Dear colleagues, The nomination period for candidates for the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has now ended. There are two confirmed candidates: - Stefan Nikolov - Filiz Yilmaz Submitted biographical information on both candidates is available at: https://www.ripe.net/2019-nro-nc-candidates The election will take place at the RIPE 79 Meeting in Rotterdam from 14-18 October 2019. All members of the RIPE community who are present at RIPE 79 may vote in the election. The elected candidate will begin a three-year term on the NRO NC beginning 1 January 2020. If you wish to make an expression of support for one or both of the candidates, please email <nominations at ripe.net> with the following information: Your name: Your organisation/affiliation: Expression of support: Information on the NRO NC is available at: https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/the-nro-number-council Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC