[see-regional] IPv6 and BGP Training Courses + Member Lunches in SEE

Dear all,

I hope you are enjoying a nice summer day!

I want to let you know about two member lunches and two training courses 
coming up in August in SEE. Note that this time, the training courses 
are also open to non-members!

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Member lunches in Sofia and Tirana
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Member lunches aim to get input from our members on how the RIPE NCC can 
better work to serve their interests. It's also a great opportunity for 
you to meet your peers in the Internet industry. We can discuss topics 
such topics as:
- The situation with the Internet in SEE and across our service region
- How RIPE NCC tools and measurements can help operators (RIPE Atlas,
RIPEstat, RIPEIPmap, etc.)
- Improvements that the RIPE NCC can make to help operators
- IPv6 deployment issues
- Any other issues you would like to discuss with the RIPE NCC about
your member account

Member Lunch Sofia - Monday, 26 August, 12:00-14:30
https://www.ripe.net/s/memberlunchsofia2019

Member Lunch Tirana - Wednesday, 28 August, 12:00-14:30
https://www.ripe.net/s/memberlunchtirana2019

Exact locations will be confirmed to all registered attendees.

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Training Courses in Podgorica
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The training courses are free and delivered in English. We will provide 
lunch and training materials.

To register as a non-member, please email your name, 
company/organisation/university, special dietary requirements and which 
course you want to register for, to training at ripe.net.

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Basic IPv6 Training Course
Date: Wednesday, 28 August, 9:00-17:30
Venue: Hilton Podgorica Crna Gora
https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses/ipv6/outline

- Are you thinking about deploying IPv6 in your organisation?
- Have you been told you need to deploy IPv6?
- Do you need to convince your manager that IPv6 needs to be deployed?
- Have you looked at an IPv6 address and thought it was too complicated 
to deploy in your network?

If you are a member, register via the LIR Portal:
https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/register/courseCode/IPX20190016

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BGP Operations and Security Training Course
Date: Thursday and Friday, 29-30 August, 9:00-17:30
Venue: Hilton Podgorica Crna Gora
https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses/bgp

This is a hands-on, two-day course, designed for technical staff to get 
an in-depth overview of BGP Best Current Operational Practices. This 
course is not intended for administrative or management staff (such as 
hostmasters).

If you are a member, register via the LIR Portal:
https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/register/courseCode/BGP20190009

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RACI, Fellowship, CPF
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For those of you still reading, a quick reminder that today is the last 
day to apply for RACI (students and academics only) and the RIPE 
Fellowship (open to everyone) to receive funding to attend RIPE 79 in 
Rotterdam:
http://ripe.net/raci
http://ripe.net/fellowship

And lastly, if you have a nice idea for a non-profit project for the 
good of the internet, apply for funding via the RIPE NCC Community 
Projects Fund before 1 September. We'd love to see more applications 
from SEE!
http://ripe.net/cpf

That's it from me for now!

Best regards,
Gergana

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Gergana Petrova
External Relations
RIPE NCC