[ncc-announce] NRO NC Call for Nominations - RIPE NCC Service Region

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Dear colleagues,

There 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 Wilfried Woeber, who was appointed to the NRO NC by 
the RIPE NCC Executive Board in October 2008, ends on 31 December 2011.

The RIPE NCC Executive Board will select one representative from the 
nominees to serve a three-year term on the NRO NCC beginning 1 January 
2012. The decision of the Executive Board will be announced at the RIPE 
63 Meeting, which will be held in Vienna from 31 October-4 November 2011.

The deadline for nominations is 5 October 2011. Any individual residing 
within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except 
Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are 
permitted. There is no limit on the amount of terms someone can serve on 
the NRO NC.

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 that will be published on 
the RIPE NCC website.

Details on how to make nominations or expressions of support are 
available at:

http://www.ripe.net/nronc2011-process

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:

http://www.ripe.net/nronc2011

Regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC

Important Dates:

5 October 2011: Deadline for NRO NC nominations
7 October 2011: Deadline for all confirmed nominations to be posted on 
the RIPE NCC website
31 October-4 November 2011: Result of selection announced at RIPE 63 
Meeting in Vienna