Dear RIPE NCC members, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2024. You can register to participate and vote at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Two-factor authentication (2FA) is now mandatory for RIPE NCC Access account holders. If you have not enabled 2FA and you click the registration link, you will need to follow the instructions in an email sent to you by the RIPE NCC. Once enabled, you will be able to access the LIR portal to register. Registration will remain open until 14:00 (UTC+2) on the day of the GM, 22 May 2024. The GM will take place from 22-24 May at the Metropolo Hotel by Golden Tulip in Kraków adjacent to the RIPE 88 meeting. Members can participate remotely and follow the GM via livestream, participate via chat, and vote on resolutions and the Executive Board elections electronically. The GM provides members with an opportunity to discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC, with reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and Management. At the upcoming GM, members can vote on: - The Executive Board Election to fill the two seats currently filled by Piotr Strzyżewski and Job Snijders - Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2023 - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 All supporting documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 24 April 2024. ------------------------------------------------------------- Voting at the RIPE NCC General Meeting ------------------------------------------------------------- How to Vote Registration to vote electronically at the GM is now open: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active If you wish to vote, you must register by 22 May 2024 at 14:00 (UTC+2). If you have not registered to vote by this deadline, you will *not* be able to vote. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised member contact or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill in the proxy form and send it to us using the details on the form by 8 May 2024. Any proxy form sent to us after this date will not be valid. You can find the proxy form at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2024/proxy-voting/ —- More information about the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2024 If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm@ripe.net>. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC