March 2024 - ncc-announce - mailman.ripe.net

[GM] Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board
by Hans Petter Holen 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, This is a call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. There will be an election for two seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 22 May 2024. Each seat is for a three-year term. The election is to fill the seats currently held by Piotr Strzyżewski and Job Snijders whose terms expire in May 2024. The RIPE NCC Executive Board functions and expectations document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/ripe-ncc-executive-board-func… All those considering standing for election to the board are advised to read this information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to nominate a candidate or support a nomination -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board requires the support of at least five RIPE NCC members, among other criteria. You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to nominate a candidate or support a nomination. Nominations and support submissions should include the following information: – Your full name – Your email address – Your organisation – Your LIR RegID – Name of the person you wish to nominate/support – Email address of the nominee – Reason for nominating/supporting the person Nominations and support submissions must be submitted by 1 May 2024 following the requirements outlined in article 9.1 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this email. To make a nomination or support a candidate, you can fill out the nomination form at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/forms/apply/agm-nomination/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Board Election Code of Conduct Team ------------------------------------------------------------------ The RIPE NCC Executive Board would like to thank those who volunteered for the Code of Conduct Team this year. The Board has selected the following people to form the Code of Conduct (CoC) Team for the Executive Board election: - Sebastian Becker - Nick Hilliard - Dr. Omid Mahdi Ebadati - Arnold Nipper - Cynthia Revström You can find the Executive Board Code of Conduct and related information at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2024/executive-boa… ----------------------------------------------------------------- Registering for the GM ------------------------------------------------------------------ To register to attend and vote in the GM, register at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active For more information about the GM, visit: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2024 If you have any questions about the GM, please email us at agm(a)ripe.net. Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC ------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates and Deadlines 27 March: Invitation to register for GM and voting 27 March: Call for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board 24 April: All supporting documents for the GM published, including the Financial Report 2023 and the Draft Charging Scheme 2025 1 May: Close nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board 8 May: Deadline for proxy vote nominations 8 May: Deadline for members to propose resolutions 8 May: GM Agenda finalised 15 May: RIPE NCC Open House session with candidates for the Executive Board election 22 May: Registration closes at 14:00 (UTC+2) 22 May: GM begins with main meeting at 16:00 (UTC+2) 24 May: GM closes with voting results announcement at 10:30 (UTC+2) ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpts from the Articles of Association 9.1 The members of the Executive Board shall be appointed by the General Meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the Members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the Executive Board shall need the written support of at least five Members and shall be submitted no later than three weeks before the General Meeting. Further, no later than two weeks before the General Meeting, the nominee shall need to submit: (a) a certified copy of their official identification document, (b) a signed statement in which they declare that they shall adhere to the Code of Conduct for candidates for the Executive Board as adopted by the Executive Board and published on the Association's website, and that they have never committed any fraud or other financial misconduct in any jurisdiction, (c) a signed statement in which they declare that they are not: an employee of (i) a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board; a significant shareholder of (i) a company in whose capital a member of the Executive Board participates as a significant shareholder or (ii) an Affiliate of a company in whose capital a member of the Executive Board participates as a significant shareholder, it being understood that both the nominee and the member of the Executive Board are regarded to be a significant shareholder if they jointly have a controlling interest in the company or an Affiliate of the company or if one of them has such a controlling interest; a significant shareholder with controlling interest of (i) a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity employing a member of the Executive Board; an employee of (i) a legal entity of which a member of the Executive Board is a significant shareholder with controlling interest or (ii) an Affiliate of a legal entity of which a member of the Executive Board is a significant shareholder with controlling interest; a partner or an employee of a partnership in which a member of the Executive Board participates as a partner or works as an employee; a board member of another RIR, ICANN or ISOC; and a member of the ASO AC. Paragraphs (c) (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this article do not apply with regards to members of the Executive Board whose term expires at the General Meeting in which the elections are held. (d) a signed statement in which they declare (1) the legal entity they are an employee of and the Affiliates of this legal entity, (2) the companies they are a significant shareholder of and the Affiliates of these companies and (3) the partnerships they are a member of or employee of.

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[GM] Register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2024
by Hans Petter Holen 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2024. You can register to participate and vote at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Two-factor authentication (2FA) is now mandatory for RIPE NCC Access account holders. If you have not enabled 2FA and you click the registration link, you will need to follow the instructions in an email sent to you by the RIPE NCC. Once enabled, you will be able to access the LIR portal to register. Registration will remain open until 14:00 (UTC+2) on the day of the GM, 22 May 2024. The GM will take place from 22-24 May at the Metropolo Hotel by Golden Tulip in Kraków adjacent to the RIPE 88 meeting. Members can participate remotely and follow the GM via livestream, participate via chat, and vote on resolutions and the Executive Board elections electronically. The GM provides members with an opportunity to discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC, with reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and Management. At the upcoming GM, members can vote on: - The Executive Board Election to fill the two seats currently filled by Piotr Strzyżewski and Job Snijders - Adoption of the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2023 - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 All supporting documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 24 April 2024. ------------------------------------------------------------- Voting at the RIPE NCC General Meeting ------------------------------------------------------------- How to Vote Registration to vote electronically at the GM is now open: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active If you wish to vote, you must register by 22 May 2024 at 14:00 (UTC+2). If you have not registered to vote by this deadline, you will *not* be able to vote. Proxy Voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised member contact or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill in the proxy form and send it to us using the details on the form by 8 May 2024. Any proxy form sent to us after this date will not be valid. You can find the proxy form at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2024/proxy-voting/ —- More information about the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/gm/may-2024 If you have questions about the GM, please email us at <agm(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2024
by Kjerstin Burdiek 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Dear RIPE NCC members, The March 2024 Member Update is now available on our website. You can access it at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/member-update-march-2024/ This month’s update has an important message about billing for LIRs who have not yet paid their invoices. We will reach out to all contacts from LIRs with unpaid invoices later this week. Tomorrow, we’ll be deploying mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for all RIPE NCC Access accounts. And we’ll also be launching GM registration and opening the nominations for the Executive Board elections. Best regards, Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[News] 2FA Mandatory on RIPE NCC Access accounts
by Felipe Victolla Silveira 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Dear colleagues, This week, two-factor authentication (2FA) will become mandatory on RIPE NCC Access accounts. If you have not already done so, enable 2FA on your account. For accounts that do not have two-factor authentication, when you try to log in from Wednesday 27 March, you will be prompted to check your inbox and follow the instructions in the email sent to you by the RIPE NCC. Once you have enabled 2FA, you can log in as you usually would. We will continue to improve the security and usability of RIPE NCC Access accounts over the next few months. Next week, I will also publish a RIPE Labs article explaining our roadmap and main improvements planned in more detail. We welcome your feedback and suggestions on which features are the most important for you on the RIPE NCC Services Working Group (ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net) mailing list. If you have any issues setting up 2FA on your account, please email ncc(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Felipe Victolla Silveira Chief Technology Officer

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