Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 108th meeting on 8 September 2016. The draft minutes of this meeting are now available: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2016/minutes-108th-exe... The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes: - The Board approved the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2017 and asked that it be published for the membership - The Board reviewed the process for LIR applications for legacy address space holders and proposed an amendment to the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme for 2016 and 2017 - The Board decided to issue a resolution temporarily suspending the waiver of the LIR sign-up fee for legacy Internet resource holders - The Board asked the RIPE NCC to add discussion of the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme model to the General Meeting agenda - The Board requested that the RIPE NCC produce a report on the process it uses to handle fraudulent activity Kind regards Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC