Dear colleagues, as our tenth event, we are hosting our first IoT hackathon (Internet of Things) on the weekend of 12-13 October in Rotterdam. The two-day event is aimed at developing IoT technologies and providing a platform for the community to collaborate, experiment and gain hands-on experience in developing IoT solutions. We have decided to combine the hackathon with the RIPE Meeting that will take place from 14-18 October, also in Rotterdam: http://ripe79.ripe.net We are looking for participants that are passionate (or sceptical!) about IoT and want to work on real-life, practical projects. That means we are looking for people from a variety of backgrounds. Applications are open for back-end and front-end developers, product owners, product managers, UX experts, innovators, network operators, hackers... If you would like to take part in the hackathon, you can apply at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/iot-hackathon-rotterdam-2019/ The application deadline is *1 September 2019.* You can find more information about the event on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/iot-hackathon-at-ripe-79-in-rotterdam Warm regards, Vesna Manojlovic Community Builder RIPE NCC