.st0 { fill: var(--ripe-app-header-icon-bg, #c0c0c0); } .st1 { fill: #ffffff; } RIPE Database (Whois) Website You are here: Home > About Us > Press Centre > Press Quality Photos Press Quality Photos Hans Petter Holen, Managing Director of the RIPE NCC Hans Petter Holen has been active in the RIPE community and the Internet industry for over 30 years. He was RIPE Chair from 2014 to 2020 when he took on the position of Managing Director for the RIPE NCC. He has extensive first-hand knowledge of IP address policy development from his time as Chair of the RIPE Address Policy Working Group. Hans Petter has also been a part of ICANN's ASO Address Council since its formation in 1999 until 2013, with ten years as Chair and Co-Chair. Download Rob Blokzijl, RIPE Chair Emeritus Robert "Rob" Blokzijl was a founding member of Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE), the European open forum for IP networking. Rob was spokesperson and chair of RIPE since it began in 1989. He was instrumental in the creation of the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) in 1992 as the first Regional Internet Registry (RIR) in the world. Rob stepped down as RIPE Chair in 2014 and passed away in late 2015. Mirjam Kühne and Niall O'Reilly are the current RIPE Chair Team. Download Daniel Karrenberg - Chief Scientist, RIPE NCC Daniel Karrenberg is the Chief Scientist at the RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC). His main interests are Internet measurements, data collection and analysis. Daniel also advises the RIPE NCC Managing Director, particularly on strategy and new activities. Download Daniel Karrenberg, Chief Scientist at the RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) addresses a crowded hall during a recent RIPE Meeting. The subject a policy proposal 'Run out Fairly' aimed at gradually reducing the allocation and assignment periods in step with the expected life time of the IPv4 unallocated pool in order to address the perception of unfairness once the pool has run out. Download A crowded hall at a RIPE Meeting in Amsterdam. A RIPE Meeting is a five-day event where Internet service providers, network operators and other interested parties from Europe and the surrounding regions gather. Download Created: 04 Jan 2011 - Last updated: 09 Mar 2021 Home Sitemap Contact Us Service Announcements Privacy Statement Legal Cookies Copyright Statement Terms of Service The RIPE NCC uses cookies. Some of these cookies may have been set already. More information about our cookies can be found in our privacy policy. You can accept our cookies either by clicking here or by continuing to use the site.