Dear colleagues,

I would like to inform you about a few events and initiatives that the RIPE NCC is organising that might be of interest to you.

----------------------------------------------- RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Almaty - 25 September ----------------------------------------------- The RIPE NCC runs regional meetings throughout its service region. They offer network engineers and other technical staff the opportunity to share knowledge and experiences, and identify areas for regional cooperation.

The next regional meeting will take place in Almaty on 25 September 2018. You can register for free at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-regiona...

If you have an idea for an interesting topic that you would like to present at the meeting, please submit a proposal by 15 August at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-regiona...

----------------------------------------------- RACI - The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative ----------------------------------------------- The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is accepting applications from students, academics and researchers for the upcoming meetings in autumn 2018. Successful applicants receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research.

- RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Almaty, 25 September - RIPE 77, Amsterdam, 15-19 October

Applicants must submit a short research abstract and draft slides by 12 August at: https://www.ripe.net/raci

Examples of relevant research topics: - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things

RACI mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list

Twitter: https://twitter.com/raci_ripe

RACI LinkedIn Group: http://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin

So far we have not received any applications from the ENOG region. If you have any contacts with academics or universities, please let them know about this opportunity.

-------------------------------- RIPE Meeting and RIPE Fellowship -------------------------------- The next RIPE Meeting will take place in Amsterdam on 15-19 October 2018. https://ripe77.ripe.net

The RIPE Fellowship covers the cost of a meeting ticket, travel and accommodation for people from the RIPE NCC service region who cannot afford to cover these costs themselves. Applications for this program will open on 18 July 2018 via this link: https://www.ripe.net/fellowship

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best regards, Gergana

Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC