[ripe-list] RIPE 80 Highlights - Day 1

Dear Colleagues,

The first day of RIPE 80, our first ever virtual RIPE Meeting, kicked 
off with 1,745 attendees and over a thousand more registered by day’s 
end. Here are the highlights.

The meeting was opened by Hans Petter Holen, in his capacity as interim 
RIPE Chair, who welcomed attendees, thanking them for taking the time to 
come and try out a new kind of RIPE Meeting.

Presentations throughout the plenary sessions were well attended with 
over 1,000 participating on Zoom and more joining in via the RIPE 80 
livestream.

In the final session, Hans Petter took to the virtual podium again to 
introduce himself as the new RIPE NCC Managing Director. After a short 
presentation of the RIPE NCC’s strategies, Hans Petter took questions 
and received numerous congratulations on his new position.

Stay tuned to what’s happening at RIPE 80 by following @RIPEMeeting on 
Twitter and using the #RIPE80 hashtag.

Kind regards,

Martina de Mas
RIPE Meetings Team