Dear colleagues, The call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC) will close on 23 April 2021. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. The nomination process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/nro-nc-nominations-process-may-2021 Please send your nominations to <nominations@ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC on 23 April 2021. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 26 April 2021. The election for this NRO NC seat will take place during the RIPE 82 meeting that will be held virtually from 17-21 May 2021. All members of the Internet community who are attending the RIPE Meeting except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members may vote in the election. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other people can express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to <nominations@ripe.net>. 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: https://www.ripe.net/nro-nc-may-2021 Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC ------------------ Important dates ------------------ 23 April 2021: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 26 April 2021: Deadline for all confirmed nominations to be published on the RIPE NCC website 20-21 May 2021: Election to fill NRO NC seat during RIPE 82 21 May 2021: Announce successful candidate in closing plenary of RIPE 82