Dear colleagues, This is a call for nominations to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) for a three-year term starting in January 2025 and ending in December 2027. We encourage those interested to familiarise themselves with the work of the NRO NC, and to reach out to the current NRO NC members, Hervé Clément and Constanze Bürger, to understand the workload and responsibilities involved. To read more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/ ---------------------------- About the NRO NC ---------------------------- The NRO NC performs the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC), including: - Overseeing the Global Policy Development Process - Providing recommendations to the ICANN Board concerning the recognition of new RIRs - Nominating individuals to serve in the ASO’s two seats (Seat 9 and Seat 10) on the ICANN Board of Directors and other ICANN bodies. - Advising the ICANN Board on Internet number resource allocation policy, in conjunction with the RIRs - Developing procedures for conducting business in support of their responsibilities, in particular, the appointment of an ASO AC Chair and definition of the Chair’s responsibilities For more information about the ASO AC, please see: https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/ ---------------------------- Nomination Process ---------------------------- Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region, who has participated in at least three RIPE Meetings, is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Nominations must include: - Name of nominee - Nominee's country of residence - Nominee's organisation or employer - Nominee's email address - Motivation for nomination - Name of nominating individual - Nominator's organisation or employer All nominees will be contacted by the RIPE NCC to confirm their nomination to the NRO NC. If a nominee cannot be contacted by the RIPE NCC or does not respond to communications sent by the RIPE NCC, their nomination will be rejected. Nominees must confirm their acceptance by the given deadline to publish the list of confirmed candidates, at the latest. Nominees become confirmed candidates after: - Accepting the nomination in writing - Submitting a certified copy of an official identification document - Agreeing to adhere to the RIPE Code of Conduct These documents must be submitted to the RIPE NCC no later than two weeks before the election. Nominees who do not meet these criteria will be disqualified. Please send your nominations to nominations@ripe.net by 23:59 UTC on 30 September 2024. All confirmed candidates will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by Monday, 14 October 2024. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other people can express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to nominations@ripe.net. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. The nomination process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/nomin... ---------------------------- Election Process ---------------------------- An election will be held during RIPE 89 to fill one seat for a three-year term starting in January 2025 and ending in December 2027. You are eligible to vote in the election if: - You have registered to attend RIPE 89 (online or onsite) and selected the option to register to vote available in the RIPE Meeting registration form - You must have attended (registered and checked-in for) at least one RIPE Meeting out of the previous eight RIPE Meetings (online or onsite). - You must be checked-in for RIPE 89 by the time voting registration closes in order to be eligible to vote. All checked-in attendees have a green tick mark next to their names on the attendee list. The election process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-813/ I would also like to thank Sander Steffann for serving on the NRO NC / ASO AC for the majority of his three-year term, which would have ended by December 2024. Sander stepped down shortly prior to RIPE 88 held in May to be eligible for the RIPE NCC Executive Board election. Thank you for your work Sander! Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC ------------------- Important Dates ------------------- 30 September 2024: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 14 October 2024: List of confirmed nominees published on the RIPE NCC website 28 October-1 November 2024: Election to fill one NRO NC seat during the RIPE 89 Meeting 1 November 2024: Announce election results at closing plenary of RIPE 89