Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place today at 18:00 UTC+4 in the Conrad Hotel in Dubai. There will be updates from the RIPE NCC and its Executive Board as well as discussion of the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2018 and voting on three resolutions. Electronic voting registration will remain open until 16:00 UTC+4 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-2017 The GM will be webcast for remote participants at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017/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: gmoct2017 All those who registered for electronic voting will receive an email today at approximately 17:00 UTC+4 with a link to the voting software. A reminder will also be sent tomorrow, 25 October to all registered participants who have not yet voted. Voting will become active at agenda point 10 and will remain open until 09:00 UTC+4 on Thursday, 26 October. If you registered to attend in person, please check in at the GM Registration Desk before 16:00 UTC+4. All information on the GM is available at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2017 Kind regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC