Dear colleagues,
This is a call for nominations to fill one seat on the Number Resource
Organization Number Council (NRO NC) for a three-year term starting in
January 2025 and ending in December 2027. We encourage those interested to
familiarise themselves with the work of the NRO NC, and to reach out to the
current NRO NC members, Hervé Clément and Constanze Bürger, to understand
the workload and responsibilities involved.
To read more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see:
https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/
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About the NRO NC
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The NRO NC performs the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address
Council (ASO AC), including:
- Overseeing the Global Policy Development Process
- Providing recommendations to the ICANN Board concerning the recognition
of new RIRs
- Nominating individuals to serve in the ASO’s two seats (Seat 9 and Seat
10) on the ICANN Board of Directors and other ICANN bodies.
- Advising the ICANN Board on Internet number resource allocation policy,
in conjunction with the RIRs
- Developing procedures for conducting business in support of their
responsibilities, in particular, the appointment of an ASO AC Chair and
definition of the Chair’s responsibilities
For more information about the ASO AC, please see:
https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/
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Nomination Process
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Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region, who has
participated in at least three RIPE Meetings, is eligible for nomination,
except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are
permitted.
Nominations must include:
- Name of nominee
- Nominee's country of residence
- Nominee's organisation or employer
- Nominee's email address
- Motivation for nomination
- Name of nominating individual
- Nominator's organisation or employer
All nominees will be contacted by the RIPE NCC to confirm their nomination
to the NRO NC. If a nominee cannot be contacted by the RIPE NCC or does not
respond to communications sent by the RIPE NCC, their nomination will be
rejected. Nominees must confirm their acceptance by the given deadline to
publish the list of confirmed candidates, at the latest.
Nominees become confirmed candidates after:
- Accepting the nomination in writing
- Submitting a certified copy of an official identification document
- Agreeing to adhere to the RIPE Code of Conduct
These documents must be submitted to the RIPE NCC no later than two weeks
before the election. Nominees who do not meet these criteria will be
disqualified.
Please send your nominations to nominations(a)ripe.net by 23:59 UTC on 30
September 2024. All confirmed candidates will be listed on the RIPE NCC
website by Monday, 14 October 2024.
All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination
for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other people can express support
for nominated individuals by sending an email to nominations(a)ripe.net.
Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website.
The nomination process is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-november-2024/nomi…
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Election Process
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An election will be held during RIPE 89 to fill one seat for a three-year
term starting in January 2025 and ending in December 2027. You are eligible
to vote in the election if:
- You have registered to attend RIPE 89 (online or onsite) and selected the
option to register to vote available in the RIPE Meeting registration form
- You must have attended (registered and checked-in for) at least one RIPE
Meeting out of the previous eight RIPE Meetings (online or onsite).
- You must be checked-in for RIPE 89 by the time voting registration closes
in order to be eligible to vote. All checked-in attendees have a green tick
mark next to their names on the attendee list.
The election process is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-813/
I would also like to thank Sander Steffann for serving on the NRO NC / ASO
AC for the majority of his three-year term, which would have ended by
December 2024. Sander stepped down shortly prior to RIPE 88 held in May to
be eligible for the RIPE NCC Executive Board election. Thank you for your
work Sander!
Regards,
Hans Petter Holen
Managing Director and CEO
RIPE NCC
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Important Dates
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30 September 2024: Deadline for NRO NC nominations
14 October 2024: List of confirmed nominees published on the RIPE NCC
website
28 October-1 November 2024: Election to fill one NRO NC seat during the
RIPE 89 Meeting
1 November 2024: Announce election results at closing plenary of RIPE 89
