Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 143

Resolutions Passed at the Board Meeting No. 143
7-8 March 2019

Resolution 2018-60: Delegate authority for PIR mediation
RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees delegates to David Frolio the authority to approve any negotiation involving PIR and Afilias, in respect of a dispute currently in mediation between them.

Resolution 2018-61: Approve the minutes of the 142nd Board meeting
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 142nd meeting of the Board of Trustees, held in Bangkok on November 9-10 2018, are approved.

Resolution 2019-01: Approval of PIR’s execution of ICANN 6th Middle East DNS Forum sponsorship agreement
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society approves PIR’s execution of the ICANN 6th Middle East DNS Forum sponsorship agreement as presented.

Resolution 2019-02: Approval of the 2019 Internet Architecture Board slate
RESOLVED, that the 2019 Internet Architecture Board slate, consisting of the following individuals, is approved:

• Jari Arkko
• Stephen Farrell
• Wes Hardaker
• Zhenbin Li
• Mark Nottingham
• Jeff Tantsura

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees thanks the IETF Nominations Committee and its Chair, Scott Mansfield, for their time and hard work.

Resolution 2019-03: Update the Board Travel Policy
RESOLVED, that the Travel Policy for Trustees is updated by replacing the “Other Travel” section with text as presented.

Resolution 2019-04: Approve Strategic Implementation Fund and Technology Systems Alignment
WHEREAS the CEO has requested a Strategic Implementation Fund in the amount of USD 1 million for specific improvements in the areas of Internet Society community outreach, operations, fellowships and human resources; and
WHEREAS the CEO has also requested funding in the amount of USD 710,000 for Technology Systems Alignment which will enable the Internet Society to align its information technology eco-system more closely to the key open standards championed by ISOC and the IETF; and
WHEREAS the Board agrees with the CEO that the Multi-Stakeholder Project should be suspended and acknowledges that the remaining funds designated for the Project, together with an anticipated 2019 budget surplus, will amount to approximately USD 1 million,
RESOLVED, that the Board approves the Strategic Implementation Fund and the Technology Systems Alignment as presented; and,
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board designates that funding in the amounts requested for both of these activities are to be drawn from the remaining Multi-Stakeholder Project budget, the anticipated 2019 budget surplus, and that the balance of the total is to be drawn from the Internet Society’s net asset reserves.

Resolution 2019-05: Amend the ISOC By-laws
RESOLVED that the board adopts the amendments to the ISOC By-laws, as presented.

Resolution 2019-06: Accept the 2018-2019 ISOC Nominations Committee report
RESOLVED that the report of the 2018-2019 ISOC Nominations Committee is accepted as presented.

Resolution 2019-07: Accept the 2018-2019 PIR Nominations Committee report
RESOLVED that the report of the 2018-2019 PIR Nominations Committee is accepted as presented

Resolution 2019-08: Appoint members of the PIR Board
RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees appoints the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the Public Interest Registry for three-year terms commencing with the PIR Board’s 2019 mid-year meeting:

• Keith Davidson
• Lise Fuhr
• Gregory Kapfer

Resolution 2019-09: Revision of Committee Charters
RESOLVED, that the revised committee charters as proposed are accepted.