The minutes of the General Meeting are available for download in PDF format.
All RIPE NCC members have the right to object to the General Meeting minutes, as per section 19.4 of the Articles of Association. The GM Minutes Objections Systemis available for this purpose.
Christian Kaufmann, RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman, opened the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) at 16:30 (UTC+1) on 24 November 2021.
Christian welcomed attendees and appointed Athina Fragkouli, RIPE NCC Chief Legal Officer, as the Secretary of the General Meeting.
The RIPE NCC reporting for the General Meeting was presented by the RIPE NCC Managing Director, Hans Petter Holen, in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 83. This took place on Wednesday, 24 November from 14:30-16:15 (UTC+1). The presentation can be found at:
https://ripe83.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/66-RIPE-NCC-Update-RIPE-83_HPH-Final.pdf
The first part of the RIPE NCC reporting for the General Meeting was presented by the RIPE NCC Managing Director, Hans Petter Holen, in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 83. This took place on Wednesday, 24 November from 14:30-16:15 (UTC+1).
The session archives are available at:
https://ripe83.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ncc-services-wg/
Christian Kaufmann, RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman, gave a presentation from the RIPE NCC Executive Board.
The report from the RIPE NCC Executive Board can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/nov-2021/documentation-and-archive/report-from-the-ripe-ncc-executive-board_nov2021_pdf_presentation.pdf
Following the presentation, there was an Open Mic session where participants raised various issues with the Executive Board.
Hans Petter Holen, RIPE NCC Managing Director, presented about the Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2022-2026.
His presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/nov-2021/documentation-and-archive/draft-ripe-ncc-strategy-2022-2026-final_pdf.pdf
Hans Petter Holen, RIPE NCC Managing Director, gave a presentation on the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2022.
His presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/nov-2021/documentation-and-archive/draft-activity-plan-and-budget-2022-presentation.pdf
Ondrej Filip, RIPE NCC Executive Board Treasurer, gave a presentation potential charging scheme models for the RIPE NCC membership.
His presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/nov-2021/documentation-and-archive/ripe-ncc-charging-scheme-models.pdf
Simon-Jan Haytink, RIPE NCC Finance Manager shared a financial update and presented on the redistribution of the RIPE NCC 2021 financial surplus.
His presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/nov-2021/documentation-and-archive/2021-ripe-ncc-financial-report_final.pdf
Resolution 1
Option A: “The General Meeting approves that the RIPE NCC 2021 financial surplus will be added to the Clearing House reserve.”
Option B: “The General Meeting approves that 50% of the RIPE NCC 2021 financial surplus will be added to the Clearing House reserve and 50% of the RIPE NCC 2021 surplus will be redistributed to the membership in 2022 according to the RIPE NCC Clearing House Procedure.”
Option C: "The General Meeting approves that the RIPE NCC 2021 financial surplus will be redistributed to membership in 2022 according to the RIPE NCC Clearing House Procedure."
Voting took place under agenda point 8.
Karla Liddle-White, RIPE NCC Communications Officer, gave a presentation on the voting procedure.
Her presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/nov-2021/documentation-and-archive/voting-presentation_november2021.pdf
At this point, Christian Kaufmann, RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, read out the resolution and declared voting open. He said the General Meeting would reconvene for the announcement of the voting results on Friday, 26 November at 10:15 (UTC+1).
The General Meeting reconvened on Friday, 26 November at 10:15 (UTC+1). Christian Kaufman, RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman, informed that there was a delay in the announcement of the result due to BigPulse, the third party voting system provider, not submitting a verifiable report by the time of the scheduled announcement. He therefore announced that the General Meeting would reconvene for the announcement of the voting results on Monday 29 November 2021 at 12:00 (UTC+1).
The General Meeting reconvened on Monday 29 November 2021 at 12:00 (UTC+1). Christian Kaufmann, RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman, announced the results of the voting on the resolution.
Resolution 1
Option A: “The General Meeting approves that the RIPE NCC 2021 financial surplus will be added to the Clearing House reserve.”
Option B: “The General Meeting approves that 50% of the RIPE NCC 2021 financial surplus will be added to the Clearing House reserve and 50% of the RIPE NCC 2021 surplus will be redistributed to the membership in 2022 according to the RIPE NCC Clearing House Procedure.”
Option C: "The General Meeting approves that the RIPE NCC 2021 financial surplus will be redistributed to membership in 2022 according to the RIPE NCC Clearing House Procedure."
Option C was approved by the General Meeting.
The full voting report is also available.
The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman, Christian Kaufmann, thanked the members for their participation and closed the General Meeting at 12:10 (UTC+1) on Monday 29 November 2021.