Board Meeting No. 196

25-26 July 2026

Hilton Vienna Park
Am Stadtpark 1
Grand Klimt 3
1030 Wien, Austria

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. There are no open forum sessions scheduled for this meeting.

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

Agenda

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Saturday, 25 July

Open to Observers Session

07:00
1. Welcome, Apologies, and Declarations of Conflict–Sally Wentworth

07:05
2. Annual Election of Board Chair–Sally Wentworth

07:35
3. Annual Election of Other Officers–Board Chair

08:00
4. Appointment of Committee Chairs and Members–Board Chair

Resolution 2026-X: Appoint Chairs and Members of Committees of the Board
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees makes the following appointments to committees of the board for the 2026-2027 term:

Audit and Enterprise Risk Management Committee
Chair: Kathleen Moriarty
Members: Ramanou Biaou, Brian Haberman, Maureen Hilyard, Russ Housley, Barry Leiba, Charles Mok, and Sagarika Wickramasekera

Compensation Committee
Chair: Incoming Board Chair
Members: Ramanou Biaou, Brian Haberman, Russ Housley, Barry Leiba, Caleb Ogundele

Elections Committee*
Chair: Caleb Ogundele
Members: Victor Kuarsingh, Charles Mok, Brian Trammell
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO

Executive Committee
Chair: Incoming Board Chair
Members: Incoming Treasurer and Other Members
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO

Finance Committee
Chair: Incoming Treasurer
Members: Sharon Kent; Victor Kuarsingh; Caleb Ogundele; Brian Trammell
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO

Governance Committee
Chair: Charles Mok
Members: Brian Haberman, Maureen Hilyard, Victor Kuarsingh, Barry Leiba, Sagarika Wickramasekera
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO

Nominations Committee*
Chair: Ramanou Biaou
Members: Sharon Kent

PIR Nominations Committee
Chair: Kathleen Moriarty
Members: Ramanou Biaou, Maureen Hilyard, Charles Mok, Brian Trammell, Sagarika Wickramasekera
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO

*Note: appointment of additional members to the Elections and Nominations Committees will occur at the later date.

08:05
5. Appointment of Liaison to IETF Nominations Committee–Board Chair

Resolution 2026-X: Appoint a Liaison to the IETF Nominations Committee
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees appoints Russ Housley as Internet Society Board Liaison to the IETF Nominations Committee for the 2026-2027 term.

08:08
6. Appointment of a Trustee to the IETF Trust–Board Chair

Resolution 2026-X: Appoint a Trustee to the IETF Trust/IPMC Director
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees appoints Victor Kuarsingh as a trustee of the IETF Trust (IPMC Director) for a term of two years.

08:11
7. Recognition of Outgoing Trustees–Board Chair

Resolution 2026-X: Recognition of Outgoing Trustees
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees thanks Ted Hardie, Laura Thomson, and Funke Baruwa, who have concluded their terms, for their dedication and outstanding service to the Internet Society as members of the Board of Trustees.

08:13
8. Welcome to New Chapters and SIGs–Board Chair

Resolution 2026-X: Congratulations to Rejuvenated Chapter
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees celebrates the rejuvenation of the Montenegro Chapter.

08:15
9. OMAC Chair Report–Harald Summa

08:35
Break

08:50
10. IAB Chair Report–Dhruv Dhody

09:15
11. IETF LLC Chair Report–Mirjam Kühne

09:40
12. President and CEO Report–Sally Wentworth

10:10
13. Update on ISOC Activities–Yogesh Khanna

10:40
Lunch

12:00
14. ChAC Chair Report–Flávio Rech Wagner

12:30
15. Adjournment for the Day–Board Chair

Sunday, 26 July

Closed Executive Session

07:00
16. Call to Order–Board Chair

07:00
17. CFO’s Report–Sae Park

07:20
18. Finance Committee Report–Board Treasurer

07:30
19. ISOC Europe Update–Ilona Levine and Sae Park

08:00
20. Enterprise Risk Management Update–Ilona Levine

08:30
Break

Board and CEO Only Session

08:45
21. Board and CEO Session–Board Chair

Open to Observers Session

09:05
22. Adjournment of ISOC Board Meeting–Board Chair

ISOC Foundation Board Meeting Immediately Follows – please see separate agenda.