[ncc-announce] Register for Electronic Voting on RIPE NCC General Meeting Resolutions

Dear colleagues,

There is one week left to register for electronic voting at the upcoming 
RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) in Vienna on 2 November 2011.

If you have not yet registered, 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.

Electronic voting will be facilitated for all GM resolutions. The 
resolutions are available in the draft agenda at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2011/draft-agenda

The supporting documents for the GM are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2011/documents

The voting period will begin after the resolutions are presented to the 
membership on 2 November and will remain open until 3 November at 14:00 
(UTC +1). The extended voting period will give members in all time zones 
in the RIPE NCC service region adequate time to cast their votes.

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

The deadline to register for electronic voting is 19 October 2011 at 
23:59 (UTC). Those physically attending the GM who wish to vote 
electronically must also register by 19 October.

NOTE: It will not be possible to register to vote electronically on the 
day of the GM.

If you think you are entitled to vote but do not receive the invitation 
to register by 18:00 (UTC) on 13 October, please contact <agm at ripe.net> 
to let us know.

The voting procedure, for those voting on site and for those voting 
electronically, is outlined in the following document:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/november-2011/voting-procedure

A summary of the steps to register is provided below.

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

Register to Attend the GM in Vienna
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You can register to physically attend the GM online at:
http://www.ripe.net/gm-nov2011/registration

Proxy Voting
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If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an 
authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send 
it to us by 19 October 2011. Any proxy sent to us after this date will 
not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here:
http://www.ripe.net/gm-nov2011/proxy-form

Regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC

Summary of steps to register for electronic voting
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1. You will receive an email inviting you to register for electronic 
voting. The subject of the email will be "Register Now: RIPE NCC 
Electronic Voting on Resolutions".
2. Click the link in the email to bring you to the BigPulse registration 
pages.
3. Select the LIRs you are entitled to vote for and click "Submit".
4. On the next page, confirm your selection.
5. On the final page, you will receive instructions to complete your 
registration. You will need to submit a copy of your passport or ID to 
the RIPE NCC. If you submitted your ID previously for a RIPE NCC 
Executive Board election, you only need to email <agm at ripe.net> to let 
us know.