Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place on Wednesday, 26 October 2016. All members are asked to participate by registering their votes and attendance options through the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2016 The registration process takes less than a minute to complete, and we ask that you exercise your participation and voting rights in this important meeting for the RIPE NCC and the membership. Members voting remotely should register to do so before the deadline of 16:00 UTC+2 on 26 October. The agenda for the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/agenda There will be a discussion of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2017. Your input in the discussions can help shape the direction of the RIPE NCC in the coming year. The GM will vote on a resolution regarding proposed changes to the RIPE NCC's charging scheme regarding Legacy Internet Resource Holders. There will be a discussion on the RIPE NCC's general charging scheme model, following the RIPE NCC Executive Board's request for input from the membership. The GM will vote on what will happen to the RIPE NCC's 2016 budget surplus - it will be either returned to the RIPE NCC reserves or redistributed to the members as a rebate in 2017. The GM will also vote on whether or not to approve the updated RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure. All supporting documents are online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2016/supportin... The GM will also feature updates from the RIPE NCC management and the Executive Board. The meeting will be broadcast live for all members from the remote participation page at 18:00 UTC+2 next Wednesday. We rely on our members to give us guidance and make important decisions related to the work of the RIPE NCC, so I look forward to seeing a strong showing of involvement from the members at next week's meeting. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC