Dear all, I hope you are enjoying a nice summer day! I want to let you know about two member lunches and two training courses coming up in August in SEE. Note that this time, the training courses are also open to non-members! ---------------------------------- Member lunches in Sofia and Tirana ---------------------------------- Member lunches aim to get input from our members on how the RIPE NCC can better work to serve their interests. It's also a great opportunity for you to meet your peers in the Internet industry. We can discuss topics such topics as: - The situation with the Internet in SEE and across our service region - How RIPE NCC tools and measurements can help operators (RIPE Atlas, RIPEstat, RIPEIPmap, etc.) - Improvements that the RIPE NCC can make to help operators - IPv6 deployment issues - Any other issues you would like to discuss with the RIPE NCC about your member account Member Lunch Sofia - Monday, 26 August, 12:00-14:30 https://www.ripe.net/s/memberlunchsofia2019 Member Lunch Tirana - Wednesday, 28 August, 12:00-14:30 https://www.ripe.net/s/memberlunchtirana2019 Exact locations will be confirmed to all registered attendees. ----------------------------- Training Courses in Podgorica ----------------------------- The training courses are free and delivered in English. We will provide lunch and training materials. To register as a non-member, please email your name, company/organisation/university, special dietary requirements and which course you want to register for, to training@ripe.net. --- Basic IPv6 Training Course Date: Wednesday, 28 August, 9:00-17:30 Venue: Hilton Podgorica Crna Gora https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses/ipv6/outline - Are you thinking about deploying IPv6 in your organisation? - Have you been told you need to deploy IPv6? - Do you need to convince your manager that IPv6 needs to be deployed? - Have you looked at an IPv6 address and thought it was too complicated to deploy in your network? If you are a member, register via the LIR Portal: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/register/courseCode/IPX20190016 --- BGP Operations and Security Training Course Date: Thursday and Friday, 29-30 August, 9:00-17:30 Venue: Hilton Podgorica Crna Gora https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses/bgp This is a hands-on, two-day course, designed for technical staff to get an in-depth overview of BGP Best Current Operational Practices. This course is not intended for administrative or management staff (such as hostmasters). If you are a member, register via the LIR Portal: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/register/courseCode/BGP20190009 --------------------- RACI, Fellowship, CPF --------------------- For those of you still reading, a quick reminder that today is the last day to apply for RACI (students and academics only) and the RIPE Fellowship (open to everyone) to receive funding to attend RIPE 79 in Rotterdam: http://ripe.net/raci http://ripe.net/fellowship And lastly, if you have a nice idea for a non-profit project for the good of the internet, apply for funding via the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund before 1 September. We'd love to see more applications from SEE! http://ripe.net/cpf That's it from me for now! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC