Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place today at 18:00 UTC+2 in Budapest. Electronic voting registration will remain open until 16:00 UTC+2 today: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2017 See the GM Agenda online to find out what to expect from the meeting: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017/agenda The GM will be webcast for remote participants at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017/webstream A chat facility will be available from the same page for those who would like to join the discussions. If you want to use your own client to connect, please use the following settings: IRC connection to irc.ripe.net, port 6667 Channel: #gm Password: gmmay2017 All those who registered for electronic voting will receive an email with a link to the voting software after registration closes. A reminder will also be sent to registered voters tomorrow, 10 May. Voting will become active at agenda point 8 and will remain open until 09:00 UTC+2 on Friday, 12 May. All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-may2017 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC