[ncc-announce] Last Call for Nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board

Dear RIPE NCC member,

The RIPE NCC is making a last call for nominations to the RIPE NCC  
Executive Board.

The vacant seats are for two three-year terms and are to fill the  
places currently held by Nigel Titley and Jánoz Zsakó, whose terms  
expire in May 2010.

Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board members  
will take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM  
will be held on Wednesday, 5 May 2010 from 16:00-19:00 (CEST),  
adjacent to the RIPE 60 Meeting, which takes place from 3-7 May 2010  
at the Prague Marriott Hotel, Czech Republic. You must be registered  
for the GM if you wish to attend and vote in the Executive Board  
election. If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, there  
are two options that will allow you to vote
in the Executive Board elections:

Electronic Voting
All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts were emailed  
invitations on 6 April 2010 to register to vote electronically at the  
GM. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register to do so by  
23:59 (UTC) on 21 April 2010. Electronic voting is available only for  
the Executive Board elections and not for resolutions to be voted upon  
at the GM.

Proxy Voting
You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised  
employee or director. If you wish to do this, please fill out the  
proxy form and send it to us by 23:59 (UTC) on 21 April 2010. Any  
proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is  
available to download here:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/proxy.html

A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board  
requires the written support of at least five members. You must be a  
RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination.  
Nomination submissions should include the following information:

Your full name:
Your organisation:
Your LIR RegID:
Name of the candidate you wish to support:

Nominations must be submitted by email to <agm-nominations at ripe.net>  
by 23:59 (UTC) on Wednesday, 14 April 2010, following the guidelines  
outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association.

The list of currently confirmed candidates is available at:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/candidates-confirmed.html

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

The deadline to register online to attend the GM is 23:59 (UTC) on  
Wednesday, 21 April 2010.

You can find out more information on the GM at:
http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/


If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at  
<agm at ripe.net>.

Best 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






Cheers,
Nick