Board of Trustees > Meeting Minutes > Meeting No. 171 (10 May 2023)

Minutes of Board Meeting No. 171

10 May 2023
Videoconference

  • Closed Executive Session: Board members only.
  • Open to Observers Session: Local and remote attendees welcome to listen in.
  • Open Forum Session: Local and remote attendees welcome to ask questions, provide input, and discuss with the Board.

Note: There were no open forum sessions scheduled for this meeting.

Trustees Present:

  • Ted Hardie
  • Brian Haberman
  • Victor Kuarsingh
  • Barry Leiba
  • Luis Martinez
  • Charles Mok
  • Robert Pepper
  • Jon Peterson
  • George Sadowsky
  • Muhammad Shabbir
  • Sagarika Wickramasekera
  • Laura Thomson
  • President and CEO Andrew Sullivan (ex officio, non-voting)

Staff Members Present:

  • Executive Director of Internet Society Foundation Sarah Armstrong
  • General Counsel Ilona Levine
  • Chief Financial Officer Sae Park
  • Managing Director, Internet Society, Sally Wentworth
  • Managing Director, Internet Society Foundation, Rinalia Abdul Rahim
  • Board Liaison Lauren Terrell

The meeting started in Open to Observers Session on 10 May 2023 at 15:40 UTC.

1. Welcome and Declaration of Conflicts – Ted Hardie

No conflicts were declared.

2. Appoint PIR Directors – Ted Hardie

Resolution 2023-X: Appoint Members of the Public Interest Registry Board of Directors
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees appoints the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the Public Interest Registry for three-year terms commencing with the Public Interest Registry Board’s 2023 mid-year meeting:

  • Saerin Cho
  • Kathryn Kleiman

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees reappoints Jonathan Nevett as a non-voting member of the Board of Directors of the Public Interest Registry for a term ending at the Public Interest Registry Board’s 2024 mid-year meeting.

Passed unanimously.

3. Approve Governance Committee Charter Revisions – Charles Mok

Resolution 2023-X: Approve Revised Governance Committee Charter
WHEREAS, as part of its annual workplan, the Governance Committee reviewed its Charter and revised it to add additional duties to further align the Committee’s work with widely accepted nonprofit sector practices;
WHEREAS, the Governance Committee received and incorporated feedback from the Board of Trustees on the proposed revisions;
WHEREAS, the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Internet Society Article II Section require the Board of Trustees to approve committee charters;
RESOLVED, that the Governance Committee Charter as presented is approved.

Passed unanimously.

4. Approve Minutes from ISOC Board Meeting 170 – Ted Hardie

Resolution 2023-X: Approve the Minutes of the 170th Internet Society Board Meeting
WHEREAS, the Internet Society Board of Trustees has reviewed the minutes of the 170th board meeting, as presented;
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 170th meeting of the Internet Society Board of Trustees are approved.

Passed unanimously.

5. Any Other Business – Ted Hardie

None

6. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 15:45 UTC

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