The RIPE 56 Meeting was called to an end on Friday by RIPE Chair, Rob Blokzijl. With a total of 404 attendees from 46 countries, this event was the biggest meeting so far.

The meeting host, DE-CIX, and all of the sponsors are thanked for their support.

Highlights from Friday included a presentation given in the Routing Working Group about the beta version of the RIPE NCC's new Information Services Alarms System. The Closing Plenary featured an overview of the work of various Network Operations Groups (NOGs) from around the world and reports from the Data Protection Task Force, the DNSSEC Trust Anchor Repository Task Force and the Enhanced Cooperation Task Force.

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New Working Group to be Formed

There was much discussion about the Enhanced Cooperation Task Force. There was consensus reached in the Closing Plenary that the task force should evolve into a Working Group, with the suggested name of "Collaboration Working Group". The draft charter for this new working group will be published shortly after the RIPE 56 Meeting ends and there will be a four-week comment period immediately following. Further information will be announced on www.ripe.net and on the RIPE mailing list.

Appeal for Cyclone-Hit Myanmar

Paul Wilson, Director General APNIC, appealed for donations of money and equipment to support the deployment of Digital Ubiquitous Mobile Broadband OLSR (DUMBO) in cyclone-hit Myanmar. More information is available on this presentation.

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RIPE 57: See You in Dubai

The next RIPE Meeting, RIPE 57, takes place in Dubai, UAE, on 26 - 30 October 2008. This is the first time a RIPE Meeting has been held in the Middle East and we look forward to seeing you there. Please note that RIPE 57 begins on Sunday and ends on Thursday and you are urged to register for the meeting and book your flights to Dubai as early as possible. More information will be available shortly at:
www.ripe.net/meetings

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This Meeting Report reflects the daily highlights from RIPE 56 and provides only an impression of events. Full minutes of the RIPE Working Group sessions and presentations from all sessions will be available online after the meeting ends. If you have any comments or questions about this Meeting Report, please get in touch.