Dear RIPE NCC member, Voting for the appointment of two RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) to be held on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 at the Hotel Palace, Berlin, Germany. The deadline for nominations has now passed. The final shortlist of confirmed candidates is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/elections/candidates-confirmed.... Support for the nominations is archived at: http://www.ripe.net/maillists/ncc-archives/agm-nominations/2008/ RIPE NCC ANNUAL REPORT ---------------------- In accordance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC 2007 Annual Report (including the Financial Report) was published on 9 April 2008. It is now available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/gm-may2008/ REGISTRATION ------------ You can register to attend the GM at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.ht... Please complete the online registration form by 23 April 2008. In the event that your organisation is to be represented by a director or an authorised employee, the registration form should state the name(s) of the employee(s) or director(s). If more than one authorised person is to attend the GM, please specify on the registration form who is allowed to exercise the voting rights. Proxy Voting ------------ If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 23 April 2008. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/proxy.html For more information about the GM, please go to: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/ If you have any questions about the GM, please e-mail us at <agm@ripe.net>. Regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates ---------------- 11 March 2008 GM registration opens 11 March 2008 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 9 April 2008 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 23 April 2008 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 23 April 2008 Online registration for GM closes 23 April 2008 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 7 May 2008 RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2008