Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that the call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC) is open. The three-year term of Nurani Nimpuno ends on 31 December 2021. The election for this NRO NC seat will take place during the RIPE 83 meeting that will be held virtually from 22-26 November 2021. All members of the Internet community who are attending the RIPE Meeting (except Regional Internet Registry staff members) may vote in the election. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, 27 October 2021. 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/nov-2021/nro-nc-nomination-process Please send your nominations to <nominations@ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC on 27 October 2021. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by 1 November 2021. 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-nc/nominations-nov-2021 Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC ---------------------- Important dates ---------------------- 27 October 2021: Deadline for NRO NC nominations 1 November 2021: Deadline for all confirmed nominees to be posted on the RIPE NCC website 22-26 November 2021: Election to fill NRO NC seat during the RIPE 83 Meeting 2 26 November 2021: Announce successful candidate at closing plenary of RIPE 83