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

Dear RIPE NCC members,

For the first time, this Member Update will also be posted as a news item on our website. You can access it at:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/member-update-august-2023

Going forward, we plan to place more emphasis on our website homepage as our main news centre for members. 

So, read on to see everything the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community have been doing this month:

 1. Registry 
-- LIR Stats
-- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report Published
-- AWS Introduces Charges for Public IPv4 Use

2. Information Services
-- Mapping the Geopolitical Internet
-- Call for User Interviews on Our RPKI Dashboard
-- Route Origin Authorisation: Enhancing Network Security and Unveiling Critical Insights

3. Community and Engagement
-- RIPE 87 Call for Presentations
-- RIPE Fellowship and RACI
-- CAPIF 2 
-- MENOG 23 Call for Presentations
-- Call for Nominations for 2023 Rob Blokzijl Award
-- RIPE Policy Proposals
-- New on the RIPE NCC Forum
-- Open Houses in August and September
-- Training Courses and Webinars in September

4. Organisational Update
-- James Kennedy Appointed Chief Registry Officer
-- Vacancies


1. Registry 
-- LIR Stats
Number of LIRs: 23,212 (-165)
Number of members: 20,180 (-94)
LIRs with IPv6: 16,617 (-44)
IPv4 addresses transferred in July: 1,762,304 (+85,248)

-- RIPE NCC Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report Published
We have published our most recent Quarterly Sanctions Transparency Report. These reports document 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-803/

As described in the report, we recently removed sanctions-related restrictions from 49 RIPE NCC members and End Users who can now access our services again. We explained the reasons behind this change in a recent RIPE Labs article:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/a-note-on-our-latest-sanctions-transparency-report/

-- AWS Introduces Charges for Public IPv4 Use
On RIPE Labs, Dan Fidler shares how Amazon Web Services (AWS) will begin charging per IP and per hour for all public IPv4 addresses:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/dan-fidler/aws-introduces-charges-for-public-ipv4-use/


2. Information Services
-- Mapping the Geopolitical Internet
In the latest episode of the RIPE Labs Podcast, Louis Pétiniaud discusses how he and his colleagues at GEODE are investigating the geopolitical Internet:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/mapping-the-geopolitical-internet/

-- Call for User Interviews on Our RPKI Dashboard
Help us shape the user experience of the RIPE NCC’s RPKI Dashboard. Join a 40-minute interview session where we will discuss your experiences with the RPKI Dashboard and any feedback you may have. You can schedule your interview with us at:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ16DMjJjzyX-9k74qdl2CE1ViFvzEdCzEsl7MRxN0TjAXRZCnE90MeWRuAzXkFjkoHdjT5laBr6

-- Route Origin Authorisation: Enhancing Network Security and Unveiling Critical Insights
On RIPE Labs, Vincentas Grinius shares IPXO’s journey with ROA and the security benefits of implementing it:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/vincentas-grinius/route-origin-authorisation-enhancing-network-security-and-unveiling-critical-insights/


3. Community and Engagement
-- RIPE 87 Call for Presentations
The RIPE Programme Committee is seeking content proposals for plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs for RIPE 87. The meeting will be hybrid, so proposals for both in-person and virtual presentations are acceptable. Proposals are due by Monday, 18 September:
https://ripe87.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/

-- RIPE Fellowship and RACI
Applications are open for the RIPE Fellowship and for RACI. Both programmes cover the cost of RIPE Meeting tickets, travel and accommodation. Apply for RIPE 87 by Monday, 11 September.

Learn more about the RIPE Fellowship and apply at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ripe-fellowship

Learn more about RACI and apply at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci

-- CAPIF 2 
The second Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 2) will take place on 19-20 September 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Check out the agenda and register for the meeting at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/capif/capif-2

-- MENOG 23 Call for Presentations
MENOG 23 will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 11-12 October 2023. The call for presentations for this meeting is open until 12 September 2023:
https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-23/cfp/

-- Call for Nominations for 2023 Rob Blokzijl Award
The call for nominations is open for the 2023 Rob Blokzijl Award. This award honours individuals who have made outstanding technical or operational contributions to Internet development. The deadline for nominations is 29 October 2023, 23:59 UTC:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2023-August/002990.html

-- RIPE Policy Proposals
-- 2023-03 Review Phase (Voluntary Transfer Lock)
Policy proposal 2023-03, “Voluntary Transfer Lock,” is now in the Review Phase. Send in any comments you have on the draft by 31 August:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-August/000594.html

-- 2023-01 Last Call for Comments (Reducing IXP IPv4 assignment default size to a /26)
Policy proposal 2023-01, “Reducing IXP IPv4 assignment default size to a /26,” is now in the Concluding Phase. Send in any final comments on the proposal by 8 September:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-July/000592.html

-- 2023-02 Proposal Implemented (Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments)
Policy proposal 2023-02, "Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments," has now been fully implemented:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/policy-announce/2023-July/000593.html

-- Last Call for Draft Document: RIPE NCC Staff Participation in the RIPE Community
This draft document was revised and has re-entered Last Call. The document outlines how RIPE NCC staff can and should participate in the RIPE community and how the RIPE community welcomes participation by RIPE NCC staff. The deadline for comments is 04:00 UTC on Monday, 4 September 2023:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2023-July/002967.html

-- New on the RIPE NCC Forum
Over the past month, people have been submitting topics and joining discussions on sustainability at RIPE Meetings, RIPE Meeting travel, dump uploading and more. If you haven’t signed up yet, do it today and come join the chat:
https://forum.ripe.net/

-- Open Houses in August and September
-- Internet in Slovakia
Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Slovakia on Wednesday, 30 August from 10:00-11:30 UTC (12:00-13:30 CEST):
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-internet-in-slovakia

-- Internet in Hungary
Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Hungary on Thursday, 31 August from 10:00-11:30 UTC (12:00-13:30 CEST):
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-internet-in-hungary-1

-- Series: Community Projects Fund Recipient Updates 2022 
Join us for an Open House series offering updates from last year’s Community Projects Fund recipients. The series includes three events taking place on 13 September, 21 September and 27 September, each from 10:00-11:30 UTC (12:00-13:30 CEST):
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-series-community-projects-fund-recipient-updates-2022

-- Training Courses and Webinars in September
Our courses for the month of September are open for RIPE NCC members to register. We will hold in-person training courses in Thessaloniki on the RIPE Database and BGP Security. We will also hold webinars on the RIPE Database, Basic IPv6 Protocol Security, an Introduction to RPKI and IPv6 in the RIPE Database:
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
-- James Kennedy Appointed Chief Registry Officer
We are pleased to announce the appointment of James Kennedy as the RIPE NCC’s new Chief Registry Officer. James will begin his new role in September. We also want to thank Felipe Victolla Silveira for his dedication and hard work in leading our registry operations over the past five years:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/james-kennedy-appointed-chief-registry-officer

-- 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