Dear RIPE NCC member, The RIPE NCC is making a last call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The vacant seats are for two three-year terms and are to fill the places currently held by Fahad AlShirawi and Andreas Wittkemper, whose terms expire in May 2011. Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be held on Wednesday, 4 May 2011 from 16:00-20:00 (UTC), adjacent to the RIPE 62 Meeting, which takes place from 2-6 May 2011 at the NL Krasnapolsky Hotel, Amsterdam. You must be registered for the GM if you wish to attend and vote in the Executive Board election. If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, there are two options that will allow you to vote in the Executive Board elections: Electronic Voting All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts were emailed invitations on 4 April 2011 to register to vote electronically at the GM. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register to do so by 23:59 (UTC) on 20 April 2011. Electronic voting is available only for the Executive Board elections and not for resolutions to be voted upon at the GM. If you are a registered contact for a RIPE NCC member and did not receive an invitation to register to vote electronically, please email <agm@ripe.net> and we will arrange to have it sent to you. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or director. If you wish to do this, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 23:59 (UTC) on 20 April 2011. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2011/board-elections/proxy-vote... A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the written support of at least five members. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination. Nomination submissions should include the following information: Your full name: Your organisation: Your LIR RegID: Name of the candidate you wish to support: Nominations must be submitted by email to <agm-nominations@ripe.net> by 23:59 (UTC) on Wednesday, 13 April 2011, following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The list of currently confirmed candidates is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2011/board-elections/confirmed-... You can register to attend the GM at: https://www.ripe.net/gm-may2011/registration The deadline to register online to attend the GM is 23:59 (UTC) on Wednesday, 20 April 2011. You can find out more information on the GM at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2011 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm@ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 9 March - Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board 23 March - GM registration opens 23 March - Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 13 April - Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 20 April - Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 20 April - Online registration for GM closes 20 April - Deadline for registration for electronic voting 20 April - Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 4 May - RIPE NCC General Meeting