[ncc-announce] [GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2013 – What You Need to Know

Dear members,

The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place in just under three weeks,
and we have a RIPE Labs article that summarises what you need to know
about the issues that will be discussed there and the decisions that the
membership will be asked to make.

https://labs.ripe.net/Members/fergalc/ripe-ncc-general-meeting-october-2013

Many of you will be familiar with the GM processes and what happens at
the meeting. However, the results of the recent RIPE NCC Survey 2013 and
feedback received elsewhere show that we have many new members, and some
long-serving members, who are unsure about the General Meeting
procedures and related issues. Many are reluctant to become involved
because they feel they don't understand the issues being discussed or
how to participate.

This RIPE Labs article hopes to go some way towards addressing that. The
areas it covers are:
- An explanation of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2014
- A review of the four resolutions that members will be asked to vote on
at the GM
- How to give feedback to the Executive Board and participate in the GM

The RIPE NCC and its Executive Board would like as many members as
possible to be involved in the GM. The GM is the RIPE NCC membership
meeting, and having active and involved participants will hopefully lead
to a RIPE NCC that can better meet the needs of its membership.

We hope you will read the article and, most importantly, participate in
the GM on 16 October.

Kind regards,

Fergal Cunningham
Membership Communications Officer
RIPE NCC