Dear Colleagues, We have started the 'countdown' to the RIPE 47 meeting, now just over two weeks to go! The meeting will be held from 26 - 30 January 2004 at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. If you have not yet registered to the meeting, remember to do so before 23 January at 16:00, in order to benefit from the discount of EUR 50. Hot topics to be discussed include: - The DENIC proposal on a change to the IPv4 policy on ccTLD and gTLD name server operators. - How much IPv6 will the RIRs need? - Changes to reverse DNS REGISTRATION To register for RIPE 47 please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-47/registration.html MEETING FEE The registration fee for this meeting is EUR 400. However, if payment is received before 23 January 2004 at 16:00 (CET) you will receive a pre-payment discount of EUR 50. TRAVEL VISA FOR THE NETHERLANDS Participants requiring a visa to enter the Netherlands are advised to begin the required procedures as soon as possible. The RIPE NCC Conference Co-ordinator is pleased to provide letters of invitation to those attendees requiring them. MORE INFORMATION ON RIPE 47 For further information on RIPE 47 please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-47/index.html Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: <meeting@ripe.net>. We wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Regards, Camilla Meidell Conference Co-ordinator RIPE NCC