RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2007 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 GM will be held adjacent to the RIPE 54 Meeting on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 at:

Registration

Registration for the RIPE Meeting does not include registration for the GM. You must register separately. GM Registration opens on Wednesday, 28 March 2007.

You can attend the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session and the GM without being registered for the RIPE 54 meeting. A list of registered GM attendees will be published regularly on the RIPE NCC web site.

When you arrive at the GM you will receive a meeting folder containing your membership status, voting slips and details on your voting rights.

RIPE NCC Reports

The RIPE NCC reporting for the 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, 9 May 2007 from 16:00 - 17:00.

The RIPE NCC reports will not be repeated in the General Meeting.

Voting and Resolutions

Candidate members are welcome to attend the GM 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-may2007/proxy.html

Please also note that the GM can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to articles 15.3 and 15.4 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association.

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 2006 Annual Report (including the Financial Report) will be available for review in the week commencing 2 April 2007.

For more information on the GM, please see:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/

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

Best regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC