Dear colleagues, There is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The three-year term of Filiz Yilmaz ends on 31 December 2016. The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during the Plenary at the RIPE 73 Meeting to be held in Madrid from 24-28 October 2016. The voting for this election will be conducted electronically for the first time. Further information on the voting process is available online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-comm... The deadline for nominations is 23 September 2016. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Please send your nominations to <nominations@ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC on 23 September 2016. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 26 September 2016. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other individuals may 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/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-comm... Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC