General Meeting Minutes October 2018
Transcript of all presentations and discussion at the General Meeting
1. Welcome, Preliminaries
The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman, Christian Kaufmann, opened the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) at 18:20 (UTC+2) on 17 October 2018 and welcomed attendees.
2. Report from the RIPE NCC
The first part of the RIPE NCC reporting for the General Meeting was presented by RIPE NCC Managing Director Axel Pawlik in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 77. This took place on 17 October 2018 from 16:00-17:45 local time (UTC+2).
3. Report from the Executive Board
The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman, Christian Kaufmann, gave the presentation from the RIPE NCC Executive Board:
Report from the RIPE NCC Executive Board
4. Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2019
The RIPE NCC's Managing Director, Axel Pawlik, gave the presentation on the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2019:
Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2019
5. Financial Update and Redistribution of RIPE NCC Surplus/Deficit
RIPE NCC Chief Financial Officer Gwen van Berne presented on the financial status of the RIPE NCC and on the proposed redistribution of the RIPE NCC surplus to RIPE NCC members in 2018:
Financial Update and Redistribution of RIPE NCC Surplus/Deficit 2018
Resolution 1:
“The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2018 by redistributing the RIPE NCC 2018 surplus to the membership in 2019.”
Voting for this resolution took place under agenda point 7.
6. Amendments to the RIPE NCC Articles of Association
The RIPE NCC's Head of Legal, Athina Fragkouli, gave the presentation on the proposed changes to the RIPE NCC’s Articles of Association:
Amendments to the RIPE NCC’s Article of Association
Resolution 2:
“The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 12 of the Articles of Association.”
Voting for this resolution took place under agenda point 7.
Resolution 3:
“The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 13 of the Articles of Association.”
Voting for this resolution took place under agenda point 7.
Resolution 4:
“The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 18 of the Articles of Association.”
Voting for this resolution took place under agenda point 7.
7. Voting on Resolutions:
RIPE NCC Communications Officer Alun Davies gave the presentation on the RIPE NCC voting procedure:
Voting at the RIPE NCC General Meeting
Resolution 1:
“The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2018 by redistributing the RIPE NCC 2018 surplus to the membership in 2019.”
Resolution 2:
“The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 12 of the Articles of Association.”
Resolution 3:
“The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 13 of the Articles of Association.”
Resolution 4:
“The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 18 of the Articles of Association.”
At this point, the Executive Board Chairman declared voting to be open and the General Meeting was adjourned until the announcement of voting results on 19 October at 10:45 UTC+2.
8. Announcement of Resolution Results
The General Meeting reconvened at 10:45 (UTC+2) on 19 October. The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman, Christian Kaufmann, announced the results of the voting on the resolutions.
Resolution 1:
“The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution paid in 2018 by redistributing the RIPE NCC 2018 surplus to the membership in 2019.”
- Yes - 996
- No - 9
- Abstain - 12
The resolution was approved.
Resolution 2:
“The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 12 of the Articles of Association.”
- Yes - 852
- No - 50
- Abstain - 95
The resolution was approved.
Resolution 3:
“The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 13 of the Articles of Association.”
- Yes - 882
- No - 39
- Abstain - 73
The resolution was approved.
Resolution 4:
“The General Meeting adopts the amendments to Article 18 of the Articles of Association.”
- Yes - 860
- No - 50
- Abstain - 82
The resolution was approved.
9. Close
Christian thanked the members for their participation and closed the GM at 10:50 (UTC+2) on 19 October 2018.