[members-discuss] Voting @ GM 2011

On 07/11/2011 10:52, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> In most businesses I know of, when there is an expected revenue 
> shortfall, cuts are made - either in salary, amount of manpower or in 
> projects. I hope RIPE NCC has contingency plans in place.

Or, rather than cutting services to members, we use some of our 
reserves. That is likely what will happen here, although we will 
obviously have a look at trimming budgets where that doesn't affect 
member services. The RIPE NCC isn't strictly speaking "like most 
businesses". Our membership have a great say in what we do through the 
activity plan, the draft of which is usually published in May of every 
year. Membership discussion is always invited, and very seldom received.

Next year we will be making the activity plan much clearer and will be 
showing the financial cost of at least each type of activity. Where 
warranted we will go down to the individual activity. The RIPE NCC has 
committed to this. In return, I would like members to commit to reading 
the activity plan and commenting on it. The activity plan feeds into the 
budget, which in turn feeds into the charging scheme. We need to get it 
right.

Nigel