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Minutes of the General Meeting May 2023

The minutes of the General Meeting are available for download in PDF format.

All RIPE NCC members had the right to object to the General Meeting draft minutes, as per section 19.4 of the Articles of Association. The GM Draft Minutes Objections System was available for this purpose.

1. Welcome, Preliminaries

The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, opened the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) at 16:30 UTC+2 on 24 May 2023, welcomed attendees and appointed Athina Fragkouli, RIPE NCC Chief Legal Officer, as the Secretary of the General Meeting.

2. Report from the RIPE NCC

A high-level RIPE NCC update was given by the RIPE NCC Managing Director at the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 86. This took place on 24 May 2023 from 14:30-16:00 (UTC+2) prior to the General Meeting. A more detailed report was given at the General Meeting. 

The reports from the RIPE NCC can be found at:

3. Report from the Executive Board

The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, gave the report from the RIPE NCC Executive Board.

The report from the RIPE NCC Executive Board can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/b-report-from-the-ripe-ncc-executive-board_may-2023.pdf

4. Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022

Simon-Jan Haytink, Chief Financial Officer, RIPE NCC presented the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022.

The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022 presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/c-ripe-ncc-financial-report-2022.pdf

The formal resolution was:

Resolution 1:

"The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022."

Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.

5. Discharge of the Executive Board

The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, invited the General Meeting to discharge the RIPE NCC Executive Board.

The formal resolution was: 

Resolution 2:

"The General Meeting discharges the Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2022 and Financial Report 2022." 

Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.

6. RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024

Simon-Jan Haytink, Chief Financial Officer, RIPE NCC presented on the different models of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024. 

The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/e-ripe-ncc-charging-scheme-2024.pdf

The formal resolutions were:

Resolution 3:

Option A: “The General Meeting adopts theRIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model A.”

Option B: “The General Meeting adopts theRIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model B.”

Option C: "The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model C.”

Option D: "The General Meeting adopts theRIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model D.”

Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.

Resolution 4:

"In addition to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme adopted in Resolution 3, the General Meeting adopts an extra charge of EUR 50 per ASN as an integral part of the Charging Scheme 2024.”

Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.

Resolution 5:

"In addition to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme adopted in Resolution 3, the General Meeting adopts an extra charge of EUR 500 per accepted transfer request as an integral part of the Charging Scheme 2024.”

Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.

7. Amendments to the Standard Service Agreement

Kevin Brennan, Legal Counsel, RIPE NCC presented amendments to the RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement.

The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/f-amendments-to-the-standard-service-agreement.pdf

Resolution 6:

"The General Meeting adopts the amendments to RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement."

Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.

8. RIPE NCC Executive Board Election

The eight candidates for the Executive Board presented themselves with pre-recorded videos.
The Executive Board election was to fill three seats.

Voting took place under Agenda point 9.

9. Voting on Resolutions and for Executive Board Seats

Fergal Cunningham, Head of Membership Engagement, RIPE NCC gave a presentation on voting at the RIPE NCC General Meeting.

The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/h-voting-presentation_may-2023-final.pdf

At this point, the RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, then read out the resolutions and declared voting to be open. He said that the General Meeting would reconvene for the announcement of the voting results on Friday, 26 May at 10:30 UTC+2.

10. Announcement of Resolution and Election Results (Friday, 26 May at 10:30 UTC+2)

The General Meeting reconvened at 10:30 UTC+2 on 26 May. The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, announced the results of the voting on resolutions.

Resolution 1:

"The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022." 

Yes: 1,734

No: 257

Abstain: 375

The resolution was approved by the General Meeting.

Resolution 2:

“The General Meeting discharges the Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2022 and Financial Report 2022.” 

Yes: 1,693

No: 223

Abstain: 450

The resolution was approved by the General Meeting.

Resolution 3:

The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model D. 

Resolution 4:

“In addition to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme adopted in Resolution 3, the General Meeting adopts an extra charge of EUR 50 per ASN as an integral part of the Charging Scheme 2024.”

Yes: 755

No: 1,534

Abstain: 77

The resolution was not approved by the General Meeting.

Resolution 5:

"In addition to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme adopted in Resolution 3, the General Meeting adopts an extra charge of EUR 500 per accepted transfer request as an integral part of the Charging Scheme 2024.”

Yes: 715

No: 1,540

Abstain: 111

The resolution was not approved by the General Meeting.

Resolution 6:

"The General Meeting adopts the amendments to RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement."

Yes: 1,942

No: 202

Abstain: 222

The resolution was approved by the General Meeting.

Executive Board Election voting:

The following three candidates were elected to the RIPE NCC Executive Board:

  • Raymond Jetten
  • Maria Häll
  • Harald A. Summa

The full voting report is also available.

11. Close

The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair Ondřej Filip thanked the members for their participation and closed the General Meeting at 10:40 UTC+2 on 26 May 2023.