Quick Overview RIPE NCC Membership RIPE NCC Services and Activities Training Services

The RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit Anyone can become a member of the RIPE NCC. In addition to providing services related to the Information Services The RIPE NCC provides the following training In 2011, the RIPE NCC gave 99 training courses membership organisation based in Amsterdam, the Most members are Internet Service Providers assignment and allocation of Internet number courses to members: in 34 countries in the RIPE NCC service region. Netherlands. It was formed in 1992 and now supports (ISPs), telecommunication organisations, resources, the RIPE NCC also supports the • Routing Information Service (RIS) Over 1,950 Local Internet Registry (LIR) over 8,000 members in 76 countries in its service corporations, academic institutions and government operation and development of the Internet for the • DNS Monitoring (DNSMON) • Local Internet Registry (LIR) Training staff participated. The RIPE NCC also gives region (see map). bodies. benefit of the Internet community as a whole: • RIPE Atlas - A next generation Internet Course – a one-day introduction to customised presentations and seminars for measurement network administrative procedures and policies industry events and conferences. As the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe, Members manage and distribute the Internet number Database Services • RIPEstat - A collection of comprehensive related to obtaining and distributing Internet the Middle East and parts of Central Asia, the RIPE resources they receive from the RIPE NCC at a local and long running datasets number resources and operating an LIR. For more information, or to host a training course, NCC provides Internet number resources, such level. More details on how to become a member are • Development, operation and maintenance • Collection and reporting of statistics on • IPv6 Training Course – a one-day course please contact: as IPv4 and IPv6 address space and Autonomous available at: of the RIPE Database and operation of an Internet use and availability about IPv6, including basic information on [email protected] System Numbers (ASNs), to its members. It www.ripe.net/membership/new-members Internet Routing Registry (RR) how to plan your IPv6 deployment. also offers other services related to the technical RIPE NCC General Meeting • Routing Registry Training Course – an The RIPE NCC E-Learning Centre is a free coordination of the Internet. Fees Technical Services introductory course covering Internet online resource enabling users to access online General Meetings (GM) are held twice a year and Routing Registry (IRR) usage, related tools courses and webinars on a variety of topics. You The RIPE NCC provides administrative support to Members are charged a yearly fee based on the • Operation of K-root, one of the world’s 13 all members are encouraged to participate. During and Routing Policy Specification Language don’t have to be a RIPE NCC member to use the Réseaux IP Européen (RIPE), a collaborative forum services that they receive from the RIPE NCC. root name server clusters the GM, members vote to accept the RIPE NCC (RPSL). E-Learning Centre. open to all parties with an interest in wide area IP • Reverse Domain Name System (rDNS) Charging Scheme and can elect candidates to networks and the technical development of the There is a one-time sign-up fee for new members. All delegations vacant seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board. For more information, including which courses are Internet. members pay the same fee. An additional EUR 50 is • Technical administration of Tier-0 ENUM More information about the GM can be found at: available online, please see: charged per independent resource assigned. • Resource Certification (RPKI) www.ripe.net/gm www.ripe.net/e-learning The RIPE NCC is an open and transparent, neutral and impartial organisaton. It has no commercial Charging Scheme 2013 Community Support and Outreach RIPE NCC Annual Report interests or influences and operates as a bottom-up Yearly fee EUR 1,800 RIPE NCC Service Region and self-governing organisation. This means that • Administrative support for the RIPE The RIPE NCC Annual Report offers an overview the policies and procedures that govern the way the Sign-up fee EUR 2,000 Document Store, RIPE Working Groups, of the RIPE NCC’s financial position and the RIPE NCC operates are proposed, discussed and PI assignment EUR 50 each RIPE Task Forces, ENOG, MENOG and activities it carries out each year. To read the The RIPE NCC service region incorporates Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. Other regions accepted by its members and the RIPE community. RIPE Programme Committees current Annual Report, see: www.ripe.net/ncc/ar are supported by the following Regional Internet Registries (RIRs):

• Facilitation of RIPE Meetings RIR SERVICE REGIONS More information about the RIPE NCC can be found For more information, see: • Facilitation of RIPE NCC Regional Meetings RIPE NCC Member Update at: www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc www.ripe.net/membership/billing for RIPE NCC members, governments, intergovernmental organisations, industry The Member Update is distributed by the RIPE partners and other members of the technical NCC to inform its members of industry-related community in the RIPE NCC service region news, policy and developments. To read the latest • RIPE NCC Roundtable Meetings for Member Update, see: governments, regulators and law www.ripe.net/membership/newsletter enforcement agencies • Representing the RIPE NCC, its members Open and Transparent and the RIPE community at regional and global industry-related events and when All RIPE NCC activities and services are openly liaising with governments and regulators defined, discussed and evaluated by the RIPE • Support for the Middle East Network NCC members and the RIPE community. Each Operators Group’s (MENOG) activities year, the activities that the RIPE NCC proposes • Support for the Eurasia Network Operators to perform in the coming year are detailed in the Group’s (ENOG) activities RIPE NCC Activity Plan. Input for the Activity Plan is collected from the members and the AFRINIC – Serving Africa ARIN – Serving North America RIPE community. The RIPE NCC Activity Plan is APNIC – Serving the Asia Pacific region Lacnic – Serving Latin America and the Caribbean available at: www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ap Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE) Associated Contact Organisations About the RIPE NCC

RIPE is a collaborative forum open to all Information about RIPE Meetings is available parties with an interest in wide area IP at: www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings AFRINIC (African Network Information By post: networks, the technical development of the Centre) RIPE NCC Internet and the way it is structured, managed Policy Development www.afrinic.net P. O. Box 10096 or governed. It has existed since 1989. The 1001 EB Amsterdam “RIPE community” is the collective term for any The RIPE community develops and sets policies APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) The Netherlands individual or organisation, whether members of for the technical coordination of the Internet and www..net the RIPE NCC or not, participating in RIPE. the distribution of Internet number resources By registered and courier mail: in the RIPE NCC’s service region through a ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) RIPE NCC Although similar in name, the RIPE NCC and long-established, open, bottom-up process of www.arin.net Singel 258 RIPE are separate but highly interdependent. discussion and consensus-based decision- 1016 AB Amsterdam The RIPE NCC provides administrative support making. This process is called the RIPE Policy IAB (Internet Architecture Board) The Netherlands to RIPE, such as the facilitation of RIPE Meetings Development Process (PDP). Anyone in the www.iab.org and providing administrative support to the RIPE RIPE community can suggest a new policy or a Email: [email protected] Information about the RIPE NCC, including membership, Working Groups. There are no membership change to an existing policy. You do not have to IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) Tel: +31 20 5354444 requirements for participation in RIPE. All be a member of the RIPE NCC to do this. www.iana.org Fax: +31 20 5354445 fees, services and activities activities are performed on a voluntary basis, except those performed by the RIPE NCC. Policy proposals can be viewed at: ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned For more information about the RIPE NCC, see: www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/policies/proposals Names and Numbers) www.ripe.net RIPE Meetings www.icann.org More information the about RIPE PDP Social media: RIPE Meetings are held twice a year and are can be found at: www.ripe.net/pdp ISOC (Internet Society) www.ripe.net/social open to anyone. The meetings bring together www.isoc.org key industry players, network operators, governments, regulators and individuals to LACNIC (Latin American and Caribbean Internet discuss technical, administrative and policy Address Registry) issues surrounding IP networking. www..net RIPE Meetings also encourage participation in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). NRO (Number Resource Organization) www.nro.net

Last updated: August 2012 RIPE Meetings bring together key industry players, network operators, governments, regulators and individuals.