Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 157

Resolutions Passed at the Board Meeting No. 157
15-16 March 2021

Resolution 2021-05: Approve amendments to the ChAC charter
RESOLVED, that the amendments to the charter of the Chapter Advisory Council proposed in their advice of 2020.12.23-01 are approved.

Resolution 2021-06: Approve Funding for the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
WHEREAS the Network Startup Resource Center (“NSRC”) is a non-profit center operated at the University of Oregon that helps develop national and regional Internet infrastructure for collaborative research, education, and international partnerships; and
WHEREAS both the Internet Society (“ISOC”) and the NSRC share a vision of an open, globally-connected, secure and trustworthy Internet for everyone; and
WHEREAS ISOC and the NSRC have each determined that it would further each of their respective missions to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees approves the Memorandum of Understanding between ISOC and the NSRC, as presented, which provides ISOC grant funding to the University of Oregon Foundation to support the NSRC for a three-year period beginning in 2021; and
BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding, the ISOC Board of Trustees authorizes the gift to the NSRC in the amount of $600,000 to be made in 2021; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any officer or trustee of ISOC is authorized for and on behalf of ISOC to do all such acts reasonably required in connection with the foregoing resolutions, including the authority to execute and deliver documents on behalf of ISOC.

Resolution 2021-07: Amend the board Procedure for Conducting Electronic Votes
WHEREAS the ISOC board wishes to amend its procedure for conducting electronic votes,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the board Procedure for Conducting Electronic Votes is amended as presented in Exhibit A attached hereto.

Resolution 2021-08: Appoint Jon Nevett to the PIR board
WHEREAS the ISOC board wishes to appoint the CEO of Public Interest Registry (“PIR”) as a non-voting member of the Board of PIR,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees appoints Jonathon Nevett as a non-voting member of the Board of PIR for a term ending at the PIR Board’s 2021 mid-year meeting.

Resolution 2021-09: Approve the minutes of the 156th Board meeting
WHEREAS the ISOC board has reviewed the minutes of the 156th Board meeting attached hereto as Exhibit B,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 156th meeting of the ISOC Board of Trustees, held by videoconference on January 26, 2021, are approved.

Resolution 2021-10: Amend the dates and place of the Q1 board meeting
RESOLVED, that the Q1 meeting of the ISOC Board of Trustees originally scheduled for March 26-27, 2021 in Cancun, Mexico, will now be held by videoconference on March 15-16, 2021.

Resolution 2021-11: Welcome new Chapters
RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees warmly welcomes the Internet Society Chapitre du Gabon (Internet Society Gabon Chapter) and the Internet Society India Hyderabad, which have both been chartered and approved since the last board meeting.

Resolution 2021-12: Accept the 2020-2021 ISOC Nominations Committee report
RESOLVED, that the report of the 2020-2021 ISOC Nominations Committee is accepted as presented.

Resolution 2021-13: Extension of CEO’s Contract
RESOLVED, that the board approves the proposed contract extension with Andrew Sullivan, as presented, to continue serving as Internet Society Chief Executive Officer.

Resolution 2021-14: Ratify ISOC Board resolutions approved by e-vote
RESOLVED, that the Board ratifies the resolutions previously approved by e-vote as presented.