RIPE NCC Update APNIC 18 Axel is a pilot and this is an aerial view of Amsterdam

Policy Update - RIPE 48 Policy Development Process being updated /21 Minimum Allocation Implemented on 1 Jan 54 /21s allocated to end June No consensus for a special assignment policy for TLD DNS operators /22 minimum allocation in Africa policy accepted Our minimum allocation was changed on 1 Jan. The proposal for change followed the discussion of the portable address policy.

Registration Services Response times – fast and stable. LIR Portal Integrating services in an easy-to-use, intuitive interface

Training Services ~65 courses planned for 2004 - 44 LIR courses - 15 RR courses - 6 DNSSec courses Investigating new methods and formats Defining long term training strategy Reaching other audiences

Membership Liaison RIPE NCC Regional Meetings 2-3 days Discuss issues specific to local needs Recent meetings successful and useful Moscow in June Nairobi in July Will be continued in 2005

Corporate Governance General Meeting (II) on 24 September Members to decide on Charging Scheme 2005. Supporting documents published. Activity Planning Support Document Draft Budget 2005 Charging Scheme 2005 proposal Expected Membership Growth ~11 per cent. Stronger growth this year than expected Fees to be reduced by ~10 per cent.

RIR Co-ordination Policy Comparison Overview AfriNIC ERX WSIS Update planned for mid-2004 ERX Class C transfers have started WSIS Followed closely Active participation Contributing to WGIG AfriNIC African allocations from 196.200/13 & 2001:4200::/23 Attended AfriNIC-I meeting in May Co-evaluation started this week Looking at Training Development with APNIC AfriNIC - ARIN has given us this space to make allocations to African networks.

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