Dear colleagues, the first submission round for RIPE 81 is over and there are still plenary and lightning talk slots open. The RIPE Programme Committee will accept new proposals until *27th September 2020*. Lightning talk submission will be possible at least until a week before the meeting, but due to the condensed schedule in the online format we have less slots available than usually. Please note, that all the submissions we already received and did not explicitly accept or reject are still under consideration for the plenary at RIPE 81. Authors of accepted or rejected presentations have been contacted by the PC via the contact address they provided. You can find the CFP for RIPE 81 at https://ripe81.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/, for your proposals for plenary session presentations and lightning talks. We also have the possibility to schedule BoFs, but they will happen outside the general meeting plan due to timing constrains. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact the Programme Committee at pc@ripe.net . Kind regards, Franziska Lichtblau RIPE PC Chair https://ripe81.ripe.net/ripe-pc/