Colleagues Following on from the work of the DBTF, I have published a presentation about the purposes of the RIPE Database in the 2020s and beyond and also raised the question of a RIPE Database Policy. It is available here: https://ripe83.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/DB_WG-Denis_Walker-... The last time we had community consensus on the purposes of the DB was in 2011. It is time for a new consensus. Please watch the presentation if you can before the DB-WG session at RIPE 83. After a 2 slide summary I will take questions. We need to have a full and open debate on the DB-WG mailing list following RIPE 83 in order to achieve a new consensus. cheers denis co-chair DB-WG