[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2018

RIPE NCC Member Update: January 2018

- LIR Statistics
- Redistribution of 2017 Surplus
- Annual Statement/Invoicing 2018
- RIPE 76, Marseilles - Registration Open
- MENOG 18, Tehran
- ENOG 15, Moscow
- SEE 7, Timisoara
- Rob Blokzijl Award - Call for Nominations
- RIPE NCC Member Lunches: Bishkek, Yerevan
- RIPE Atlas Architecture - How We Manage Our Probes
- Plan of Action for RIPE Atlas Anchor Virtual Machines
- RIPEstat Update
- IPv6 Articles on RIPE Labs
- The RIPE NCC in Central Asia and the Caucasus Region
- RIPE Diversity Taskforce
- RIPE NCC MoU with CENTR
- Upcoming Training Courses and Webinars
- RACI Applications for 2018
- Positions Available at the RIPE NCC
- RIPE Forum
- RSS News Feeds from the RIPE NCC
- Email Tagging
- Social Media

LIR STATISTICS (change since last update)
Number of LIRs: 17,777 (+201)
LIRs with IPv6: 12,825 (+112)
IPv4 addresses transferred in December: 202,240 (-11,822,592)

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

REDISTRIBUTION OF 2017 SURPLUS
All members who were active on 31 December 2017 will receive a
redistribution following approval of the redistribution of the 2017
surplus at the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October. For a member with
one LIR who has no PI space, the redistribution will be EUR 359. Full
details are available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/redistribution/redistribution-of-2017-surplus


ANNUAL STATEMENT/INVOICING 2018
>From 16 January, LIRs will be able to view their annual statement for
2018 in the LIR Portal. This informative statement includes a detailed
specification of the fee to be paid in 2018. Invoices can also be viewed
and paid via the LIR Portal, and they will be sent to members on 19 January.
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/annual-statement-2018-redistribution-of-2017-surplus


RIPE 76, MARSEILLES - REGISTRATION OPEN
Registration for RIPE 76 in Marseille (14-18 May) is now open:
https://ripe76.ripe.net/attend/register/

Key dates:
16 January 2018: Registration opened
23 January 2018: Call for Presentations issued
11 March 2018: Deadline to submit a topic

MENOG 18, TEHRAN
MENOG 18 will take place in Tehran from 25-26 April. Details on
registration and the call for presentations will be posted at:
https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-18/

ENOG 15, MOSCOW
ENOG 15 will take place in Moscow from 4-5 June:
https://www.enog.org/enog-15/

Key dates:
6 February 2018: Registration opens
13 February 2018: Call for Presentations issued
1 April 2018: Deadline to submit a topic

SEE 7, TIMISOARA
SEE 7 will take place in Timisoara from 18-19 June:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-7

Key dates:
30 January: Call for Presentations issued
27 February: Registration opens
16 March: Deadline to submit a topic

ROB BLOKZIJL AWARD - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Rob Blokzijl Foundation, named in honour of the Internet pioneer and
RIPE Chair for 25 years, is pleased to invite nominations for its 2018
award:
http://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org/call-for-nominations.html

RIPE NCC MEMBER LUNCHES - BISHKEK, YEREVAN
Registration is open for member lunches in Bishkek (23 January) and
Yerevan (7 February). Please register here:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/member-lunches/

RIPE ATLAS ARCHITECTURE - HOW WE MANAGE OUR PROBES
Robert Kisteleki gives an insight into the overall RIPE Atlas network
and how we manage secure communication with our probes:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ripe-atlas-architecture-how-we-manage-our-probes


PLAN OF ACTION FOR RIPE ATLAS ANCHOR VIRTUAL MACHINES
Robert also explains how we're addressing requests to set up RIPE Atlas
vantage points as virtual machines (VMs):
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/plan-of-action-for-ripe-atlas-anchor-vms


RIPEstat Update
Hugo Salgado explains on RIPE Labs how he used RIPEstat to analyse cable
cuts in Chile:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/hugo_salgado/using-ripestat-to-analyse-cable-cuts-in-chile


And we have a sneak preview of the new RIPEstat Looking Glass featuring
RIS data from eight collector locations. Please note that this is still
a work in progress:
https://stat.ripe.net/data/looking-glass/data.json?preferred_version=2.0&resource=2001:67c:2e8::/48


IPv6 ARTICLES ON RIPE LABS
Already in 2018, we have three great articles from community members on
IPv6.

Wilhelm Boeddinghaus explains how enterprises can deploy IPv6 on client
networks:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wilhelm_boeddinghaus/ipv6-in-enterprise-client-networks


Jan Zorz asks for contributions on how best to run and protect email
servers on IPv6:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/JanZorz/how-to-run-and-protect-an-email-server-on-ipv6


Joel Jaeggli talks about aspects of ECMP load-balancing with IPv6:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/joel_jaeggli/ipv6-flow-label-misuse-in-hashing


THE RIPE NCC IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS REGION
Vahan Hovsepyan from the RIPE NCC outlines what we've been doing to
engage with members and stakeholders in Central Asia and the Caucasus
region:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/vahan_hovsepyan/central-asia-and-caucasus-uncovering-the-region


RIPE DIVERSITY TASKFORCE
The RIPE Diversity Taskforce has been very active and is hoping to get
more input from the community. You can see the notes from its December
2017 meeting at:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/diversity/2017-December/000163.html

RIPE NCC MoU WITH CENTR
We recently signed an MoU with CENTR, the European Association of
Country-Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs). On RIPE Labs, Mirjam Kühne
looks at the shared history between our two organisations:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/centr-and-the-ripe-ncc-two-organisations-with-a-shared-history

UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES AND WEBINARS
The RIPE NCC offers free face-to-face training courses for members on
topics such as BGP Operation and Security, IPv6 and IPv6 Security, and
Measurements and Tools. In February 2018, there will be courses on these
topics in Sweden, Estonia and the UK. There are also webinars on IPv6
and the RIPE Database. Register now at:
https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses

RACI APPLICATIONS FOR 2018
The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) covers the cost of
flights, accommodation and meeting tickets for selected academics to
present their research at RIPE, ENOG, MENOG and SEE meetings. Please
help spread the word to academics who could benefit from this programme!
https://www.ripe.net/raci

POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT THE RIPE NCC
We are looking to hire an Internet Resource Analyst and a Big Data
Software Engineer. If you know someone who might be interested in coming
to work with us in Amsterdam, please send them this link:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/working-at-the-ripe-ncc/current-openings/


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 is 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].

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 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