Dear colleagues, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2017. The GM will take place from 10-12 May 2017 in the InterContinental Budapest hotel in Hungary, adjacent to the RIPE 74 Meeting. You can register now via the LIR Portal: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2017 The GM is where RIPE NCC members can discuss the operations and activities of the RIPE NCC. At the upcoming GM, RIPE NCC members will discuss: - The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2016 (to be voted on) - The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2018 (to be voted on) - Reports from the RIPE NCC Executive Board and RIPE NCC Management - Discharge of the RIPE NCC Executive Board with regard to its actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2016 (to be voted on) - Election to fill three seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board All relevant documents will be posted and announced to the membership by 29 March 2017. All organisations that will have been members of the RIPE NCC for six months at the time of the GM will receive an invitation to vote electronically. Registration for electronic voting will remain open until 16:00 UTC+2 on the day of the GM, 10 May 2017. All information on how to participate, as well as the proxy voting form, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017 If you have questions about the GM, please email us: <agm@ripe.net>. Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Important Dates 8 March - Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive Board 8 March - Open registration for GM and voting 29 March - Publish all GM documents, including RIPE NCC Annual Report and Financial Report 2016 19 April - Close nominations for Executive Board elections 26 April - Deadline for proxy vote nominations 26 April - Deadline for members to propose resolutions 26 April - Deadline to publish final GM agenda 10 May - Close registration for electronic voting (16:00 UTC+2) 10 May - GM begins with main meeting (18:00 UTC+2) 12 May - GM closes with vote results announcement (10:45 UTC+2)