Reminder: NRO NC Call for Nominations

Dear Colleagues,

There is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill 
one vacant seat for a three-year term on the Number Resource 
Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The term of Hans Petter Holen, 
who was elected to the NRO NC in January 2008, ends on 31 December 2010.

The election to the NRO NC seat will take place during a Plenary session 
at the RIPE 61 Meeting to be held in Rome, Italy from 15-19 November 
2010. All members of the Internet community who are present at the 
Plenary session may vote in the election.

The deadline for nominations is 15 October 2010. Any individual residing 
within the RIPE NCC service region is eligible for nomination, except 
Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are 
permitted and there is no limit on the number of terms that can be 
served on the NRO NC.

All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their 
nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other individuals 
may express support for nominated individuals that will be published on 
the RIPE NCC website.

Details on how to make nominations or expressions of support are 
available at:
http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/nro2010/nomination-process.html

The current list of confirmed nominees is available at:
http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/nro2010/confirmed-nominations.html

Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website.

To find out more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see:
http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/nro2010/

Regards,
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC

Important Dates:
15 October 2010: Deadline for NRO NC nominations
17 October 2010: Deadline for all confirmed nominations to be posted on 
the RIPE NCC website
15-19 November 2010: Election to fill NRO NC seat at the RIPE 61 Meeting 
in Rome, Italy