Hello, Thirty years ago this week (16-17 January 1986) the very first meeting of what was to become the IETF was held. (You can take a peek at the proceedings here: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/01.pdf) As you know, the IETF generally aims to be very focused on “getting the work done” and not big on ceremony. So nothing like a major retrospective is planned. However, various IETF milestones will be recognized over the coming year—starting today. To mark the occasion of the first meeting, IETF Chair Jari Arkko has published a blog post: https://www.ietf.org/blog/2016/01/30-years-of-engineering-the-internet/ You can additional blogs and posts on the Internet Society website http://www.internetsociety.org Happy Birthday to the IETF. Best regards, Michuki.