Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) will take place one week from now on 16 October 2013. Today, a final invitation to register for electronic voting will be sent to members. We encourage you to register using the link in the invitation. After you register in the BigPulse system that we use for electronic voting, you will need to complete the process by emailing us at <agm@ripe.net> with a copy of your identification. If you sent identification for a previous GM, you just need to email us to let us know. The deadline to register is 14:00 (UTC +3) on Tuesday, 15 October. Full details on the voting registration process are available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/voting-procedure Attending the GM ---------------- You can register to attend the GM at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/registration/ Registration to attend will remain open until 16:00 (UTC +3) on 16 October. If you wish to attend, we ask that you register as soon as possible. Participating Remotely ---------------------- If you are unable to attend the GM, the meeting will be broadcast live at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/webstream A chat facility will be provided from the same location. All members will be emailed a password that will enable them to participate via the chat facility. The Agenda ---------- The agenda for the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/agenda The Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2014 will be discussed at the meeting. There are also four resolutions to be voted on by the members. The supporting documents for these are available at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/october-2013/documents/supporting-d... Members are encouraged to discuss these documents on the membership mailing list at <members-discuss@ripe.net>. A more in-depth look at the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2014 and the resolutions to be voted on is available on RIPE Labs at: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/fergalc/ripe-ncc-general-meeting-october-2013 We look forward to your participation at the GM. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates --------------- 15 August - GM registration opens 21 August - Registration for electronic voting opens 18 September - Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online by the RIPE NCC 18 September - Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2014 posted online by the RIPE NCC 2 October - Submission deadline for proxy forms 2 October - Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 15 October - Registration for electronic voting closes 16 October - RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2013