RIPE 43 Meeting Website

The RIPE 43 Meeting took place from 9 to 13 September 2002 at the Rodos Palace in Rhodes, Greece.

The meeting venue is located only a few Kilometers from Rhodes Town. Rodos Palace is the finest conference complex on the Island of Rhodes.

Summary of highlights and actions

Rhodes is an island whose combination of sea and sun is unique - explaining why, in ancient times, it was believed Rhodes to be the daughter of the sea-god Poseidon and wife of Helios, the sun-god.

The first inhabitants of Rhodes were the Telchines, skilled craftsmen with a particular talent for metal-working. After a flood, they were succeeded by the Heliads, legendary descendants of Helios, who devised a system of measuring time and rules for navigation.

In 408 BC the three largest and most important cities of the island Kamiros, Ialissos and Lindos united to form the City Of Rhodes, a move that resulted the New City to be an important political, religious, commercial, and market centre. During the 2nd Century BC, Rhodes became a Roman prefecture and later on when the Roman Empire split, Rhodes was included in the Byzantine Empire. The famous Knights of the Order of St. John came to the island around 1309 AD.

Rodos Palace Hotel
Trianton Avenue
Rhodes, Greece 85100
Tel: +30 2410 25222
Fax: +30 2410 25350