September 2010 - ncc-announce

RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2010: Registration Now Open
by Axel Pawlik 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Dear RIPE NCC member, The RIPE NCC Executive Board is pleased to invite you to the RIPE NCC Autumn General Meeting (GM) 2010. The GM will be held on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 from 16:00-19:00. It will be held adjacent to the RIPE 61 Meeting, which takes place from 15-19 November 2010 at the Westin Excelsior Hotel in Rome, Italy. The GM will consist of two parts: - The RIPE NCC Services Working Group will begin at 16:00 and will include the presentation of the Report from the RIPE NCC. This part of the GM is open to everyone. - The second part of the GM follows immediately after and is only open to RIPE NCC members who have registered for the GM. This part of the meeting is the forum where RIPE NCC members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC and exercise their voting rights. More information about the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-november2010/ Registration ------------- You must register for the GM separately from the RIPE 61 Meeting. As a member, you can attend both the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session and the members-only section of the GM without being registered for the RIPE 61 Meeting. See below for further information on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session. You can register for the GM online at: http://ripen.cc/gmregister Please complete the online registration form by 3 November 2010. In the event that your organisation is to be represented by a director or an authorised employee, the registration form should state the name(s) of the employee(s) or director(s). If more than one authorised person is to attend the GM, the person who registers first will be assigned the voting rights. Proxy Voting ------------- If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by 3 November 2010. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://ripen.cc/gmregister Report from the RIPE NCC ------------------------- The Report from the RIPE NCC presentation will be given during the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session during RIPE 61, which constitutes the first part of the GM. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session. This takes place on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 from 16:00-17:30, immediately before the members-only section of the GM. The Report from the RIPE NCC presentation will not be repeated in the members-only section of the GM. Voting and Resolutions ----------------------- Candidate members are welcome to attend the GM but are not permitted to vote according to article 16.7 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Full members who are not able to attend the GM but still want to vote can do so by means of proxy voting as per article 16. Please also note that the GM can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to article 15 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The RIPE NCC Articles of Association can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html We send invitations for General Meetings by email only. However, if your organisation wishes to receive this and future invitations for General Meetings by regular post, please let us know by emailing at agm(a)ripe.net. If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at at agm(a)ripe.net. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates --------------- 29 September 2010 GM registration opens 20 October 2010 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 3 November 2010 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 3 November 2010 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 3 November 2010 Online registration for GM closes 17 November 2010 RIPE NCC General Meeting November 2010

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Reminder: NRO NC Call for Nominations
by Axel Pawlik 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

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 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

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Call for Volunteers for RIPE NCC Panel of Arbiters
by Nigel Titley 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board is seeking volunteers to the panel of arbiters in accordance with the requirements of the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure and the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Remco van Mook stepped down from the panel of arbiters due to his election to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The panel of arbiters has expressed the wish to increase its number to ensure the minimum requirement is met that the panel of arbiters consist at all times of at least six people and to spread the work across a broader base of arbiters. The following six people currently make up the panel of arbiters: - Jaap Akkerhuis, RIPE DNS Working Group Co-chair - Kurt Kayser, Self-employed - David Kessens, RIPE IPv6 Working Group Chair - Olof Kolkman, Internet Architecture Board Chairman - Keith Mitchell, former RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman - Wilfried Woeber, RIPE Database Working Group Chair The Executive Board asks for your assistance in providing suitable new members of the panel of arbiters. The Executive Board will then appoint several arbiters, depending on the number of volunteers. These appointments will be presented to the RIPE NCC General Meeting on 17 November 2010 for approval by the membership. See below for information on the Conflict Arbitration Procedure, including the requirements to be an arbiter: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/arbitration.html How to Volunteer ----------------- To volunteer to be a member of the panel of arbiters, please send an email stating your wish to volunteer, your contact details and a short biography to <nominations(a)ripe.net> by 13 October 2010. The Executive Board will then meet to appoint arbiters for the RIPE NCC membership's consideration. Best regards, Nigel Titley Chairman RIPE NCC Executive Board

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RIPE 61: Agenda Update
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

Dear Colleagues, RIPE 61 will take place from 15-19 November 2010 at the Westin Excelsior Hotel in Rome, Italy. Agenda ------- A draft agenda has been posted at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-61/meeting-plan.html More details will be posted in the coming weeks. Please stay up to date with information posted on the RIPE 61 home page at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-61/index.html Registration ------------- To register for RIPE 61, complete the online form at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-61/registration You can register for the full week for EUR 350, or you can choose a day ticket for a particular day. Day tickets cost EUR 125 per day. Students can attend the full week for EUR 175. If you are a new LIR, you may be entitled to a free ticket for the full meeting. More information about free tickets is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/introduction.html Hotels ------- Discounted room rates at the meeting venue have been negotiated for RIPE Meeting attendees. We can also suggest alternative hotels in the neighbourhood. Information about hotels, room rates and instructions on how to book can be found online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-61/venue.html We hope to see you in Rome! Regards, The RIPE Meeting Team RIPE NCC

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