• The RIPE Chair Team Reports - February 2026 Mirjam Kühne I studied Computer Science at the TU Berlin, Germany, and have been a member of the RIPE community for over twenty years. • Currently I am serving as the Chair of the RIPE Community.More 4 min read Share As 2026 gets underway, the RIPE Chair Team shares updates on RIPE 92 preparations, active WG discussions, the new fellowship programme, governance document revisions, and key industry developments and events on the horizon. • The first month of 2026 is behind us. • I hope the new year started well for you. • Here is a short update of what the RIPE Chair Team and the RIPE community have been up to since our last report. • RIPE 92 TheRIPE 92Meeting in May seems far away, but preparations are in full swing.
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- The RIPE Chair Team’s February 2026 update highlights progress on several fronts. Preparations for RIPE 92 are underway, with calls for plenary and WG talks open and a childcare questionnaire still available. Working groups focus on database cleanup and EU regulatory impacts, notably the Digital Networks Act, with active community engagement. The new fellowship programme has closed its application window, and mentors will soon begin pairing with fellows. Governance documents are being revised: the Programme Committee charter now includes a Central Asia seat, and a new WG Chair job description is forthcoming. Efforts to standardise metadata in the RIPE Document Store continue, and industry events such as WSIS+20 are noted as key upcoming milestones.
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