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RIPE 82 Call for Presentations Closing on 19 March
by Gergana Petrova 02 Mar '21

02 Mar '21

Dear colleagues, As you may know, RIPE meetings and all our other events are now taking place online. This is why you have not seen any call for applications for RACI (the initiative funding academics to come and present) - there is at the moment no financial obstacle to do so. This is why I want to encourage you to submit any talks you might have directly to the general call for presentations of the meeting. Please do so by 19 March: https://ripe82.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp Any proposals you submit via the link above will be considered for the plenary. In addition to this we have a number of Working Groups (DNS, Measurement and Analysis, Anti-Abuse etc), which cover specific topics in more detail. Check out the meeting plan to see all of them: https://ripe82.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan If you would like to submit a talk to a working group, you can: - either email them directly (type RIPE NCC + your chosen working group + chairs and a page would appear with the generic addresses of the chairs) or - email me and I will forward your proposal RIPE Meetings are a great way to reach practitioners and get their feedback and opinions on the research you are doing. I hope we can have a similar representation of great academic talks like previous years. For any questions, feel free to write back. Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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Free Vouchers Available for our IPv6 and RIPE Database Exams - Request by 1 March
by Gergana Petrova 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

Dear colleagues, Have you heard about the RIPE NCC Certified Professionals? It's our online exam certification programme. We currently offer two exam certifications - on the RIPE Database and on IPv6. The exams can be scheduled and taken online, under the supervision of a live, remote proctor at the candidate’s convenience. We have also begun working on an IPv6 security exam that will be launched later this year. The exam questions are aligned with the demands of the job market, so that our certifications test actual skills and knowledge required in the workplace. Once you take the exam, you will be able to see your results instantly, and if you are successful, you will be able to receive and display your digital badge. This digital badge is verifiable and can be shared via social media, or added to your digital CV. If this sounds interesting to you, please share this information with your students or try out the exams for yourself. Write to us at exams(a)ripe.net to request free vouchers before 1 March. The issued vouchers will be valid until 31 March 2021. To assign the voucher we need to know the name, email, position and organisation/university. You can read more about RIPE NCC Certified Professionals here: https://www.ripe.net/support/certified-professionals Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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EdgeSys'21 open for contributions
by Aaron Ding 14 Feb '21

14 Feb '21

Dear RIPE academic colleagues, EdgeSys'21 is now open for submissions: https://edge-sys.github.io/2021/submission.html Contributions on IoT, edge, programmable networking and ML systems are welcome! Cheers, Aaron

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MobiSys 2021: Call for Workshops
by KLEOMENIS KATEVAS 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

MobiSys 2021: Call for Workshops MobiSys is a premier venue for researchers working in the area of mobile and wireless systems, middleware, services, and applications. We solicit workshop proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the conference, likely in late June or in July. Workshop papers will be included with the MobiSys proceedings and published in the ACM Digital Library. Duration and format of the workshop is very flexible to best adapt to the audience and workshop goal. The deadline for submitting proposals is February 28th 2021 Topics of interest We expect proposals on new and emerging topics in the general area of mobile and wireless systems, services, and applications. The ideal workshop proposal will focus on a timely and emerging topic, and be able to attract a number of interesting and high-quality contributions that spark discussions in an informal setting. The goal is to stimulate interactive conversations and inspire new research ideas. We will likely feature a mix of some returning and some new workshops. Submission guidelines The proposal should be no longer than three pages and should clearly identify: 1. Name of the workshop 2. Name, affiliation and contact of each organizer 3. A brief statement of interest including a description and rationale for the workshop topic and its relevance to the MobiSys community, as well as a comparison with existing workshops on related topics (if applicable) 4. List of names and affiliations of potential program/TPC committee members 5. List of potential keynotes or invited speakers (if applicable) 6. Planned format of the workshop, including a strategy to facilitate lively discussions and attendee involvement considering the virtual settings 7. Expected number of submissions and participants 8. If previous editions have been held, a description of past versions of the workshop, including: number of submitted and accepted papers, and number of attendees 9. A description of the publicity plan 10. A draft of call for papers with workshop deadlines (aligned with the relevant Important Dates below) Logistics 1. All workshops will be held virtually as the main MobiSys conference 2. Workshop organizers will have to coordinate with the organizing team for virtual event facilities, registration chairs for registration, and publication chairs for camera ready papers and videos (if relevant) 3. Workshop organizers can use their own submission website or use one provided by ACM Submissions Please send your proposal in PDF format via e-mail to the workshop chair diego.perino(a)telefonica.com<mailto:diego.perino@telefonica.com>, including “MobiSys 2021 Workshop proposal” in the subject line. Submissions must be received by the deadline below. Important Dates Proposal Submission Deadline February 28th 2021 Notification of Acceptance March 8th 2021 Workshop Submission Deadline April 9th 2021 Camera Ready Deadline June 4th 2021 Workshop Date July 2020 Workshops Chair If you have any question do not hesitate to contact the workshop chair: Diego Perino, Telefonica Research, Spain, diego.perino(a)telefonica.com<mailto:diego.perino@telefonica.com> -- Kleomenis Katevas Research Scientist, Telefónica R&D https://minoskt.github.io ________________________________ Este mensaje y sus adjuntos se dirigen exclusivamente a su destinatario, puede contener información privilegiada o confidencial y es para uso exclusivo de la persona o entidad de destino. Si no es usted. el destinatario indicado, queda notificado de que la lectura, utilización, divulgación y/o copia sin autorización puede estar prohibida en virtud de la legislación vigente. Si ha recibido este mensaje por error, le rogamos que nos lo comunique inmediatamente por esta misma vía y proceda a su destrucción. The information contained in this transmission is privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, do not read it. Please immediately reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error and then delete it. Esta mensagem e seus anexos se dirigem exclusivamente ao seu destinatário, pode conter informação privilegiada ou confidencial e é para uso exclusivo da pessoa ou entidade de destino. Se não é vossa senhoria o destinatário indicado, fica notificado de que a leitura, utilização, divulgação e/ou cópia sem autorização pode estar proibida em virtude da legislação vigente. Se recebeu esta mensagem por erro, rogamos-lhe que nos o comunique imediatamente por esta mesma via e proceda a sua destruição

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CFP: IEEE ICNP 2021
by Ignacio Castro 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP!] IEEE ICNP 2021 Call for Papers ICNP, the IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols, is the premier conference covering all aspects of network protocol research, including design, analysis, specification, verification, implementation, and performance. ICNP 2021 will be held in Dallas, Texas, from November 2-5, 2021. Website: https://icnp21.cs.ucr.edu/ Important Dates - Title/Abstract registration: May 17, 2021 (8:00 p.m. EDT) - Full paper submission: May 24, 2021 (8:00 p.m. EDT) - Notification of acceptance: August 3, 2021 - Camera ready version: August 24, 2021 Scope The conference is soliciting paper submissions with significant research contributions to the field of network protocol research. Both experimental studies as well as formal investigations are equally welcome. Topics traditionally of interest include, but are not limited to: - All aspects of network protocol research including design, specification, verification, implementation, measurement, testing, and analysis. - Protocols for wireless networks, cellular networks, software-defined networks, data center networks, social networks, sensor networks, vehicular networks, and Internet of Things. - Domain-specific solutions, including protocols for network security, routing, user privacy, and network management. - Network protocols meet AI/ML, e.g., application of AI/Machine Learning to improve network protocols and operations; networking and protocols for improving the performance of AI/Machine Learning systems. - Contributions to network architecture, e.g., algorithms and protocols for network virtualization or future Internet architectures. - Contributions to other areas of data communications to the extent that they articulate a strong connection to network protocols, for example by discussing potential implications on the design or performance of certain types of network protocols. Authors who are unsure whether or not their submissions might fit the scope of the conference are welcome to contact the Program Committee co-Chairs. Paper Formatting Paper submissions should adhere to the IEEE Conference formatting requirements using the templates available here, and should not exceed 10 pages excluding references. It is the authors' responsibility to produce readable submissions that comply with the formatting constraints. Violating the formatting requirements to squeeze in additional materials will result in a submission being returned without being reviewed. Submission and Anonymity Policy Papers submitted to the conference will be reviewed through a double-blind review process, where the identities of the authors are withheld from the reviewers (and that of the reviewers from the authors). Achieving this goal requires some care to, on the one hand, preserve the anonymity of your submission, and on the other hand ensuring proper coverage of related past work, including your own. While this requirement may seem challenging, the few basic steps listed below will go a long way towards achieving the desired outcome: - Remove all authors' identifiers, e.g., names, emails, and affiliations, from the title page. - Remove acknowledgments of and identifiers of funding sources. - Use anonymous names for your files, as source file names are often embedded in the final output you generate, and therefore accessible as comments. - When referring to your own related work, refer to it in the third person as you would with any other related work by another author. Besides anonymizing your submission, double-blind reviewing also imposes additional requirements on both authors and reviewers. Specifically, while it is permissible for authors to give local talks on their work and release their paper on a non-peer-reviewed location, e.g., an institutional repository or even arXiv, care should be exercised to limit public exposure as much as possible. This requirement includes refraining from advertising the work on mailing lists and public forums, and in general limiting as much as possible the odds that program committee members be exposed to the work and the authors' identity. Conversely, program committee members will be advised to neither actively seek to "reverse engineer" the authors' identity, nor to directly share with other program committee members any such information they may have acquired. All questions regarding possible breaches of the anonymity covenant that underlies the double-blind review process will be adjudicated by the Program Committee co-Chairs. All papers will be provisionally accepted and the final acceptance of any paper will be subject to shepherding by a member of the program committee. Submission and Plagiarism Policy Papers must present original contributions and can neither be previously published nor under review by another conference or journal. Papers containing plagiarized materials will be subject to the IEEE plagiarism policy and possible penalties and will be rejected without being reviewed. Best Paper Award and Fast-Track Journal Publication One of the accepted papers will be selected for the Best Paper award, and will be fast tracked to the IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, with a streamlined journal review process. Presentation and Registration Requirements IEEE ICNP requires that at least one of the authors of any accepted paper must register for the conference at the full rate and be available to present the paper at the conference. While we anticipate ICNP 2021 will be held physically in-person in Dallas, TX, in the unlikely event that the conference is held virtually or partially virtually due to health considerations, we will accommodate requests by authors to present papers remotely, without physical attendance, and subsequently to include the paper in the conference proceedings and in IEEE Xplore. However, any paper that is not presented by an author of the paper, either in-person or remotely, will be withdrawn from the proceedings and thus from IEEE Xplore. At least one author from each accepted paper will be expected to register at the full rate whether presenting remotely or in person. Technical Program Chairs Y. Charlie Hu (Purdue University, USA) Xiaowei Yang (Duke University, USA)

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Fwd: Second call for nominations: IRTF ANRP 2021
by Stephen D. Strowes 19 Nov '20

19 Nov '20

Hi, The nomination deadline for the IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is only a few days away. Details below! Have you seen work recently that would be deserving of funding and focus at an upcoming IETF/IRTF meeting (e.g., recent work you saw at RIPE81 or IMC, or the amazing work your students are doing)? Please consider nominating! Cheers, S. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Second call for nominations: IRTF ANRP 2021 Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020 23:35:02 +0000 From: Colin Perkins <csp(a)csperkins.org> To: IETF Mailing List <ietf(a)ietf.org> APPLIED NETWORKING RESEARCH PRIZE (ANRP) 2021 https://irtf.org/anrp/ ******************************************************************* *** Submit nominations for the 2021 award period of the *** *** Applied Networking Research Prize until November 22, 2020 *** *** *** *** (Please share this announcement with your colleagues.) *** ******************************************************************* The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is awarded to recognise the best recent results in applied networking, interesting new research ideas of potential relevance to the Internet standards community, and upcoming people that are likely to have an impact on Internet standards and technologies, with a particular focus on cases where these people or ideas would not otherwise get much exposure or be able to participate in the discussion. We encourage nominations of researchers with relevant research results, interesting ideas, and new perspectives. The award will offer them the opportunity to present and discuss their work with the engineers, network operators, policy makers, and scientists that participate in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and its research arm, the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Both self- and third-party nominations for this prize are encouraged. The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) consists of: • a cash prize of $1000 (USD) • an invited talk at the IRTF Open Meeting • a travel grant to attend a week-long IETF meeting (airfare, hotel, registration, stipend - COVID-19 permitting) • recognition at the IETF plenary • an invitation to related social activities In addition, prize winners may be offered additional travel grants to attend future IETF and/or IRTF meetings. Such grants are made at the discretion of the award committee, based on community feedback, engagement with the community, and potential future impact. Applied Networking Research Prize awards are made once per calendar year. Each year, several winners will be chosen and invited to present their work at one of the three IETF meetings during the following year. # HOW TO NOMINATE Nominations are for a single author of an original, peer-reviewed, journal, conference or workshop paper that was recently published or accepted for publication. The nominee must be one of the main authors of the nominated paper. Both self-nominations (nominating one’s own paper) and third-party nominations (nominating someone else’s paper) are encouraged. The nominated paper should provide a scientific foundation for possible future engineering work in the IETF, or research and experimentation in the IRTF. It should analyse the behaviour of Internet protocols in operational deployments or realistic testbeds, make an important contribution to the understanding of Internet scalability, performance, reliability, security or capability, or otherwise be of relevance to ongoing or future IETF or IRTF activities. Nominations must briefly describe how the nominated paper relates to these goals. They should describe how involving the nominee in the IETF and IRTF process, and bringing them to an IETF meeting, would help to foster the transition of the results and/or ideas into new IETF engineering work or IRTF experimentation, or otherwise seed new activities that will have an impact on the real-world Internet. The goal of the Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is to foster the transitioning of research results into real-world benefits for the Internet. Therefore, applicants must indicate that they (or the nominee, in case of third-party nominations) are available to attend at least one of the IETF meetings in the following year. In-person attendance is desirable, where possible, but due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remote participation options will be available for ANRP prize winners at all IETF meetings in 2021. Nominations are submitted via https://irtf.org/anrp/ and must include: • the name and email address of the nominee; • a bibliographic reference to the published (or accepted) nominated paper; • a PDF copy of the nominated paper; • a statement that describes how the nominated paper fulfills the goals of the award and how the nominee would engage with the IETF and/or IRTF community; • a statement of the nominees availability to present their work at the IETF meetings in during 2021; • a statement that the nominee accepts that the IRTF Intellectual Property Rights disclosure rules will apply to their award talk at the IRTF open meeting; • a brief biography or CV for the nominee; and • optionally, any other supporting information (link to nominee’s web site, etc.) All nominees will be notified by email about the decision regarding their nomination. Nominations for the Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) are not considered to be contributions to the IETF or IRTF. However, the invited talks at the IRTF Open Meeting are considered to be contributions and the IRTF Intellectual Property Rights disclosure rules apply. # IMPORTANT DATES Applications close: November 22, 2020 (hard) Notifications: December 18, 2020 # SPONSORS The Applied Networking Research Prize is supported by the Internet Society in coordination with the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Additional corporate sponsorship is kindly provided by Comcast and NBC Universal. If your organisation would like to support the ANRP, please contact anrp(a)irtf.org.

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RIPE Atlas 10 Years Anniversary Events
by Gergana Petrova 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Dear all, This email is for those of you who use RIPE Atlas - a global network of probes that measure Internet connectivity and reachability. RIPE Atlas turns 10 years old this month! We're excited to share two events to mark this occasion, and we invite you to join us for them: * RIPE Atlas Open House session (18 November): This is a 90 minute long virtual session in which we will celebrate 10 years of RIPE Atlas by sharing use cases, updates and having an open discussion about everything Atlas. https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-10… * Virtual RIPE Atlas Software Probe Deployathon (25 November): Deploying software probes is even more fun if we get together for it! We're aiming to get software probes deployed with mentors and participants logging in from around the world. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/lets-deploy-together-ripe-atlas-softwar… Both these events are free and open to all, but please make sure to register as soon as possible. Feel free to spread the word and invite your local communities too! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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Call for nominations: IRTF ANRP 2021
by Stephen D. Strowes 28 Oct '20

28 Oct '20

Hi all, At the moment we're half-way through two big events on the calendar, RIPE81 and IMC, which many of you are likely to be participating in. Many of you participate in other related communities. Nominations for the IRTF ANRP are open until November 22nd. If you've seen work that you think would benefit from greater exposure among practitioners, please consider nominating or reaching out to authors/supervisors to encourage *them* to nominate. More information below! Cheers, S. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLIED NETWORKING RESEARCH PRIZE (ANRP) 2021 https://irtf.org/anrp/ ******************************************************************* *** Submit nominations for the 2021 award period of the *** *** Applied Networking Research Prize until November 22, 2020 *** *** *** *** (Please share this announcement with your colleagues.) *** ******************************************************************* The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is awarded to recognise the best recent results in applied networking, interesting new research ideas of potential relevance to the Internet standards community, and upcoming people that are likely to have an impact on Internet standards and technologies, with a particular focus on cases where these people or ideas would not otherwise get much exposure or be able to participate in the discussion. We encourage nominations of researchers with relevant research results, interesting ideas, and new perspectives. The award will offer them the opportunity to present and discuss their work with the engineers, network operators, policy makers, and scientists that participate in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and its research arm, the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Both self- and third-party nominations for this prize are encouraged. The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) consists of: • a cash prize of $1000 (USD) • an invited talk at the IRTF Open Meeting • a travel grant to attend a week-long IETF meeting (airfare, hotel, registration, stipend - COVID-19 permitting) • recognition at the IETF plenary • an invitation to related social activities In addition, prize winners may be offered additional travel grants to attend future IETF and/or IRTF meetings. Such grants are made at the discretion of the award committee, based on community feedback, engagement with the community, and potential future impact. Applied Networking Research Prize awards are made once per calendar year. Each year, several winners will be chosen and invited to present their work at one of the three IETF meetings during the following year. # HOW TO NOMINATE Nominations are for a single author of an original, peer-reviewed, journal, conference or workshop paper that was recently published or accepted for publication. The nominee must be one of the main authors of the nominated paper. Both self-nominations (nominating one’s own paper) and third-party nominations (nominating someone else’s paper) are encouraged. The nominated paper should provide a scientific foundation for possible future engineering work in the IETF, or research and experimentation in the IRTF. It should analyse the behaviour of Internet protocols in operational deployments or realistic testbeds, make an important contribution to the understanding of Internet scalability, performance, reliability, security or capability, or otherwise be of relevance to ongoing or future IETF or IRTF activities. Nominations must briefly describe how the nominated paper relates to these goals. They should describe how involving the nominee in the IETF and IRTF process, and bringing them to an IETF meeting, would help to foster the transition of the results and/or ideas into new IETF engineering work or IRTF experimentation, or otherwise seed new activities that will have an impact on the real-world Internet. The goal of the Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is to foster the transitioning of research results into real-world benefits for the Internet. Therefore, applicants must indicate that they (or the nominee, in case of third-party nominations) are available to attend at least one of the IETF meetings in the following year. In-person attendance is desirable, where possible, but due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remote participation options will be available for ANRP prize winners at all IETF meetings in 2021. Nominations are submitted via https://irtf.org/anrp/ and must include: • the name and email address of the nominee; • a bibliographic reference to the published (or accepted) nominated paper; • a PDF copy of the nominated paper; • a statement that describes how the nominated paper fulfills the goals of the award and how the nominee would engage with the IETF and/or IRTF community; • a statement of the nominees availability to present their work at the IETF meetings in during 2021; • a statement that the nominee accepts that the IRTF Intellectual Property Rights disclosure rules will apply to their award talk at the IRTF open meeting; • a brief biography or CV for the nominee; and • optionally, any other supporting information (link to nominee’s web site, etc.) All nominees will be notified by email about the decision regarding their nomination. Nominations for the Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) are not considered to be contributions to the IETF or IRTF. However, the invited talks at the IRTF Open Meeting are considered to be contributions and the IRTF Intellectual Property Rights disclosure rules apply. # IMPORTANT DATES Applications close: November 22, 2020 (hard) Notifications: December 18, 2020 # SPONSORS The Applied Networking Research Prize is supported by the Internet Society in coordination with the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Additional corporate sponsorship is kindly provided by Comcast and NBC Universal. If your organisation would like to support the ANRP, please contact anrp(a)irtf.org. sstrowes@sstrowes-pro:/tmp$

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Survey - the costs of authentication rules
by Hazel Murray 23 Oct '20

23 Oct '20

Dear all, I am Hazel Murray, a final year PhD student from Ireland. I am studying password security and authentication. In my research I am measuring the trade-off that exists between the costs and benefits of securing authentication systems. Myself and my supervisor, Prof. David Malone, are carrying out a survey aimed at system administrators, IT services staff and anyone in charge of security and authentication for an organisation. The survey is investigating the time and costs that are associated with enforcing different authentication rules. Would anyone be able to complete this 10 minute survey please: https://www.hamilton.ie/cgibin/admin-survey.pl Also feel free to circulate it to anyone you think might be interested. We do also have a second survey exploring burdens on users which is here if you are interested: https://www.hamilton.ie/cgibin/user-survey.pl If you have any questions, feel free to contact me: hazel.murray(a)mu.ie<mailto:hazel.murray@mu.ie>. Thank you. Kind regards, Hazel Murray Maynooth University Hamilton Institute Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholar Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LT8OC4fFg_IoadZyH8rKwhIedsTKJTX9bcDpepTU0…] [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YYS46KmPiqh04fJCkW7QMlivDFw52R4udVesKYsNw…] [1506431306825_irc_logo_hi-res.jpg]

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Academic/NREN Session, 26 Obtober, 14h CET
by Gergana Petrova 20 Oct '20

20 Oct '20

Dear all, True to tradition from the past few years, we're organising a special session for academics and NRENs parallel to RIPE 81. When: Monday, 26 October 2020, 13:00-14:00 UTC / 14:00-15:00 CET Where: I will send the zoom link an hour before the session If you are interested to attend, but you are not registered to RIPE 81, please email me back and I will add you to the list! Agenda: ------- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Internet latency Massimo Candela, University of Pisa Consumer IoT Devices Privacy Implications and Mitigations Anna Maria Mandalari, Imperial College London RPKI Research John Kristoff, University of Illinois RIPE Atlas Measurement Data in BigQuery Stephen Strowes, RIPE NCC DNS, Identity and Internet Naming for Experimentation and Research (DIINER) Robert Story, University of Southern California I hope to see you there! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC

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