An election to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) will take place during RIPE 89. The duration of the term is 3 years, starting in January 2025 and ending in December 2027.
The NRO NC election process is detailed in ripe-813, including criteria for both candidate and voter eligibility.
Voting Results
We are pleased to announce that Andrei Robachevsky has been elected to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) during RIPE 89, held from 28 October to 1 November 2024.
Andrei will serve a three-year term starting in January 2025 and ending in December 2027.
The voting report is also available.
We congratulate Andrei on his appointment.
Read more about the nomination criteria and process.
Voter Eligibility
All members of the RIPE community who are checked in to attend the RIPE 89 Meeting, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members, may vote in the election provided:
- You have registered to attend RIPE 89 and selected the option to register to vote available in the RIPE Meeting registration form
- You must have attended at least one RIPE Meeting out of the previous eight RIPE Meetings (online or onsite).
- You must be checked-in by the time voting registration closes in order to be eligible to vote. All checked-in attendees have a green tick mark next to their names on the attendee list.
The NRO NC Election Process is documented under ripe-813.
Online attendees: You must register to vote and check in virtually for RIPE 89 via your registration page, using your unique link received in the RIPE Meeting registration confirmation email.
Onsite attendees: Please contact the Registration desk if you would like to vote in the NRO NC election and you did not select the option to vote when registering for RIPE 89. Check in opens the day before the RIPE Meeting.
The voting for this election will be conducted electronically. Each eligible voter will have one vote. The nominee with the most votes will be elected.
All votes cast during the NRO NC election are completely anonymous.
Casting a Vote at the NRO NC Election
The NRO NC election will use Assembly Voting, a third-party online voting platform. Voting takes place electronically and requires two-factor authentication. Voters will receive two emails from Assembly Voting at approximately 17:00 (UTC+1) on Tuesday, 29 October. Once voting is open, all eligible voters with a link can access the voting pages and cast their vote.
Voting opens: Tuesday, 29 October at 17:00 (UTC+1)
Voting closes: Friday, 1 November at 09:00 (UTC+1).
All registered eligible voters will receive their voting registration number from the RIPE NCC by email after the registration deadline has passed.
Assembly Voting will send a separate email containing a unique link to the online voting platform. This is a personal auto-sign-in link that enables the user to cast one vote.
Voters need to use their unique link to access the voting platform and must enter their voting registration number in order to cast their vote.
Once voting is open, all attendees with a link can access the voting pages and cast their vote.
Important Dates and Deadlines
Tuesday, 29 October, 14:00 UTC+1: Deadline to register to vote and to check in
Tuesday, 29 October, 17:00 UTC+1: Voting opens
Friday, 1 December, 09:00 UTC+1: Voting closes
Friday, 1 December 2023: Announce successful candidate at closing plenary of RIPE 89
Results of the Voting
The RIPE Chair will announce the results of the voting during the Closing Plenary session. The announcement will also be webcast for remote participants.