Event Information

Date: 4-5 November 2017

Time: Saturday: 09:00-19:00, Sunday: 09:00-21:00 (including social event)

Location: IT-Universitetet i København

Introduction

Together with Comcast and DKNOG, the RIPE NCC is organising our sixth hackathon, the topic of which will be IPv6! Our goals are to promote IPv6 in Denmark, come up with new and creative ways to visualise IPv6 measurements, and hack together the tools helpful for IPv6 deployment.

To find out more, please read this RIPE Labs article.

Format

During the event, participants will be grouped into small teams, with each team focusing on a given project. Food and drinks will be provided throughout the event. All source code developed during the hackathon will be publicly licensed and available on GitHub, and accessible for the entire community to use. A variety of goodies will be provided for participating, including credits for RIPE Atlas, and the most interesting results will be promoted during the IPv6 Working Group and/or MAT (Measurements, Analysis and Tools) Working Group sessions at RIPE 76.

Applicants

We are specifically looking for:

• UX and UI experts, graphic designers
• Colleagues from ISPs and hosting companies who have partially deployed IPv6
• Developers familiar with Python, Node.js, Perl, Go, etc.
• Network operators who can give feedback about what is really needed in their day-to-day work
• Researchers in the field of Internet measurements or networking in general, with specific focus on IPv6

(Partial) Travel Grants

In order to help increase diversity of hackathon participants, travel funding of EUR 500 per person will be available to six participants. Preference will be given to applicants from the "least developed countries", those working for not-for-profits, and those with previous contributions to free and open-source software and projects. Please justify your request for travel funding in your application.

Apply

Interested in participating? Go to "Application Form" tab on this page.

And please help us spread the word to others who might be interested.

Timeline

• 6 June Announcement to "save the date"
• 8 August Open applications
• 9 September First deadline (confirmation sent to all applicants: 13 September)
• 10 October Second deadline (confirmation sent to all applicants: 13 October)
• 19 October Webinar: Intro for Participants
• 4-5 November Hackathon
• 11 November Results published as an article on RIPE Labs

Jury

Nathalie Treneman, IPv6 Program Manager, RIPE NCC

John Brzozowski, Chief Architect, IPv6 and Fellow, Comcast

A special guest from DKNOG

Jan Zorz, Operational Engagement Programme Manager ,ISOC

Vesna Manojlovic, Community Builder, RIPE NCC

About the Organisers

The RIPE NCC is one of five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that support the global operation of the Internet. The RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit organisation responsible for distributing and administering Internet number resources for more than 16,000 members in Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. We support the global Internet community by providing data, expertise and a neutral platform for the exchange of ideas.

RIPE Atlas is a global network of thousands of volunteers around the globe who host probes that measure Internet connectivity and reachability, providing an unprecedented understanding of the state of the Internet in real time. The entire Internet community can access the data collected by the network, as well as Internet maps, graphs and analyses based on the aggregated results. Tools for analysing measurement data is shared on GitHub , and the measurement source code is open and available to everyone. RIPE Atlas is coordinated by the RIPE NCC.

DKNOG (Danish Network Operators Group) was founded in 2009 with the goal of providing a social platform to further the exchange of knowledge within the Danish networking industry. The association organises an annual conference, runs an IRC channel and holds various other informal social events. The RIPE NCC is grateful for their support of the IPv6 Hackathon.

Sponsors

Comcast Cable, our hackathon sponsor, is one of the U.S.'s largest high-speed Internet, video, and phone providers to residential customers under the Xfinity brand. Comcast's Innovation Fund provides grants for novel technical research as well as development of open source software. Comcast has supported the distribution of hundreds of RIPE Atlas probes in a wide range of networks in North America and hosts two U.S.-based RIPE Atlas anchors. Comcast also sponsors other events that are run "for the good of the Internet", such as IETF meetings and the North America Operators' Group (NANOG). The RIPE NCC is grateful for their generous support of the IPv6 Hackathon.