Dear colleagues, RIPE Chair Hans Petter Holen will open the RIPE 69 Meeting in London today at 14:00 local time (UTC). This will be followed by a welcome speech from John Souter of LINX, the host of this RIPE Meeting. If you cannot be at RIPE 69 in person, you can follow the proceedings and participate remotely by viewing the live webcast and using the chat facilities: https://ripe69.ripe.net/live Your participation will ensure that this will be another excellent RIPE Meeting! Kind regards, Gergana Petrova On behalf of the RIPE Meeting Team