Charging Scheme Task Force Draft Minutes (28 April 2025)

28 April 2025

Attendees: Sebastian Brossier, Victor Bolaños Guerra, Carlos Friaças, Raymond Jetten, Ulf Kieber, Cynthia Revström, Clara Wade

Apologies: Pavel Odintsov, Alex de Joode, Alexandru Doszlop, Ivaylo Josifov, Alptekin Sünnetci, Piotr Strzyżewski

Chairs: Peter Hessler, Ondřej Filip

RIPE NCC staff: Fergal Cunningham, Simon-Jan Haytink, Karla Liddle-White, Daniella Coutinho, Athina Fragkouli

1. Welcome

Charging Scheme Task Force Co-Chair, Ondřej Filip, welcomed everyone and said that the meeting agenda looked at the feedback and preparations for the General Meeting. He thanked everyone for their contributions to the draft report, which had been published.

2. Review of Feedback on Draft Report

Head of membership Engagement, Fergal Cunningham, noted that there hadn’t been many responses on the draft report. He said Randy Bush posted a positive comment on the Members Discuss mailing list, expressing his appreciation for the work done. There had also been a question directly to a task force member on why there was proposed a “category” model rather than a “tiered” approach. The task force also discussed the conversation held on Telegram by members, including a proposal to have a ‘charge per IP’ approach. It was noted that members were possibly waiting for a draft charging scheme based on the principles to see costs before providing feedback.

3. Preparations for RIPE NCC General Meeting

Fergal went through the draft presentation Report from the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force to be presented at the upcoming General Meeting (GM). There were minor amendments to be made following feedback from the task force. Charging Scheme Task Force Co-Chair, Peter Hessler, volunteered to present.

4. AOB

The group discussed next steps after the General Meeting, including the term of the task force and when a draft charging scheme could be published using the principles. It was also discussed whether a survey should be sent to the membership shortly after the GM.

One member of the task force volunteered to be an advisor to the Board after the Task Force’s term expired. Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, said that although he didn’t speak for the Board, he would appreciate the offer.

The group also discussed the timing of a potential survey and its contents. It was decided to see what questions the membership brought to the GM before deciding on the contents of the survey and whether it would be necessary. It was agreed to discuss in more detail at the in-person task force meeting set to take place at RIPE 90.