Dear RIPE NCC members, There is one week left to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place from Wednesday, 16 May 2018 at 18:00 UTC+2. You can register now at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2018 Almost 1,000 members have registered to vote and we hope to see this number increase before the GM opens. Full remote participation and voting options are provided. Members will vote in the RIPE NCC Executive Board election. There are two available seats and six candidates. You can read their biographies and motivation statements at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/candidate-bio... Members will also vote on the following nine resolutions: - The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2017. - The General Meeting discharges the Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2017 and Financial Report 2017. - The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2019. - The General Meeting approves the addition of Timothy Mahoney to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. - The General Meeting approves the addition of Thomas Okalla to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. - The General Meeting approves the addition of Miquel Illa Oliveras to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. - The General Meeting approves the addition of Payam Poursaied to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. - The General Meeting approves the addition of Sander Steffann to the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. - The General Meeting approves the dismissal of Nick Williams from the RIPE NCC Arbiters Panel. The arbiter appointee biographies can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018/arbiter-appoi... All information on the GM, including links to the supporting documents, can be found on the GM homepage: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2018 We look forward to your participation in this important meeting for the RIPE NCC and its members. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC