Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 149th meeting on 29 October. The minutes from the meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-149th-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 ----------------------- - Hans Petter Holen presented three possible models for a new Charging Scheme from 2023 - the current model "one fee plus PI", "resource-based", and "categories based on resources with and without separate PI/AS". The Board decided to present the "categories based on resources" model both with and without a separate fee for ASNs and Provider Independent (PI) resources for feedback at the upcoming GM. The proposal will be refined based on member feedback before members vote on the Charging Scheme at the GM in May 2022. - The Board agreed on the distribution of risk categories of Integrated Risk Management between Board members. - Felipe Victolla Silveira presented the Sanctions Transparency Report. The Board discussed the report, advised for further clarification of certain aspects and agreed to publish it. - Hisham Ibrahim presented a business plan for Certified Professionals to recover invested costs with a defined, controllable and phased approach. The Board agreed to the first phase of this plan. - The RIPE Chair, Mirjam Kühne, briefed the Board on what is happening in the RIPE community. This included preparations for RIPE 83, at which the Board agreed to be available for questions and discussions with participants. - Concerns from a member regarding voting transparency at the General Meeting were discussed. The Board agreed to address these concerns personally. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- - The minutes of the 148th Board meeting were approved. - The Board authorised RIPE NCC Management to continue engagement with the current audit firm for the period from 2022-2024. - The Board approved the proposed amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document “Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data”. - The Board approved the proposed amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document “Inter-RIR Transfer of Internet Number Resources”. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC