October 2010 - members-discuss

[ncc-announce] RIPE NCC General Meeting: Proxy Forms
by Axel Pawlik 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Dear RIPE NCC member, The information on submitting proxy forms for the RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2010 is now updated. The stated means of submitting a proxy form to the RIPE NCC now includes emailing a scanned copy of the proxy form to agm(a)ripe.net. The updated section on proxy forms is presented below. Proxy Voting ------------- If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 3 November 2010. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form can be sent in the following ways: - By faxing it to +31 20 535 4445 - By emailing a scanned copy to agm(a)ripe.net - By posting it to: RIPE NCC P.O.Box 10096 1001 EB Amsterdam The Netherlands The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/proxy.html Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[ncc-announce] RIPE 61: Plenary Agenda Posted
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Dear Colleagues, We're just three weeks away from RIPE 61! The meeting will take place from 15-19 November at the Westin Excelsior Hotel in Rome, Italy. Agenda ------ The draft plenary agenda has been posted at: http://ripen.cc/61plenary On Monday, 15 November, tutorials on IPv6 will be given in parallel. Find more information at: http://ripen.cc/61tutorials The working group agendas will be made available over the coming weeks at: http://ripen.cc/61wg Next to the daily meeting sessions, we are working with our generous sponsors to put together a great evening social program. More details will be posted soon! Registration and Hotel ---------------------- You can register online for RIPE 61 at: http://ripen.cc/61register Information on how to book your hotel is available at: http://ripen.cc/61venue We look forward to seeing you all at RIPE 61 in Rome! Kind regards, The RIPE Meeting Team

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[ncc-announce] RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2010: Agenda and Supporting Documents
by Axel Pawlik 20 Oct '10

20 Oct '10

Dear RIPE NCC member, The agenda and supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) November 2010 have now been published. The agenda for the GM is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/agenda.html The supporting documents are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/documents.html Meeting Details ---------------- The GM will be held on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 from 16:00-19:00. It will be held adjacent to the RIPE 61 Meeting, which takes place from 15-19 November 2010 at the Westin Excelsior Hotel in Rome, Italy. The GM will consist of two parts: - The RIPE NCC Services Working Group will begin at 16:00 and will include the presentation of the Report from the RIPE NCC. This part of the GM is open to everyone. - The second part of the GM follows immediately after and is only open to RIPE NCC members who have registered for the GM. This part of the meeting is the forum where RIPE NCC members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC and exercise their voting rights. More information about the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/ Registration ------------- You must register for the GM separately from the RIPE 61 Meeting. As a member, you can attend both the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session and the members-only section of the GM without being registered for the RIPE 61 Meeting. See below for further information on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session. You can register for the GM online at: http://ripen.cc/gmregister Please complete the online registration form by 3 November 2010. In the event that your organisation is to be represented by a director or an authorised employee, the registration form should state the name(s) of the employee(s) or director(s). If more than one authorised person is to attend the GM, the person who registers first will be assigned the voting rights. Proxy Voting ------------- If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 3 November 2010. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/proxy.html Report from the RIPE NCC ------------------------- The Report from the RIPE NCC presentation will be given during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session during RIPE 61, which constitutes the first part of the GM. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session. This takes place on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 from 16:00-17:30, immediately before the members-only section of the GM. The Report from the RIPE NCC presentation will not be repeated in the members-only section of the GM. Voting and Resolutions ----------------------- Candidate members are welcome to attend the GM but are not permitted to vote according to article 16.7 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Full members who are not able to attend the GM but still want to vote can do so by means of proxy voting as per article 16. Please also note that the GM can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to article 15 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The RIPE NCC Articles of Association can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html We send invitations for General Meetings by email only. However, if your organisation wishes to receive this and future invitations for General Meetings by regular post, please let us know by emailing at: agm(a)ripe.net. If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at at agm(a)ripe.net. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates --------------- 29 September 2010 GM registration opens 20 October 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 3 November 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 3 November 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 3 November 2010 Online registration for GM closes 17 November 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2010

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[ncc-announce] Reminder: NRO NC Call for Nominations
by Axel Pawlik 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Dear Colleagues, There is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one vacant seat for a three-year term on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The term of Hans Petter Holen, who was elected to the NRO NC in January 2008, ends on 31 December 2010. The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during a Plenary session at the RIPE 61 Meeting to be held in Rome, Italy from 15-19 November 2010. All members of the Internet community who are present at the Plenary session may vote in the election. The deadline for nominations is 15 October 2010. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted and there is no limit on the number of terms that can be served on the NRO NC. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other individuals may express support for nominated individuals that will be published on the RIPE NCC website. Details on how to make nominations or expressions of support are available at: http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/nro2010/nomination-process.html The current list of confirmed nominees is available at: http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/nro2010/confirmed-nominations.html Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/nro2010/ Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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