Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2022 is now available. This document has been approved by the RIPE NCC Executive Board with input from our membership. It outlines the work we will undertake in the coming year and associated costs for each activity. The document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-773/ Key points in this year's Activity Plan and Budget: - Our expenses will increase by 6% - We will grow our FTE count from 170 to 187 (10% increase) - We now expect to start 2022 with 22,500 LIR accounts - The membership fee remains at EUR 1,400 per LIR account - The cost per LIR is EUR 1,582– up from EUR 1,459 in the 2021 budget (8% increase) A section at the end of the document notes changes since the draft was published in October. There were a number of amendments to the Activity Plan. This included restated figures, most notably cloud costs moved to the various activities they related to and there was an increase in budget for the Office of the Managing Director to cover unforeseen expenses. Kind regards Hans Petter Holen RIPE NCC Managing Director