[ncc-announce] [GM] Last Call: Nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board

Dear members,

This is a final reminder that there will be an election for two seats at 
the RIPE NCC General Meeting on 15 May 2013.

The closing date for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board is 24 
April at 23:59 (UTC).

Nominees need five nominations/support mails in order to be confirmed 
candidates.

If there are fewer than three candidates for the election by 24 April, 
the RIPE NCC Executive Board will nominate a third candidate to ensure 
that more candidates than open seats are available to choose from, as 
proscribed by the Articles of Association. The method of choosing a 
candidate is at the Board's discretion.

A list of the current nominees and instructions on how to nominate or 
support a candidate are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/nominations-support


Register to Attend the General Meeting
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https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/registration

Electronic Voting
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Members were mailed invitations to register for electronic voting in 
February and March. BigPulse will send the invitation mail again 
tomorrow 18 April to those who have yet to register.

Instructions on the process to follow when registering to vote is 
available at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/participation-overview

Proxy Voting
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If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like someone who is 
attending to vote on your behalf, you may nominate a proxy voter.

The proxy form and instructions on how to submit it are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/proxy-voting-form

General Meeting Information
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All the information on the GM, including the detailed voting procedure 
and information on the Executive Board elections, are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013

Regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC

Important Dates
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7 Feb - Open GM registration
7 Feb - Call for nominations to Executive Board
18 Feb - Open electronic voting registration
17 Apr - Publish all GM documents, including RIPE NCC Annual Report 
2012, RIPE NCC Financial Report 2012, RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2014
24 Apr - Close nominations for Executive Board elections*
1 May - Deadline for proxy vote nominations
1 May - Deadline for members to propose resolutions
1 May - Deadline to publish final GM Agenda
14 May - Close registration for electronic voting
15 May - RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2013 begins with main meeting
16 May - RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2013 ends with vote announcement

* If there are fewer than three nominated candidates by 24 April 2013, 
the RIPE NCC Executive Board will nominate additional candidates to 
ensure there is an election.