Board Meeting No. 138

18-19 November 2017

Venue:
VIP Lounge B, Level 4
Raffles Convention Centre
Singapore

Guide to Board session types:

  • Closed executive session: board members only.
  • Open to observers session: local and remote attendees are welcome to listen in.
  • Open forum session: local and remote attendees are welcome to ask questions, provide input, and discuss with the board. Due to time constraints, there are no open forum sessions scheduled for the Singapore meeting.

Please note that the Board may invite particular individuals to participate in any session (e.g., as presenters) as needed.

Agenda

Note: Times on this agenda are listed in UTC for the benefit of remote participants and observers in different regions.

Saturday, 18 November

05:00-05:05       
1. Welcome, Apologies and Declaration of Conflicts-G. Camarillo

05:05-05:10       
2. Document resolutions approved by e-vote since board meeting #137-J. Levine

Resolution 2017-XX: Authorize creation of the Internet Society Foundation
RESOLVED, the Internet Society Board of Trustees approves the formation a new non-profit corporation under the laws of the District of Columbia, to be named Internet Society Foundation (the “ISOC Foundation”); and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the senior management of ISOC is authorized and directed to file an application for tax exemption for the ISOC Foundation with the IRS; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the senior management is authorized and directed to take such other actions as may be reasonable or appropriate to prepare the ISOC Foundation to engage in such activities in furtherance of ISOC’s mission and purpose as the ISOC Board may approve.

Resolution 2017-XX: Appoint members of the 2017-2018 ISOC Nominations Committee
RESOLVED that Tom Walsh, Glenn Deen, Russ White, Nadira Alaraj, Barrack Otieno, Maryleana Mendez, Glenn McKnight, Desiree Miloshevic, Harish Pillay, Sean Turner, and Olga Cavalli are appointed as members of the 2017-2018 ISOC Nominations Committee chaired by Olga Cavalli. Kathy Brown (President) serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member of this committee.

Resolution 2017-XX: Approve ISOC-PIR Operating Procedure
WHEREAS, ISOC is the sole member of Public Interest Registry (“PIR”) and PIR is a supporting organization to ISOC; and
WHEREAS, ISOC and PIR have engaged in a dialogue to better define the way in which the two organizations relate to each other; and
WHEREAS, the management teams of ISOC and PIR have documented such discussion in the document entitled: The Internet Society and Public Interest Registry: A Shared Goal of Promoting the Public Interest through Support of the Internet (the “ISOC-PIR Operating Procedures”); and
WHEREAS, the ISOC-PIR Operating Procedures describes the roles and responsibilities of each organization, as well as the process for ISOC to consider and approve PIR’s annual budget,
NOW THEREFORE, the Board hereby approves the ISOC-PIR Operating Procedures in the form presented to the Internet Society Board of Trustees.

Resolution 2017-XX: Approve PIR 2018 budget
RESOLVED, that the Board hereby approves the 2018 budget of the Public Interest Registry, as presented

05:10-05:20       
3. Welcome to New Chapters and Special Interest Groups-G. Camarillo

PURPOSE: To welcome newly approved ISOC Chapters and Special Interest Groups.

Resolution 2017-XX: Welcome new Chapters and Special Interest Groups
RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees warmly welcomes the following new Internet Society Chapters and Special Interest Groups, which have been chartered and approved since the last board meeting:

  • Dominica Chapter
  • Guyana Chapter
  • Illinois Chapter
  • Mumbai Chapter
  • Namibia Chapter
  • Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Chapter
  • US New Mexico Chapter
  • Cybersecurity Special Interest Group
  • Internet of Things Special Interest Group

05:20-05:30       
4. Nominations Committee Report-O. Cavalli

PURPOSE: To receive an update on the Nominations Committee’s progress.
No resolution required.

05:30-06:10       
5. Governance Committee Report-H.P. Dittler

PURPOSE: To seek board approval of the Governance Committee Guidance to the Nominations Committee, and to obtain board input on the subjects of remuneration for Trustees and the Travel Policy for Trustees.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2017-XX: Approve Governance Committee guidance to the Nominations Committee.
RESOLVED that the ISOC Board of Trustees approves the Governance Committee Guidance, as presented, to the 2017-2018 Nominations Committee.

06:10-06:20       
6. Approval of Amendment to Audit Committee Charter–J. Levine

PURPOSE: To approve an amendment to the Audit Committee Charter

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2017-XX: Amendment to Audit Committee Charter
RESOLVED, that the Board approves an amendment to the Audit Committee Charter, as presented, which states that the Committee shall exercise oversight over a Compliance Committee composed of ISOC senior management.

06:20-06:50       
7. ISOC Singapore Chapter Report–Bryan Tan and Chapter Members

PURPOSE: Increased visibility for ISOC Chapters and their activities.

No resolution required.

06:50-07:20       
Break

07:20-08:50       
8. Presentation on ISOC’s work in Asia and the Pacific–APAC Bureau Staff

PURPOSE: Acquaint Trustees with ISOC priorities and programs in Asia and the Pacific.

No resolution required.

Move to Closed Executive Session

08:50-08:55      
9. Discussion of PIR Contracts-G. Camarillo (5 mins)

PURPOSE: To discuss PIR contracts for various back-end services.

Resume Open to Observers Session

08:55-09:00     
10. Approval of Execution of PIR Contracts-G. Camarillo (5 mins)

PURPOSE: To approve execution of PIR contracts for various back-end services.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2017-XX: Approve PIR additional contracts
Resolved, that the Board hereby approves additional contracts between PIR and Afilias, as presented, for a term of one year.

09:00                  
Board Meeting Recess until Next Day

Sunday 19 November

01:00-01:05         
11. Introduction-G. Camarillo

01:05-02:00       
12. Overview of Internet Society 2018 Plan–K. Brown and Senior Staff

PURPOSE: The CEO and Senior Staff (in person and remote) present Highlights of the 2018 Plan.

No resolution required.

Move to Closed Executive Session

02:00-02:30       
13. Overview of Internet Society 2018 Budget-K. Brown and S. Spector

PURPOSE: The CEO and CFO present highlights of the 2018 budget.

No resolution required.

Resume Open to Observers Session

02:30-02:40       
14. Finance Committee report on 2018 Budget Proposal-S. Turner

PURPOSE: Receive the report of the Finance Committee.

No resolution required.

02:40-02:45       
15. Approve the Internet Society 2018 Plan and 2018 Budget-G. Camarillo

PURPOSE: Approve the Internet Society 2018 Plan and 2018 Budget.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2017-XX: Approve the Internet Society 2018 Plan and 2018 budget.
RESOLVED, that the Board approves the Internet Society 2018 Plan and 2018 Budget as documented in the 2018 Plan submission.

02:45-02:50       
16. Beyond the Net program-G. Camarillo

02:50-02:55      
17. Internet Society branding-G. Camarillo

02:55-03:00      
18. Enhancing Technology for the Internet Society-G. Camarillo

03:00-03:05      
19. Multistakeholder Project-G. Camarillo

03:05-03:25      
Break

Move to Closed Executive Session

03:25-04:15      
20. Three-year Framework for ISOC-K. Brown

04:15-05:00      
Lunch

05:00-05:20      
21. Discussion of updates to ISOC’s Mission Statement-G. Camarillo

Resume Open to Observers Session

05:20-05:25     
22. Approval of updates to ISOC’s Mission Statement-G. Camarillo

05:25-05:35    
23. PIR Nominations Committee Report-H. Pillay

PURPOSE: To receive an update on the PIR Nominations Committee’s progress.

No resolution required.

05:35-05:50    
24. Diamond Key Security Funding Proposal-G. Camarillo

05:50-06:00  
25. Any Other Business-G. Camarillo

06:00               
26. Adjournment of Board Meeting #138

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