[ncc-announce] Registration for Electronic Voting at the RIPE NCC General Meeting April 2012

Dear colleagues,

At the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) in Ljubljana on 18 April 
2012, electronic voting for the RIPE NCC Executive Board election and 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.

A summary of what you need to do to register for electronic voting is 
provided at the end of this email.

The voting period will begin after the resolutions are presented to the 
membership on 18 April and will remain open until 19 April at 14:00 (UTC 
+2). The 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, 14 March 2012, 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 17 April 2012. Those 
attending the GM in person who wish to vote electronically must also 
register by 17 April.

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 14 March, 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/april-2012/voting-procedure

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/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/registration

Draft Agenda
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The draft agenda, including the resolutions to be voted on, is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/agenda

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 on 14 March inviting you to register for 
electronic voting. The subject of the email will be "Electronic Voting 
for the RIPE NCC Executive Board Elections and GM Resolutions: Register 
Now".

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. You will not have to resubmit identification.