Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 27

Resolutions Passed at the Board Meeting No. 27
27 June 2002.

Resolution 2002-1: Congratulating Tomaz Kalin, George Sadowsky, and Mike Todd
RESOLVED that The Board expresses its appreciation for their service as Vice Presidents to Tomaz Kalin (Chapters), George Sadowsky (Education), and Mike Todd (Individual Membership).

Resolution 2002-2: Resolution 02-2 Adopting the draft governance procedures
RESOLVED that the revised draft governance procedures circulated to the Board by Alan Greenberg on 16 February 2002 be adopted as the basis for this year’s Trustee elections and appointments, subject to revision and ratification in the June 2002 Board meeting.

Resolution 2002-3: Defining membership of the Elections Committee
RESOLVED that Don Heath and George Sadowsky be approved as members of the 2002 elections committee.

Resolution 2002-4: Confirmation of nominations of IAB members
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees confirms the appointment of the following individuals to serve on the IAB, as advised by the IETF Nominations Committee: Leslie Daigle, Ted Hardie, Charlie Kaufman, James Kempf, Mike St. Johns, Eric Rescorla

Resolution 2002-5: Nomination of Jim Galvin as VP for chapters and IM
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees ratifies the appointment of Jim Galvin to the position of VP – Chapters and Individual Membership.

Resolution 2002-6: Procedures for the IAB/IETF selection of Trustees for the Board
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees ratifies the following procedures for the IAB/IETF selection of Trustees for the Board (the dates in parenthesis are those for the 2002 process):

• There will be an open call to the IETF community mailing list requesting nominations (March 12-April 1);
• The IAB will select Trustee(s) from the pool of nominees (no later than May 13);
• The IESG will confirm the selection(s) (no later than May 20);
• ISOC will be notified of the selection(s) (no later than May 28).

Resolution 2002-7: Clarification of individual membership issues
RESOLVED, that in addition to Global membership offered free of charge, the Internet Society will continue to offer individual memberships in the $75-$500 range. Annual reminders will be sent to these members asking them to continue their support at their existing or higher level. However, since no additional services are attached to these higher levels, the payments are treated as donations and not dues payments.

Resolution 2002-8: Nomination of Philippe Courtot to the Board of Trustees
RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board of Trustees appoints Philippe Courtot as a Trustee for a nominal term of one year, commencing at the adjournment of the next regularly scheduled Board meeting following the completion of the 2002 Election process and ending at the adjournment of the equivalent meeting in 2003.

Resolution 2002-9: Dismissal of accusation against George Sadowsky.
RESOLVED, that the charges expressed at the December 2001 Board meeting regarding possible conflict of interest or abrogation of fiduciary responsibility with respect to ISOC on the part of George Sadowsky are without merit.

Resolution 2002-10: Approving Adjustments to the Elections Procedures
RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approved the adjustments to the 2002 elections procedures extending the nomination period by 5 days and the petition period by 2 days, delaying the of final slate release by 1 day, assigning a weight of 1 to start-up members, and using a random draw in case of a tie.

Resolution 2002-11: Congratulating the nomination committee and its chair
RESOLVED that The Board expresses its appreciation for their service to the members of the nomination committee, Vint Cerf, Leslie Daigle, Jose Luis Pardos, Wawa Ngenge, Amy Weisenberg and Ron Weissman; and to its chair, Christine Maxwell.

Resolution 2002-12: Congratulating the election committee and its chair
RESOLVED that The Board expresses its appreciation for their service to the members of the election committee, Don Heath and George Sadowsky, and to its chair, Alan Greenberg.

Resolution 2002-13: Congratulating Mike Conn:
RESOLVED that the Board expresses its appreciation to Mike Conn for his services as Treasurer.