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RIPE 86 starts next week and there will be an opportunity to join the Programme Committee for the meetings.</div>
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The RIPE Programme Committee is responsible for recruiting and selecting presentations for the RIPE Meeting Plenary sessions.</div>
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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</div>
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The RIPE Meeting Programme Committee: Appointment, Roles and Responsibilities document - https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-763 - provides more information about the composition and roles of the RIPE PC.</div>
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Nominations for the RIPE 86 PC elections can be sent in from today, Tuesday, 16 May, until Tuesday, 23 May, 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.</div>
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We will close candidate nominations on Tuesday, 23 May at 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) and publish the biographies on the RIPE Meeting web site.</div>
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The RIPE PC online voting system will be open from Tuesday, 23 May, 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) until Thursday, 25 May, 17:00 CEST (UTC+2), for community members to cast their votes. The total voting numbers may be public.</div>
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The official announcement of the elected RIPE PC members will be on the morning of Friday, 26 May, during the Closing Plenary session.</div>
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This information is replicated on the RIPE 86 website with a breakdown of the important dates:</div>
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https://ripe86.ripe.net/programme/ripe-pc/become-a-member/</div>
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Regards,</div>
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