Call for Presentations

The Call for Presentations has not yet opened. The RIPE 91 Call for Presentations will open on 4 June 2025.

The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is seeking content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs. RIPE 91 will be hybrid, so both in-person and virtual presentations will be accepted and encouraged.

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

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:

Plenary or Working Group?

Presenters should be clear on whether they wish to submit a presentation for a plenary or a working group (WG) session. At present, most working groups will solicit policy proposals, discussion points or other content directly via their mailing lists. If you’re not sure what kind of session you should be presenting at, you may find it useful to check out further information on the difference between plenary and working group sessions.

Presenters’ Tickets

All speakers are required to purchase a ticket to attend RIPE 91, 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 91 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@ripe.net.