RIPE 89

Submit a Lightning Talk

The Call for Presentations (CfP) deadline has passed.

Lightning talk proposals can still be submitted until 18 October 2024.

The Programme Committee is looking for presentations covering the topics of network engineering and operations, including but not limited to:

  • IPv6 deployment
  • Managing IPv4 scarcity
  • Data centre technologies
  • Network and DNS operations
  • Internet governance and regulatory practices
  • Network and routing security
  • Content delivery
  • Internet peering and mobile data exchange
  • Connected Things (a.k.a. Internet of Things – IoT)
  • Sustainable technologies

RIPE Meeting attendees prefer non-commercial presentations, and product marketing talks are strongly discouraged. Repeated audience feedback shows that the most successful talks focus on operational experience, research results, or case studies. For example, presenters wishing to describe a commercial solution should focus on the underlying technology and should not attempt a product demonstration.

Submissions

The following general requirements apply:

  • Proposals must be submitted using the meeting submission system
  • All presentation proposals will only be considered by the PC if they contain draft presentation slides (slides may be updated later on)
  • Presenters should indicate how much time their presentations will require;
    here’s an indication of the maximum duration of each session format:

    • Plenary presentations: 20-25 minute presentation with 5-10 minutes for questions and discussion
    • Lightning talks: 10 minutes in total for both the presentation and discussion
    • BoFs: One hour. This includes time for presentation and discussion
  • Lightning talks should also be submitted using the meeting submission system
  • The allocation of lightning talks will be announced the week before the RIPE Meeting
  • Presenters who propose a BoF are encouraged to include speakers from several (perhaps even competing) companies and/or a neutral facilitator

Read more about the different presentation formats.

Guidelines for RIPE Meeting Presentations

Submissions that are the most likely to appeal to the RIPE audience are those that:

  • Clearly indicate the submitter’s contribution to the work being presented
  • Give appropriate credit for significant contributions from others (including quotes, art, and data, from any source including generative AI)
  • Use high-contrast colours and large fonts
  • Avoid busy backgrounds and unnecessary animation
  • Use visuals (if any) primarily to help the audience understand the content better
  • Avoid visuals that distract from the work being presented
  • Avoid excessive use of art or other content from a single external creator
  • Avoid significant use of generative AI to produce art or text (not including spelling/grammar checks, autocorrect/autopredict, or similar assistive tools)

Reminder: it is the submitter’s responsibility to ensure that they have the appropriate rights and permissions for the content of their submission, including artworks or the products of generative AI.

Some resources for freely reusable art include:

Presenters’ Tickets

All speakers are required to purchase a ticket to attend RIPE 89, as the event is solely funded through community members and sponsors.

Speakers that come from an underrepresented part of the community or have new content or a unique topic to present on can apply to have their RIPE 89 day ticket fee waived. Requests should be sent to the Programme Committee, and the RIPE Chair Team will make the final decision based on the circumstances.

The RIPE Code of Conduct

To ensure that RIPE Meeting values are upheld and that attendees experience a professional, respectful and safe meeting, please read the RIPE Code of Conduct.

Contact

If you have any questions or requests concerning content submissions, please email pc [at] ripe [dot] net.