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    <span lang="EN-GB">Dear colleagues,</span>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The RIPE NCC General Meeting
        (GM) takes
        place tomorrow at 18:00 UTC+2 in</span><span lang="EN-GB">
        Budapest.</span>
    </p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Electronic voting
        registration will remain
        open until 16:00 UTC+2 tomorrow if you wish to vote
        electronically. Register
        via the LIR Portal:</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2017">https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-registration-may-2017</a></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">See the GM Agenda online to
        find out what
        to expect from the meeting:</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017/agenda">https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2017/agenda</a></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Five candidates stand for
        three seats on
        the RIPE NCC Executive Board. More information about the
        election is online:</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ripe.net/s/eb-election-2017">https://www.ripe.net/s/eb-election-2017</a></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">All information on the GM is
        available at:</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-may2017">https://www.ripe.net/s/gm-may2017</a></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Kind regards,</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Axel Pawlik</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Managing Director</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">RIPE NCC </span></p>
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