<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-aee331d9-7fff-ba1e-7f20-e0fbe0275a1c"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Dmytry,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">That is correct re: the 400 members. The deadline is two weeks before the GM, so 8 May. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We can look at how to best do this without the need to have written signatures and postal mail involved - the AoA does not specify “signatures” so we can look at more efficient options. And we’ll also look at the legalities around the resolution and its possible effect on other resolutions. I can get back to you after we’ve done the legal and technical investigations early next week.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All the best</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fergal</span></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 2:33 PM Dmitry Kohmanyuk <<a href="mailto:dk@hostmaster.ua">dk@hostmaster.ua</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks Fergal for the answer. So we need to collect around 400 signatures of LIRs to have new resolution(s) added to the voting roster?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Can you please calculate the deadline, and confirm whether such signatures have to be on paper or would an electronic one suffice? (Remember, mail from countries like Ukraine can take a month.)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Likewise, does the new text have to be printed or can the email be used instead?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Last one, what about the “relative” resolution which reuses the text of another? Can such one be used, and if it would be added at the end, would essentially make it impossible to win?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If board puts its resolutions first, community submitted ones cannot ever win, by mere order, unless the text would read:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">“The membership hereby annuls and voids results of the resolution with text (A/B/C) above YES/NO”</div><div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr"></div><blockquote type="cite">On 12 Apr 2024, at 14:06, Fergal Cunningham <<a href="mailto:fergalc@ripe.net" target="_blank">fergalc@ripe.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-weight:normal" id="m_-6085964422436471004gmail-docs-internal-guid-f9bfbb90-7fff-7924-4460-e343c9d94c0f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Martin,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yes, indeed, it’s possible for members to propose agenda topics with resolutions to be voted on. The relevant section of the Articles of Association is Art. 15.6, which I copy below. If this is something any of the members wish to use, we can look at providing a mechanism to collect the signatures of those who support a particular agenda topic and resolution proposed by a member. It would need signatures from 2% of members who could potentially vote at the GM. This would be close to 400 (2% of ~20,000 members). </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I hope this helps.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fergal</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">15.6 On the application In Writing of a group of Members who are jointly entitled to cast at least two percent (2%) of the total number of possible votes, other subjects will be added to the agenda. Such an application, accompanied by the verbatim text of the resolutions proposed by the said Members, shall have to be sent to the Executive Board at least two weeks before the Meeting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Executive Board shall immediately send the verbatim text of the resolutions proposed by the said Members to all the Members of the Association.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">15.7 The General Meeting may only vote on resolutions with respect to subjects for which the verbatim text of the related proposed resolutions has been sent to the Members in the manner set out above.</span></p></b><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 2:43 PM Martin Millnert <<a href="mailto:martin.millnert@brainmill.com" target="_blank">martin.millnert@brainmill.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>Dear Fergal,<div><br></div><div>I don’t envy the challenge of the board with this feedback, but I suspect it is wise to listen to it else the platform for new candidates to the board the next 5 years seems to be pretty straightforward and likely to be elected: Cost reductions.</div><div><br></div><div>As a side, doesn’t the articles of association allow for membership organized items for AGM to vote on as well?</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Martin Millnert<br id="m_-6085964422436471004m_2585777214253492116lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 10 Apr 2024, at 15:38, Fergal Cunningham <<a href="mailto:fergalc@ripe.net" target="_blank">fergalc@ripe.net</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr">Dear Martin,<br><br>The Executive Board decided on these draft options
at its meeting on 25th of March. So now the Board and management will
follow the feedback on the draft proposal on the list. They will decide
by 24 April if these will be the final options to vote on at the GM or
if they want to make amendments. So essentially the decision on what
gets voted on at the GM is made by the Board. You can see the minutes
from that meeting here (section 3.3 on the Charging Scheme):<br><a href="https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2024/174th-executive-board-meeting-minutes/" target="_blank">https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2024/174th-executive-board-meeting-minutes/</a><br><br>And
it's worth mentioning that this list is for members to discuss the
issues while we and the board will listen. But we will of course reply
and provide information to address the points raised if at all possible.<br><br>All the best,<br>Fergal <br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 2:41 PM <<a href="mailto:sdy@a-n-t.ru" target="_blank">sdy@a-n-t.ru</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all!<br>
<br>
I want to ask add to vote variant D.<br>
All as was before+5% inflation and 10E per 1024 addresses IPv4 per year<br>
(counting at 31 december). Can we try to vote it too?<br>
<br>
><br>
>> On 22 Mar 2024, at 15:27, Fergal Cunningham <<a href="mailto:fergalc@ripe.net" target="_blank">fergalc@ripe.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Dear all,<br>
>><br>
>> This Wednesday, 20 March, we held an Open House with members about the<br>
>> RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025. There was a presentation from RIPE NCC<br>
>> staff, including our CFO and Managing Director, as well as statements<br>
>> from both the Executive Board Chair and Treasurer.<br>
>><br>
>> There was a productive discussion about the financial landscape we are<br>
>> operating in and thoughts about how best to fund the RIPE NCC. The<br>
>> Executive Board will meet on Monday and discuss what we heard this week,<br>
>> and they will decide on a draft charging proposal to put forward to the<br>
>> members in April.<br>
>><br>
>> The session recording and the slides from the presentation are available<br>
>> at:<br>
>> <a href="https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-charging-scheme-2025/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-charging-scheme-2025/</a><br>
>><br>
>> At the bottom of this mail you can find the timestamps for the sections<br>
>> of the presentation and Q&A.<br>
>><br>
>> We greatly appreciate the input we received from members this week and<br>
>> the constructive nature of the discussions. We encourage you all to<br>
>> continue to discuss the charging scheme on this list.<br>
>><br>
>> Kind regards,<br>
>><br>
>> Fergal Cunningham<br>
>> Head of Membership Engagement<br>
>> RIPE NCC<br>
>><br>
>> Open House Timestamps<br>
>><br>
>> 01:30 Welcome and Agenda, Fergal Cunningham<br>
>> 04:30 Development and History of the Charging Scheme, Fergal Cunningham<br>
>> 12:45 Consolidation and Inflation, Simon Jan Haytink<br>
>> 19:10 The Work We Need to Fund, Simon Jan Haytink<br>
>> 22:30 Summary and Key Questions, Hans Petter Holen<br>
>> 27:20 Statement from Executive Board Chair, Ondřej Filip<br>
>> 30:30 Statement from Executive Board Treasurer, Raymond Jetten<br>
>> 32:45 Q&A with RIPE NCC Members<br>
><br>
> Dear Fergal,<br>
><br>
> What is the formal process of deciding what options the AGM get to vote<br>
> at, during the upcoming AGM?<br>
><br>
><br>
> I would like to suggest a Consumer Price Index based re-indexing of the<br>
> costs, using standard European CPI numbers from Eurostat. We all have to<br>
> deal with increases in costs due to inflation, and it’s fair that RIPE<br>
> does not have to fight inflation alone. Yearly inflation as released in<br>
> March 2024 was at 2.4% —<br>
> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-03042024-ap" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-03042024-ap</a><br>
><br>
> Best regards,<br>
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