Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 154

Resolutions Passed at the Board Meeting No. 154
22 November 2020

Resolution 2020-49: Approve the minutes of the 153rd Board meeting
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 153rd meeting of the Board of Trustees, held by videoconference on August 1 – 2, 2020, are approved.

Resolution 2020-50: Appoint members of the 2020-2021 Nominations Committee
RESOLVED, that Walid Al-Saqaf, Richard Barnes, Olga Cavalli, Michael Godwin, Patrick McManus and Amir Qayyum are appointed to the 2020-2021 ISOC Nominations Committee, chaired by George Sadowsky.

Resolution 2020-51: Process for electing trustees in the 2021 Organizational Members election
WHEREAS there are two trustees to be elected by the Organizational Members in 2021, and WHEREAS one position is for a term of three years and one for a term of one year,
RESOLVED, that the candidate receiving the most votes in the 2021 Organizational Members election shall be elected as a trustee for three years, and the candidate receiving the second most votes shall be elected as a trustee for one year. 

Resolution 2020-52: Appoint members of the 2020-2021 Elections Committee
RESOLVED, that Laura Thomson, Frieda Lukas, and Lars Steffen are appointed to the 2020-2021 ISOC Elections Committee, chaired by Maimouna Diop. The president serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member of the committee. 

Resolution 2020-53: Approve the Elections Timetable
RESOLVED, that the 2020-2021 ISOC Elections Timetable is approved as presented. 

Resolution 2020-54: Reallocate funds for training program development
WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the Internet Society Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Chapter Workshops for 2020 from happening; and
WHEREAS several LAC Chapters have collectively established a set of requirements for some university-led training for Chapter members with an associated diploma or certificate issued in the name of the offering university; and
WHEREAS the materials for said training are yet to be developed by the selected university; RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society directs the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer to direct approved funds for Chapters Workshops, in an amount not to exceed US$20,000.00, to training program development to meet the requirements established by LAC Chapters. 

Resolution 2020-55: Appoint George Sadowsky to PIR Nominations Committee
WHEREAS Olga Cavalli resigned from the 2020-2021 PIR Nominations Committee, RESOLVED, that the Board appoints George Sadowsky as member of the committee to fill the vacancy. 

Resolution 2020-56: Appoint Chair and Vice Chair of Governance Reform Working Group
RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board appoints Olga Cavalli as Chair, and Mike Godwin as Vice Chair of the Governance Reform Working Group. 

Resolution 2020-57: Recognize new and rejuvenated Chapters
RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees warmly welcomes the Internet Society Bosnia Herzegovina Chapter and congratulates the Internet Society Chile Chapter upon its rejuvenation. 

Resolution 2020-58: Approve the 2021 PIR budget
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board hereby approves the 2021 budget of the Public Interest Registry, as presented. 

Resolution 2020-59: Approve the Internet Society 2021 Plan and Budget
RESOLVED, that the Board approves the Internet Society 2021 Plan and Budget as documented in the 2021 Plan submission. 

Resolution 2020-60: Approve funding for the Learning @ ISOC program
RESOLVED that the Board approves the expenditure of $760,200 to fund the Learning @ ISOC program using the remaining from the Reserves. 

Resolution 2020-61: Approve funding for the Individual Membership Program
RESOLVED that the Board approves the expenditure of $200,000 to fund the Individual Membership Program using the remaining from the Reserves. 

Resolution 2020-62: Approve funding for the New Fellowships Program
RESOLVED that the Board approves the expenditure of $260,000 to fund the New Fellowships Program using the remaining from the Reserves. 

Resolution 2020-63: Approve funding for the Content Strategy Implementation
RESOLVED that the Board approves the expenditure of $143,000 to fund the Content Strategy Implementation using a reallocation of funds previously designated for Community & Identity. 

Resolution 2020-64: Approve funding for the Association Management System Replacement
RESOLVED that the Board approves the expenditure of $948,000 to fund replacement of the Association Management System, using a reallocation of $225,000 previously designated for a Strategic Implementation Fund and $723,000 from Reserves. 

Resolution 2020-65: Approve funding for the Tribal Window Program
RESOLVED that the Board approves the expenditure of $443,000 to fund the Tribal Window program using the remaining from the Reserves. 

Resolution 2020-66: Approve a Funding Agreement between the Internet Society and the IETF LLC
WHEREAS the Internet Society (ISOC) has since its creation supported the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and
WHEREAS ISOC in 2018 authorized the creation of the IETF Administration LLC (IETF LLC), and
WHEREAS ISOC has previously agreed to provide funding to the IETF LLC to support the work of the IETF;
RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees approves the Funding Agreement between ISOC and the IETF LLC as presented, and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees authorizes the CEO to sign and execute the Funding Agreement.