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

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 Fahad AlShirawi and Andreas Wittkemper, whose terms 
expire in May 2011.

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, 4 May 2011 from 16:00-20:00 (UTC), adjacent to the 
RIPE 62 Meeting, which takes place from 2-6 May 2011 at the NL 
Krasnapolsky Hotel, Amsterdam. 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 4 April 2011 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 20 April 2011. Electronic voting is available only for 
the Executive Board elections and not for resolutions to be voted upon 
at the GM.

If you are a registered contact for a RIPE NCC member and did not 
receive an invitation to register to vote electronically, please email 
<agm at ripe.net> and we will arrange to have it sent to you.

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 20 April 2011. Any proxy sent 
to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to 
download here:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2011/board-elections/proxy-vote-registration-form

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, 13 April 2011, following the guidelines 
outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association.

The list of currently confirmed candidates is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2011/board-elections/confirmed-candidates

You can register to attend the GM at:
https://www.ripe.net/gm-may2011/registration

The deadline to register online to attend the GM is 23:59 (UTC) on 
Wednesday, 20 April 2011.

You can find out more information on the GM at:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2011

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
9 March - Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board
23 March - GM registration opens
23 March - Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online
13 April - Deadline for nominations to Executive Board
20 April - Submission deadline for proposed resolutions
20 April - Online registration for GM closes
20 April - Deadline for registration for electronic voting
20 April - Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC
4 May - RIPE NCC General Meeting