[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2024 Published

Dear RIPE NCC members,

The RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2024 is now available. This document has been approved by the RIPE NCC Executive Board with input from our membership. It outlines the work we will undertake in the coming year and the associated costs for each activity.

The document is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-814/

The top five areas for cost savings compared to the 2023 budget are: 
- 1.9 M EUR (36%) Consultancy
- 0.8 M EUR (18%) Information Technology
- 0.2 M EUR (6%) Outreach & Public Relations
- 0.3 M EUR (20%) Contributions
- 0.2 M EUR (21%) Travel

Key points in the 2024 Activity Plan and Budget:
- 1.8M EUR decrease compared to the 2023 Budget
- We expect to start 2024 with 21,500 LIR accounts
- The Membership fee remains unchanged in 2024 at EUR 1,550
- Cost per LIR expected to be EUR 1,777 (1% increase)

A section at the end of the document notes changes since the draft was published in October. 

During its December meeting, the Executive Board decided to allocate an additional 200 kEUR to fund national outreach efforts after hearing feedback from members during the RIPE Meeting and at the November 2023 General Meeting on the negative impact removing this funding could have on the community. All budget figures have been updated accordingly.

Other changes include minor editorial changes, minor rounding changes and additional information on the following topics:
- Decommissioning of the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service
- Planned consultation on retiring the Secondary DNS service to LIRs
- RIPEstat UI
- Planned consultation on establishing a Mastodon instance
- Clarified our share of the NRO ICANN contribution for IANA number functions

Kind regards,

Hans Petter Holen
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
RIPE NCC