Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 191st meeting in March and the 192nd in April. The minutes from both meetings are available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/executive-board-minute... 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. The following is a summary of the main items from the meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. --------------- Main items --------------- - The Board discussed the Charging Scheme 2027 in detail and requested two models be proposed to members for voting at the General Meeting in May 2026 - The Board received an update on required improvements to the organisation’s IT infrastructure - The Board discussed and resolved to change the current governance structure to a one-tier board consisting of executive and non-executive directors - A presentation was given on planned improvements to the Amsterdam office Other topics presented include: - An update on the RIPE NCC’s financial status - The Financial Report 2025, Audit Report, and Annual Report 2025 - An update on RIPE NCC Arbiter Panel volunteer nominations - Mirjam Kühne, RIPE Chair, provided an update on developments in the RIPE community - An update on the development of the RIPE NCC Strategy 2027–2031 --------------- Resolutions --------------- Resolution EB#191-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#189 and #EB190. Resolution EB#191-R-02 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the audited RIPE NCC Financial Report 2025 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for its adoption. Resolution EB#191-R-03 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2025 and directs its publication for the upcoming General Meeting. Resolution EB#191-R-04 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the publication of the draft agenda for the RIPE NCC General Meeting in May 2026. Resolution EB#191-R-05 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the proposed amendments to the RIPE NCC procedural document “Closure of Members, Deregistration of Internet Resources and Legacy Internet Resources Procedure”. Resolution EB#191-R-06 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the proposed amendments to “RIPE NCC Certification Service Terms and Conditions” and “RIPE NCC Publish in Parent and Repository Terms and Conditions”. Resolution EB#191-R-07 The RIPE NCC Executive Board, in order to formalise the current practice, resolves to change its governance structure to a one-tier board consisting of executive (the members of the current Management Team, i.e. the Managing Director) and non-executive directors (the members of the current Executive Board). Further, the RIPE NCC Executive Board instructs the RIPE NCC Managing Director to prepare the relevant amendments to the RIPE NCC Articles of Association for the Board’s review and approval. Subject to approval by the Board, the amendments shall be submitted as a proposal for adoption by the General Meeting to be held in October 2026 at the earliest. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer RIPE NCC