From gpetrova at ripe.net Wed Jun 27 14:58:21 2018 From: gpetrova at ripe.net (Gergana Petrova) Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 13:58:21 +0200 Subject: [nog] RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund and RACI In-Reply-To: <6fa12eff-a930-e5e8-0ae0-6107f593dd3a@ripe.net> References: <6fa12eff-a930-e5e8-0ae0-6107f593dd3a@ripe.net> Message-ID: Dear all, Please see below the calls for the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund (deadline is in two days!) and RACI (deadline on 12 August). -------------------------------- RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund -------------------------------- The RIPE NCC provides EUR 250,000 a year to support projects of value to the operation and resilience of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services benefitting the technical community in the Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. Is your project of benefit to the Internet, particularly the RIPE community? Is your project non-commercial in nature? Do you have a clear project plan and timeline? Apply by 29 June at: https://www.ripe.net/community-projects-fund Keep in mind that funding: - may be used to purchase equipment, but this cannot be the sole expenditure - cannot be used for humanitarian aid, donations, or to encourage political reform - cannot be used to provide scholarships or cover tuition fees - cannot be used to support any form of commercial activity ----------------------------------------------- RACI - The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative ----------------------------------------------- RACI is accepting applications for the upcoming meetings in autumn 2018: - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Almaty, 25 September - RIPE 77, Amsterdam, 15-19 October Application deadline is 12 August. Examples of relevant research topics: - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things If you are working on interesting research or know someone in your network who is, you can find more information and the application form here: https://www.ripe.net/raci Best, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC