Dear Friends and Colleagues, The RIPE Programme Committee is responsible for recruiting and selecting presentations for the RIPE Meeting Plenary sessions. As the term of two RIPE PC members end, we are looking for new members in Autumn 2019 who will be elected by the RIPE community at RIPE 79 in Rotterdam. There are currently two seats up for election to the RIPE PC. Please send nominations, with a biography, statement of interest and photograph, to pc@ripe.net. The Charter of the RIPE Programme Committee ( https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-pc-charter) provides more information about the composition and roles of the RIPE PC. Nominations for the RIPE 79 PC elections can be sent in from today until Tuesday October 15th, 15:30 CEST. We will announce the PC elections at the RIPE meeting opening sessions, but interested parties can nominate themselves from now. We will close candidate nominations on Tuesday at 15:30 CEST (UTC+2), and publish the biographies on the RIPE Meeting web site. Candidates (or their stand-ins) can present themselves at the start of the Tuesday 16:00 CEST session. The RIPE PC online voting system will be open from Tuesday October 15th, 16:00 CEST until Thursday October 17th, 17:30 CEST, for the community members to cast their votes. The total voting numbers may be public. More information will also be available at https://ripe79.ripe.net/programme/ripe-pc/become-a-member/ The official announcement of the elected RIPE PC members will be on Friday morning, the 18th October, at the start of the 11:00 CEST closing plenary session. Questions about the RIPE PC can be sent to pc@ripe.net. Regards, Franziska, Brian and Maria Isabel on behalf of the RIPE PC Brian Nisbet Service Operations Manager HEAnet CLG, Ireland's National Education and Research Network 1st Floor, 5 George's Dock, IFSC, Dublin D01 X8N7, Ireland +35316609040 brian.nisbet@heanet.ie www.heanet.ie Registered in Ireland, No. 275301. CRA No. 20036270