[ncc-announce] [GM] Have You Registered for the General Meeting Yet? One Week To Go

Dear colleagues,

The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place one week from today on 18
November. All members are asked to participate by registering their
votes and attendance options through the LIR Portal:
https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-nov-2015

The registration process takes less than a minute to complete, and we
ask that you exercise your participation and voting rights in this
important meeting for the RIPE NCC and the membership. Members voting
remotely should register to do so before the deadline on 16:00 UTC+2 on
18 November.

Agenda and Resolutions
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The agenda for the GM is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/agenda-general-meeting-november-2015

There will be a discussion of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and
Budget 2016. This document lays out our plans for 2016 and the cost of
those plans, so your input in the discussions can help shape the
direction of the RIPE NCC in the coming year. The PDF is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/draft-ripe-ncc-activity-plan-and-budget-2016

There are also two resolutions that the members will vote on at the GM.
The first asks members to decide on what will happen to the RIPE NCC's
2015 budget surplus - it will be either returned to the RIPE NCC
reserves or redistributed to the members as a rebate in 2016. A detailed
explanation of this is available in my previous mail on the matter:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2015-October/000988.html

The second resolution asks members to approve the updated RIPE NCC
Conflict Arbitration Procedure. The document outlining the changes and
the justification for those changes is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/november-2015/updated-ripe-ncc-conflict-arbitration-procedure

The GM will also have updates from the RIPE NCC management and the
Executive Board.

The meeting will be broadcast live for all members from the remote
participation page at 18:00 UTC+2 next Wednesday. We rely on our members
to give us guidance and make important decisions related to the work of
the RIPE NCC, so I look forward to seeing a strong showing of
involvement from the members at next week's meeting.

Kind regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC

Important Dates
5 Oct – Open registration for General Meeting
5 Oct – Open voting registration
21 Oct – Publish all GM documents, including Draft Activity Plan and
Budget 2016
4 Nov – Deadline for proxy vote nominations
4 Nov – Deadline to publish final GM agenda
18 Nov – Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC+2)
18 Nov – GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC+2)
20 Nov – GM closes with vote results announcement (10:45 UTC+2)