[connect-wg] virtual session at RIPE 80

Hi Florence and Connect group,

> On 26 Mar 2020, at 23:22, Florence Lavroff via connect-wg <connect-wg at ripe.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear friends of the Connect-WG,
> 
> As you may all know by now, RIPE 80 will be a virtual meeting.
> 
> While we are still working out the logistics of it with our fellow RIPE chairs,
> we'd like to get your feedback on what topics you'd like to discuss under what format and how long this virtual session should ideally take.
> 
> We consider maintaining our 1.5 hour slot for the moment, unless you propose otherwise. We'd also like to suggest as a main topic for the working group a discussion session around the impact of covid-19 on traffic, including but not restricted to the role of IXPs during the crisis.

Nice idea and indeed a hot topic of our times. I believe many of us not only experienced new traffic peaks (that give nice topics for the marketing people to publish) but also had to face difficult challenges like:
 - emergency upgrades on the internal network 
 - emergency customer upgrades (like up and running in 2-3 hours)
 - equipment under stress/overload
 - restricted access to datacenter

And I’m sure I forget some more, but I would be glad to hear more stories from the fellow IXP colleagues. 

> Feel free to let us know your thoughts,
> 
> Stay safe, healthy and wash your hands,
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Florence, Remco and Will
> Connect-WG co-chairs
> -- 
> Florence Lavroff / lavroff at google.com <mailto:lavroff at google.com>  / +31 6 11 01 55 80 <>
> Infrastructure Acquisition and Interconnect / Google EMEA
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Stay safe and we see each other virtually on RIPE-80



Best regards,

Stavros Konstantaras | Sr. Network Engineer | AMS-IX 
M +31 (0) 620 89 51 04 | T +31 20 305 8999
ams-ix.net

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