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 2026 and ending in December 2028. We encourage those interested to familiarise themselves with the work of the NRO NC and to reach out to current or former NRO NC members 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-october-2025/ ---------------------------- 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, for 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 at the latest by the given deadline to publish the list of confirmed candidates. Nominees become confirmed candidates after: - Accepting the nomination in writing. - Submitting a certified copy of an official identification document in order to verify their identity. - 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 29 September 2025. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by Monday, 6 October 2025. 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-october-2025/nomina... ---------------------------- Election Process ---------------------------- An election will be held during RIPE 91 to fill one seat for a three-year term starting in January 2026 and ending in December 2028. You are eligible to vote in the election if: - You have registered to attend RIPE 91 and selected the option to register to vote available in the RIPE Meeting registration form. - You must have attended at least one of the previous eight RIPE Meetings (online or onsite). - You must be checked-in 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/ Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC ------------------- Important Dates ------------------- 11 August 2025: Call for nominations 29 September 2025: The call for nominations closes 6 October 2025: The list of nominees is published on the website 6 October 2025: Deadline for nominees to submit documents 21 - 24 October 2025: The NRO NC election takes place during RIPE 91