Dear all, At 11:30 UTC on Thursday, 2 October this week, there will be a RIPE NCC Open House to discuss the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2026. There will be presentations from our Managing Director, Hans Petter Holen, and our Chief Financial Officer, Simon-Jan Haytink, who will give an overview of our plans for next year and the associated budget. Our Executive Board will also be there to hear your feedback and answer your questions. We hope you will take the time to participate at this online event. You can register to attend now at: https://www.ripe.net/s/open-house/Draft-Activity-Plan-and-Budget-2026/ The Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2026 is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/draft-activity-plan-and-budget-2026-publi... For those unable to attend, we will record the session and publish it on our website. I will be moderating the session, so if there are questions you would like to put to the presenters or the Board, please feel free to let me know and I will make sure to raise the topic for you. Below this mail, I also include links to next week’s Open House on the Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031 and a link to our member consultation survey on the strategy that we hope you will fill out. We look forward to seeing you online to discuss our plans for next year and beyond. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC Open Member and Community Consultations: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/member-and-community-consultations/ Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031 Open House: https://www.ripe.net/s/open-house/strategy-2027-2031/ Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031 - Document and Consultation Survey: https://www.ripe.net/s/draft-strategy-consultation/