[ncc-announce] RIPE NCC Executive Board Elections: Registration for Electronic Voting

Dear Colleagues,

At the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) October 2009 in Lisbon, the RIPE 
NCC Articles of Association were amended, and approved, to allow for 
electronic voting for the RIPE NCC Executive Board elections.

At the upcoming GM in Prague, Czech Republic on 5 May 2010, the RIPE NCC 
Executive Board elections will, for the first time, allow remote 
attendees to vote electronically in the elections for the Executive 
Board seats. Those attending the GM on site can vote using the 
traditional paper ballot method.

The RIPE NCC has engaged BigPulse, a third party that specialises in 
web-based voting solutions, to conduct the poll.

Today, 6 April 2010, you will receive an email from the RIPE NCC 
inviting you to register for electronic voting with the BigPulse system. 
You should follow the instructions in the invitation email if you wish 
to register for electronic voting.

The deadline to register for electronic voting is 21 April 2010.

The voting procedure, for those voting on site and for those voting 
electronically, is outlined in the following document:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/voting-procedure.html

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are available on the electronic voting 
procedure to answer questions that you might have on electronic voting:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/voting-faq.html

We have also created a demonstration video that guides you through the 
steps that you need to follow in order to register for electronic voting:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/voting-demo.html

If you have any questions on the electronic voting procedure, please 
email <agm at ripe.net>.

RIPE NCC Executive Board Nominations
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Voting for the appointment of two RIPE NCC Executive Board members will 
take place at the GM in Prague on 5 May 2010. The vacant seats are for 
two three-year terms.

In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is 
calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board.

The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, 14 April 2010.

Details on the RIPE NCC Executive Board election process, including how 
to nominate candidates and vote by proxy, are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/index.html

Register to Attend the GM
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You can register to attend the GM online at:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/registration

Regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC

Important dates

18 March 2010 Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board
25 March 2010 GM registration opens
25 March 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online
6 April 2010 Registration for electronic voting opens
14 April 2010 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board*
21 April 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions
21 April 2010 Online registration for GM closes
21 April 2010 Deadline for registration for electronic voting
21 April 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC
5 May 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting

* If there are less than three nominations by 14 April, the RIPE NCC 
Executive Board will nominate sufficient candidates to ensure there is 
an election.



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