Dear colleagues, We're happy to invite you to join us for events in Belgrade, Almaty and Manama in the coming months. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RIPE 85, Belgrade, Serbia, 25-27 October 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join us in Belgrade, or participate online in RIPE 85. A RIPE Meeting takes place over five days, bringing together Internet service providers, network operators and other interested parties from around the world to: - Participate in discussions about the policies and procedures used by the RIPE NCC to allocate Internet number resources - Participate in the RIPE Working Group sessions to discuss current technical and policy issues - Share experiences, latest developments and best common practices - Develop their network of peers in the Internet community - Network during breaks and socials For more information and registration please visit: https://ripe85.ripe.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CAPIF 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 16-17 November 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We're hosting the first-ever Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 1) in cooperation with the Internet Society and Euro-IX. We will be engaging with participants and speakers to discuss core topics promoting peering and IXPs in Central Asia. These will include legislative and regulatory issues, opportunities for regional and international connectivity, funding and resources for IXPs, hosting CDNs, as well as network security, stability and resilience, including MANRS and RPKI. CAPIF is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge. For more information and registration please visit: https://www.ripe.net/capif-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MENOG 22, Manama, Bahrain, 7-8 December 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Middle East Network Operators Group Meeting & Peering Forum (MENOG22) is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge. One of the biggest gatherings of network operators, content providers and data centres in the region, MENOG 22 will bring together experts from across the Middle East. For more information and registration please visit https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-22/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Hosts for RIPE 87 and RIPE 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Interested in hosting a RIPE Meeting? The call for hosts for RIPE 87 (27 November - 1 December 2023) and RIPE 88 (13 - 17 May 2024) is currently open. You can read more about the Call for Hosts at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/call-for-host We encourage you to please share this email with your colleagues who might be interested in participating in any of these events. Kind regards, The RIPE NCC Events Team