[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2016 Published

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget
2016 is now available. This definitive document has been approved by the
RIPE NCC Executive Board with input from the RIPE NCC membership. It
outlines the work we will undertake in the coming year and the
associated costs for each activity.

The document is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-662/

Based on the feedback the Executive Board received from the membership
at the General Meeting (GM) and through other feedback mechanisms,
changes have been made since the draft Activity Plan and Budget was
introduced in October. In order to make members aware of all updates, a
new appendix has been added to the document, outlining the changes
introduced.

The text changes include the following updates:
- The draft version referred to “regional offices in Moscow and Dubai”,
which does not accurately describe the RIPE NCC presence in these
locations. The office in Dubai is a registered regional office of the
RIPE NCC, while the office space in Moscow will be simply a formal
workspace for the two Russia-based staff members.
- There is additional text on the Routing Information System (RIS)
expansion following a request from the RIPE community.

There is additional budget for capital expenditures for:
- The RIS expansion of route collectors
- RIPE Meeting set-up improvements for IPv6 network and enhancements of
presentation infrastructure.
- Cabling set-up and installation of fibres as well as audio/visual and
security infrastructure relating to the RIPE NCC Amsterdam office
relocation project.

The Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2016 was discussed at GM on 18
November 2015. The minutes from that GM are available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/minutes

Kind regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC