Agenda RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2022
1. Welcome, Preliminaries
2. Report from the RIPE NCC
The first part of the RIPE NCC reporting for the General Meeting is presented in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 85. This takes place on 26 October 2022 from 14:30-16:00 (UTC+2). General Meeting attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting can follow the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session livestream via the RIPE 85 website. In order to participate in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session, please register for RIPE 85 as well.
3. Report from the Executive Board
Presentation from the Chair of the RIPE NCC Executive Board.
Open mic - Executive Board responds to member questions and feedback.
4. Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2023
The RIPE NCC Executive Board welcomes any input about the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2023 prior to and during the General Meeting October 2022.
Presentation from the Managing Director of the RIPE NCC.
5. Financial Update and Redistribution of the RIPE NCC Surplus
Presentation from the Finance Manager of the RIPE NCC.
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.”
Voting takes place under agenda point 7.
6. Amendments to the Articles of Association
Presentation on proposed amendments to the Articles of Association from the Chief Legal Officer of the RIPE NCC:
- Amendments in accordance with the Dutch Law: these amendments are introduced by the Dutch Act on the Management and Supervision of Legal Entities that entered into force on 1 July 2021. The law prevails over the Articles of Association and therefore it allows for associations to amend their articles in accordance with it when other amendments need to be introduced. Please note that any amended Articles of Association cannot be notarised unless they include the amendments required by law.
- Amendments to give the Management Team the authority to call for Executive Board elections once there is only one or no members of the Executive Board left.
- Amendments to remove the requirement to have paper ballots for General Meeting voting.
The formal resolutions:
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."
Voting takes place under agenda point 7.
7. Voting on Resolutions
Presentation on the voting procedure and new electronic voting system.
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.”
Discussion of this resolution takes place under agenda point 5.
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."
Discussion of this resolution takes place under agenda point 6.
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."
Discussion of this resolution takes place under agenda point 6.
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."
Discussion of this resolution takes place under agenda point 6.
The General Meeting reconvenes for the announcement of voting results on 28 October at 10:30 (UTC+2).
Discussion of this resolution takes place under agenda point 6.
8. Announcement of Voting Results
The results of the voting on resolutions will be announced on Friday, 28 October at 10:30 (UTC+2).