[ncc-announce] [GM] One Week to the RIPE NCC General Meeting: Have You Registered Yet?

Dear RIPE NCC members,

The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place one week from today on
Wednesday, 17 October. All members are asked to participate by
registering their voting and attendance options via my.ripe.net:
https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-oct-2018

The registration process takes less than a minute to complete, and we
ask that you exercise your participation and voting rights in this
important meeting for the RIPE NCC and the membership. You can register
to participate and vote remotely until 16:00 UTC+2 on 17 October.

Agenda and Resolutions
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The agenda for the GM is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018/agenda

There will be a discussion of the Draft RIPE NCC Activity Plan and
Budget 2019. This document lays out our plans for 2019 and the cost of
those plans, so your input can help shape the direction of the RIPE NCC
in the coming year. The PDF is available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018/draft-ripe-ncc-activity-plan-and-budget-2019

There are also four resolutions that the members will vote on at the GM.
The first asks members to decide on what will happen to the RIPE NCC's
2018 budget surplus - it will be either returned to the RIPE NCC
reserves or redistributed to the members as a rebate in 2019.

The other three resolutions ask members to adopt the amended RIPE NCC
Articles of Association. The document outlining these changes are
available at:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018/proposed-amendments-to-ripe-ncc-articles-of-association

Note: This document was updated on 9 October 2018 to correct an error:
The amendment of article 18 previously said an absolute majority of
those "entitled" to vote was required to challenge a verdict. This has
been corrected to say those "registered" to vote at the General Meeting.

The GM will also have updates from the RIPE NCC management and the
Executive Board.

The meeting will be broadcast live for all members from the remote
participation page at 18:00 UTC+2 next Wednesday, 17 October. The
webstream link and all other GM-related information is available from
the GM webpages:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2018

We rely on our members to give us guidance and make important decisions
related to the work of the RIPE NCC, so I look forward to seeing strong
involvement from the members at next week's meeting.

Kind regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC