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LINX MeetingsMeet with LINXImportant constitutional issuesto be voted on at LINX87 meetingThe next LINX member meeting will be held at the Congress Centre in centralLondon on the 17th and 18th of November. It looks set to be a very interestingevent with important constitutional issues for the membership to vote on includingLINX governance and the appointment process of the LINX Chairman. We will alsobe seeking approval of the budget for 2015.Elsewhere on the programme there will be LINX operational presentations,regulatory updates plus technical talks from members and an industry paneldiscussion too. With this being the final member meeting of LINX’s 20th anniversaryyear, delegates can expect one or two surprises as well!RegistrationRegistration for the LINX87 member meeting opens in early October. To sign up andview more information please visit: www.linx.net/LINX87.Registration will close on Wednesday 12 November at 12.00pmDATE OF 2015 LINX AGMThe LINX89 AGM will take place at the Congress Centre inLondon on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th May 2015.LINX86 Event Held in ManchesterOver the last few years the LINXAugust member meeting has been heldoutside of London and this year weheaded north to the Manchester CentralConvention Complex. The event doubledas an IXManchester member meetingwith the steering committee and LINXEngineering staff providing an update onexpansion plans. As HotLINX went topress it was confirmed that there are 53connected members at IXManchesterwith peak traffic 9Gb/s.Here’s a list of where you can meetwith LINX representatives over thenext few months.LINXNoVA2 9 October 2014Baltimore, Maryland, USAwww.linx.net/events/regional/LINX_NoVA/M2/Baltimore.htmlIXCardiff Launch 15 October 2014Cardiff, UKwww.linx.net/events/regional/Cardiff/M1/CardiffChessington PoP Launch 21 OctoberChessington, UKwww.ispa.org.uk/event/data-centreworkshop-drinks-reception-2/25th Euro-IX Forum 26-28 October 2014Bucharest, Romaniawww.euro-ix.net/events/51RIPE69 3-7 November 2014London, UKwww.ripe69.ripe.netArica.com11-13 November 2014Cape Town, South Africahttp://africa.comworldseries.comLINX8717-18 November 2014London, UKwww.linx.net/LINX87GEN1417-20 November 2014Washington DC, USAwww.gen14.comCapacity Asia18-20 November 2014Bangkok, Thailandcapacityconferences.com/Capacity-AsiaIXScotland4 1 December 2014Edinburgh, UKwww.linx.net/events/regional/Scotland/M4/Scotland16 HotLINX Issue <strong>39</strong> | LINX Meetings
Industry EventsBen HedgesChief Marketing OfficerIXScotland EventRIPE Meeting Returns to the UKfor the First Time in 10 YearsRIPE69 - https://ripe69.ripe.net - will be held from 3-7 November at the Novotel LondonWest. It is the first time RIPE has been staged in the United Kingdom since LINX was thelocal host for RIPE43 in Manchester in 2004. On that occasion LINX was celebrating its10th birthday and it’s no coincidence that the RIPE NCC has specifically chosen Londonthis year to help mark LINX’s 20th anniversary.The five-day event welcomes ISPs, network operators and other interested parties todiscuss Internet community issues including policies and procedures used by the RIPENCC. Attendees are also encouraged to participate in RIPE Working Groups coveringtechnical and policy matters as well as develop their network of peers.LINX is hosting the Tuesday night RIPE social so if you are LINX member you arewelcome to come along even if you don’t attend the RIPE meeting itself. Please sign upfor the LINX social event here: www.linx.net/RIPE69-LINXsocial. (member log-in required)We are pleased to announce thatwe have scheduled an IXScotlandmeeting for Monday 1 December.The event will be held at EdinburghUniversity’s St Leonard’s Hall,followed by a post-meeting social.The exchange in Scotland is stillrelatively new and we are hoping towelcome new member prospects,in order to continue growing thisservice within the region.For more information andregistration details please visit ourevent page: www.linx.net/events/regional/Scotland/M4/Scotland.htmlAnother Successful Summer ofLINX Engagement EventsA great time was had by everyonewho took part in LINX’s summersporting member engagement events.With teams donating £100 each to thecharity chosen, the Alzheimer’s Society,a considerable amount of money wasraised for this important cause.Karting (16th July 2014)The track at Daytona Milton Keyneswas hot from burning rubber as 12teams fought for a place at the top ofthe rostrum in the 2014 LINX KartingGrand Prix. After two hours and 90laps of racing, Interxion led the pack,only 15 seconds ahead of IXReach, withWarwicknet third.5-a-side Football (14th August 2014)There was a dramatic conclusionto the second annual LINX 5-a-sidefootball tournament which was held atthe Lucozade Powerleague Wembleycomplex in August. Six teams battled itout including KDDI Europe, Telehouseand Extreme Networks but it wasFluidata who triumphed against Interxionin an exciting penalty shootout.Future EventsMembers can keep up to date with allLINX event activity on the LINX website:www.linx.net/members/events(member log-in required)Member EventsKarting and 5-a-side FootballHotLINX Issue <strong>39</strong> | LINX Industry Events 17
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