Dear colleagues, The nomination period for candidates for the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has now ended. There are three confirmed candidates for the NRO NC election: - Paolo Bellorini - R. Engur Pisirici - Filiz Yilmaz Biographical information on all three candidates is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-comm... The election will take place at the RIPE 73 Meeting in Madrid from 24-28 October 2016. All members of the RIPE community who are present at RIPE 73 may vote in the election. The elected candidate will begin a three-year term on the NRO NC beginning 1 January 2017. If you wish to make an expression of support for one or more of the candidates, please email <nominations@ripe.net> with the following information: Your name: You organisation/affiliation: Expression of support: Information on the NRO NC is available at: http://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/the-nro-number-council Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC