Call for Presentations
RIPE NCC Days will be held on 3-4 June 2026 in Riga, Latvia.
We are now seeking content proposals from the community for the plenary presentations, panels and lightning talks. We are looking for submissions covering network engineering and operations, especially but not limited to:
- Managing IPv4 scarcity and IPv6 deployment
- Routing security and the resilience of Internet connectivity at the national, regional and global levels
- Changes in the understanding of broadband and capacity planning
- Internet governance and regulatory practices
- Current trends in the regional telecommunications market
- Network and DNS operations, management and automation
- Network monitoring and measurements
- Advanced network technologies in data centres
- Internet peering and data exchange
- Content delivery
- Connected Things (a.k.a. Internet of Things – IoT)
- Sustainable technologies
Submit your proposals by 17 April at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/ripe-ncc-days-baltics-presentations/
Plenary presentations are presentations followed by questions from the audience. Presentations are typically 20-30 minutes long. It is recommended to reserve five minutes at the end for questions. If the presenter feels that more or less time is needed for their topic, they must make this clear when submitting their proposal.
Panel discussions are discussions between several people on a specific topic. Typically, a panel discussion includes a moderator who introduces the topic and the panellists and leads the discussion. The applicant may ask the Programme Committee to appoint a moderator. Panel discussions should be around 45 minutes. If the proposer of a panel discussion feels that more or less time is needed for their topic, they must make this clear when submitting their proposal.
Lightning Talks are brief presentations lasting five to 10 minutes on any topic. While slides may be used, they are not mandatory. The presenter can decide how much time during their slot is reserved for audience questions. These presentations can be submitted at any time and are chosen just before the event.
Presenters are welcome to propose other styles of presentations if needed.
Submissions should be non-commercial, and product marketing talks are strongly discouraged. Repeated audience feedback shows that the most successful talks focus on operational experience, research findings or case studies. For instance, presenters who wish to describe a commercial solution should emphasise the underlying technology - principles, algorithms, protocols, configuration, etc. - rather than conducting a full product demonstration.
Presenters proposing a panel are encouraged to include speakers from several (perhaps even competing) companies and/or a neutral facilitator.
The following general requirements apply:
- Presenters should indicate how much time they will require. See presentation formats above.
- Proposals for talks will only be considered if they contain draft presentation slides (slides may be updated later). For panels, proposals must contain a clear description, as well as the names of invited panellists, presenters and a moderator (or a request for their appointment).
- Most, if not all, presenters/panellists are expected to be physically present at the RIPE NCC Days.
After the meeting, presentations delivered at the RIPE NCC Days are archived on our public website. Please keep this in mind if you plan to present any sensitive information and wish to limit its availability.
If you have any questions or requests regarding content submissions, please email regional@ripe.net.