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As usual at RIPE 85 there will be an opportunity to join the Programme Committee for the meetings. </div>
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The RIPE Programme Committee is responsible for recruiting and selecting presentations for the RIPE Meeting Plenary sessions.</div>
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There are currently two seats up for election to the RIPE PC. Please send nominations, with a biography, statement of interest and photograph, to pc@ripe.net
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<div class="ContentPasted2 ContentPasted3">The Charter of the RIPE Programme Committee - <a href="https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-763">https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-763</a> - provides more information about the composition and roles
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<div class="ContentPasted2">Nominations for the RIPE 85 PC elections can be sent in from today, Tuesday, 18 October, until Tuesday, 25 October, 15:30 CEST (UTC+2). Please include a recent picture and short biography with your nomination. We will announce the
PC elections at the RIPE meeting opening sessions, but interested parties can already nominate themselves.</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted2">We will close candidate nominations on Tuesday, 25 October at 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) and publish the biographies on the RIPE Meeting web site.</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted2">The RIPE PC online voting system will be open from Tuesday, 25 October, 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) until Thursday, 27 October, 17:00 CEST (UTC+2), for community members to cast their votes. The total voting numbers may be public.</div>
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<div class="ContentPasted2">The official announcement of the elected RIPE PC members will be on the morning of Friday, 28 October, during the closing plenary session.</div>
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<div>This information is replicated on the RIPE 85 website with a breakdown of the important dates:</div>
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<a href="https://ripe85.ripe.net/programme/ripe-pc/become-a-member/">https://ripe85.ripe.net/programme/ripe-pc/become-a-member/</a><br>
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Regards,</div>
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Brian</div>
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On Behalf of the RIPE PC</div>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">Brian Nisbet (he/him)</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">HEAnet CLG, Ireland's National Education and Research Network</p>
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