hi all,
A recent RIPE Labs article by Alastair Strachan explores the results of two 2026 surveys involving more than 500 NOG participants and 27 organizers across the RIPE region. The findings reinforce something many of us already experience: successful NOGs are built on community first, conferences second.
https://labs.ripe.net/author/alastair_strachan/what-makes-nogs-tick/
Perhaps the most important conclusion is also the simplest:
People don't come to NOGs only for the presentations—they come for the community
Happy reading and see you at next swinog :)
greetings
-steven
Liebe Community,
Take the stage at the European Peering Forum (EPF 2026). We are looking
for experts to inspire the peering and interconnection community across
three key tracks:
* Technical: Routing architecture, automation, IXP infrastructure,
and scalability
* Business: Interconnection economics, transit models, and market
strategies
* Regulatory: Compliance, data policy, and legislative impacts on
networks.
Ready to submit? View topics, learn about the programme committee
process, or submit your abstract at our EPF Portal [0]
Viele Grüße
Arnold
[0] https://peering-forum.eu/2026/
Hi,
The IANA AS Numbers registry has been updated to reflect the allocation of the following blocks to the RIPE NCC:
216476-217499 Assigned by RIPE NCC 2026-06-01
217500-218523 Assigned by RIPE NCC 2026-06-01
218524-219547 Assigned by RIPE NCC 2026-06-01
You can find the registry at:
https://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers/
The allocation was made in accordance with the Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to Regional Internet Registries:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-policy-asn-blocks-2010-09-21-en
Best Regards,
David Dong
IANA Services Sr. Specialist