[ncc-announce] [news] The RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2022

Dear colleagues, 

The RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2022 took place from 26-28 October 2022. 

A total of 1,269 members cast their votes. The following resolutions were approved at the General Meeting: 

Resolution 1
‘The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2022 by redistributing the RIPE NCC 2022 surplus to the membership in 2023.’

Resolution 2 
Proposal to implement amendments in the Dutch law
‘The General Meeting, in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association, adopts the amendments to Articles 10 and 11.5 of the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 28 September 2022. Furthermore, the General Meeting instructs and authorises the Executive Board to perform or to have performed all that is required to have the amendments executed before a Dutch civil law notary.’

Resolution 3
Proposal to give the Management Team the authority to call for Executive Board elections
‘The General Meeting, in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association, and provided Resolution 2 is adopted, adopts the amendments to Article 10.1 of the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 28 September 2022. Furthermore, the General Meeting instructs and authorises the Executive Board to perform or to have performed all that is required to have the amendments executed before a Dutch civil law notary.’

Resolution 4
Proposal to remove the requirement to have paper ballots for RIPE NCC General Meeting voting
‘The General Meeting, in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association, and provided Resolution 2 is adopted, adopts the amendments to Article 18.5 of the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 28 September 2022. Furthermore, the General Meeting instructs and authorises the Executive Board to perform or to have performed all that is required to have the amendments executed before a Dutch civil law notary.’

A full voting report is available: 
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2022/voting-report 

My appreciation to everyone who took the time to vote and contributed to the important discussions at the GM. 

Kind regards, 
Hans Petter Holen 
Managing Director, RIPE NCC