Minutes of the General Meeting May 2023
The minutes of the General Meeting are available for download in PDF format.
All RIPE NCC members had the right to object to the General Meeting draft minutes, as per section 19.4 of the Articles of Association. The GM Draft Minutes Objections System was available for this purpose.
- Full recording of the General Meeting
- Transcript of all presentations and discussion at the General Meeting
- General Meeting Meetecho chat transcripts
1. Welcome, Preliminaries
The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, opened the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) at 16:30 UTC+2 on 24 May 2023, welcomed attendees and appointed Athina Fragkouli, RIPE NCC Chief Legal Officer, as the Secretary of the General Meeting.
2. Report from the RIPE NCC
A high-level RIPE NCC update was given by the RIPE NCC Managing Director at the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 86. This took place on 24 May 2023 from 14:30-16:00 (UTC+2) prior to the General Meeting. A more detailed report was given at the General Meeting.
The reports from the RIPE NCC can be found at:
- https://ripe86.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/99-RIPE-86-Services-WG-RIPE-NCC-Past-and-Future-v8.pdf
- https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/a-report-from-the-ripe-ncc.pdf
3. Report from the Executive Board
The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, gave the report from the RIPE NCC Executive Board.
The report from the RIPE NCC Executive Board can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/b-report-from-the-ripe-ncc-executive-board_may-2023.pdf
4. Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022
Simon-Jan Haytink, Chief Financial Officer, RIPE NCC presented the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022.
The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022 presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/c-ripe-ncc-financial-report-2022.pdf
The formal resolution was:
Resolution 1:
"The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022."
Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.
5. Discharge of the Executive Board
The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, invited the General Meeting to discharge the RIPE NCC Executive Board.
The formal resolution was:
Resolution 2:
"The General Meeting discharges the Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2022 and Financial Report 2022."
Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.
6. RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024
Simon-Jan Haytink, Chief Financial Officer, RIPE NCC presented on the different models of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024.
The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/e-ripe-ncc-charging-scheme-2024.pdf
The formal resolutions were:
Resolution 3:
Option A: “The General Meeting adopts theRIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model A.”
Option B: “The General Meeting adopts theRIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model B.”
Option C: "The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model C.”
Option D: "The General Meeting adopts theRIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model D.”
Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.
Resolution 4:
"In addition to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme adopted in Resolution 3, the General Meeting adopts an extra charge of EUR 50 per ASN as an integral part of the Charging Scheme 2024.”
Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.
Resolution 5:
"In addition to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme adopted in Resolution 3, the General Meeting adopts an extra charge of EUR 500 per accepted transfer request as an integral part of the Charging Scheme 2024.”
Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.
7. Amendments to the Standard Service Agreement
Kevin Brennan, Legal Counsel, RIPE NCC presented amendments to the RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement.
The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/f-amendments-to-the-standard-service-agreement.pdf
Resolution 6:
"The General Meeting adopts the amendments to RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement."
Voting for this resolution took place under Agenda point 9.
8. RIPE NCC Executive Board Election
The eight candidates for the Executive Board presented themselves with pre-recorded videos.
The Executive Board election was to fill three seats.
Voting took place under Agenda point 9.
9. Voting on Resolutions and for Executive Board Seats
Fergal Cunningham, Head of Membership Engagement, RIPE NCC gave a presentation on voting at the RIPE NCC General Meeting.
The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2023/documentation-and-archives/h-voting-presentation_may-2023-final.pdf
At this point, the RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, then read out the resolutions and declared voting to be open. He said that the General Meeting would reconvene for the announcement of the voting results on Friday, 26 May at 10:30 UTC+2.
10. Announcement of Resolution and Election Results (Friday, 26 May at 10:30 UTC+2)
The General Meeting reconvened at 10:30 UTC+2 on 26 May. The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, announced the results of the voting on resolutions.
Resolution 1:
"The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2022."
Yes: 1,734
No: 257
Abstain: 375
The resolution was approved by the General Meeting.
Resolution 2:
“The General Meeting discharges the Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2022 and Financial Report 2022.”
Yes: 1,693
No: 223
Abstain: 450
The resolution was approved by the General Meeting.
Resolution 3:
The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024 Model D.
Resolution 4:
“In addition to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme adopted in Resolution 3, the General Meeting adopts an extra charge of EUR 50 per ASN as an integral part of the Charging Scheme 2024.”
Yes: 755
No: 1,534
Abstain: 77
The resolution was not approved by the General Meeting.
Resolution 5:
"In addition to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme adopted in Resolution 3, the General Meeting adopts an extra charge of EUR 500 per accepted transfer request as an integral part of the Charging Scheme 2024.”
Yes: 715
No: 1,540
Abstain: 111
The resolution was not approved by the General Meeting.
Resolution 6:
"The General Meeting adopts the amendments to RIPE NCC Standard Service Agreement."
Yes: 1,942
No: 202
Abstain: 222
The resolution was approved by the General Meeting.
Executive Board Election voting:
The following three candidates were elected to the RIPE NCC Executive Board:
- Raymond Jetten
- Maria Häll
- Harald A. Summa
The full voting report is also available.
11. Close
The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair Ondřej Filip thanked the members for their participation and closed the General Meeting at 10:40 UTC+2 on 26 May 2023.