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RIPE Hiring Managing Director

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As was announced quite recently Axel Pawlik has stepped down from his role of Managing Director of RIPE NCC a role which he held for 20 years. In the last few days RIPE NCC has published the job ad. As you'd expect for a role of this nature they're using an outside employment agency to help find the right candidate. Whoever ends up in the role will be tasked with … [Read more...] about RIPE Hiring Managing Director

Europe has run out of IPv4 Address Space

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RIPE NCC has run out of IPv4. This is hardly surprising and they had predicted it would happen early this week. The last IPv4 assignment was made at 1535 CET today: Today, at 15:35 UTC+1 on 25 November 2019, we made our final /22 IPv4 allocation from the last remaining addresses in our available pool. We have now run out of IPv4 addresses. Our announcement will not … [Read more...] about Europe has run out of IPv4 Address Space

RIPE Region IP4 Waiting List Launched

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RIPE NCC, which looks after IP address allocations for Europe and the Middle East (give or take), has launched its IP4 wait list. With the depletion of IP4 address space RIPE and other regional internet registries have put in place policies and processes to deal with recuperating IP address space and then assigning it to members. RIPE expect to run out of their current … [Read more...] about RIPE Region IP4 Waiting List Launched

Axel Pawlik Steps Down as MD of RIPE NCC

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Axel Pawlik has been Managing Director of RIPE NCC for 20 years. Over that period of time the organisation and the internet has changed dramatically. As MD of an organisation primarily concerned with IP addresses and networks he's overseen the transition from an IPv4 world to one where IPv6 should be the norm (it still isn't!). Over the past 20 years a lot of things have … [Read more...] about Axel Pawlik Steps Down as MD of RIPE NCC

IPv4 in Europe is Pretty Much Exhausted

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IP addresses are probably not a topic that will excite the average internet user, but without them you wouldn't be able to navigate the internet or read an email or watch a cat video. Most internet users are still using IPv4 to access the internet and due to the way that system was designed it's got limitations ie. there is a finite number of IPv4 addresses that can ever be … [Read more...] about IPv4 in Europe is Pretty Much Exhausted

RIPE NCC Board Elections

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RIPE NCC's board elections will be held during the next RIPE meeting, which is scheduled for May. There will be two positions on the NCC's board up for grabs this time round. You can read more about the roles here. Here's the timeline for the election: 14 February – Invitation to register for GM and voting14 February – Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive … [Read more...] about RIPE NCC Board Elections

RIPE Introduces Code of Conduct for Mailing Lists

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RIPE has introduced a code of conduct for its mailing lists. In common with many technical organisations and communities a lot of the work within the RIPE community is conducted via mailing lists. The organisation already had a code of conduct for its face to face meetings, but it didn't cover interactions on the mailing lists. Here's the text of the code of conduct in … [Read more...] about RIPE Introduces Code of Conduct for Mailing Lists

RIPE Executive Board Nominations Close Next Week

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RIPE NCC's executive board will have 3 openings this year, as three of its current members finish their terms. The board positions are honorary, but RIPE NCC will cover costs and expenses involved with carrying out the board duties. Interested? You don't need to be a RIPE member to join the board, but you will need backing of RIPE members: Anyone is eligible to be an … [Read more...] about RIPE Executive Board Nominations Close Next Week