DE-CIX is proud to announce that RIPE56 that took place on May 5-9 has been the biggest RIPE meeting ever. 500 attendees gathered in Germany's capital city Berlin to discuss Peering and other Internet issues. DE-CIX organized the welcome event on Monday night and the big DE-CIX and DENIC party that took place on Tuesday night. Pictures are available online at http://www.dreamtime.org/event-photos.html#ripe56 and http://pictures.de-cix.net/ripe56party/index.html .