Dear colleagues, Earlier this week, on 22 January 2018, we held a Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators in Brussels. Around 50 representatives from governments, regulators and law enforcement agencies attended the meeting. A range of topics were covered over the course of the day, including the impact of the GDPR on the RIPE NCC, law enforcement’s recent engagement with the RIPE Policy Development Process, the use of address-sharing technologies (CGN) across Europe, and a run-down of key issues ahead of the ITU Plenipotentiary 2018 in October. The RIPE NCC has run Roundtable Meetings since 2005. They have proven to be an effective way of stimulating dialogue with and between regulators, and updating them on issues affecting the RIPE community. We also plan to hold Roundtable Meetings in the Middle East and Russian/CIS regions in 2018. You can find more information, including presentation slides, on our website (click on the agenda items): https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/roundtable/january-2018 Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC