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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">The Draft RIPE
NCC Annual Report 2009 is now available online at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""><a
href="http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/gm-may2009/">http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/documents.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="">The
Draft Annual Report 2009 is a
supporting document for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes
place on
Wednesday, 5 May 2010 from 16:00-20:00 at the Prague Marriot Hotel in
the Czech
Republic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="">All
members will be sent a printed copy of
the Annual Report 2009 in May 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style=""></span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal">RIPE NCC Executive Board Nominations <br>
----------------------------------------------------</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Voting for the appointment of two RIPE NCC
Executive Board
members will take place at the GM. The vacant seats are for two
three-year
terms. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of
Association, the
RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. <br>
<br>
The deadline for nominations is next Wednesday, 14 April 2010.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Details on the RIPE NCC Executive Board election
process,
including how to nominate candidates and vote by proxy, are available
at: <br>
<a
href="http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections/index.html">http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/elections</a><br>
<br>
Register to Attend the GM <br>
--------------------------------- <br>
You can register to attend the GM online at: <br>
<a href="http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/registration">http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/registration</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br>
More information about the GM, including details on how to register to
vote electronically in the RIPE NCC Executive Board elections, is
available at:</span><span style=""><br>
<a href="http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/">http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2010/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
Regards, <br>
<br>
Axel Pawlik <br>
Managing Director <br>
RIPE NCC <br>
<br>
Important Dates <br>
<br>
18 March 2010 Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board <br>
25 March 2010 GM registration opens <br>
25 March 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online <br>
6 April 2010 Registration for electronic voting opens <br>
14 April 2010 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board* <br>
21 April 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions <br>
21 April 2010 Online registration for GM closes <br>
21 April 2010 Deadline for registration for electronic voting <br>
21 April 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC <br>
5 May 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting <br>
<br>
* If there are less than three nominations by 14 April, the RIPE NCC
Executive
Board will nominate sufficient candidates to ensure there is an
election.<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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