Dear RIPE NCC member, The RIPE NCC Executive Board is pleased to invite you to the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be held on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 from 16:00-18:30. It will be held adjacent to the RIPE 56 Meeting, which takes place from 5-9 May 2008 at the Hotel Palace in Berlin, Germany. The closing date for both online registration and for submitting proxy forms is *Wednesday, 23 April 2008*. REGISTRATION ------------ You can register to attend the GM at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration-general/meeting.ht... Please complete the online registration form by Wednesday, 23 April 2008. After this date you will not be able to register online for the GM. In the event that your organisation is to be represented by a director or an authorised employee, the registration form should state the name(s) of the employee(s) or director(s). If more than one authorised person is to attend the GM, please specify on the registration form who is allowed to exercise the voting rights. PROXY VOTING ------------ If your organisation is to be represented by a third party, not being an authorised employee or director, please fill out the proxy form and send it to us by Wednesday, 23 April 2008. Any proxy sent to us after this date will not be valid. The proxy form is available to download here: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/proxy.html SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS -------------------- The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2007 (including the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2007) is available to view online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/draft-documents/gm-may2008/ EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS ------------------------- Voting for the appointment of two RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the GM. The vacant seats are each for a three-year term. The final shortlist of confirmed candidates is available at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/elections/candidates-confirmed.... Support for the candidates is archived at: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/elections/nomination-support.ht... FURTHER INFORMATION ------------------- For more information on the GM and on the Executive Board elections, please see: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2008/ If you have any questions about the GM or the Executive Board elections, please e-mail us at <agm@ripe.net>. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates ---------------- 11 March 2008 GM registration opens 11 March 2008 Draft agenda and proposed resolutions posted online 9 April 2008 Deadline for nominations to Executive Board 23 April 2008 Submission deadline for proposed resolutions 23 April 2008 Online registration for GM closes 23 April 2008 Proxy forms must be received by the RIPE NCC 7 May 2008 RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2008