Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 94th meeting on 19 June 2014. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available, as are the minutes of all Executive Board meetings. The draft minutes are available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/executive-board/minutes/2014/minutes-9... 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 it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes: - Jochem de Ruig gave an update on the current financial standing - The Executive Board discussed the tax implications of any redistribution of surpluses from excess revenue to RIPE NCC members - The Executive Board asked the RIPE NCC to investigate an option to set up a separate foundation for "the good of the Internet" funds, to lower surplus in the RIPE NCC association and build up a foundation that holds continuity funds for the good of the Internet - There was approval of the RIPE NCC Treasury Statute - The Executive Board discussed the development of RIPE Atlas and its associated costs - The Executive Board discussed the RIPE NCC Budget for 2015 - The NTIA oversight transition process was discussed You can give feedback by emailing the Executive Board directly at <exec-board@ripe.net>. RIPE NCC members can also discuss matters among the entire membership by emailing <members-discuss@ripe.net>. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC