Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Training Services Department invites you to register for one of our upcoming DNS for LIRs Training Courses: Date: Tuesday 5 September 2006 Time: 0900-1700 Location: Reykjavik, Iceland Hosted by: TM-Software http://www.t.is/ And Date: Friday 29 September 2006 Time: 0900-1700 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands And Date: Friday 27 October 2006 Time: 0900-1700 Location: London, United Kingdom And Date: Tuesday 28 November 2006 Time: 0900-1700 Location: Rome, Italy Hosted by: CASPUR http://www.caspur.it/ Hosted by: NAMEX http://www.namex.it/ And Date: Friday 15 December 2006 Time: 0900-1700 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation The main objective of the DNS for LIRs Training Course is to provide LIRs with information about the different DNS related services the RIPE NCC has available for them. It covers reverse DNS procedures and checks, as well as giving information about DNS Monitoring (DNSMON), K-Root and anycasting. The course also covers DNSSEC and the specific procedures set up by the RIPE NCC to secure the in-addr.arpa zones. Please note that the DNS for LIRs course focuses on DNS services and procedures related to being an LIR. The course does: - NOT teach the basics of DNS - NOT describe how to receive Internet resources from the RIPE NCC - NOT describe fully how to operate a Local Internet Registry (LIR) The course is intended for technical staff of LIRs. It is assumed that all attendees are familiar with common DNS terminology and have a practical knowledge of operating DNS servers. The course is free of charge. We provide lunch and printed training materials. We do not cover any of your travel expenses or accommodation. We give all of our training courses in English. You can find more information about the course at: http://www.ripe.net/training/dns REGISTRATION: ============ To register for this course, please use the LIR Portal or complete the registration via our website on: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at <training@ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC