Summary

  • RIPE 93’s closing-plenary transcript records Antonio Prado and Babak Farrokhi as re-elected to the Programme Committee; three candidates sought two seats.
  • Both elected seats stayed with incumbents. The public result gives no ballot total, candidate vote counts or margin.

The result fits in one line of the 30 October closing transcript: Antonio Prado and Babak Farrokhi were re-elected to the RIPE Programme Committee. The candidate page listed three names for two seats: Prado, Farrokhi and Tobias Fiebig. Both winners already served on the committee; the roster listed their terms ending at RIPE 93.

The result preserves the elected lineup for another cycle, but its public record omits the arithmetic. There is no number of ballots cast, no vote total for any candidate and no margin. Members can see who won; they cannot tell whether the return was broad or close.

That gap matters because these seats carry a working power. The RIPE-853 charter says the committee recruits speakers and selects and schedules the plenary programme. Its community-elected members serve four consecutive RIPE Meetings. The committee shapes which technical questions get stage time across the next cycle.

Both elected seats return to the same people for another cycle. The result names the winners but leaves the size of their support unmeasured. A public table with eligible voters, ballots cast and candidate totals would show turnout and margin. The next call for presentations and selected plenary list will show how the returning committee uses its authority.