[see-regional] Some news: RIF, RIPE Fellowship, RACI

Hi all,

I want to share with you three things. I start with the non-RIPE NCC 
related.

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Regional Internet Forum
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Regional Internet Forum (RIF) takes place in Metropol Palace hotel in 
Belgrade on 8 March. Participation is free of charge. They have an 
interesting program lined up:
http://rif.rs/en/programdesavanja/2017-program-en/

The event is hosted by the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry 
(RNIDS).

"RIF 2017 will bring together representatives of national internet 
domain registries in the region of Southeast Europe, representatives of 
state bodies, members of the local internet communities and global 
internet organizations, as well as experts from the region with academic 
and practical experience.

Discussions on the RIF 2017 will be dedicated to the role of national 
registries in the region, their relationships with state institutions 
and other stakeholders within local Internet communities, the challenges 
of information security faced by the registries and exploration of ideas 
for cooperation and joint projects."

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RIPE Fellowship
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This new programme covers ticket, travel & accommodation for five 
applicants to attend the RIPE Meeting. This way we hope to make it 
easier for community members from all over our service region to 
participate in the meetings.

You can apply for RIPE 74 (8-12 May 2017 in Budapest) by 3 March here:
http://bit.ly/2jTwkmc

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RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI)
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If you are an academic there is still time to apply for RACI. Successful 
applicants receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to 
the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. This year we 
aim to increase participation from SEE, so apply, apply!

RIPE 74 (8-12 May, Budapest): apply by 5 March 2017
SEE 6 (12-13 June, Budva): apply by 9 April 2017

https://www.ripe.net/raci

I hope you find this useful! For any questions, I'm at your disposal.

Best regards,
Gergana

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Gergana Petrova
External Relations
RIPE NCC

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