[ncc-announce] Electronic Voting Registration: RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2011

Dear colleagues,

At the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) in Vienna on 2 November 
2011, electronic voting on the GM resolutions will be facilitated. Those 
attending the GM on site can vote either electronically or by using the 
traditional paper ballot method.

The agenda, including the resolutions to be voted on, will be published 
online on 5 October.

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.

Tomorrow, 29 September 2011, 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 19 October 2011. Those 
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 29 September, 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
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You can register to attend the GM online at:
http://www.ripe.net/gm-nov2011/registration

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.