Dear RIPE NCC members,

The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 195th meeting from 14-15 September 2026. The minutes from the meeting are available at:
https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/executive-board-minutes-2026/195th-executive-board-meeting-minutes/

The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting.

Further details are available in the minutes.

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Main items
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- RIPE NCC management provided overviews of proposed Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2027 activities and budgets for the Registry, Technology, External Engagement and Community and Organisational Sustainability areas of the organisation.

- Sjoerd Wolthers, RIPE NCC Chief Technology Officer, gave a presentation on rebuilding the IT infrastructure.

- Carolien Vos, RIPE NCC Chief Human Resources Officer, gave a presentation on the progress of proposed office improvements.

- The Board was presented with a proposal from Gabor de Wit, RIPE NCC Chief Registry Officer, where the RIPE NCC would temporarily restrict the ability of RIPE NCC members to acquire additional LIR accounts.

- The Board was presented with scenarios for the draft budget 2027 and a financial status for August 2026 from Simon-Jan Haytink, RIPE NCC Chief Financial Officer.

- Athina Fragkouli, RIPE NCC Chief Legal Officer, gave an overview of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association for the new Board structure, which will be voted on at the General Meeting.

- Eleonora Petridou, RIPE NCC Chief Information Security Officer, gave a presentation on the organisation-wide enterprise risk register.

- Simon-Jan provided the Board with an explanation of the Redistribution vote, which would be changed at this year’s General Meeting.

- Mirjam Kühne, RIPE Chair, proposed formalising the Working Group Chair Funding procedure and making it permanent.

- Executive Board designation of the Rob Blokzijl Foundation Board position.

Other topics presented include:
- Update from the Managing Director regarding the progress on objectives and key results
- HR update relating to pension legislation

- Presentation on Data Escrow
- RIPE Chair Report
- Draft RIPE NCC General Meeting Agenda approval
- RIPE NCC Arbiter election nominees

- Amendments to Certified Professionals Service Terms and Conditions
- Updates to the RIPE NCC Privacy Statement

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Resolutions
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Resolution EB#195-R-01
The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#194.

Resolution EB#195-R-02
The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves that the RIPE NCC will fund physical participation of Working Group Chairs at RIPE Meetings in accordance with the process described in the document RIPE Working Group Chair Financial Support as amended from time to time. The RIPE NCC Executive Board reserves the right to re-evaluate and, if appropriate, amend or revoke this resolution in the future.

Resolution EB#195-R-03
The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves:

To temporarily restrict the ability of RIPE NCC members to acquire additional LIR accounts, including the acquisition of additional LIR accounts due to changes in two RIPE NCC members' business structures (e.g., merger or acquisition between two organisations that are RIPE NCC members);
To temporarily suspend existing, ongoing or pending requests of RIPE NCC members to open additional LIR accounts;

The RIPE NCC Executive Board may revisit their decision on this matter at any time.

Resolution EB#195-R-04
The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the “RIPE NCC Articles of Association” and instructs the preparation of a relevant resolution for the adoption of the proposed amendments by the next General Meeting.

Resolution EB#195-R-05
The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to nominate the following people to the Arbiters Panel according to Section B.2.2 of the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure and directs the RIPE NCC to put them forward for election at the upcoming General Meeting.

- Giuseppe Pitzus
- Victor Bolaños Guerra
- Matyas Koszik
- Benjamin Nivois
- Klaus Landefeld
- Kurt Jaeger
- Ralph Karseboom
- Jean-Paul M. Chia

Resolution EB#195-R-06
The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the draft agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October 2026.

Resolution EB#195-R-07
The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the proposed amendments to the “RIPE NCC Certified Professionals Service Terms and Conditions”.

Resolution EB#195-R-08
The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the proposed amendments to the document “RIPE NCC Privacy Statement”.

Resolution EB#195-R-09
The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to appoint Lars Johan Liman and Franziska Lichtblau to the Board of the Rob Blokzijl Foundation.

Kind regards,
Hans Petter Holen
Managing Director and CEO
RIPE NCC