[ncc-announce] [GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting: One Week to Register

Dear RIPE NCC members,

There is one week left to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place from Wednesday, 28 October at 18:00 UTC+1.

*Registration for the GM closes at 16:00 UTC+1 on Wednesday, 28 October 2020.*

You can register now at:
https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2020

Over 1,200 members have registered to vote, and we hope to see this number increase before the GM opens. Members who register for the GM will receive links to participate and vote remotely on 28 October.

Please note that if there are questions you would like the Executive Board to answer at the General Meeting, you can email them to agm at ripe.net by 12:00 UTC+1 on 26 October 2020. We will collate them and present them at the General Meeting in addition to the questions asked during the GM.

At this GM, you can vote on four resolutions:
- The General Meeting approves that the RIPE NCC 2020 financial surplus will be redistributed to the membership in 2021.
- The General Meeting, in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association, adopts the amendments to Article 1 of the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 28 October 2020.
- The General Meeting, in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association, adopts the amendments to Article 9.1 and Article 18 of the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 28 October 2020.
- The General Meeting, in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association, adopts the amendments to Article 10.4 of the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 28 October 2020.

All resolutions are contained in the agenda for the meeting:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2020/agenda   

Relevant presentations for the GM also take place in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session at RIPE 81. You can watch the livestream of this session on the RIPE 81 website, or you can register for RIPE 81 to have full discussion rights on the meeting platform. The full RIPE 81 programme contains many sessions and presentations that should also be of wider interest to our members. You can watch the livestream on the RIPE 81 website:
http://ripe81.ripe.net

In order to participate in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session, please register for RIPE 81 at:
https://ripe81.ripe.net/attend/register/       

All information on the GM, including links to the supporting documents, can be found on the GM homepage:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2020

We look forward to your participation in this important meeting for the RIPE NCC and its members.

Best regards,
General Meeting Organisation Team
RIPE NCC