Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 110th meeting on 17 March 2017. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2017/minutes-110th-exe... The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes: - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approved the publication of the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2016. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approved the publication of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2016. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approved the Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2018 with identical fees to 2017 and asked the RIPE NCC to prepare this document for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2017. - The Board expressed its support for the SEED Alliance but decided that the RIPE NCC should not become a member at this time. - The Board instructed the RIPE NCC to update any procedures so that all cases of fraud are reported to the relevant authorities. - The Chairman of the Executive Board reported on the development and incorporation of the Rob Blokzijl Foundation. Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC