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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of <a href="https://earn-history.net/">EARN</a>, the EARN 2024 conference will take place in Athens on April 20-21 2024, in conjunction with the <a href="https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-12/#:~:text=The%2012th%20South%20East%20Europe,on%2023%2D24%20April%202024.">RIPE SEE 12</a> Meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>EARN, the European Academic and Research Network, started in 1984 as the first multi-vendor computer communications network in Europe – before the Internet became widely available in the region. For the next ten years, until it merged with RARE (R�seaux Associ�s pour la Recherche Europ�enne) to form TERENA in 1994, EARN was active in introducing computer networking throughout Europe and beyond (former Soviet republics, the Middle East and North Africa).<br>Among the speakers at the conference the Internet Hall of Fame inductees:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/dennis-jennings">Dennis Jennings</a></span><br><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/frode-greisen/">Frode Greisen</a></span><br><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/francois-fluckiger/">Fran�ois Fl�ckiger</a></span><br><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/jan-gruntorad/">Jan Gruntor�d</a></span><br><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/daniel-karrenberg/">Daniel Karrenberg</a></span><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>We invite all those interested in the history of computer networks to join us at the conference and share ideas, lessons learned, memories and history.<br>If you would like to get more information about the event and if you'd like to participate visit the <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://www.earn2024.net/">EARN 2024 conference site</a></span>.<br>If you already know that you want to join us, you can <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://meeting-registration.ripe.net/meeting-pub/registration?meetingId=f73fc461-b62f-4f02-b49b-1883f84e0d37">go directly to the registration page on the RIPE meeting site</a></span>, and you can <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://divanicaravel.reserve-online.net/?checkin=2024-04-19&rooms=1&nights=1&adults=1&bkcode=RIPENCC24">book a room at the special conference rate with this link</a></span>.<br>If you have any questions or comments for the organizers, please send a personal email to <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="mailto:info@earn2024.net">info@earn2024.net</a></span> and/or <span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="mailto:support@earn2024.net">support@earn2024.net</a></span>. If you have photos from EARN meetings or activities, we would be very grateful if you would share them with us so that we can display them at the conference.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hope to see you in Athens!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2F5496'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0080FF'>Daniele Bovio</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br></span><span style='color:#2F5496'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>