Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 179th meeting from 11 - 12 December 2024. The minutes are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2024/179th-executive-b... The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. --------------- Main items --------------- - Members of the RIPE NCC Executive Team gave end-of-year reports on objectives and key results for their respective areas of responsibility. - The Board gave input on a document being developed that defines the purpose of the Clearing House Reserve. - The Activity Plan and Budget 2025 was approved. - RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne gave an update on developments within the RIPE community. - The Board was updated on the RIPE NCC Community Projects fund which has been paused for 2025 and will be evaluated. - There was a discussion of Board member Remco van Mook’s efforts to define the RIPE compact with the RIPE NCC and to determine if the RIPE NCC is set up adequately to face challenges in the years ahead. It was decided to categorise the relevant issues in the March 2025 Board meeting so they can be shared with the community before RIPE 90. - The Board discussed the remuneration of the RIPE Chair and Vice Chair positions and agreed that this should be matched to the RIPE NCC’s existing salary bands, which are indexed to the country of residence. - The Board was updated on the set-up of the Dubai legal entity (“RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC”) and the steps that still need to be taken to complete the project. Some of the other topics discussed included: - The results of an internal staff survey and efforts to get staff to return to the office for a minimum number of days per week. - An update on plans for the ICP-2 project in 2025 (which defines the criteria for becoming an RIR). - The RIPE NCC’s plans as chair of the NRO EC and NRO coordination groups in 2025. - Amendments to the Privacy Statement, “Management Regulations of the RIPE NCC”, “Handling Requests for Information, Orders and Investigations from Law Enforcement Agencies”, and updates to the Board Travel Policy. --------------------------- Resolutions adopted --------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#177 and EB#178. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2025 and the publication of the document. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board adopts the proposed amendments to the document “Management Regulations of the RIPE NCC”. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the document “RIPE NCC Privacy Statement”. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the document “Handling Requests for Information, Orders and Investigations from Law Enforcement Agencies”. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board adopts the proposed amendments to the document “Board Travel Policy”. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to authorise the Managing Director Hans Petter Holen to sign on behalf of the RIPE NCC the Intercompany Agreement between the RIPE NCC and the RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to make funds available for the period of 2026 to 2031 for the RIPE Chair for a full-time salary within the IXb band and a 20% salary within the VII band for the Vice Chair. The amounts will be indexed to the country of residence as per RIPE NCC policies. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC