Why a NCC ?

• RIPE participation was increasing

• Too much RIPE work done voluntarily

• Activities require continuity & co-ordination

• Neutrality and impartiality is important

• Contact point inside & outside RIPE region

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NCC - Network Co-ordination Centre

Why NCC?

- more people setting up IP networks in Europe

Voluntary?

- organising small meetings / diagnosing problems / sharing results

- the community felt it necessary to pool funds and have an org. to this work.

Contact point?

- for IP development

- There was a list of tasks that were drawn up that the NCC would perform - RIPE Mtg. Co-ordination / WWW / maintain mailing lists