Dear RIPE NCC member, The terms for the following RIPE NCC Executive Board members will expire at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) in May 2008: - Kees Neggers - Jim Reid In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The deadline for nominations is 9 April 2008. 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 e-mail to <agm-nominations@ripe.net> by Wednesday, 9 April 2008, following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The Articles of Association are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html More details about the Executive Board elections are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/board-election-announcement.htm... Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the GM. The GM will be held on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 from 16:00-18:30, adjacent to the RIPE 56 Meeting, which takes place from 5-9 May 2008 at the Hotel Palace in Berlin, Germany. More information on the GM is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/ If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, you can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or director. If so, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 23 April 2008. 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-may2008/proxy.html If you have any questions about the GM, please e-mail us at <agm@ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 11 March 2008 GM registration opens 11 March 2008 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 9 April 2008 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 23 April 2008 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 23 April 2008 Online registration for GM closes 23 April 2008 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 7 May 2008 RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2008