[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 
Tuesday, 24 October. All members are asked to participate by registering 
their votes and attendance options via my.ripe.net:
https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2017

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. Almost 1,000 
members have registered to participate so far. Members voting remotely 
should register to do so before the deadline on 16:00 UTC+4 on 24 October.

Agenda and Resolutions
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The agenda for the GM is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017/agenda

There will be a discussion of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and 
Budget 2018. This document lays out our plans for 2018 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/october-2017/draft-ripe-ncc-activity-plan-and-budget-2018.pdf

There are also three 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 2017 budget surplus - it will be either returned to the RIPE NCC 
reserves or redistributed to the members as a rebate in 2018.

The second and third resolutions ask members to adopt the updated RIPE 
NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure and RIPE NCC Articles of Association. 
The documents outlining these changes are available online:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017/supporting-documents

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+4 next Tuesday, 24 October. We rely on 
our membersto 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