[ncc-announce] [news] Reminder: NRO NC Call for Nominations 2016

Dear colleagues,

There is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill 
one vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council 
(NC). The three-year term of Filiz Yilmaz ends on 31 December 2016.

The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during the Plenary at 
the RIPE 73 Meeting to be held in Madrid from 24-28 October 2016. The 
voting for this election will be conducted electronically for the first 
time. Further information on the voting process is available online:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-community/nro/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-2016/electronic-voting-at-the-nro-nc-election-2016

The deadline for nominations is 23 September 2016. Any individual 
residing within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, 
except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations 
are permitted.

Please send your nominations to <nominations at ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC on 
23 September 2016. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE 
NCC website by 26 September 2016.

All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their 
nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other individuals 
may express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to 
<nominations at ripe.net>. Expressions of support will also be published on 
the RIPE NCC website.

To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/internet-technical-community/nro/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-2016

Regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC