RIPE 51 Information for Newcomers

RIPE Meetings provide an opportunity for the RIPE community to come together face-to-face and exchange information.

Newcomers Introduction Talk

For those who are new to a RIPE Meeting, there will be a Newcomers’ Introduction Talk on Monday 10 October at 11:30 in the St. Johns II room. The Chair of RIPE and a RIPE NCC staff member will present an overview of RIPE and the RIPE NCC, and explain how the RIPE Meetings are structured.

For more information please see the “RIPE Meeting Newcomer’s F.A.Q.”

“Meet & Greet” Desk

The RIPE NCC “Meet & Greet” program is there to help new attendees to have a successful and productive RIPE Meeting and gives you a point of contact to the RIPE NCC.

Representatives from the RIPE NCC will be there to answer any questions you may have. The Meet & Greet Desk will open on Monday and will be situated close to the Registration Desk.

On-site Meeting Information

The RIPE On-Site Information Exchange (ROSIE), is an on-site meeting website. You can access it when you are connected to the RIPE Meeting network at the meeting venue. ROSIE provides important information to RIPE Meeting attendees including:

• network information
• network statistics
  
• downloadable tools
• RIPE Documents and RFCs (Requests for Comments)
• last-minute announcements

You can find more information about RIPE Meetings in our “Frequently Asked Questions” section.

Important Information for New Local Internet Registries (LIRs)

To help bring new LIRs together with existing RIPE NCC members and the RIPE community, the RIPE NCC will give each new LIR two free tickets to attend the RIPE Meetings.

See: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/new-lir.html

We strongly encourage you to make use of this opportunity to attend the RIPE Meeting. Detailed information about the meeting can be found at:

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/index.html.

If you have any questions, please contact <meeting@ripe.net>.

Note: The RIPE NCC is not responsible for the content of external websites, and the appearance of any link, does not indicate any form of recommendation or endorsement by the RIPE NCC.