With fewer attendees and fewer hot topics to vote on, autumn General Meetings seldom match the warmth and energy of their spring counterparts. But despite the season, GMs are always an impactful way to participate in the RIPE NCC's decision making process. We take a quick look at our October GM num…
Hailing from a research background in philosophy, linguistics and computer science, I came to the RIPE NCC back in 2016 and took on the role of RIPE Labs Editor in 2020. More
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Overcoming the various challenges involved in keeping the Internet running calls for different ways of thinking about those challenges. In this episode, Rob Lister talks to us about how and why the technical community can and should embrace neurodiversity.
I studied Computer Science at the TU Berlin, Germany, and have been a member of the RIPE community for over twenty years. Currently I am serving as the Chair of the RIPE Community. More
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The RIPE Chair team reports on outcomes from the RIPE 89 Meeting in Prague and important developments coming out of other industry events through the month.
Vesna Manojlovic is Community Builder at RIPE NCC. Vesna joined the RIPE NCC as a Trainer in 1999. In 2003, she took responsibility for developing and delivering advanced courses, such as RPSL, Routing Registry, DNSSEC and IPv6. In 2008, she lead efforts to establish IPv6 RIPEness as a measure of … More
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Our hackathon is approaching fast! We have updates to share: proposed projects, potential local hubs, social plans... plus we have organised multiple additional shorter events at the fringes of the main one. Join us and spread the word!
RIPE 89 is the fourth time that a RIPE Meeting is being held in beautiful Prague, resplendent in its autumnal colours. You can view the slides, you can watch the recordings, but if you're wondering what's really happening at RIPE 89, read the daily meeting blog!
Vesna Manojlovic is Community Builder at RIPE NCC. Vesna joined the RIPE NCC as a Trainer in 1999. In 2003, she took responsibility for developing and delivering advanced courses, such as RPSL, Routing Registry, DNSSEC and IPv6. In 2008, she lead efforts to establish IPv6 RIPEness as a measure of … More
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Netnod, DNS-OARC and the RIPE NCC invite you to join us for our second joint DNS Hackathon in Stockholm. The event takes place from 15 - 16 March 2025, the weekend before NETNOD meeting.
Technology executive with a passion for Internet and how the pieces come together - going down that rabbit hole for 25+ years. Prolific policy author, former chair of the Connect working group in the RIPE community and board member of RIPE NCC since 2010. More
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Now that we have begun the process of reviewing the RIPE Compact, it’s time for the community to share its thoughts on the nature of the challenges facing the RIPE NCC and what its mission should be.
Head of Membership Engagement at the RIPE NCC More
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One of the most frequent requests we receive from our community is for translated content. Whether it's during member support interactions, on mailing lists, in survey responses, or at events—especially those held far from our headquarters in Amsterdam—the need for content in languages beyond Engli…
CFO at the RIPE NCC with 20 Years of RIPE NCC experience. More
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We’ve heard from the RIPE NCC’s Managing Director Hans Petter Holen on the overall picture of the Draft Activity Plan, now we hear from the RIPE NCC’s Chief Financial Officer, Simon-Jan Haytink, who takes us through the draft budget for 2025.
Hans Petter Holen is the Managing Director of the RIPE NCC. Before taking on this role in May 2020, he served as the RIPE Chair from 2014 and has been part of the RIPE community for over 25 years. He also serves as the secretary of the Number Resource Organisation … More
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The RIPE NCC’s Managing Director and CEO, Hans Petter Holen, talks us through the overall picture of the draft Activity Plan for 2025.