[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Member Update: October 2017

RIPE NCC Member Update: October 2017

Contents:
- LIR Statistics
- RIPE 75 Starts This Sunday
- RIPE Networking App
- RIPE NCC General Meeting
- Clean-up of "abuse-c" Attributes
- Charging for Independent Resource Assignments and Legacy Resource
Registrations
- Engaged in a Transfer Due to Merger or Acquisition?
- RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund
- RACI Applications for 2018 Now Open
- RIPEstat
- RIPE Atlas v3 Anchors
- 10,000 RIPE Atlas Probes
- IPv6 Day Denmark
- Internet of Things Roundtable Meeting
- RIPE NCC::Educa
- RIPE NCC Training Courses in November
- RIPE NCC Member Lunches
- Measuring Web Server Reachability with TCP Ping
- Recent on RIPE Labs
- GDPR
- RIPE Forum
- RSS News Feeds from the RIPE NCC
- Email Tagging
- Monthly Policy Updates
- Social Media

LIR STATISTICS (change since last update)
Number of LIRs: 17, 078 (+298)
LIRs with IPv6: 12,433 (+128)
IPv4 addresses transferred in August: 678,400 (-218,240)

All our published statistics are available on our A to Z stats page:
https://labs.ripe.net/statistics/?az=true

RIPE 75 STARTS THIS SUNDAY
RIPE 75 kicks off in Dubai this Sunday, 22 October and we hope you will
join us for what promises to be another great event. There's still time
to register, and if you can't make it to Dubai we have a wide range of
remote participation options (webcasts, chat rooms, live stenography).
All the information on participation, as well as the programme and other
useful pages, are available from the RIPE 75 website:
https://ripe75.ripe.net/

We'll also be tweeting throughout the event along with members of the
RIPE community, so if you're active on social media don't forget to
check out the #RIPE75 hashtag!

RIPE NETWORKING APP
Networking with fellow attendees at RIPE Meetings has become a whole lot
easier! The RIPE Networking App, developed by the RIPE NCC and using
open-source software, allows you to schedule meetings and send messages
to fellow app users. Details on how to get the app are available at:
https://ripe75.ripe.net/on-site/ripe-networking-app/

And Adam Castle has written a RIPE Labs article on the app that's
available at:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/adam_castle/ripe-networking-app

RIPE NCC GENERAL MEETING
The General Meeting (GM) takes place on Tuesday next week (24 October)
instead of the standard Wednesday. Over 1,000 RIPE NCC members have
already registered to participate and we invite you to join them by
registering via my.ripe.net at:
https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2017

At the GM, members will discuss the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and
Budget 2018, which gives a comprehensive overview of the RIPE NCC's
plans for 2018 and the cost of those plans. Members will also vote on
three resolutions at the GM relating to:
- Redistribution of the RIPE NCC surplus in 2018
- Changes to the RIPE NCC Articles of Association
- Changes to the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure

All the supporting documents you need to make informed decisions are
available from the General Meeting webpages:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017/

CLEAN-UP OF "abuse-c" ATTRIBUTES
On 16 October, we deployed whois release 1.90 to production. With this
release it will be possible to add “abuse-c:” references to INET(6)NUM
and AUT-NUM objects if you want to use an abuse contact for this
resource that is different from the one in the ORGANISATION object for
your LIR. With this release it will no longer be possible to add “abuse
mailbox:” to objects other than ROLE objects that are referenced through
“abuse-c:”. We will clean up existing other occurrences of “abuse
mailbox:” on 30 October, and you will receive a notification with an
explanation about this update if any of your objects are affected.

You do not need to take any action because of this, but if you want to
verify or change your abuse contact information you can do so using our
web interface.

You can find a link to view or modify your LIR’s organisation object at:
https://my.ripe.net/#/account-details

And you can review and modify your resource objects at:
https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/#/myresources/overview

CHARGING FOR INDEPENDENT RESOURCE ASSIGNMENTS AND LEGACY RESOURCE
REGISTRATIONS
Independent Internet number resource assignments and legacy Internet
resource registrations that will be charged for 2018 are available to
LIR Billing users through the LIR Portal. LIRs can copy the list to the
clipboard or download it as a CSV file. A snapshot of resources held was
taken on 30 September and this is the basis for the charges to be made.

ENGAGED IN A TRANSFER DUE TO MERGER OR ACQUISITION?
If so, make sure you complete the process before the end of the year to
avoid paying double fees for the next year! Still need to start the
process? Request the update here:
https://my.ripe.net/#/update-registry

RIPE NCC COMMUNITY PROJECTS FUND
On 22 October, we will start to accept applications for the RIPE NCC
Community Projects Fund. Under this programme, the RIPE NCC will provide
EUR 250,000 per year to support projects of value to the operation and
resilience of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services
benefitting the technical community in our service region.
https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf

RACI APPLICATIONS FOR 2018 NOW OPEN
The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is opening a call for
applicants for the upcoming meetings in spring 2018. RACI covers the
cost of flights, accommodation and meeting tickets for the selected
academics to present their research. Please help spread the word to
academics who could benefit from this programme!
https://www.ripe.net/raci

Application deadlines:
MENOG 18, 14-15 March, TBC: 28 January 2018
RIPE 76, 14-18 May, Marseille: 11 March 2018
ENOG 15, 4-5 June, Moscow: 1 April 2018
SEE 7, 18-19 June, Timisoara: 15 April 2018

RIPEstat
RIPEstat has been seeing a tremendous growth in use. The number of daily
requests has increased from 30 million at the beginning of 2017 to now
over 40 million coming from 1.4 million daily visitors.
https://stat.ripe.net/

Country Reports
A first preview of the Country Reports project was presented at ENOG 14
in Minsk and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Christian
Teuschel will present on the project during the RIPE NCC Services
Working Group session at RIPE 75 on 24 October.

RIPE ATLAS v3 ANCHORS
The wait for the next generation of RIPE Atlas anchors is at an end. The
RIPE NCC is now approving applications for the new RIPE Atlas v3 anchor.
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/introducing-ripe-atlas-v3-anchors

The first ten of fifteen RIPE Atlas anchors to be sponsored by the RIPE
NCC have been selected. Read more here:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/campaign-to-sponsor-15-ripe-atlas-anchors

10,000 RIPE ATLAS PROBES
In August, the number of connected RIPE Atlas probes hit 10,000 and we
are now consistently above that figure. Looking forward, the RIPE NCC
aims to get probes connected in 10% of active ASes. Read more at:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/celebrating-10000-active-ripe-atlas-probes


IPv6 DAY DENMARK
IPv6 Day Denmark will take place on 6 November and there is still time
to register! The agenda is now finalised and you can see the details at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/ipv6-day-denmark

INTERNET OF THINGS ROUNDTABLE MEETING
The RIPE NCC held an IoT Roundtable meeting in Leeds on 21 September
2017. The full report on that meeting is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/roundtable/september-2017/ripe-iot-roundtable-meeting-21-september-2017/meeting-report

RIPE NCC::EDUCA
The first RIPE NCC::Educa online educational event took place on 5
October, with 60-80 people joining the all-day online series of webinars
on RIPE Atlas. There were many good discussions and as well as helping
people to get more from RIPE Atlas, we got great feedback on how we can
improve the service. A full report will be available shortly and in the
meantime, we are planning the next event for early 2018.
https://www.ripe.net/support/training/ripe-ncc-educa

RIPE NCC TRAINING COURSES IN NOVEMBER
In November, there will be face-to-face RIPE NCC Training Courses on the
RIPE Database, IPv6, and BGP and Security in Bucharest, Copenhagen,
Dublin, Dusseldorf, Krasnodar and Palermo. If you are interested in
attending one of these courses, please register at:
https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/

RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES
The last three RIPE NCC Member Lunches will take place in November in
Bucharest, Tbilisi and Chisinau. If you are a RIPE NCC member based near
one of these cities, we'd love to see you there. You can find out about
the events and register from:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches

MEASURING WEB SERVER REACHABILITY WITH TCP PING
Rene Wilhelm has written a useful RIPE Labs article that shows how to
measure your web server reachability using TCP Ping:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm/measuring-your-web-server-reachability-with-tcp-ping

RECENT ON RIPE LABS
Since the last Member Update, we have published a wide range of useful
and interesting articles on RIPE Labs. A selection of these articles are
provided below. Please contact <labs at ripe.net> if you would like to
publish research or anything else that might be interesting for the RIPE
community.

Martin Hannigan and Job Snijders discuss settlement free interconnection
agreements at scale and ask if they are secret and whether they can be:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/martin_hannigan/interconnection-agreements

Emile Aben looks at what insights can be gained from RIPE Atlas probe
disconnections:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/insights-from-ripe-atlas-probe-disconnections

Jordi Palet Martinez presents some early results from the IPv6
Deployment Survey:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/jordipaletm/ipv6-deployment-survey-update

Stephen Strowes looked at connectivity in Puerto Rico during the recent
hurricanes that too place there:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/observable-network-connectivity-from-puerto-rico

Former RACI fellow Sara Solmone published an article on the problem of
establishing jurisdiction online:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/sara_solmone/establishing-jurisdiction-online

And yet another RACI fellow, Uta Meier-Hahn, looks at the interactions
between and among network operators who ensure that the Internet
functions as it should:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/uta_meier_hahn/when-internet-interconnection-trouble-occurs-immediate-coordination-kicks-in

GDPR
We are currently in the process of evaluating our services and
procedures in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR). This includes the personal data in the RIPE Database.

Once our evaluation is concluded, we will communicate our findings and
any potential amendments to our current procedures that are needed in
line with the new legislation.

RIPE FORUM
We'd like to remind you that you can participate in RIPE community
mailing list discussions using a web-based interface rather than an
email client. RIPE Forum posts are sent to the mailing lists and
everything from the mailing lists are visible in the forum:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/

RSS NEWS FEEDS FROM THE RIPE NCC
News feeds allow you to see when we add new content on a particular
subject in a section of the website that you're interested in. You can
get the latest headlines as soon as we publish them.
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/feeds

EMAIL TAGGING
We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own mail client
depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM],
[service] and [training].

MONTHLY POLICY UPDATES
The RIPE NCC sends a monthly update on the status of policy proposals in
the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). You can find all the updates at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/policy-updates

SOCIAL MEDIA
Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations
with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn:
https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking

You can find all the previous RIPE NCC Member Updates containing an
overview of what the RIPE NCC is doing at:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update

If you have any questions or comments on the material in the Member
Update, please let me know.

Best regards,

Fergal Cunningham
Membership Communications Officer
RIPE NCC