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

Dear RIPE NCC member,

In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is 
calling 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, adjacent to the RIPE 60 
Meeting, which takes place from 3-7 May 2010 at the Prague Marriot 
Hotel, Czech Republic.

You must be registered for the GM if you wish to attend and vote in the 
Executive Board election. Registration for the GM opens 25 March 2010, 
and members will be notified when they can register.

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:

1. Electronic Voting

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

2. 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 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 
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, following the guidelines outlined in article 9 
of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of 
Association are available at the end of this email.

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

Excerpts from the RIPE NCC Articles of Association:

Article [8.2] The Executive Board of the Association shall consist of at 
least three and at most five natural persons. They shall be members of 
the Board in personal capacity and do not have to be Members of the 
Association. Employees of the Association cannot be appointed members of 
the Executive Board.

Article [9.1] The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by 
the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members.

A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board 
shall need the written support of at least five Members. If three weeks 
before the General Meeting the number of candidates nominated for 
appointment as referred to above does not exceed the number of 
vacancies, the Executive Board shall have to nominate one or more 
candidates for appointment so that the total number of proposed 
candidates shall exceed the number of Executive Board members to be 
appointed by the General Meeting.

The Articles of Association are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html

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