Dear Colleagues, RIPE 56 will be held from 5-9 May 2008 at the Hotel Palace in Berlin, Germany. REGISTRATION ============== You can register online for RIPE 56 at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/51 MEETING FEE =========== The registration fee for the meeting is EUR 400. This covers the full RIPE Meeting week. You will receive a EUR 50 discount if your payment is received before 12:00 UTC on Friday, 2 May 2008. DAY TICKETS =========== Day tickets are available online and cost EUR 125 per day. You can also purchase your day ticket at the Registration Desk on the day you will attend. STUDENT DISCOUNT ================= Students get a 50% discount on the price of a regular week ticket if they show a valid student card upon arrival at the meeting. This discount does not apply to day tickets and cannot be used in combination with the EUR 50 discount for early payment. FREE TICKETS ============ If you are a *new* Local Internet Registry (LIR), you receive *two* free RIPE Meeting tickets as part of your membership. You can find out more about how to use your RIPE Meeting tickets at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/new-lir.html MEETING PLAN ============ The RIPE 56 Meeting Plan is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/meeting-plan.html Agendas for each session will be posted at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/agendas/ Please check this page regularly for updates. You can already take a look at some of the plenary discussion topics at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/agendas/plenary.html FURTHER INFORMATION =================== For more information about RIPE 56, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-56/ If you have any further questions, please contact <meeting@ripe.net>. Regards, Camilla Meidell Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC