[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Member Update: May 2023

Dear RIPE NCC members,

Are you ready for RIPE 86? We hope to see many of you online or in Rotterdam next week for this upcoming RIPE Meeting from 22-26 May, and we hope to see you take part in our RIPE NCC General Meeting from 24-26 May. Remember to register for both meetings:

Register for RIPE 86 at:
https://ripe86.ripe.net/attend/register/

Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting at:
https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active

RIPE 86 will feature Plenary sessions on topics including the EU gigabit connectivity package, the environmental impact of the Internet, solutions to geolocation problems, the proposed EU Cyber Resilience Act, IPv6 extension headers, DNSSEC, QUIC deployments and much more.

There will also be Working Group sessions throughout the week where you can discuss current topics in routing, address policy, DNS and more, plus BoFs and lightning talks on a range of subjects. After the daily sessions, you will have the chance to network with fellow engineers, operators and Internet stakeholders in our socials, parallel events and coffee breaks throughout the week. You’ll even have the chance to meet the RIPE Chair Team and the RIPE NCC Executive Board. Don’t miss out!

See the full meeting plan at:
https://ripe85.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/

At the RIPE NCC General Meeting from 24-26 May, you will have the chance to vote on the adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022, the discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board, the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024, amendments to the Standard Service Agreement and the RIPE NCC Executive Board election. Remember to register to vote by 24 May at 14:30 (UTC+2). 

You can find all the GM details, including the agenda and how to register, at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023

Read on to see everything the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community have been up to this month:

 1. Registry 
-- LIR Stats
-- RIPE 86 Address Policy Working Group Session
-- RIPE 86 Routing Working Group Session

2. Information and Services
-- RIPE 86 MAT Working Group Session
-- Updated RIPE NCC Cloud Strategy Framework Published
-- RIPE Labs
-- Hot on the RIPE NCC Forum

3. Community and Engagement
-- Register for RIPE 86
-- Get Ready for RIPE 86
-- RIPE NCC Days Sofia Call for Presentations
-- Community Projects Fund Call for Applications
-- RIPE Policy Proposals
-- RIPE NCC Community Engagement Quarterly Report
-- IGF 2023 Call for Proposals
-- New Draft RIPE Document: RIPE NCC Staff Participation in the RIPE Community
-- Report on Sanctions and the Internet Published
-- RIPE NCC Open House: RIPE IPmap and Infrastructure Geolocation
-- Training Courses and Webinars in June

4. Organisational Update
-- Supporting Documents for the General Meeting
-- Register to Vote at the RIPE NCC General Meeting
-- Instant Run-Off Voting at the General Meeting
-- General Meeting RIPE NCC Executive Board Candidates Published
-- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report Published
-- Vacancies


1. Registry 
-- LIR Stats
Number of LIRs: 23,432 (+5)
Number of members: 20,292 (+12)
LIRs with IPv6: 16,791 (+35)
IPv4 addresses transferred in April: 2,359,040 (+1,258,752)

-- RIPE 86 Address Policy Working Group Session
The RIPE Address Policy Working Group will meet on Wednesday, 24 May from 10:30-11:30 CEST and from 12:00-13:00 CEST. Join in to discuss important issues in address policy, such as the recent discussions about IPv6.

-- RIPE 86 Routing Working Group Session
The RIPE Routing Working Group will meet on Wednesday, 24 May from 09:00-10:00 CEST. Join in to discuss important issues in routing.


2. Information and Services
-- RIPE 86 MAT Working Group Session
The RIPE MAT Working Group will meet on Thursday, 25 May from 09:00-10:00 CEST. Join in to discuss important topics in measurements and tools, including services such as RIPE Atlas and RIPEstat.

-- Updated RIPE NCC Cloud Strategy Framework Published
We have published version two of the RIPE NCC’s cloud strategy framework. Compared with the previous version, we aligned the criticality ratings with the service criticality framework and introduced a lower level of strictness for certain applications. You can read all the details at:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/felipe_victolla_silveira/ripe-ncc-cloud-strategy-framework-v2/

-- RIPE Labs
In May, RIPE Labs featured articles from community members on topics including the RIPE NCC’s contribution to the Global Digital Compact, the efforts of Arab countries to shape the Global Digital Compact discussions, the climate effects of AI and more:
https://labs.ripe.net/

-- Hot on the RIPE NCC Forum
Over the past month, people have been submitting topics and joining discussions on the new RIPE NCC Forum about telecom market trends in South East Europe, local preference configuration in BGP, voter turnout at the May General Meeting and more. If you haven’t signed up yet, do it today and come join the chat:
https://forum.ripe.net/


3. Community and Engagement
-- Register for RIPE 86
RIPE 86 will be a hybrid meeting held in Rotterdam from 22-26 May. Register, see the agenda and find out more information about social events, meeting services and more at:
https://ripe86.ripe.net/

-- Get Ready for RIPE 86
RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne has shared an overview of all of the recent events ahead of RIPE 86, including a student event, the call for volunteers in various community roles, the progress in implementing RIPE NomCom recommendations, the new RIPE Code of Conduct Team and more:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/get-ready-for-ripe-86/

-- RIPE NCC Days Sofia Call for Presentations
RIPE NCC Days will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 27-28 June 2023. The call for presentations is open until 21 May 2023:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-days-sofia/call-for-presentations

-- Community Projects Fund Call for Applications
The call for applications is open for the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund. Through the Fund, the RIPE NCC supports projects that work toward the good of the Internet. If you’re working on a project that supports the operations and resilience of the Internet, send in your application for funding by 31 May 2023 at 23:59 UTC:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/community-projects-fund-2023-call-for-applications

-- RIPE Policy Proposals
-- RIPE Policy Proposal 2023-01 Discussion Phase Open until 29 May 2023
The Discussion Phase for version 2.0 of RIPE Policy proposal 2023-01, “Reducing IXP IPv4 assignment default size to a /26,” is open. Please send your comments to <address-policy-wg at ripe.net> before 29 May:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-April/000586.html

-- RIPE Policy Proposal 2023-02 Review Phase Open until 29 May 2023
The Review Phase for version 2.0 of RIPE Policy proposal 2023-02, “Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments,” is open. Please send your comments to <address-policy-wg at ripe.net> before 29 May:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-May/000587.html

-- RIPE Policy Proposal 2023-03 Discussion Phase Open until 2 June 2023
The Discussion Phase of RIPE Policy proposal 2023-03, “Voluntary Transfer Lock,” is open. Please send your comments to <ncc-services-wg at ripe.net> before 2 June:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-May/000588.html

-- RIPE NCC Community Engagement Quarterly Report
Chief Community Officer Hisham Ibrahim has published the first quarterly report for the RIPE NCC’s community engagement. Take a look at how we have been engaging with the community and what the results have been:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/hisham_ibrahim/pushing-the-needle-forward-a-community-engagement-quarterly-report/

 -- IGF 2023 Call for Proposals
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2023 will be held this year in Kyoto, Japan from 8-12 October. The call is open for session proposals, with a deadline of 19 May at 23:59 UTC. You can find the proposal forms and further information at:
https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf%C2%A02023-call-for-session-proposals

-- New Draft RIPE Document: RIPE NCC Staff Participation in the RIPE Community
A new draft RIPE Document has been published that covers how RIPE NCC staff can and should participate in the RIPE community and how the RIPE community welcomes participation by RIPE NCC staff. Please share any comments, questions or suggestions on the document on the RIPE Discussion list or with RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne before 31 May 2023:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/ripe-ncc-staff-participation-in-the-ripe-community

-- Report on Sanctions and the Internet Published
Digital Medusa has published a report on "Sanctions and the Internet." This report was
commissioned by the RIPE NCC and examines the effect of sanctions on Internet development and access at the infrastructure level:
https://digitalmedusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SanctionsandtheInternet-DigitalMedusa.pdf

-- RIPE NCC Open House: RIPE IPmap and Infrastructure Geolocation
Join us for an open house on RIPE IPmap and Infrastructure Geolocation on Friday, 19 May from 09:00-10:00 UTC (11:00-12:00 CEST):
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-ripe-ipmap-and-infrastructure-geolocation

-- Training Courses and Webinars in June
Our courses for the month of June are open for RIPE NCC members to register. We will have a webinar on LIRs and the Internet Ecosystem, BGP Security: IRR and Filtering, and Managing IP Addresses and ASNs for LIRs. We will also hold in-person training courses on BGP Operations and security in Bishkek, Reykjavik and Helsinki, on LIR training and the RIPE Database in Zurich, and on Basic IPv6 and the RIPE Database in Sofia:
https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/

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


4. Organisational Update
-- Supporting Documents for the General Meeting
All supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2023 are now available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/supporting-documents

The documents include:
- RIPE NCC Annual Report 2022
- RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022
- Four options for the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024, along with two votes on separate ASN and transfer fees (we have also included an updated calculator that allows members to see how the various models would affect them)
- RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement - Proposed Amendment

We ask members to read these documents and provide feedback on the Members Discuss mailing list or during the GM itself. 

-- Register to Vote at the RIPE NCC General Meeting
Remember to exercise your rights as a RIPE NCC member and register to vote at the May 2023 General Meeting. You must register by 24 May at 14:30 (UTC+2). Once registered, members can cast their votes until 09:00 (UTC+2) on Friday, 26 May. At this GM, members will have the opportunity to vote on the adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022, the discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board, the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024, amendments to the Standard Service Agreement and the RIPE NCC Executive Board election. See how to vote and register at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023

-- Instant Run-Off Voting at the General Meeting
At the upcoming General Meeting (GM) on 24-26 May, members will vote on six resolutions and in the Executive Board election. While five of these votes are Yes/No votes, two of these votes will use the instant run-off voting method as there are more than two options to vote on. Learn how this method works and why we will be using it at: 
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2023-May/001647.html

-- General Meeting RIPE NCC Executive Board Candidates Published
The confirmed candidates in the running for the RIPE NCC Executive Board and their biographies are now published at: 
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/executive-board-election/confirmed-candidates

If you have any questions for the candidates or for the current RIPE NCC Executive Board to answer at the General Meeting, see how to share your questions at:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2023-May/001649.html

-- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report Published
We have published our latest quarterly transparency report. The report documents 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-799

-- 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,

Kjerstin Burdiek
Communications Officer
RIPE NCC