Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 63

Resolutions Passed at the Board Meeting No. 63
8-9 December 2007.

Resolution 2007-36: Approve the minutes of the 62nd board meeting
RESOLVED that the minutes of the 62nd Board meeting of the Internet Society held October 4th, 2007 are approved.

Resolution 2007-37: Ratifying the electronic vote on election procedures
RESOLVED that the e-vote regarding Election Procedures for ISOC’s Board of Trustees is ratified.

Resolution 2007-38: Appointing members of the election committee
RESOLVED that Margaret Wasserman and Sebastien Bachollet be appointed as members of the Election committee as Chaired by Fred Baker.

Resolution 2007-39: Thanking the outgoing PIR board members
RESOLVED that the ISOC Board thanks Susan Estrada and Eva Frˆlich for their service on the Public Interest Registry (PIR) Board.

Resolution 2007-40: Establishing a bank account for the Itojun Fund
RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees authorizes the President of ISOC to establish a bank account to support the establishment of a fund in honor of Dr. Junichiro Hagino, the “Itojun Fund” to support deployment endeavors in the IPv6 area under terms to be defined by the family or the fund originators: Jun Murai, Hiroshi Osaki, Ole Jacobsen, Randy Bush and Bob Hinden.

Resolution 2007-41: Correct an error in the minutes of the 61st board meeting
RESOLVED that Resolution 2007-25: Appointment of a PIR board member in the minutes of the 61st meeting of the ISOC Board of Trustees is corrected to read “RESOLVED that Barbara Fraser is re-appointed to the PIR board for a term beginning January 1, 2008 and ending on December 31, 2010.”

Resolution 2007-42: Reaffirming Principles Governing ISOC’s Relationship with its Members
WHEREAS there have been misunderstandings about the business rules with regards to membership in ISOC and ISOC chapters,

WHEREAS ISOC desires to (re-)implement an automated membership system for the society and its members based on agreed business rules,

WHEREAS ISOC staff has held consultations with chapters to clarify this and plans to continue to consult with the membership about the implementation of the automated system,

and WHEREAS ISOC staff has produced as a summary of current policy containing clarifications,

RESOLVED, that the ISOC Board reaffirms the principles embodied in the governing its relationships with the chapters, organizations, and individual members.

Resolution 2007-43: Ratification of motion made in closed session
RESOLVED that the motion passed in closed session is ratified. The motion passed in closed session was: Resolution 2007-44: Appointment of PIR Director

RESOLVED that the ISOC Board of Trustees Approves the Appointment of Maarten Botterman to a one-year term on the PIR board beginning January 1st, 2008 and ending on December 31, 2008.

Resolution 2007-44: Adopt “Trust and Identity” as an ISOC Major Strategic Initiative.
WHEREAS the ISOC Board of Trustees desires to affirm the importance of a trustworthy Internet.

WHEREAS, it is believed that ISOC can make a significant contribution to the area of Trust and Identity.

RESOLVED, that “Trust and Identity” be identified as an ISOC Major Strategic Initiative.

Resolution 2007-45: Approve 2008 budget
RESOLVED, that the Board approve the 2008 Budget as documented in the 2008 Board Budget book.

Resolution 2007-46: Approve the 2008-2010 high level financial plan
WHEREAS the board wishes to agree on a budgetary plan for the medium term and thereby provide guidance to the staff when preparing the annual budgets,

RESOLVED that the 2008-2010 High Level Financial plan as documented in the 2008-2010 Budget Book is hereby approved.

Resolution 2007-47: Thanking the Postel Award Committee and Recognizing Nii Quaynor
RESOLVED that the board thanks the Postel Award Committee for their excellent work and recognizes Nii Quaynor as the most recent recipient of the award.