* * REMINDER * * REMINDER * * REMINDER * * REMINDER * * REMINDER * * Dear All, This message is to announce the 21th RIPE meeting in Rome. We would like to encourage everybody and especially our new contributors to come to the 21th RIPE meeting. The meeting is hosted and organised by GARR/CNR. Antonio Blasco Bonito is the organiser with help from colleagues at CNR. If you are planning to attend the coming RIPE meeting, please help us by registering for the meeting as soon as possible. This really helps in planning enough food, coffee and seats for everyone ie. if you want to get your Italian lunch (without milk ;-)) register now! Don't forget to book your hotel as long as possible in advance. May is an extremely busy conference month in Rome. Information about hotels and the meeting venue are available at the www site of CNR and the RIPE NCC ftp server. A draft agenda and an announcement about the traditional RIPE Meeting Evening Dinner has been sent out seperately and is available at the RIPE NCC ftp server. Kind regards, David Kessens RIPE NCC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- R I P E meeting announcement ============================ (This announcement can also be viewed using "finger meeting@ncc.ripe.net") This is to announce that the 21th RIPE meeting will take place: Dates: 8th May, 1995 begin: 09:00 9th May, 1995 10th May, 1995 end: 16:00 The Working Group and special interest group sessions will be scheduled for May 8 (full day) and May 9 (09:00-12:30). The plenary RIPE meeting will take place at May 9 (14:00-18:00) and May 10 (09:00-16:00). Venue: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche P.le Aldo Moro, 7 (Old name: P. delle Scienze) I-00185 Roma Host: GARR/CNR Registration: Please use the registration form to give notice of your coming as soon as possible. The Registration form can be obtained from: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.registration Agenda: The draft agenda will be published 2 weeks before the meeting starts. It will be available at: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.draft.agenda General Information: -------------------- Currency information (950329): 1 ECU = L 2246,- 1 US$ = L 1700,- 1 DFL = L 1100,- 1 UK# = L 2742,- All information about the RIPE meeting can be obtained from: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/ripe.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ The README file in this directory contains a short description about the files available in the ftp directory, the CHANGES file contains information about (important) updates of the general information regarding the meeting: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/README ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/CHANGES Maps of Roma: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/romemap.html http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/hotelmap.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.map.rome.ps ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.map.termini.ps How do I get there: ------------------- From the airport Fiumicino/Leonardo da Vinci: Take the direct non-stop train from the airport to Stazione di Termini. The train costs L 13,000 and will bring you within 30 minutes at the station. Trains depart about every 30 minutes but they might have some delays! On departure from Roma to the airport, get your train tickets from a special ticket office along platform 22. Taxis from the airport to the station (45 minutes) cost about L 60,000. The meeting site and hotels are all close to Stazione di Termini. Details of the hotels (less then 15 minute walk) to the meeting venue can be obtained from: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/hotellist.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.hotels Check the following map how to get from the station to the venue/your hotel: http://www.iasi.rm.cnr.it/ripe/hotelmap.html OR ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.map.termini.ps Public Transport: ----------------- You can buy your bus/metro/train tickets from the automatic ticket machines *before* entering the bus/metro/train. One can pay with coins or bills. Bus/metro tickets cost L 1500,-. It might be easier to walk from most hotels to the venue. All recommended hotels are within a 15 minute walk distance to the venue. Taxis from the hotels to the meeting venue should cost about L 10,000,- depending in which hotel you stay. Tourist and other information about Roma is available from: ----------------------------------------------------------- http://campidoglio.caspur.it/ The text is in Italian but there are many pictures available which give a good impression of Roma. There will also be a document in the document store with some information about the more important touristic sites/museums in Roma: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe21.tourist.info