| 1 July 2019: | Call for presentations issued |
| 2 July 2019: | Registrations open |
| 7 August 2019: | Deadline to apply for RACI and RIPE Fellowship |
| 16 August 2019: | Deadline to submit a talk |
| 26 August 2019: | Draft programme published |
| 8 September 2019: | Second deadline to submit a talk |
| 23 September 2019: | Final programme published |
| 7-18 October 2019: | Lightning talks submissions accepted |
| 14-18 October 2019: | RIPE 79 takes place |