[ncc-announce] [news] 156th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes

Dear RIPE NCC members,

The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 156th Meeting on 14-15 March 2022. The minutes from the meeting are now available.

Minutes of the 156th Meeting: 
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-156th-executive-board-meeting    

The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meetings. Further details are available in the minutes.

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Main Items
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- Hans Petter Holen informed the Board that he set up a Crisis Management Team to deal with the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on the RIPE NCC and the Board discussed recent developments. 

- Hans Petter Holen shared the risk report for the last period. There was an increase in risk due to the invasion of Ukraine. He also noted that the risk framework would soon be aligned with best practices by the new Chief Information Security Officer and Risk and Compliance Manager that were being recruited. 

- Simon-Jan Haytink provided an update of the situation of the different banks of the RIPE NCC, presented the draft Financial Report 2021 and shared highlights from the Auditors Report 2021. He also shared a financial report on the first two months of the year. The RIPE NCC remains in a stable financial position for 2022. 

- The Board discussed the Charging Scheme 2023. The Board considered whether a possible lower income should be balanced with the reserves or if the membership fee should be increased. Due to the uncertainty of the upcoming period, the Board did not find it appropriate to initiate a discussion with the membership on different charging schemes with potential changes in fee structure with the members.

- Fergal Cunningham presented the draft RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and the document was approved for publication.

- Hans Petter Holen reported on the outcome of the NRO Strategy Workshop with the NRO Executive Council. The commitment of all RIRs to engage was increasing and cooperation was getting closer. 

- RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne shared her report with the Board. Preparations for the hybrid RIPE 84 Meeting are well underway. Registration for the meeting is open and makes a distinction between onsite and online attendance.

- The Board carefully reviewed a voting system analysis of the current method Instant Run-Off Voting (IRV) and two alternative methods: First-Past-the-Post Voting (FPTP) and Approval Voting for the election of Board Members and agreed that the current IRV method was the best option.

- The Board discussed an initial proposal to change the legal structure of the RIPE NCC. The RIPE NCC and Board agreed to explore a possible structure of the organisation that would be robust enough for challenges including the increasing regulatory restrictions that affect its operations.

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Resolutions Adopted
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- The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the audited RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for its adoption.
- The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and the publication of the document.
- The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#150, EB#151, EB#152, EB#153, EB#154 and EB#155.

Kind regards,

Hans Petter Holen
Managing Director
RIPE NCC