[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC General Meeting to be Facilitated Remotely

Dear RIPE NCC members,

Yesterday, we held an Executive Board meeting attended by the RIPE Chair
and RIPE NCC Management to discuss the May General Meeting (GM) and RIPE
80 in light of the current situation with COVID-19. The RIPE Chair will
communicate shortly regarding the RIPE 80 Meeting.

For the GM, we decided that the meeting will take place as scheduled on
13 May and stay open until 15 May for the voting results announcement,
and it will be facilitated remotely. Further details on this will be
communicated to members in the coming weeks. We have tasked the RIPE NCC
with ensuring that everything is in place to allow full remote
participation in the GM, including voting electronically and
participating in discussions. Those who have already registered and have
chosen to attend in person or use paper ballots will have those
converted to the fully remote option.

We therefore encourage all members to register as normal for the GM.
Elections will be held for three available Executive Board seats and
members will vote on the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme for 2021, among other
resolutions. There will also be updates from the Executive Board and the
RIPE NCC.

As most members have voted electronically for the past few years, we do
not foresee any issues with this approach. There are legal requirements
that we need to fulfil and we believe we can carry these out
successfully. We also need to take this decision to ensure the health
and safety of our members as well as the organising staff and the board
members.

All information about the GM, including registration details, is
available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2020

We look forward to your remote participation and we wish all our members
good health and safety during these difficult times.

Kind regards,

Christian Kaufmann
RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman