RIPE 88 Daily Meeting Blog
• 24 min read
You can view the slides, you can watch the recordings, but if you're wondering what's really happening at RIPE 88, read the daily meeting blog!
Community and Events
The RIPE Code of Conduct Team Update 2024
Franziska Lichtblau
Franziska Lichtblau
Based in Berlin
Franziska works as a cloud infrastructure developer and holds a PhD in Internet Measurement. Her interests evolve around all things inter-domain traffic, BGP, IXPs with a pinch of security. She has a background as system administrator and is active in the free software community. Parts of her activities across the … More
• 10 min read
The RIPE community has always aimed to foster an open, supportive atmosphere across its events and communication fora. The RIPE Code of Conduct helps make clear which behaviours cultivate that, and which don't. Here, the RIPE Code of Conduct Team talk about the work they do to help uphold RIPE comm…
From Academia to Internet: Pioneers of EARN, NSFNET and RIPE
Anastasiya Pak
Anastasiya Pak
Based in Amsterdam
Anastasiya Pak is the Marketing & Communications Officer at the RIPE NCC. Before joining the RIPE NCC, Anastasiya led the Communications Department at an international education NGO. She began her career as a TV journalist in Uzbekistan, covering international politics and diplomacy, UN discussions, and other topics related to international … More
• 2 min read
In this episode of the RIPE Labs podcast, three Internet pioneers talk about how they helped grow the Internet out of its early infancy, back when its purpose - and much of the excitement around its development - lay in the promise of connecting researchers from around the world.
Reflections on Six Months as Chief Registry Officer
James Kennedy
Chief Registry Officer, RIPE NCC More
• 11 min read
In this article, James Kennedy, RIPE NCC Chief Registry Officer, provides an update on our Registry services and shares some observations from his first six months at the helm.
IPv6 Stockpiling: A Trojan Horse in Our Midst?
Marco Schmidt
Marco Schmidt
Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marco Schmidt is the Manager of Registration Services at the RIPE NCC. He is responsible for overseeing the registration and maintenance of Internet number resources in the RIPE NCC's service region. He also manages the implementation of accepted policies in RIPE NCC procedures and operations. Marco first joined the RIPE … More
• 13 min read
The current combination of RIPE policies and rules for RIPE NCC membership enable IPv6 stockpiling. And what might sound like an unlikely activity is not only happening, but is actually on the rise. Here we look at the trends and some of the potential consequences and ask where we go from here.
Refreshing the RIPE Meeting Websites
Phillip Oldham
Phillip Oldham
Based in Amsterdam, Nederland
Phillip Oldham is the Manager of the Web Services Team at the RIPE NCC. He has over 25 years experience in the tech industry, with a focus on Usability and Accessibility on the web. More
• 3 min read
The RIPE NCC Web Services team is embarking on an exciting new project to transition future RIPE Meeting sites to a new platform. Here, we cover more details and ask for input from the community.
RIPE Chair Team Reports - Looking Forward to RIPE 88
Mirjam Kühne
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
• 6 min read
Just one week to go until RIPE 88 kicks off in Kraków. Here are some highlights and topics you can expect to be discussed at the meeting.
Sanctions, Cybersec Policy, and the Future of Telecoms – EU Regulation Update May 2024
Romain Bosc
Romain Bosc
Based in Brussels
Romain Bosc is a Senior Public Policy and Governance Officer at the RIPE NCC. Based in Brussels, he engages with a broad range of stakeholders including the RIPE NCC membership, EU institutions and bodies, national authorities, civil society organisations and academia. Romain joined the RIPE NCC in September 2023. Before … More
• 13 min read
This is the latest in an ongoing series in which we give a brief overview of the most pertinent digital policies for the RIPE NCC and RIPE community currently being proposed, debated and implemented in the European Union.
Authenticated DNSSEC Bootstrapping: From Hackathon Project to Useful Software
Peter Thomassen
Peter works on Internet security, focusing on authentication of connections and DNSSEC issues. He's a co-founder of deSEC, a managed DNSSEC hosting platform. More
• 7 min read
At the RIPE DNS Hackathon 2023, a group of DNS enthusiasts started writing implementations of the Authenticated DNSSEC Bootstrapping protocol. After the event, the work continued, culminating in the completion of a module for Knot DNS. So what problem does the new feature address, and how can you u…
SEEing Growth at SEE 12
Karla Liddle-White
Senior Communications Officer at the RIPE NCC. I started working at the RIPE NCC in 2021, having previously worked in the charity sector, government and the media. More
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On 22-23 April, the South East Europe (SEE) Internet community came together in Athens - the first time a SEE meeting has been held in Greece! 195 participants from 26 countries joined to discuss the history of the Internet, IPv6, RPKI, BGP and more.