[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Member Update: July 2022

Dear RIPE NCC members,

Read on to see everything that’s been happening at the RIPE NCC and in the RIPE community this month:

1. Registry 
-- LIR Stats
-- Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report
-- New Version of the RIPE Database Documentation
-- Live Chat

2. Information Services
-- New RIPE NCC Service Announcements Dashboard
-- Update to new RIPEstat UI
-- RIPE Atlas, RIPEstat and RIS Quarterly Planning Q3 2022
-- Routing Consistency Widgets with ROA/VRP Information

3. Community and Engagement
-- Ongoing Activities in the RIPE Community
-- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - June 2022
-- RIPE 85 Call for Presentations
-- RIPE Community Telegram Chat
-- Community Projects Fund 2022 Call for Applications
-- RIPE NCC Days Tashkent Open for Registration
-- RIPE Labs
-- RIPE Labs Podcast
-- Training Courses in August

4. Organisational Update
-- Vacancies

1. Registry 
-- LIR Stats
Number of LIRs: 23,732
Number of members: 20,410
LIRs with IPv6: 16,738
IPv4 addresses transferred in June: 4,677,632

-- Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report
Our latest Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report is now available. The report includes the number of potential sanctions cases that require investigation by our staff and the outcome of these investigations. 
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-783    

-- New Version of the RIPE Database Documentation
The new version of the RIPE Database documentation is now available. We have applied a common framework that is used across many of the RIPE NCC technical services, such as RIPEstat, RIPE Atlas, RIS and RIPE IPmap. 
https://apps.db.ripe.net/docs

-- Live Chat
Use the new live chat feature on our website, in the LIR Portal and also in the RIPE Database to speak to RIPE NCC staff for immediate support on easy-to-solve issues while using these services. This feature is accessible during our standard business hours. Find the Chat icon at the bottom-right of your browser window to start talking to our staff.


2. Information Services
-- New RIPE NCC Service Announcements Dashboard
Visit our new dashboard to see any incidents or maintenance affecting our network and services. The dashboard is hosted completely outside of the RIPE NCC’s infrastructure so we can continue reporting even in the event of a major outage. Please check this page if you are experiencing any issues with our services:
https://status.ripe.net/

-- Update to new RIPEstat UI
We’ve got an update to the new RIPEstat UI. The Masonry layout has been added for greater card position stability, Upstream Visibility use case, command-click, saved/restored prefs, and more: 
https://stat.ripe.net/docs/03.RIPEstat-UI-(Current)/03-releases.html  

--  RIPE Atlas, RIPEstat and RIS Quarterly Planning Q3 2022
We’ve now published our quarterly planning for RIPE Atlas, RIPEstat and RIS. We hope that by providing these plans, we can better inform the community of the ongoing work on the services we operate and get feedback on our work.
Check them out at: 
https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning 

-- Routing Consistency Widgets with ROA/VRP Information
Routing Consistency widgets now also show ROA/VRP information, which follows a feature request submitted by a user:
https://ripestat.featureupvote.com/suggestions/192993/show-all-roas-in-the-prefix-routing-consistency-widget


3. Community and Engagement
-- Ongoing Activities in the RIPE Community
Currently, there is a request for community feedback on the Anti-Abuse Training and Code of Conduct Process documents. See the details for these and other ongoing activities on the page at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ongoing-activities

-- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - June 2022
The RIPE Chair Team shared its report on events in the community in the month of June, including preparations for RIPE 85, the publication of the updated Policy Development Process document, ICANN 74 and more:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-june-2022/

-- RIPE 85 Call for Presentations
The call for presentations is open for RIPE 85. Submit your proposal for plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs by Sunday, 21 August. The meeting will be hybrid, so virtual talks will also be accepted:
https://ripe85.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/

-- RIPE Community Telegram Chat
Members of the community have established a Telegram group called "RIPE Community Channel". It's for chat related to the RIPE community, and its activities and discussions happen in English. All are welcome to join.
https://t.me/ripe_chat

-- Community Projects Fund 2022 Call for Applications
The call for applications is open for the Community Projects Fund 2022. Through the Fund, the RIPE NCC will provide up to EUR 250,000 for projects supporting the operation and resilience of the Internet, especially those of benefit to the technical community in our service region. Apply by Sunday, 7 August at 23:59 (UTC+2):
https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf/call-for-applications

-- RIPE NCC Days Tashkent Open for Registration
RIPE NCC Days Tashkent will take place from 22-23 September in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Registration for this event is open:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-days-tashkent

-- RIPE Labs
In July, RIPE Labs featured articles from community members on topics including the implications of RFC 9199, a review of re:publica 2022, an analysis of unwanted Internet traffic, vulnerabilities revealed during a Stalloris RPKI downgrade attack and more:
https://labs.ripe.net/

-- RIPE Labs Podcast
Episode six of the RIPE Labs Podcast is now online! Kieren McCarthy (journalist and Internet governance expert) and Chris Buckridge (Advisor to the RIPE NCC Managing Director on issues of Global Strategic Engagement and member of the IGF's Multistakeholder Advisory Group) joined Alun Davies to discuss the Internet Governance ecosystem and its revitalisation: 
https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/the-case-for-revitalising-internet-governance/ 

-- Training Courses in August
Our webinars for the month of August are open for registration. In August, we’ll have a webinar for new LIRs:
https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/

Interested in something that you can't find on our upcoming courses page? Let us know which topics you would like to see covered in future webinars:
https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8


4. Organisational Update
-- Vacancies
We currently have a number of vacancies at the RIPE NCC. If you would like to join us in working at the heart of the Internet, have a look at our openings:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/careers-at-the-ripe-ncc


Thank you for reading to the end. We’ll be back next month with more news!

Best regards,

Anastasiya Pak
Marketing & Communications Officer
RIPE NCC