Dear RIPE NCC member, The RIPE NCC is making a last call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The vacant seats are for two three-year terms and are to fill the places currently held by Nigel Titley and Jánoz Zsakó, whose terms expire in May 2010. Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be held on Wednesday, 5 May 2010 from 16:00-19:00 (CEST), adjacent to the RIPE 60 Meeting, which takes place from 3-7 May 2010 at the Prague Marriott Hotel, Czech Republic. You must be registered for the GM if you wish to attend and vote in the Executive Board election. If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, there are two options that will allow you to vote in the Executive Board elections: Electronic Voting All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts were emailed invitations on 6 April 2010 to register to vote electronically at the GM. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register to do so by 23:59 (UTC) on 21 April 2010. Electronic voting is available only for the Executive Board elections and not for resolutions to be voted upon at the GM. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or director. If you wish to do this, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 23:59 (UTC) on 21 April 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-may2010/proxy.html A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the written support of at least five members. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination. Nomination submissions should include the following information: Your full name: Your organisation: Your LIR RegID: Name of the candidate you wish to support: Nominations must be submitted by email to <agm-nominations@ripe.net> by 23:59 (UTC) on Wednesday, 14 April 2010, following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The list of currently confirmed candidates is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/candidates-confirmed.... You can register to attend the GM at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/registration The deadline to register online to attend the GM is 23:59 (UTC) on Wednesday, 21 April 2010. You can find out more information on the GM at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/ If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm@ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 18 March 2010 Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board 25 March 2010 GM registration opens 25 March 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 6 April 2010 Registration for electronic voting opens 14 April 2010 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 21 April 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 21 April 2010 Online registration for GM closes 21 April 2010 Deadline for registration for electronic voting 21 April 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 5 May 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting Cheers, Nick