Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that registration for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) October 2016 is now open. The GM will take place from 26-28 October 2016 in the Meliá Castilla hotel in Madrid, Spain, adjacent to the RIPE 73 Meeting. You can register now via the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2016 All organisations that have been members of the RIPE NCC for longer than six months will receive an invitation to vote electronically. All information on how to participate and vote is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016 If you have questions about the GM, please email us: <agm@ripe.net>. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates Please note: some of the Important Dates listed in the previous announcement were incorrect. The following list contains the correct dates. 1 Sept – Open registration for General Meeting 1 Sept – Open voting registration 14 Sept – Publish all GM documents, including Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2017 12 Oct – Deadline for proxy vote nominations 12 Oct – Deadline to publish final GM agenda 26 Oct – Close registration for electronic voting (17:00 UTC+1) 26 Oct – GM begins with main meeting (19:00 UTC+1) 28 Oct – GM closes with vote results announcement (11:45 UTC+1)