Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 143rd Meeting on 14 May 2021 and its 144th Meeting on 21 May 2021. The minutes of the meetings are now available. Minutes of the 143rd Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-143rd-exe... Minutes of the 144th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-144th-exe... The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- After the election of Job Snijders and the re-election of Piotr Strzyżewski, the RIPE NCC Executive Board members agreed to assign the functions as required by the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Christian Kaufmann will continue as the Chairman, Ondřej Filip as the Treasurer and Piotr Strzyżewski as the Secretary. The Board also thanked Falk von Bornstaedt for his excellent contributions and dedicated work during his term as RIPE NCC Executive Board Member from 2018 until 2021. In particular, Falk was involved in the Rob Blokzijl Foundation and he was engaged in the transition to a new Managing Director as a member of the hiring committee. ----------------------- Resolutions Adopted ----------------------- The following resolution was adopted: - The RIPE NCC Executive Board appoints Samaneh Tajalizadehkhoob and Flavio Luciani to the available seats on the Community Projects Fund Selection Committee. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC