1. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 1 RIPE NCC Update

2. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 2 Executive Board Who Is Who An Organisational Update Managing Director CTO Chief Scientist CFOHead Member Services

3. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 3 Policy Update IANA -> RIR IPv4 allocation draft policy –Community review period closed IPv4 draft policy text –Community review Charging by LIRs policy –Community editorial group PI Task Force –No change to PI policy agreed yet –Support for smaller minimum allocation

4. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 4 Registration Services (1) New, simpler, shorter request forms –Can be securely submitted via LIR Portal IP & AS Requests –Response time stable –Completion time fast

5. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 5 k Root Developments AMS-IX instance of k.root-servers.net online –Proof of concept complete –Marks the beginning of k root anycast service Preparing next phase –Deployment of more instances –Not only within RIPE NCC Service Region Middle East South America

6. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 6 RIR Co-ordination AfriNIC (presented by Adiel) Staff Exchange –Routine… –Cathy Clements (ARIN) –George Michaelson (APNIC) expected World Summit on Information Society –Shared attendance by RIRs –Closing ranks with similar interests Business community (ICC) ISOC CENTR ICANN NRO & ICANN ASO MoU

7. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 7 Association News Membership developments surpassing expectations –Double the expected influx of new members Increased number of Billing Categories –XS, S, M, L, XL Articles of Association –changes proposed and accepted –To increase flexibility –Voting rights General Meeting was held adjacent to RIPE 46 –Increased participation (from ~15 in 2003 to ~75) Budget 2004 –Stable –FTE stable at ~ 93, less than budgeted for 2003, increasing services / service levels

8. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 8 Membership Liaison Membership Liaison Officer responsibilities: –Liaison activities and regional support for RIPE NCC members –Developing communication channels for member feedback –Improving interaction between RIPE NCC and members Projects: –RIPE NCC regional meeting in the Middle East Dubai, UAE, 7-9 December 2003 http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/dubai-2003/ –Actively seek input from members –Support for RIPE NCC Services WG & RIPE Meetings –Collaboration with RIRs on membership issues

9. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 9 Information Services RIPE NCC has been collecting data since its inception –Hostcount, TTM, RIS, … 10 years, time to revisit and adjust direction Strategy paper: RIPE 271, RIPE NCC Hostcount in the 21 st century: –Measurements are necessary for long and short term operations –RIPE NCC is ideally suited to do them –Results should be made public –Results should be easy to use in daily operations

10. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 10 Information Services The Coming Months Central entry point for all statistics maintained by the RIPE NCC –Uniform data formats –Consistent TTM will become an open service DNS monitoring added Incident response procedure and team Integration with Communications Department –Hiring Technical Writer with politics experience

11. Axel Pawlik. LACNIC V, 19 November 2003, La Habana. http://www.ripe.net 11 RIPE 47 Amsterdam, 26-30 January 2004