Board of Trustees > Board Meetings > Board Meeting No. 140

Board Meeting No. 140

15 June 2018
13:00-14:00 UTC

Guide to Board of Trustees 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. There are no open forum sessions scheduled for this meeting.

Note: The Board may invite particular individuals to participate in any session (e.g., as presenters) as needed.

Agenda

13:00-14:00  Open to Observers Session

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13:00-13:05      
1. Welcome, Apologies and Declaration of Conflicts-G. Camarillo (5 mins)

13:05-13:10      
2. Document resolutions approved by e-vote–J. Levine (5 mins)

PURPOSE: To enter recent resolutions passed by e-vote into the record, including those passed in August 2017 and inadvertently excluded from the minutes.

No resolution required.

Resolution 2017-XX: Designating funds for the IASA 2.0 process
RESOLVED, that the Board designates $1 million for restructuring costs for the IASA 2.0 transition.

Resolution 2017-XX: Approve the minutes of the 137th Board meeting
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 137th meeting of the Board of Trustees, held in Nairobi (Kenya) on June 3-4, 2017 are approved.

Resolution 2017-XX: Appoint the PIR Selection Committee
RESOLVED, that the Board creates a PIR Selection Committee, and appoints Harish as chair, and Alice, Glenn, Hans Peter and John as members of the committee.

Resolution 2017-XX: Approve the PIR Selection Committee charter
RESOLVED, that the Board approves the PIR Selection Committee charter as proposed.

Resolution 2017-XX: Appoint the Election Committee
RESOLVED, that the Board creates an Election Committee, and appoints Hiroshi as chair, Hans Peter, and Gihan Dias as members, and Kathy (President) as non-voting ex-officio member.

Resolution 2017-XX: Appoint the Finance Committee
RESOLVED, that the Board creates a Finance Committee and appoints Richard, Gonzalo, Olga, and Hans-Peter as members of the committee, along with Kathy (President), and Sean (Treasurer) who serves as chair of the committee. The board thanks Desiree for her service on the committee.

Resolution 2018-XX: Approve the minutes of the 139th meeting of the ISOC Board of Trustees
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 139th meeting of the ISOC Board of Trustees held 24-25 March 2018 in London are approved.

Resolution 2018-XX: Approve the PIR Registry Services Amendments
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the proposed Registry Services Agreement, Addendum A, and the Amendment for Data Processing between the Public Interest Registry and Afilias plc.

13:10-13:15      
3. Actionable items for the 2018-2019 Board of Trustees–K. Brown (5 mins)

PURPOSE: Accept and convey actionable items to the 2018-2019 Board of Trustees.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2018-XX:  Accept and convey actionable items to the 2018-2019 Board of Trustees.
RESOLVED, the 2017-2018 Board of Trustees accepts as accurate the following Summary of Agreed Board Action Items and,
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board conveys this Summary to the 2018-2019 Board.

Summary of Agreed Board Action Item

At the close of each Internet Society board year, the outgoing Board of Trustees conveys to the incoming board a list of priorities which, based on its knowledge and experience, are crucial for the continued success of the organization.

Now at the close of its term, the 2017-2018 board conveys the following priorities to the 2018-2019 board:

  1. Continue support for the 2018 Internet Society Action Plan,
  2. Continue to support and develop the Internet Society Foundation as a vehicle to further the Internet Society’s mission through grant-funded programs,
  3. Continue to support the Internet Engineering Task Force in its efforts to create a more independent and sustainable administrative structure.

13:15-13:20      
4. Elections Committee Report–H.P. Dittler for H. Esaki (5 mins)

PURPOSE: Receive the final report of the ISOC Elections Committee

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2018-XX: Accept the Elections Committee Report.
RESOLVED that the report of the 2018 Elections Committee is accepted.

13:20-13:25      
5. Governance Committee Report–H.P. Dittler (5 mins)

PURPOSE: Receive the report of the ISOC Governance Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2018-XX: Accept the Governance Committee Report.
RESOLVED that the report of the Governance Committee is accepted.

13:25-13:30      
6. Independent Auditors Report–J. Levine (5 mins)

PURPOSE: Accept the report of the independent auditor.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2018-XX: Accept the 2017 Independent Auditors Report.
RESOLVED, that the 2017 Independent Auditors Report is accepted, in reliance on the PIR 2017 Independent Auditors Report as accepted by the PIR Board on May 22, 2018.

13:30-13:35      
7. Audit Committee Report–J. Levine (5 mins)

PURPOSE: Receive the final report of the ISOC Audit Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2018-XX: Accept the Audit Committee Report.
RESOLVED that the report of the 2018 Audit Committee is accepted.

13:35-13:40      
8. Finance Committee Report–S. Turner (5 mins)

PURPOSE: Receive the report of the ISOC Finance Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
Resolution 2017-XX: Accept the Finance Committee Report.
RESOLVED that the report of the Finance Committee is accepted.

13:40-13:50      
9. President and CEO Reports–K. Brown (10 mins)

PURPOSE: To receive updates from the CEO

  • Status report on Transition matters
  • Looking ahead

13:50-14:00      
10. Update on Organization Membership 2.0–T. Tolbert (10 mins)

PURPOSE: Receive a report on member feedback to proposed Organization Membership changes.

No resolution required.

14:00               
11. Adjournment

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