[ncc-announce] Reminder: RIPE NCC Call for Nominations for Executive Board Seat - May 2009

Dear RIPE NCC member,

In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is 
calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The nomination 
period is open until 15 April 2009.

The vacant seat is for a three-year term and is to fill the place 
currently held by Dmitry Burkov, whose term expires in May 2009.

Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board member will 
take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be 
held on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 from 16:00-19:00, adjacent to the RIPE 58 
Meeting, which takes place from 4-8 May 2009 at the Krasnapolsky Hotel 
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

You must be registered for the GM if you wish to attend and vote in the 
Executive Board election. You can register online for the GM at:
https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.html?id=67 


If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, you can be 
represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or 
director. If so, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 22 
April 2009. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The 
proxy form is available to download here:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2009/proxy.html

A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board 
requires the written support of at least five members. You must be a 
RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination. 
Nomination submissions should include the following information:

* Your full name:
* Your organisation:
* Your LIR RegID:
* Name of the candidate you wish to support:

Nominations must be submitted by email to <agm-nominations at ripe.net> by 
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, following the guidelines outlined in article 9 
of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of 
Association are available at the end of this email.

If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm at ripe.net>.

Best regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC

Excerpts from the RIPE NCC Articles of Association
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Article [8.2] The Executive Board of the Association shall consist of at 
least three and at most five natural persons. They shall be members of 
the Board in a personal capacity and do not have to be Members of the 
Association. Employees of the Association cannot be appointed members of 
the Executive Board.

Article [9.1] The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by 
the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members.

A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board 
shall need the written support of at least five Members. If three weeks 
before the General Meeting the number of candidates nominated for 
appointment as referred to above does not exceed the number of 
vacancies, the Executive Board shall have to nominate one or more 
candidates for appointment so that the total number of proposed 
candidates shall exceed the number of Executive Board members to be 
appointed by the General Meeting.

The Articles of Association are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html

Important Dates
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19 March 2009 GM registration opens
19 March 2009 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online
15 April 2009 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board
22 April 2009 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions
22 April 2009 Online registration for GM closes
22 April 2009 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC
6 May 2009 RIPE NCC General Meeting