July 2009 - regional-russia - mailman.ripe.net

RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Moscow 17-18 September 2009
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Dear Colleagues, We're pleased to announce that the next RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will be held in the Marriott Grand Hotel, Moscow, on 17-18 September 2009. Registration ------------ This meeting is free to attend, although we ask that you register. You can now register for the meeting online at: http://portal.ripe.net/web/moscow-2009/registration Agenda ------ The agenda will include presentations on global and region-specific policy and technical issues affecting the Internet community. Presentations will be given in English or Russian, and simultaneous translation between both languages will provided. The schedule will allow time for questions and debates, as well as generous lunch and coffee breaks during which you can meet and network with other participants. Attendees will also be able to meet with RIPE NCC staff and other key industry players. The full agenda will be posted shortly. Visa ---- If you need a visa to enter Russia, you are urged to request an invitation letter as soon as possible. You can request your invitation letter by following the instructions at: http://portal.ripe.net/web/moscow-2009/visa-information NOTE: You should request the invitation letter before 15 August 2009. After that date it's unlikely that you will get the visa in time. Meeting Venue ------------- This meeting will take place in the Marriott Grand Hotel in Moscow. More information is available at: http://portal.ripe.net/web/moscow-2009/venue If you have any questions, please send an email to <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Paul Rendek Head of External Relations and Communications RIPE NCC

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Voting Options at General Meetings
by Axel Pawlik 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board has been evaluating various options regarding the proposal to change the voting procedure currently used to elect the Executive Board during General Meetings. Several of these options were presented at the General Meeting in May 2009. Please refer to this presentation for more details: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/presentations/ After discussion during this meeting, there was no clear consensus on how to proceed. The minutes of the General Meeting are available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/minutes.html The Executive Board concluded that in order to widen participation in elections, it will propose to allow voting by postal ballot for Executive Board elections. This addition to the voting process will not require a major effort or a major investment from the RIPE NCC. The Executive Board will monitor whether this enhancement leads to increased participation and based on these outcomes will decide on further steps. Membership discussion of the proposed changes to voting options for General Meetings can take place at <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. For your information, there has already been some discussion on the members-discuss mailing list. The mailing list archive is available at: http://www.ripe.net/maillists/ncc-archives/members-discuss/2009/index.html#… Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2010
by Axel Pawlik 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC has formulated a Draft Charging Scheme 2010 that will take into account the requirements of policy proposal 2007-01, "Direct Internet Resource Assignments to End Users from the RIPE NCC", and the discussions that took place at the RIPE NCC General Meeting in May 2009 regarding the 2010 Charging Scheme. The proposed Draft Charging Scheme 2010 is now available to view at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/billing/draft-charging-scheme-2010.html Membership discussion of the Draft Charging Scheme 2010 proposal can take place at <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. The RIPE NCC Executive Board will monitor discussion and input from the RIPE NCC membership before publishing a final version of the Draft Charging Scheme 2010 by 9 September 2009. The RIPE NCC membership will vote on this version at the RIPE NCC General Meeting on 7 October 2009. The RIPE NCC notes that this proposal for the Draft Charging Scheme 2010 is subject to change based on advice from the RIPE NCC's lawyers on tax and legal issues. For more information, please see the Draft Charging Scheme 2010 FAQs: http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/membership/charging-scheme.html Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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