Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 107th meeting on 7 July 2016. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2016/minutes-107th-exe... The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes: - The Board discussed the focus points for RIPE NCC strategy in 2017. - The Board discussed the changing Internet governance landscape and stated that external relations and outreach needed to be well-resourced and focused on the challenges ahead. - The Board reported that there would be changes to the arbitration procedures and that these changes would need to be approved by the members. - The Board approved funding for the "Good of the Internet" project, which would include the SEED Alliance, the Rob Blokzijl Foundation and specific projects selected for funding. - The Executive Board agreed to support the sustainability of the IETF - The Board approved the updated corporate documents RIPE NCC LIR Account Agreement, the Transfer Procedure, and Due Diligence and Contractual Relationship Changes between End User and Sponsoring LIR. - The Board approved the new corporate document Secondary DNS Terms & Conditions with the addition of section 4.3 to allow an override and editorial changes that were provided by the Board. You can give feedback on the minutes by emailing the Executive Board directly at <exec-board@ripe.net>. RIPE NCC members can also discuss matters among the entire membership by emailing <members-discuss@ripe.net>. Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC