[ncc-announce] RIPE NCC General Meeting: Finalised Agenda and Resolutions

Dear colleagues,

There are only two weeks left until the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) 
September 2012 in Amsterdam. The agenda for the GM has now been finalised:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/september-2012/agenda

Charging Scheme 2013 Resolutions
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The RIPE NCC Executive Board is proposing three Charging Scheme options 
for the membership to consider and vote on at the GM. The options can be 
summarised as follows:

Option A – Under this option, there are no categories and every LIR pays 
the same fee
Option B – This is the option supported by the Executive Board in which 
the majority of members pay the same fee. It also incorporates the 
recommendations of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force
Option C – Based on the current Charging Scheme model with modifications 
to the billing score algorithm to include IPv6 and remove the separate 
charge for AS Numbers

Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2013
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Based on feedback from the membership, the Executive Board has provided 
a document that combines the RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget and gives 
much greater detail on the services that the RIPE NCC carries out for 
the benefit of its members and the RIPE community.

The Charging Scheme options and the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2013 
are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/september-2012/documents

Feedback to the Board
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The Executive Board relies on the input it gets from the membership, so 
we encourage you to read these documents ahead of the GM and post any 
comments you might have on the Members Discuss mailing list at 
<members-discuss at ripe.net>. You can also send your feedback directly to 
the Executive Board at <exec-board at ripe.net>.

A more detailed explanation of the documents to be discussed and voted 
on at the GM is available in the mail sent to the membership on 29 August:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2012-August/000608.html

Voting on Charging Scheme Resolutions
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Electronic voting is being made available for members to vote on the 
Charging Scheme resolutions at the General Meeting. All members should 
by now have received an invitation to register to vote at the GM. A 
further invitation will be sent to all those who have yet to register to 
vote. The Board asks that all members unable to attend the GM register 
to vote electronically.

The voting procedure is available at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/september-2012/voting-procedure

The deadline for proxy voting forms to be submitted to the RIPE NCC is 
tonight, 12 September at 23:59 UTC. Please submit any proxies you may 
have by this deadline. The form is available at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/september-2012/proxy-voting-form

Registration to Attend
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You can register to attend the GM in Amsterdam at:
http://www.ripe.net/gm-sept2012/registration

If you have any questions about the GM, please email <agm at ripe.net>.

Kind regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC
On behalf of the RIPE NCC Executive Board


Important Dates
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15 August 2012 - GM registration opens
22 August 2012 - Registration for electronic voting opens
29 August 2012 - Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online by 
the RIPE NCC
12 September 2012 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions
12 September 2012 Submission deadline for proxy forms
25 September 2012 - Registration for electronic voting closes
26 September 2012 - RIPE NCC General Meeting September 2012
27 September 2012 - Results of voting on resolutions announced