Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that there is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The three-year term of Nurani Nimpuno ends on 31 December 2018. The deadline for nominations is *21 September 2018*. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. The nomination process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/s/nroncnominations2018 The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during the RIPE 77 Meeting to be held in Amsterdam from 15-19 October 2018. All members of the Internet community who are present at the RIPE Meeting may vote in the election. Please send your nominations to <nominations@ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC on 21 September 2018. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 24 September 2018. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other individuals may express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to <nominations@ripe.net>. The current confirmed candidates and expressions of support for them are published on the RIPE NCC website at: https://www.ripe.net/s/nronccandidates Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important dates: 21 September 2018: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 24 September 2018: Deadline for all confirmed nominations to be posted on the RIPE NCC website 15-19 October 2018: Election to fill NRO NC seat at the RIPE 77 Meeting in Amsterdam 19 October 2018: Announce successful candidate at closing plenary of RIPE 77