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Minutes of the 176th Executive Board Meeting Published

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The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 176th meeting from 24-25 June 2024. The minutes are now available.

Minutes of the 176th Meeting

The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents.

Main Items

The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting.

  • Chief Legal Officer Athina Fragkouli presented the duties and liabilities of Executive Board members.
  • Chief Financial Officer Simon-Jan Haytink presented a proposal to sell the current exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
  • The Board discussed the RIPE NCC Clearing House reserve.
  • Simon-Jan presented an indicative cost budget for 2025/2026.
  • Hans Petter provided an update to the Board on current topics of interest.
  • Hans Petter presented on the Activity Plan and Budget 2025.
  • RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne provided an update on RIPE community developments.
  • Chief Community Officer Hisham Ibrahim presented a proposal to pause the Community Projects Fund in 2025.
  • Head of Membership Engagement Fergal Cunningham presented a review of the General Meeting May 2024.
  • The Board discussed the role of the RIPE CoC Team with regard to the members-discuss mailing list.
  • The Board discussed unmoderated archive retention.
  • Athina gave an update on the ASO AC’s work on a principles document for the update to “Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries” (ICP-2).
  • Remco gave a review of the BoF “Building A Stable Future for the RIPE NCC” that took place at RIPE 88 and the work involved in reviewing the structure and governance of the RIPE NCC.
  • The Board discussed and resolved to set up a new charging scheme task force.

Further details are available in the minutes.