Dear RIPE NCC members, The supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting October 2026 have now been published. The supporting documents include: - RIPE NCC Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2027 - Amendments to the “RIPE NCC Articles of Association” Both of these documents can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/oct-2026-supporting-docs/ The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association would bring the RIPE NCC’s formal governance structure in line with the way the organisation already works in practice. You can read more about the proposal in an article written by the RIPE NCC’s Chief Legal Officer, Athina Fragkouli, on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/moving-to-a-new-board-structure/ Please read the documents and share feedback on members-discuss@ripe.net. The draft agenda for the General Meeting can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/oct-2026-agenda/ Onsite and online participation at the GM is available to all members, including webcast, live chat and electronic voting. Members can register for the GM quickly and easily via the LIR Portal: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Kind regards, Karla Liddle-White General Meeting Organisation Team RIPE NCC ------- General Meeting - Important Dates ------- 4 October: Deadline for submitting proxy votes 14 October: Deadline for members to propose resolutions 14 October: Final agenda published 28 October: Registration closes at 14:00 (UTC+2) 28 October: General Meeting begins at 16:00 (UTC+2) 28 October: Voting opens at approximately 18:00 (UTC+2) 30 October: Voting closes at 09:00 (UTC+2) 30 October: General Meeting closes with voting results announcement at 10:30 (UTC+2)