Hi all, A quick message about TNC16, which takes place 12-16 June 2016 in Prague: https://tnc16.geant.org/ ​Student contest - Deadline 15 April GÉANT invites students from all disciplines to participate in an exciting challenge, revolving around the theme of this year's networking conference, TNC16, "Building the internet of people". The TNC16 student competition is centered around the question "How would you improve the internet of people?". In order to pitch their ideas, participants should submit a 3 minute video with a supporting description. A group of finalists will receive fee waivers to attend the conference and to showcase their ideas during a plenary session in front of a panel of experts. The contest winner will be awarded with the “Best new idea prize 2016” during an official ceremony at TNC16. https://tnc16.geant.org/web/participate/student Call for Posters - Deadline 15 April In past years many TNC participants have created high-quality poster presentations. An effective poster presentation should summarise your work with graphs and images to tell the story and should use text sparingly. Presenting a poster at TNC16 will serve as an excellent advertisement for your work, and can act as a great conversation starter with other TNC participants. https://tnc16.geant.org/web/participate/guidelines Give a Lightning Talk - Deadline 15 April Lightning talks are 5-minute presentations focusing on one key point: this can be an idea, a successful project, a cautionary tale, a collaboration invitation, a quick tip or a demonstration. Use this time wisely to present the pertinent message of the subject matter without the need for background history, the problem space or a business-case justification. Lightning talks are an excellent opportunity for first-time speakers. We will have in total 32 lightning talks at TNC16. https://tnc16.geant.org/web/participate/guidelines Please note, RIPE NCC is not organising this and I cannot give you more information. I just thought it's nice to share on the list. For questions, please ask the organisers at: tnc16@lists.geant.org Cheers, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE Network Coordination Centre Singel 258, 1016 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 20 535 4444 www.ripe.net