March 2012 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

Registration for RIPE NCC General Meeting Now Open
by Axel Pawlik 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Dear RIPE NCC member, Registration for RIPE NCC General Meeting April 2012 is now open. You can register at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/registration The GM will be held on Wednesday, 18 April from 16:00-20:00 (UTC +2), at the Grand Union Hotel in Ljubljana, Slovenia, adjacent to the RIPE 64 Meeting, which runs from 16-20 April 2012. Information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/ripe-ncc-general-meetin… RIPE NCC Executive Board Elections ----------------------------------- In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association (AoA), the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The vacant seat is for one three-year term and is to fill the place currently held by Dmitry Burkov, whose term expires in April 2012. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the written support of at least five members. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination. Nomination submissions should include the following information: - Your full name - Your organisation - Your LIR RegID - Name of the candidate you wish to support Nominations must be submitted by email to <agm-nominations(a)ripe.net> by Wednesday, 28 March 2012 following the guidelines outlined in article 9 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The list of confirmed candidates is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/nominations-support Voting ------ Voting on GM resolutions and for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board member will take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). You must be registered for the GM if you wish to attend and vote. If you would like to vote but cannot attend the GM, there are two options that enable you to vote in the Executive Board elections and on the GM resolutions: 1. Electronic Voting -------------------- Registration to vote electronically at the GM will open on 14 March 2012. All RIPE NCC members who are registered contacts will be sent invitations by email to register to vote electronically. If you wish to vote electronically, you must register to do so by 17 April 2012. 2. Proxy Voting --------------- You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised employee or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us using the details on the form by 4 April 2012. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/april-2012/proxy-vote-registration… If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 22 February - Call for nominations for RIPE NCC Executive Board seat 7 March - GM registration opens 14 March - Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 14 March - Registration for electronic voting opens 28 March - Deadline for nominations for Executive Board 4 April - Deadline for proxy forms to be received by RIPE NCC 4 April - Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 17 April - Deadline to register for electronic voting 18 April - RIPE NCC General Meeting

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RIPE 64 Draft Plenary Agenda
by RIPE NCC Meeting Coordinator 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Dear colleague, It's six weeks to go until RIPE 64! We've just posted a preliminary list of talks, tutorials and BoFs: http://ripe64.ripe.net/programme/list-of-talks/ Please check back regularly for updates. Registration, meeting fees, and hotel information can be found at: http://ripe64.ripe.net/ Kind regards, RIPE Meeting team RIPE NCC

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New: RIPE NCC Webinars
by Sandra Brás 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of Webinars as part of our online training options for LIRs. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live, one hour online training courses that allow participants to interact with our trainers without leaving their desks. We will focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. The first Webinars will be about the RIPE Database. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/e-learning/webinars Participation is limited to 15 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have questions, please email <e-learning(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Sandra Brás Trainer/ E-Learning Project Manager RIPE NCC

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