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RIPE’s activities in Internet governance are based on a commitment to enhance the cooperation between the public and private sectors. The RIPE community’s objective is to ensure that the administrative and technical coordination necessary to maintain and develop the Internet continues. RIPE is not a legal entity and has no formal membership. This means that anybody who is interested in the work of RIPE can participate through mailing lists and by attending meetings. RIPE has a chair to keep an eye on work between RIPE meetings and to act as its external liaison. Although similar in name, the RIPE NCC and RIPE are separate entities.

The RIPE NCC provides administrative support to RIPE, such as the facilitation of RIPE meetings and providing administrative support to RIPE Working Groups. The name is a translation of the English title of a diagram to French by John Quarterman. This was presented in Special Session of RIPE 58. The first RIPE meeting was held on 22 May 1989 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. RIPE as an organisation was established by the RIPE terms of reference, which were agreed on 29 November 1989.

There were ten organisations intending to participate in the RIPE Coordinating Committee, along the lines defined by the RIPE Terms of Reference, though some still needed to make a formal decision. RIPE community and the first RIPE NCC Activity Plan was published in May 1991. Any document, proposal, procedure or policy that has been proposed and accepted by the RIPE community is published online in the RIPE Document Store. RIPE meetings happen twice a year in different locations throughout the RIPE NCC service region.

The RIPE community has formed a number of RIPE Working Groups to deal with various issues and topics related to the work of RIPE NCC members and the general Internet community. Each of the RIPE Working Groups has a mailing list where topics or questions related to the working group can be discussed. The RIPE community refers collectively to the individuals or organisations, whether members of the RIPE NCC or not, that have an interest in the way the Internet is managed, structured or governed. The regional Internet registry for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. It also serves as the secretariat for RIPE. Mailing Lists — RIPE Network Coordination Centre”. RIPE Mailing Lists — RIPE Network Coordination Centre”.