<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 20/08/03 17:34:19 W. Europe Daylight Time, kurtis@kurtis.pp.se writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Personal attendance is a problem and is one of the issues that came out <BR>of the survey. From what I understand easier proxy voting is being <BR>worked on as well as on-line voting. Someone from RIPE NCC board or the <BR>RIPE NCC can probably give you more details.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Folks,</DIV> <DIV>Indeed the board has been exploring how to allow as many members as possible to vote. I am afraid our legal counsel advised us that electronic voting is not legal in the Netherlands, and the current proxy mechanism is the only viable form. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Cheers</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=1 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Daniele</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>