<html><head></head><body> <div><br></div><div id="protonmail_mobile_signature_block"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Dear colleagues,</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Together with the RIPE NCC, the RIPE Chair Team has decided that RIPE 83 </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">will take place fully virtually from 22-26 November 2021.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">We had hoped to hold a combined physical+remote<caret></caret> meeting, and see at least some of you in </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">person again. However, there are still too many uncertainties as far as </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">COVID-19 and travel restrictions are concerned, and we cannot yet risk </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">holding a face-to-face event under the circumstances. The safety of the meeting </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">attendees and RIPE NCC staff is our first concern. We really hope that </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">the situation will improve enough for us to meet again in person</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> in 2022.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">You can get the latest updates about RIPE 83 on the meeting </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">website:</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://ripe83.ripe.net/" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">https://ripe83.ripe.net</a><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Kind regards,</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Mirjam Kühne</span><br></div><div id="protonmail_mobile_signature_block"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">RIPE Chair</span></div></body></html>