Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 51 Meeting will be held 10 - 14 October 2005 at the Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This is to inform you of a new facility at RIPE 51: THE RIPE NCC MEMBER SERVICES CENTRE The RIPE NCC Member Services Centre replaces the Hostmaster Consultation Centre. The Member Services Centre enables you to talk face-to-face with representatives from RIPE NCC Registration Services, Finance, Training,Software Engineering and Technical Departments. You can get more information on topics such as: - Reasons to become a Local Internet Registry (LIR) - Setting up an LIR Portal account - Information about the RIPE community, RIPE policies and RIPE NCC procedures - IPv4, IPv6 and ASN allocations and assignments - Contract re-signing - Invoice and billing queries - RIPE NCC Training Courses and their purpose - RIPE Whois Database - Information regarding RIPE NCC Regional Meetings More information about this facility is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-51/services-centre.html RIPE 51 REGISTRATION It is still possible to register for RIPE 51. Register online (before Friday 7 October at 17:00 CET) at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration/meeting.html?id=26 You can also register onsite at the RIPE Meeting Registration Desk, starting from Monday 10 October at 09:00. If you have any questions please contact <meeting@ripe.net>. Regards, Camilla Meidell