Dear colleagues, On behalf of our Executive Board, I would like to invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) November 2015. The GM will take place from 18-20 November 2015 in the JW Marriott Hotel in Bucharest, Romania, adjacent to the RIPE 71 Meeting. You can register for the GM now via the LIR Portal at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-nov-2015 The draft agenda is available at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-agenda-nov-2015 The GM is where RIPE NCC members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC. At the upcoming GM, RIPE NCC members will discuss: - The Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2016 - Redistribution of the RIPE NCC surplus/deficit to the membership (to be voted on) - Amendments to the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure (to be voted on) - Reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and RIPE NCC Management All relevant documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 21 October 2015. All organisations that have been members of the RIPE NCC for longer than six months will receive an invitation to vote electronically. Registration for electronic voting will remain open until 16:00 UTC+2 on the day of the GM, 18 November 2015. All information on how to participate, as well as the proxy voting form, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015 If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm@ripe.net>. We look forward to your participation. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 5 Oct – Open registration for General Meeting 5 Oct – Open voting registration 21 Oct – Publish all GM documents, including Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2016 4 Nov – Deadline for proxy vote nominations 4 Nov – Deadline to publish final GM agenda 18 Nov – Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC+2) 18 Nov – GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC+2) 20 Nov – GM closes with vote results announcement (10:45 UTC+2)