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Open Policy Process in the RIPE Region

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RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Profile

• Not for profit membership association• Coordination & support activities• Legitimate and stable organisation• Long standing history• Open & transparent• Neutral & impartial

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Policy Development in RIPE

• Developed in open policy meetings– within bottom up industry self-regulatory framework– RIPE LIR-WG (The Policy Working Group)– open-open-open

• Implemented by RIPE NCC– controlled by membership

• Policy development process documented at:– http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/lir

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LIR Working Group

• Discussions– Open mailing list <lir-wg@ripe.net>– RIPE Meetings

• Public mailing list archive:– http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/lir-wg/

• Chair: Hans Petter Holen– Co-Chairs: Gert Döring, Andrea Borgato

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/lir/

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Policy Development

• Policy (changes) can be suggested by– RIPE NCC Members/LIRs – RIPE NCC staff– Public at large

• Responsive policy development– fair to all – Accommodates changing requirements of industry

(eg IPv6, GPRS, UMTS, cable)– evolution of process

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Policy Making Process

• Proposal/idea usually sent to WG mailing list– Not a formal requirement

• Discussion on WG mailing list

• Presentation at RIPE WG meeting – WG empowered to make policy decisions

• Informational reports to the plenary meeting

• Reports of decision to the mailing list– Informal ‘ratification’

• Comment period• Implementation details• Draft published

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Policy Making Process

RIR co-ordination

Discussion inRIPE community

Policy is made!

Working Groups (RIPE Meetings, Mailing lists)

Input to RIPE NCC

(RIPE NCC, ARIN,

APNIC)

Implemented by the RIR

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How You Can Participate

• RIPE Working Groups– LIR-WG <lir-wg@ripe.net>

• Open Mailing Lists– http://www.ripe.net/ripe/about/maillists.html

• Public Meetings– RIPE 45, Barcelona, ES, 12 - 16 May 2003– RIPE 46, Amsterdam, NL, 1 - 5 September 2003

• RIPE NCC membership – General Meeting: Amsterdam, NL, 5 September 2003

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Questions