Colleagues, As usual at RIPE 85 there will be an opportunity to join the Programme Committee for the meetings. The RIPE Programme Committee is responsible for recruiting and selecting presentations for the RIPE Meeting Plenary sessions. 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/publications/docs/ripe-763 - provides more information about the composition and roles of the RIPE PC. Nominations for the RIPE 85 PC elections can be sent in from today, Tuesday, 18 October, until Tuesday, 25 October, 15:30 CEST (UTC+2). Please include a recent picture and short biography with your nomination. We will announce the PC elections at the RIPE meeting opening sessions, but interested parties can already nominate themselves. We will close candidate nominations on Tuesday, 25 October at 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) and publish the biographies on the RIPE Meeting web site. The RIPE PC online voting system will be open from Tuesday, 25 October, 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) until Thursday, 27 October, 17:00 CEST (UTC+2), for community members to cast their votes. The total voting numbers may be public. The official announcement of the elected RIPE PC members will be on the morning of Friday, 28 October, during the closing plenary session. This information is replicated on the RIPE 85 website with a breakdown of the important dates: https://ripe85.ripe.net/programme/ripe-pc/become-a-member/ Regards, Brian On Behalf of the RIPE PC Brian Nisbet (he/him) 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