Dear members, This is a final reminder that there will be an election for two seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting on 15 May 2013. The closing date for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board is 24 April at 23:59 (UTC). Nominees need five nominations/support mails in order to be confirmed candidates. If there are fewer than three candidates for the election by 24 April, the RIPE NCC Executive Board will nominate a third candidate to ensure that more candidates than open seats are available to choose from, as proscribed by the Articles of Association. The method of choosing a candidate is at the Board's discretion. A list of the current nominees and instructions on how to nominate or support a candidate are available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/nominations-support Register to Attend the General Meeting -------------------------------------- https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/registration Electronic Voting ----------------- Members were mailed invitations to register for electronic voting in February and March. BigPulse will send the invitation mail again tomorrow 18 April to those who have yet to register. Instructions on the process to follow when registering to vote is available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/participation-overview Proxy Voting ------------ If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like someone who is attending to vote on your behalf, you may nominate a proxy voter. The proxy form and instructions on how to submit it are available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/proxy-voting-form General Meeting Information --------------------------- All the information on the GM, including the detailed voting procedure and information on the Executive Board elections, are available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013 Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates --------------- 7 Feb - Open GM registration 7 Feb - Call for nominations to Executive Board 18 Feb - Open electronic voting registration 17 Apr - Publish all GM documents, including RIPE NCC Annual Report 2012, RIPE NCC Financial Report 2012, RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2014 24 Apr - Close nominations for Executive Board elections* 1 May - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 1 May - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 1 May - Deadline to publish final GM Agenda 14 May - Close registration for electronic voting 15 May - RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2013 begins with main meeting 16 May - RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2013 ends with vote announcement * If there are fewer than three nominated candidates by 24 April 2013, the RIPE NCC Executive Board will nominate additional candidates to ensure there is an election.