[ncc-announce] [news] 147th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings - Summary Notes

Dear RIPE NCC members,

The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 147th Meeting on 10 and 19 August.
The minutes from the meeting are now available:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-147th-executive-board-meeting

The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the
workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the
membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main
items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes.

The entire meeting was concerned with developments in the AFRINIC
region. I have also published an article on RIPE Labs on the AFRINIC
situation that references these minutes:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/hans_petter_holen/supporting-the-internet-number-registry-system/

- Athina Fragkouli gave an extensive summary of the legal proceedings
that AFRINIC is involved in
- The Board agreed that the RIPE NCC wants to support AFRINIC and ensure
the stability of the RIR system.
- The following resolution was adopted unanimously by the Board:

"The RIPE NCC Executive Board authorises the RIPE NCC Managing Director
to review and act on behalf of the RIPE NCC on any request for the
activation of the RIR Joint Stability Fund, in case such request is
formally submitted by AFRINIC within a three month period from the date
of this resolution and according to the process described here:
https://www.nro.net/accountability/rir-accountability/joint-rir-stability-fund/.
Further, the RIPE NCC Executive Board allows for RIR activities that are
related to AFRINIC operations to qualify for support from this Fund,
provided that this is formally requested by AFRINIC."

Kind regards,

Hans Petter Holen
Managing Director
RIPE NCC