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 Hervé Clément ends on 31 December 2020. The RIPE NCC Executive Board will select one representative from the nominees to serve a three-year term on the NRO NC beginning 1 January 2021. The decision of the Executive Board will be announced at the RIPE 81 Meeting, which will be a virtual meeting taking place from 27-30 October 2020. The deadline for nominations is 21 October 2020. 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/nro/nro-nc/nominations2020/process Please send your nominations to <nominations at ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC+1 on 21 October 2020. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 23 October 2020. 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. To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/nro/nro-nc/nominations2020 Regards, Antony Gollan Senior Communications Officer RIPE NCC Important dates: 21 October 2020: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 23 October 2020: Deadline for all confirmed nominations to be posted on the RIPE NCC website 30 October 2020: Announce successful candidate at closing plenary of RIPE 81