<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear colleagues,<br class=""><br class="">It’s a New Year, and we’re looking forward to the many engaging events and meetings ahead! In 2019, the eighth South East Europe (SEE 8)/ RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will take place on 16-17 April at the Swissôtel in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Would you like to get involved?<br class=""><br class="">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class="">What’s in it for you?<br class="">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">- Two full days of networking and learning<br class="">- A platform to showcase your innovations<br class="">- Get tutorials, best-practices and new developments from experts<br class="">- Get to know other organisations from South East Europe<br class="">- RIPE NCC staff on hand to help you with queries or issues<br class="">- Fantastic socials!<br class=""><br class="">This meeting covers a wide range of topics, including:<br class="">- IPv6 deployment<br class="">- Network, DNS and IXP operations<br class="">- Commercial transactions of IPv4 addresses<br class="">- Internet governance and regulatory practices<br class="">- Data centre technologies<br class=""><br class="">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class="">Register Now<br class="">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">The meeting is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge.<br class="">Register for your place:<br class=""><a href="https://www.ripe.net/see-8/register" class="">https://www.ripe.net/see-8/register</a><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class="">Submit a Presentation<br class="">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Regional presentations on Internet-related topics are welcome! Please<br class="">submit your presentation proposals by 17 February 2019:<br class=""><a href="https://www.ripe.net/see-8/call-for-presentations" class="">https://www.ripe.net/see-8/call-for-presentations</a><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class="">Academics: Apply for RACI Funding<br class="">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Does your research focus on Internet infrastructure or technology?<br class="">Are you working on a topic that is of interest to the larger networking community?<br class="">You can receive funding to attend SEE 7 through the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative. Applications are open now!<br class="">Submission deadline: 3 February 2019<br class=""><a href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci/" class="">https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci/</a><br class=""><br class="">More information about the meeting can be found at:<br class=""><a href="https://www.ripe.net/see-8" class="">https://www.ripe.net/see-8</a><br class=""><br class="">SEE you in Sarajevo!<br class=""><br class="">Best regards,<br class=""><br class="">Martina<br class="">Event Organiser<br class="">RIPE NCC</body></html>