RIPE Governance

Programme Committee Election

The Programme Committee (PC) is responsible for selecting the talks for the plenary sessions, lightning talks, tutorials and BoFs. A few seats on the PC are up for election at each RIPE Meeting. All registered meeting attendees may vote in the PC elections, taking place during the RIPE Meeting week.

There are currently two seats up for election to the RIPE PC. Please send nominations, with a biography, statement of interest and a photograph to pc@ripe.net

Read more about the RIPE Meeting Programme Committee: Appointment, Roles and Responsibilities

Nominations Open: Tuesday, 14 October
Nominations Close: Tuesday, 21 October, 15:30 (EEST/UTC+3)
Voting Begins: Tuesday, 21 October, 16:00 (EEST/UTC+3)
Voting Closes: Thursday, 23 October, 17:00 (EEST/UTC+3)
Results Announced: Friday, 24 October, during the Closing Plenary session

NRO NC Election

An election to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) will take place during RIPE 91. The deadline to check-in and to register to vote is Tuesday, 21 October, 14:00 UTC+3.

All members of the RIPE community who are checked in to attend the RIPE 91 Meeting, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members, may vote in the election provided:

  • You have registered to attend RIPE 91 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.

Read more here.

ICP-2 Review: Meet the NRO NC Representatives

The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) is calling on individuals in the global Internet community to share input on the revised draft “RIR Governance Document” aimed at updating the Internet Coordination Policy-2 (ICP-2).

ICP-2, first created in 2001, identifies the criteria for an organisation seeking to become a new RIR. In October 2023, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) was asked by the NRO Executive Council to update the ICP-2.

There will be a BoF on ICP-2 during RIPE 91. The RIPE community representatives, Hervé Clément, Andrei Robachevsky and Constanze Bürger will also be available during RIPE 91 to hear your feedback.

Consultation Deadline: Friday, 7 November 2025

For more information, please view the NRO website.

RIPE Chair Team Handover

Shortly after RIPE 90, the RIPE Nominating Committee (NomCom) announced the selection of the new RIPE Chair team that will serve a five-year term starting from RIPE 91 onwards. Mirjam Kühne will continue as RIPE Chair for a second term and Anna Wilson will take over from Niall O'Reilly as RIPE Vice Chair at the end of RIPE 91.