Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the 27th RIPE meeting, which will be held at: the Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland from Wednesday May 21st until Friday May 23rd. For those who wish to attend the RIPE meeting and will need a visa we would advise that you begin these procedures as soon as possible. The RIPE NCC will be able to send invitations on request to those requiring them. Also please note that there appears to be a shortage of availabe hotels in Dublin in May. Again: we would like to advise you to start looking for accommodation as soon as possible. Registration for the meeting will commence mid April. For more information you can look at: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/ripe/ripe-27/info.html Kind regards, Naomi de Bruyn RIPE NCC Meeting Registrations