Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place today at 18:00 UTC+2 in Amsterdam. There will be updates from the RIPE NCC and its Executive Board as well as discussion of the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2019 and voting on four resolutions. Electronic voting registration will remain open until 16:00 UTC+2 today if you wish to vote electronically. To register, log in to my.ripe.net and set your GM preferences: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2018 The GM will be webcast for remote participants at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018/webstream A chat facility will be available from the same page for those who would like to join the discussions. If you want to use your own client to connect, please use the following settings: IRC connection to irc.ripe.net, port 6667 Channel: #gm Password: gmoct2018 All those who registered for electronic voting will receive an email today at approximately 17:00 UTC+2 with a link to the voting software. A reminder will also be sent tomorrow, 18 October to all registered participants who have not yet voted. Voting will become active at agenda point 7 and will remain open until 09:00 UTC+2 on Friday, 19 October. If you registered to attend in person, please check in at the GM Registration Desk before 16:00 UTC+2. All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC