The first full day of RIPE 56 got off to a lively start with a day of Plenary presentations.

With a total of 343 attendees checked in, the sessions were full and there was plenty of discussion. One of day’s highlights was the presentation from Detlef Eckert, European Comission (EC), on IPv6 Deployment in the European Union. Detlef gave an overview of the EU action plan for IPv6 deployment and his presentation provoked much discussion in the community. Rob Blokzijl, RIPE Chair, also asked Detlef to return to future RIPE Meetings to report on the EC's progress.

Topic of the Day - IPv6

In preparation for Wednesday’s Special IPv6 Plenary Session, several of Tuesday's presentations were focused on IPv6. Jean Camp (Indiana University School of Informatics) presented "IPv6 Adoption Through the Lens of Economics of Security", Bernard Schmidt (Leibniz-Rechenzentrum) gave a talk on "Problems in the Current Global IPv6 Routing System" and Gert Doering (SpaceNet AG) gave an overview on the IPv6 Routing Table. These presentations, together with all presentations from Monday and Tuesday, are available online.

First Time Attendees' Social Events

In order to introduce first-time RIPE Meeting attendees to the RIPE Working Group Chairs and other key players in the RIPE community, the Newcomers' Welcome Drinks were held on Tuesday evening for the 119 first-time meeting attendees registered so far. This event, together with the daily newcomers' lunches, have been successful in helping first-time attendees familiarise themselves with the RIPE Meeting format and the RIPE community.

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RIPE NCC Members - Self Registration for the General Meeting

Self-registration for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) opened on Tuesday. The GM is for RIPE NCC Members only and they must register in advance to attend. The self-registration terminals are located by the Meeting Registration Desk. Information about the GM can be found at the GM Registration Desk on Wednesday from 09:00 - 16:00 and at: www.ripe.net

Wednesday's Social Event: Cocktails & BBQ

At: 19:00 in Club Trompete - Meet in lobby for 18:45
Host: NETNOD

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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.