RIPE NCC Annual Report 1998

[Daniel Karrenberg <]

Dear colleagues,

The RIPE NCC is pleased to present its first formal Annual Report since we
are established as an independent association. In previous years the formal
reporting was part of the TERENA association's Annual Report.

Of course we are continuously reporting about our activities on the network
and at RIPE meetings. Our web site provides a wealth of information that is
impossible to include in a formal Annual Report. Yet I hope that you will
find the report useful because of its short and comprehensive format.
http://www.ripe.net/annual-report/98ar.html

I also hope that this report will be a useful tool for you to spread the
word about the RIPE NCC both inside and outside your organisation. It is
important that all those involved in discussions about the administrative
structures of the Internet know what RIPE and the RIPE NCC are and how they
operate.

For myself, personally, this report represents the last full year that the
RIPE NCC has been functioning under my responsibility. As you may know, I
have decided to take a step back professionally in order to have more time
and energy to devote to my family. I am very happy that I can do this at a
point in time where the RIPE NCC has come of age in many ways and is the
stable and professional organisation described in the report.

The RIPE NCC Annual Report 1998 can be found on the RIPE NCC Web site at:

All RIPE NCC members will receive a hard copy version of this report by
postal mail.  We will be happy to provide additional copies upon request.

Kind Regards,

Daniel Karrenberg
General Manager
RIPE NCC