[ncc-regional-middle-east] RIPE NCC General Meeting April 2006 Announcement

[Axel Pawlik agm@localhost]

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails]

*RIPE NCC General Meeting April 2006 Announcement*

Dear RIPE NCC Member,

The Executive Board of the RIPE NCC Association is pleased to invite you 
to the General Meeting (GM) of the RIPE NCC membership. The meeting will 
be held on Wednesday, 26 April 2006 at:
*Meeting Venue*:

Ceylan Intercontinental,

Hotel Asker Ocagi Cad. No:1,

Taksim 34435,

Istanbul,

Turkey

*Telephone*: + 90 212 368 44 44

*Fax*: + 90 212 368 44 99

*Date*: Wednesday, 26 April 2006

*Time*: 17:00 - 18: 00 EET (GMT +2 hours)


*Registration*

Registration for the RIPE Meeting does not include registration for the 
GM. You must register separately. Registration opens Wednesday, 15 March 
2006. You can attend the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session and the 
GM without being registered for the RIPE 52 meeting. A list of 
registered attendees will be published regularly on the RIPE NCC web site.
You can register for the RIPE NCC GM at:

https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.html?id=30 

You can register for RIPE 52 at:

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-52/index.html

When you arrive at the GM meeting you will receive a meeting folder 
containing your membership status and details on your voting rights.
*RIPE NCC Reports*

The RIPE NCC reporting for the General Meeting (GM) will be presented in 
the RIPE NCC Services Working Group. GM attendees who have not 
registered for the RIPE meeting are welcome to participate in this 
working group session. This takes place on Wednesday, 26 April 2006 from 
16:00 – 17:00.
The RIPE NCC reports will not be repeated in the General Meeting.

*Voting & Resolutions*

Please note that candidate members are welcome to attend the meeting but 
are not permitted to vote according to article 16.3 of the RIPE NCC 
Articles of Association. Members who are not able to attend the GM but 
still want to vote can do so by means of proxy voting as per article 
16.4. To nominate a proxy voter please follow instructions on:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-april2006/proxy.html

Please also note that the meeting can only pass resolutions that have 
been submitted and published according to articles 15.3 and 15.4:
The RIPE NCC Articles of Association can be found at:

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html

*RIPE NCC Annual Report*


The RIPE NCC 2005 Annual Report will be available for review week 
commencing 27 March 2006.
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*RIPE NCC Call for Nominations for Executive Board Seat - April 2006*

In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is 
calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board.
The vacant seat is for a three-year term and is to fill the place 
currently held by Frode Greisen, whose term expires in April 2006.
Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board member will 
take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be 
held on Wednesday, 26 April 2006 at the Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel in 
Istanbul, Turkey.
Please submit your nomination prior to Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 
following the guidelines outlined in article 7 of the RIPE NCC Articles 
of Association. You can read excerpts of the general guidelines for this 
process, below.
Please note:
You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a 
nomination.
Nomination submissions should include the following information:

· Your full name:
· Your organisation:
· The LIR RegID:
· Name of candidate you wish to support:

Nominations may be submitted by e-mail to: agm-nominations@localhost

Excerpts from the RIPE NCC Articles of Association:

Article [7.1] The executive board of the association shall consist of at 
least three and at most five natural persons. They shall be member of 
the board in a personal capacity and do not have to be members of the 
association. Employees of the association cannot be appointed member of 
the executive board.
Article [7.2] The members of the executive board shall be appointed by 
the general meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the 
members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the executive 
board shall need the written support of at least five members. If three 
weeks before the general meeting the number of candidates does not 
exceed the number of vacancies, the executive board shall have to 
nominate one or more candidates so that the total number of proposed 
candidates shall exceed the number of members of the executive board to 
be appointed by the general meeting.
Article [8.3] The membership in the executive board shall become 
effective at the end of the general meeting at which the member is 
appointed and shall automatically terminate at the end of the annual 
meeting in the third calendar year after the year in which the member 
was appointed. The member shall be eligible for immediate re-appointment.
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*Important Dates*

*15 March 2006*: GM Registration opens

*29 March 2006*: Submission deadline for proposed resolutions

*5 April 2006*: Nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board deadline

*12 April 2006*: Registration encouraged by this date

*26 April 2006*: RIPE NCC General Meeting April 2006


For more information on the GM, please see:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-april2006/

If you have any questions about the GM please e-mail us at:
agm@localhost

Best regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC