[members-discuss] Voting @ GM 2011

On 07/11/2011 10:16, SPEEDNIC S.R.L. - RIPE Handling wrote:
> Dear Nigel,
>
> as the voting results are published it reflects clearly the discussion
> through the new Chargig Scheme 2012.
>
> Voting Results
> b) The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2012.
> No 148
> Yes 102
> Abstain 11
>
> Can you explain us and to the whole list what will be happen now as I
> guess it was the first time since we are a member that the GM don't
> adopt the Charging Scheme ??
>
We continue with last year's charging scheme. This will result in a 
shortfall of approximately €500k on the budget, which will be met from 
reserves. There is no danger of the RIPE NCC going under, but obviously 
we need to ensure that the membership as a whole is satisfied with the 
charging scheme that we propose next year.

Preliminary thinking on this is to put together a small task force 
composed of representatives from the membership, the board and the RIPE 
NCC in the hopes of coming up with a scheme that we can all live with. 
The alternative, of course, is to continue with the old charging scheme 
as we have used up until now but of course we put together the new 
charging scheme as a response to the membership after complaints about 
the old one, so I wouldn't expect that to be popular.

All the best

Nigel