Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2026 took place from 28-30 October 2026. A total of 1,102 votes were cast. The resolution and election results are as follows: Resolution 1 “The General Meeting approves to add/subtract the excess contribution/deficit paid in the financial year 2026 in the following way: - In case there is an excess contribution, this will be added to the RIPE NCC reserves. - In case of a deficit, this will be covered by the RIPE NCC membership in 2027.” The resolution was approved Resolution 2 "The General Meeting, in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association, adopts the amendments to the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 30 September 2026. Furthermore, the General Meeting instructs and authorises the Executive Board to perform or to have performed all that is required to have the amendments executed before a Dutch civil law notary." The resolution was approved RIPE NCC Arbiter Panel Result: The following six candidates were elected to the RIPE NCC Arbiter Panel: - Victor Bolaños Guerra - Jean-Paul M. Chia - Kurt Jaeger - Ralph Karseboom - Matyas Koszik - Klaus Landefeld The full voting report is available at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/meetings/october-2026/voting-report/ Congratulations to all those elected to the RIPE NCC Arbiter Panel, and thank you to all who stood for election. My appreciation to all members who voted and contributed to the discussions at the GM. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC