[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, This 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 term of Dave Wilson, who was elected to the NRO NC in January 2009, ends on 31 December 2012. The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during the Plenary at the RIPE 65 Meeting to be held in Amsterdam from 24-28 September 2012. All members of the Internet community who are present at that Plenary may vote in the election. The deadline for nominations is 28 August 2012. Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Please send your nominations to <nominations@ripe.net> by 23:00 UTC on 28 August 2012. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 30 August 2012. 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>. 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/nronc2012 Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates --------------- 28 August 2012: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 30 August 2012: Deadline for all confirmed nominations to be posted on the RIPE NCC website 24-28 September 2012: Election to fill NRO NC seat at the RIPE 65 Meeting in Amsterdam