[ncc-announce] RIPE 57: Reminder to Register

Dear Colleagues,

RIPE 57 will be held from 26-30 October (Sunday - Thursday) 2008, at
the JW Marriott Hotel, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


REGISTRATION
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You can register online for RIPE 57 at:
https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/54


MEETING AGENDA
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The meeting agenda is online at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-57/meeting-plan.html


MEETING FEE
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The fee for the meeting is EUR 400. This covers the full
RIPE Meeting week. You will receive a EUR 50 discount if your payment is
received before 12:00 UTC on Thursday, 23 October 2008.


DAY TICKETS
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Day tickets are available online and cost EUR 125 per day. Day tickets 
can also be purchased at the Registration Desk during the meeting itself.


STUDENT DISCOUNT
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A student ticket costs EUR 175 and you must show a valid international 
student card upon arrival at the meeting to qualify as a student. This 
discount does not apply to day tickets or to RIPE Dinner tickets.


FREE TICKETS
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If you are a *new* Local Internet Registry (LIR), you are entitled to
*two* free RIPE Meeting tickets as part of your membership. You can find
out more about how to use your RIPE Meeting tickets at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/new-lir.html


SPONSORING A RIPE SOCIAL EVENT
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Opportunities for your organisation to sponsor social events and various 
parts of the RIPE Meeting are available. For more information please 
contact <meeting at ripe.net>.


HOTEL INFORMATION
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The JW Marriott hotel offers a special room rate for RIPE 57 Meeting 
attendees of approx 180 EUR, if you book by 1 October 2008. Other nearby 
hotels are also offering special rates. More information on how to book 
your hotel is available at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-57/hotels.html


IMPORTANT NOTE
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Please note that the RIPE 57 Meeting starts on a *Sunday* and ends on a
*Thursday* to coordinate with the working week in the Middle East region.


MORE INFORMATION
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If you have questions, please contact meeting at ripe.net.

Please also check the meeting homepage regularly for updated information:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-57/


Regards,
Camilla Meidell
Conference Coordinator
RIPE NCC