Draft Agenda - General Meeting October 2026
1. Welcome, Preliminaries
2. Report from the RIPE NCC
The first part of the RIPE NCC report is presented at the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 93. This takes place on 28 October at 14:00 - 15:30 (UTC+2)
General Meeting attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting can watch the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session via livestream on the RIPE 93 website.
To participate in the working group session, please register for RIPE 93.
3. Report from the Executive Board
Presentation from the Chair of the RIPE NCC Executive Board.
Open mic - Executive Board opens the floor for feedback and questions from the membership.
4. Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2027
Presentation from the RIPE NCC’s Chief Executive Officer.
The RIPE NCC Executive Board welcomes input on the draft activity plan and the proposed budget for 2027 before and during the General Meeting.
5. Financial Update and RIPE NCC Surplus
Presentation from the RIPE NCC’s Chief Financial Officer.
Resolution 1
“The General Meeting approves to add/subtract the excess contribution/deficit paid in the financial year 2026 in the following way:
- In case there is an excess contribution, this will be added to the RIPE NCC reserves.
- In case of a deficit, this will be covered by the RIPE NCC membership in 2027.”
NOTE: If the membership does not approve the resolution, the excess contribution paid will be redistributed to the membership in 2027 according to the RIPE NCC Clearing House procedure and the deficit will be paid by RIPE NCC reserves.
Voting takes place under agenda point 8.
6. Amendments to the Articles of Association - Board Structure
Presentation from the RIPE NCC’s Chief Legal Officer on proposed amendments to the Articles of Association to change the Board structure.
Resolution 2
"The General Meeting, in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association, adopts the amendments to the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 30 September 2026.
Furthermore, the General Meeting instructs and authorises the Executive Board to perform or to have performed all that is required to have the amendments executed before a Dutch civil law notary."
Voting takes place under agenda point 8.
7. RIPE NCC Arbiter Panel Election
The Arbiter Panel election is to fill six seats.
Voting takes place under agenda point 8.
8. Voting on Resolutions and Arbiter Panel Election
Resolution 1
“The General Meeting approves to add/subtract the excess contribution/deficit paid in the financial year 2026 in the following way:
- In case there is an excess contribution, this will be added to the RIPE NCC reserves.
- In case of a deficit, this will be covered by the RIPE NCC membership in 2027.”
NOTE: If the membership does not approve the resolution, the excess contribution paid will be redistributed to the membership in 2027 according to the RIPE NCC Clearing House procedure and the deficit will be paid by RIPE NCC reserves.
Discussion of this resolution takes place under Agenda point 5.
Resolution 2
"The General Meeting, in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association, adopts the amendments to the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 30 September 2026.
Furthermore, the General Meeting instructs and authorises the Executive Board to perform or to have performed all that is required to have the amendments executed before a Dutch civil law notary."
Discussion of this resolution takes place under Agenda point 6.
Arbiter Panel Election
The RIPE NCC Arbiter Panel election is to fill six seats. Information about the candidates is shared under agenda point 7.
9. Announcement of Resolution and Election Results (Friday, 30 October 2026 at 10:30 UTC+2)
The results of the voting on resolutions and election will be announced on Friday, 30 October 2026 at 10:30 (UTC+2).