Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 188th meeting in Amsterdam. The minutes from this meeting are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2025/188th-executive-b... 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. There was a full agenda spread over two days. Here is a summary of the main item from the meeting with further details available in the minutes: --------------------- Main items --------------------- - I presented my latest update to the Board, which included progress on the Objectives and Key Results 2025. - Hisham Ibrahim, Chief Community Officer, provided insights on the political climate currently faced by the RIPE NCC. - Chief Legal Officer, Athina Fragkouli, presented an overview of the regulatory requirements the RIPE NCC navigates, explained our obligations under the EU regulation ‘DORA’ and updated the Board on the progress being made with ICP-2. - Eleonora Petridou, Chief Information Security Officer, presented the risk landscape facing the RIPE NCC, including current trends and strategic recommendations. - The Board heard from the Executive Team on their plans and budgets for the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2026. - Gabor de Wit, Chief Registry Officer, presented on Business Continuity Plans and plans for escrow of Registry data. - Gabor and Felipe Victolla Silveira, Chief Technology Officer, jointly presented on Registry efficiency and accuracy plans. - The Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2026 was approved for publication. - Chief Financial Officer, Simon-Jan Haytink, provided the finance status for July 2025, proposed engaging a new treasury investment partner, and discussed potential options for new charging scheme 2027 models. - The Board received an overview of the situation with members in ultra-high-risk countries. - Mirjam Kühne, RIPE Chair, gave an update on the transition to the new RIPE Chair Team. - The Board heard from the Governance Academy on the RIPE NCC’s governance structure and the recommendation to change to a two-tier Board structure. - Carolien Vos, Chief Human Resources Officer, presented on the decision to stay and the future of the RIPE NCC office. - Fergal Cunningham, Head of Membership Engagement, gave an overview of upcoming communications. Fergal also proposed amending the moderation process for the members-discuss mailing list. - The draft agenda for the upcoming General Meeting was presented. - I gave an update on the root server governance process, our role in it and highlighted the current ICANN consultation process on the Root Server System Governance Structure. ------------------------------- Resolutions adopted ------------------------------- Resolution EB#188-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#186 and EB#187. Resolution EB#188-R-02 The RIPE NCC Executive Board, following the adoption of Resolution EB#187-R-01, approves the selection of ABN AMRO as the investment partner that will manage the investment portfolio of the RIPE NCC. Resolution EB#188-R-03 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 2026. Resolution EB#188-R-04 The RIPE NCC Executive Board directs the Managing Director to investigate the use of escrow services for registration data managed by the RIPE NCC. Resolution EB#188-R-05 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the draft agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in October 2025. Resolution EB#188-R-06 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the proposed amendments to the following documents: “RIPE NCC LIR Account Agreement”, “RIPE Database Terms and Conditions”, “RIPE NCC Certification Service Terms and Conditions”, “RIPE NCC Certification Repository Terms and Conditions” and “RIPE NCC Publish in Parent and Repository Terms and Conditions”, taking into account editorial changes. Resolution EB#188-R-07 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the proposed amendments to the document “RIPE Atlas Service Terms and Conditions”. Resolution EB#188-R-08 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the amendments to the document “RIPE Fellowship Terms and Conditions”. Resolution EB#188-R-09 The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves to permanently enable moderation on the members-discuss mailing list. The Executive Board further resolves to adopt the amendments to the document “Members-Discuss Mailing List Moderation”. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC