Draft Minutes
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1. Welcome, Preliminaries
The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, opened the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) at 16:00 (UTC+1) on 30 October 2024. He welcomed attendees and appointed Athina Fragkouli, RIPE NCC Chief Legal Officer, as the Secretary of the General Meeting.
2. Report from the RIPE NCC
The first part of the RIPE NCC reporting for the General Meeting was presented in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 89. This took place on 30 October 2024 from 14:00 - 15:30 (UTC+1).
RIPE NCC Managing Director and CEO, Hans Petter Holen, also provided a report from the RIPE NCC before opening the floor to questions from members. The report can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/media/documents/2._Report_from_the_RIPE_NCC_GM_Oct24.pdf
3. Report from the Executive Board
The RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, provided a report from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and opened the floor to questions from the membership.
The report can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/media/documents/3._Report_from_the_Executive_Board_GM_October_2024.pdf
4. Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2025
RIPE NCC Managing Director and CEO, Hans Petter Holen, gave a presentation on the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2025 before opening the floor to questions from members.
The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/media/documents/4._Draft_Activity_Plan_and_Budget_2025_Oct2024_GM.pdf
5. Charging Scheme Task Force 2024
The Charging Scheme Task Force Co-Chair, Peter Hessler, presented a report from the Task Force and opened the floor to questions from members. The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/media/documents/5._Charging_Scheme_Task_Force_2024_GMOct2024.pdf
6. Financial Update and Redistribution of the RIPE NCC Surplus
RIPE NCC Chief Financial Officer, Simon Jan Haytink, shared a financial update and presented on the redistribution of the RIPE NCC 2024 financial surplus before opening the floor to questions from members.
The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/media/documents/6._Financial_Update_and_Redistribution_of_the_RIPE_NCC_Surplus_GMOct24.pdf
The formal resolution was:
Resolution 1
“The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution/deficit paid in the financial year 2024 in the following way:
- In case there is an excess contribution, this will be redistributed to the membership in 2025 according to the RIPE NCC Clearing House procedure.
- In case of a deficit, this will be covered by the RIPE NCC reserves.”
Note: If the membership does not approve the resolution, the excess contribution paid will be added to the reserves and the deficit of contribution paid will be redistributed to the membership in 2025.
Voting took place under agenda point 7.
7. Voting on Resolutions
RIPE NCC Communications Officer, Karla Liddle-White, gave a presentation on the voting procedure and platform before opening the floor to questions from members.
The presentation can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/media/documents/7._Voting_Procedure_and_platform_GMOct24.pdf
RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, then read out the resolution and declared voting open. He said the General Meeting would reconvene for the announcement of the results on Friday, 1 November 2024 at 10:30 (UTC+1).
8. Announcement of Voting Results
The General Meeting reconvened at 10:32 (UTC+1) on Friday, 1 November 2024.
RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, announced the results of the voting on the resolution.
Resolution 1
“The General Meeting approves the redistribution of the excess contribution/deficit paid in the financial year 2024 in the following way:
- In case there is an excess contribution, this will be redistributed to the membership in 2025 according to the RIPE NCC Clearing House procedure.
- In case of a deficit, this will be covered by the RIPE NCC reserves.”
Yes: 1,127
No: 90
Abstain: 9
Resolution 1 was approved by the General Meeting.
9. Close
RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip, thanked members for their participation and closed the General Meeting at 10:35 (UTC+1) on 1 November 2024.