chair (and now Vice-Chair) as a community. I want > to thank everyone who participated in this process - by standing as > nominees, volunteering to serve on the NomCom, providing feedback, or by > helping to establish the process itself. > > I do want to acknowledge that concerns were raised quite late in the > process about the potential for capture or influence by the RIPE NCC. > However, I hope you will agree that the NomCom has chosen some good people > here. It is worth remembering that we operate on “rough consensus”, which > means that not everyone will fully agree with everything. That being the > case, we have plenty of time to consider further improvements to the > process before it starts again ahead of RIPE 91. There is also an > opportunity to work on improving the process for selecting working group > chairs and the community’s code of conduct, so I would like to encourage > you to volunteer for these efforts under the guidance of our new leadership. > > So what happens next? I am eager to hand over my RIPE Chair > responsibilities. Mirjam and Niall will need time to fit their new RIPE > responsibilities alongside their existing ones. I don't expect this will > take too long, and I intend to exit the role pass onhand overam committed > to hand over the torch as soon as possible. > > I am happy that I no longer have to occupy both the RIPE Chair and RIPE > NCC Managing Director roles. As the Managing Director, I am fully committed > to giving the new leadership and the RIPE Community the support needed, > just as my predecessors have supported me and my predecessor Rob Blokzijl. > > In the meantime, I hope you will join me in wishing our new RIPE Chair and > Vice-Chair the very best... and with my RIPE NCC Managing Director's hat > on, I would also like to thank the outgoing RIPE Chair for his contribution > over the past six years. > > Kind regards > > Hans Petter Holen > > (Outgoing) RIPE Chair / RIPE NCC Managing Director > > > On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 12:55, Daniel Karrenberg via ripe-list < > ripe-list(a)ripe.net> wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, >> >> The RIPE 2020 NomCom has selected Mirjam Kühne as RIPE Chair and Niall >> O'Reilly as RIPE Vice Chair. After interviewing all nominees, hearing >> substantial input from the community and a thorough discussion during >> three selection meetings all voting members voted to select Mirjam as >> Chair and eight out of ten voting members voted to select Niall as Vice >> Chair. The selection was subsequently supported unanimously by all >> members of the committee. We closely followed the process spelled out in >> ripe-727 and ripe-728. We regularly paused to confirm that the whole >> committee was comfortable with the process and its progress. >> >> We were able to choose from a set of nominees who are all very capable >> and well respected in the community. We expect that the community would >> support any of them as their Chair. Our selection is in no way a >> negative statement about the nominees we did not select. >> >> We selected Mirjam because the input from the community clearly favoured >> her. She is very widely regarded as someone who listens carefully to >> everyone and who helps the community to find consensus and move forward. >> We selected Niall because of the positive input we received about his >> track record with the community. Mirjam and Niall convinced us that they >> would work well as a team and complement each other. >> >> The RIPE NCC board has confirmed the candidates in accordance with the >> process set out in ripe-727. The original time line called for a >> transition from Hans Petter to Mirjam and Niall during RIPE 81 in >> October. Hans Petter has since resigned as RIPE Chair because he >> accepted to be the new managing director of the RIPE NCC; he is >> currently also serving as RIPE Chair ad-interim. In this situation it >> makes little sense to stick to the original time line. Therefore we >> suggest that the outgoing and incoming Chairs arrange the transition >> among themselves as soon as practicable. >> >> We plan to publish the NomCom report about this first run of the >> selection process in September before our term ends at RIPE 81. We >> expect to make suggestions for improving the process and look forward to >> the community discussing and deciding the process for the next >> iteration. >> >> We thank everyone who supported the NomCom, especially all nominees and >> the many members of the community who made time to give us their input. >> >> Finally we call on the whole community to welcome and support Mirjam and >> Niall in their new roles! >> >> Daniel Karrenberg - Chair - RIPE 2020 Nomcom >> >>

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Re: [ripe-list] Stepping down as RIPE Chair
by Chloe Kung 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Thank you Hans Petter for you wonderful work. As a new member of this community, I am looking forward to Mirjam's and Niall's new chapter by taking the responsibilities as the new RIPE Chair and Vice Chair. The best is yet to come. Cordially, Chloe

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Re: [ripe-list] Stepping down as RIPE Chair
by Gaby Giner 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

All the best to you, Hans Petter, in your new position, and congratulations to Mirjam and Niall for your new roles. Can’t wait to see the good that will come from you leading and serving this community, which I am delighted to be a part of. Good luck! Regards, Gaby

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Stepping down as RIPE Chair
by Stefan Wahl 31 Aug '20

31 Aug '20

Dear Hans Petter, Thank you for all the work as a RIPE Chair! I wish you all the best in your new role and Mirjam and Niall a good start as the new RIPE Chair and Co-Chair! Best Regards Stefan

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The new RIPE Chair Team
by Mirjam Kühne 31 Aug '20

31 Aug '20

Dear colleagues, We are both very pleased to let you know that the necessary preparations have been completed as Hans Petter Holen mentioned in his email and that we are ready to formally take up our responsibilities as the new RIPE Chair team from Tuesday, 1 September. We are eager to serve the RIPE community and ready to listen to what the community has to tell us. We are looking forward to working with the RIPE Programme Committee, the RIPE Working Groups and Task Forces, the RIPE NCC, and with individual members of the RIPE community, so that this community continues and develops as an interesting, relevant, and inclusive “forum for the exchange of technical information and the creation of expertise on IP networking”, as envisaged in the RIPE Terms of Reference (ripe-001). In particular, we look forward to working with Hans Petter both to complete the handover of the responsibilities of the RIPE Chair and in his new role as Managing Director of the RIPE NCC. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Hans Petter, both for ourselves and on behalf of the RIPE community, for his excellent leadership as RIPE Chair. His example and that of the founding RIPE Chair, Rob Blokzijl, will continue to be an inspiration to us. We would also like to thank everyone who sent their good wishes to either or both of us when the appointments were announced. We really appreciate your kind words of congratulation and encouragement. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne and Niall O’Reilly

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New on RIPE Labs: You’ve Got the Power: Sustainable Procurement and the RIPE Community
by Mirjam Kuehne 28 Aug '20

28 Aug '20

Dear colleagues, Buying equipment can have an impact on environmental sustainability. Michael Oghia writes about issues surrounding sustainable procurement and how the RIPE community has the potential to make a difference: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/michael_oghia/you-ve-got-the-power-sustainabl… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund - Submit your application today!
by projectsfund＠ripe.net 18 Aug '20

18 Aug '20

Dear colleagues, We would like to remind you that the call for applications for the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund will close on 23 August, at 23:59 UTC. Through the Community Projects Fund, the RIPE NCC offers funding of €250,000 in total for projects that work to improve the operation, resilience and sustainability of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services benefitting the technical community in our service region. If your project works for the ‘good of the Internet’, and you would like to apply for funding, please make sure to submit your application before the deadline. You can find detailed information about the Community Projects Fund here: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf <https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf> Best regards Alastair Strachan RIPE NCC

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ENISA survey on security and resilience of OTT services
by mark＠internetpolicyadvisors.com 11 Aug '20

11 Aug '20

Hi there: ENISA, the European security agency, is doing a project on the security and resilience of OTT communication and collaboration services. ENISA has published a survey about the importance of OTT services, risks, mitigation measures, and COVID-19 factors that affect OTT security and resilience. It is really short, and will not take more than 10 minutes. If you have a chance, or interest, your input is valuable for ENISA's work. The link is here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ENISA-Survey-OTT-Resilience-Security Mark McFadden Internet policy advisors ltd uk Chepstow Wales

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Call for IGF MAG Nominations from the Technical Community
by Chris Buckridge 28 Jul '20

28 Jul '20

Dear colleagues, Please see below an open call for volunteers to nominate to serve as technical community representative on the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). If you have any questions about the role or the nominating process, please feel free to reply to this mail directly. Best regards, Chris Buckridge Head of External Relations RIPE NCC Begin forwarded message: > > The Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG) is launching a process to identify individuals who may serve as members of the 2021 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), on behalf of the Internet technical community. The ITCG will endorse qualified candidates for a one-year position on the MAG (renewable up to a maximum of three years), to be taken up at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General. > > The MAG advises the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance Forum meetings. It comprises approximately 50 Members from governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical communities. MAG members are expected to attend two to three MAG meetings in Geneva, ‎Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting. They should participate actively in the ‎preparatory process throughout the year, through engagement in the online multilateral ‎dialogue among MAG members. Please note that candidates should be able to fund their travel to these events–some MAG members may be eligible to receive some funding support from the UN. It is expected that in this year’s renewal there will be approximately five seats to be filled by stakeholders from the Internet technical community. > > Individuals may apply directly to the United Nations for a seat on the MAG; however, each stakeholder group (such as the private sector and civil society) has established its own processes to recommend well-qualified candidates that can represent its interests and concerns. The ITCG has historically played such a role for the global technical community stakeholder group, and seeks to recommend candidates with strong links to the technical community. More information about the ITCG and its set of standards is available here. > > Individuals interested in being suggested by the Nominating Committee are invited to use the online form to submit a nomination > https://www.internetcollaboration.org/2021-igf-mag-nomination-form/ > > You may also download the Nomination Form and return it, along with a biography or CV, to information(a)internetcollaboration.org by 00:00 UTC on 3 August 2020: > https://www.internetcollaboration.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2021-MAG-N… > > It is possible to nominate another person for consideration, as long as the person is aware that you have out forward their name. Preferred formats for document submissions are .pdf and .txt. > > The ITCG IGF MAG 2021 Nominating Committee will transmit the names of selected nominees to the United Nations by 21 August 2020.

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Hiring a RIPE Labs Editor
by Fergal Cunningham 22 Jul '20

22 Jul '20

Dear all, We are hiring a RIPE Labs Editor. A big part of this role involves engaging with the RIPE community and sourcing excellent content for RIPE Labs. So if you know someone who could make a positive impact here, please let them know about this opportunity. https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/careers-at-the-ripe-ncc/vacancy/163541 Best regards, Fergal Cunningham Acting Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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