[ncc-announce] [news] Board Resolution to Suspend Creation of Multiple LIR Accounts

Dear colleagues,

On 18 November 2015, the RIPE NCC Executive Board held a Board Meeting
in which it made a resolution to temporarily restrict the ability of
RIPE NCC members to acquire additional LIR accounts. The resolution also
temporarily suspends existing, ongoing or pending requests of RIPE NCC
members to open additional LIR accounts.

The draft minutes of the 103rd Executive Board Meeting, in which the
resolution was drafted, are now available:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2015/minutes-103rd-executive-board-meeting

The board made the resolution following discussion at the RIPE NCC
General Meeting (GM), where a participant pointed out that the ability
for a member to create multiple LIR accounts might not be in accordance
with RIPE policy. The board resolution comes into immediate effect in
order to prevent members rapidly accruing LIR accounts in light of the
GM discussions.

The resolution does not include the acquisition of additional LIR
accounts due to changes in two RIPE NCC members’ business structures
(e.g. merger or acquisition between two organisations that are RIPE NCC
members).

For the next GM, the board plans to add an agenda item on this topic for
deliberation and will put forward a formal resolution for the members to
vote on.

The board may revisit its decision on this matter at any time in
accordance with the discussions, and no later than at the first
Executive Board Meeting after the next General Meeting.

The board would like the membership to discuss this matter on the
<members-discuss at ripe.net> mailing list. You can also contact the board
directly at <exec-board at ripe.net>.

Best regards,

Nigel Titley
RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman