RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2008

The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2008 was held on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 from 16:00-19:00. The GM was held adjacent to the RIPE 56 Meeting, which took place from 5-9 May 2008 at the Hotel Palace in Berlin, Germany.

There were 111 attendees, excluding RIPE NCC staff and observers from the other Regional Internet Registries.

Voting and Resolutions

Candidate members could attend the GM but were not allowed to vote according to article 16.7 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Members who could not attend the GM could vote by means of proxy voting, as per article 16.

The meeting could only pass resolutions that were submitted and published according to article 15 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association.

RIPE NCC Reports May 2008

The RIPE NCC reports for the GM were presented in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 from 16:00-17:00. GM attendees that were not registered for the RIPE Meeting were welcome to participate in this Working Group session. The RIPE NCC reports were not repeated in the GM.

RIPE NCC Annual Report

• The RIPE NCC 2007 Annual Report (Including the Financial Report) is available.

RIPE NCC Nominations for Executive Board Seat - May 2008

In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC called for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The two vacant seats were for three-year terms to fill the places held by Kees Neggers and Jim Reid, whose terms expired in May 2008. Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board members took place at the GM. Fahad AlShirawi and Andreas Wittkemper were elected by the members to the RIPE NCC Executive Board.

• More information on the RIPE NCC Executive Board Member Elections

Important dates

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