For ease of reference, the Internet Society Board of Trustees maintains a separate listing of all formal resolutions passed by the Board of Trustees. Resolutions are organized by year and linked to corresponding minutes as available.
Resolutions of the Board Meeting No. 190
Resolution 2025-13: Approve the 2025-2026 Elections Timetable
WHEREAS, in advance of each year’s election and nominations cycle, the Internet Society Board of Trustees establishes an Elections Timetable identifying key deadlines and activities;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the 2025-2026 Elections Timetable as presented.
Resolution 2025-14: Appoint Members of the 2025-2026 Nominations Committee and Elections Committee
WHEREAS, via Resolution 2025-8, the Board of Trustees established an initial Nominations Committee to be chaired by Kathleen Moriarty with Olufunke Baruwa, Ted Hardie, and Victor Kuarsingh serving as members;
WHEREAS, via Resolution 2025-8, the Board of Trustees established an initial Elections Committee to be chaired by Sagarika Wickramasekera with Maureen Hilyard, Charles Mok, and Laura Thomson serving as members and President and CEO Sally Wentworth serving as an ex-officio member;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to add additional members to the committees in accordance with the Procedures for Selecting Trustees;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees appoints Lars Eggert and Emmanuel Elolo to serve as additional members of the 2025-2026 Nominations Committee;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees appoints David McAuley and Syeda Saadia Azim to serve as additional members of the 2025-2026 Elections Committee.
Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 189
Resolution 2025-08: Appoint Chairs and Members of Committees of the Board
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees makes the following appointments to committees of the board for the 2024-2025 term:
Audit Committee
Chair: Sagarika Wickramasekera
Members: Olufunke Baruwa, Brian Haberman, Russ Housley, Charles Mok, Caleb Ogundele
Compensation Committee
Chair: Incoming Board Chair
Members: Olufunke Baruwa, Ramanou Biaou, Brian Haberman, Russ Housley, Barry Leiba, Caleb Ogundele
Elections Committee*
Chair: Sagarika Wickramasekera
Members: Maureen Hilyard, Charles Mok, Laura Thomson
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO
Executive Committee
Chair: Incoming Board Chair
Members: Incoming Treasurer and Other Members
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO
Finance Committee
Chair: Incoming Treasurer
Members: Ramanou Biaou, Ted Hardie, Victor Kuarsingh, Kathleen Moriarty, Laura Thomson
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO
Governance Committee
Chair: Charles Mok
Members: Ramanou Biaou, Brian Haberman, Maureen Hilyard, Barry Leiba, Sagarika Wickramasekera
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO
Leadership Continuity Committee
Co-Chairs: Olufunke Baruwa
Members: Ted Hardie, Russ Housley, Victor Kuarsingh, Barry Leiba, Caleb Ogundele
Non-Voting, Ex-Officio Member: CEO
Nominations Committee*
Chair: Kathleen Moriarty
Members: Olufunke Baruwa, Ted Hardie, Victor Kuarsingh
PIR Nominations Committee
Chair: Barry Leiba
Members: Ramanou Biaou, Charles Mok, Kathleen Moriarty, Caleb Ogundele, Sagarika Wickramasekera
*Note: appointment of additional members to the Elections and Nominations Committees will occur at the later date.
Resolution 2025-09: Appoint a Liaison to the IETF Nominations Committee
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees appoints Russ Housley as Internet Society Board Liaison to the IETF Nominations Committee for the 2025-2026 term.
Resolution 2025-10: Approve Dates and Locations for 2025-2026 Board Meetings
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the following dates for its meetings in 2025 and 2026 provided it remains practical to travel and meet in the determined locations.
- 2025 Retreat: 6-7 September in Vancouver, Canada
- 2025 Q4 Meeting: 8-9 November in Montreal, Canada
- 2026 Q1 Meeting: 5-6 March in Mumbai, India
- 2026 Annual General Meeting: 27-28 June in Eastern Canada (exact location to be determined)
Resolution 2025-11: Welcome to New Chapter
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees extends a warm welcome and congratulations to the new North Macedonia Chapter.
Resolution 2025-12: Approve Internet Society Change of Principal Address
WHEREAS, Internet Society has determined it will close its physical office location in Reston, Virginia 20190 and transition to a virtual principal office; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, Internet Society Board of Trustees hereby approves and authorizes the transfer of the principal office of Internet Society from: 11710 Plaza America Drive #400, Reston, Virginia 20190, United States of America To: 1551 Emancipation Highway #1506, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401, United States of America
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company are authorized and directed to take all necessary actions to effectuate this address change, including but not limited to updating records with the Virginia Secretary of State and notifying all relevant parties of the change.
Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 188
Resolution 2025-07: 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 2025 mid-year meeting: Lena Beck Rørvig, Michael Silber, and Seun Ojedeji.
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 2026 mid-year meeting.
Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 187
Resolution 2025-03: Approve the Minutes of the 186th Internet Society Board Meeting
WHEREAS, the Internet Society Board of Trustees has reviewed the minutes of the 186th board meeting as presented;
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 186th meeting of the Internet Society Board of Trustees are approved.
Resolution 2025-04: Approve the Minutes of the 185th Internet Society Board Meeting
WHEREAS, the Internet Society Board of Trustees has reviewed the minutes of the 185th board meeting as presented;
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 185th meeting of the Internet Society Board of Trustees are approved.
Resolution 2025-05: Approve the Minutes of the 184th Internet Society Board Meeting
WHEREAS, the Internet Society Board of Trustees has reviewed the minutes of the 184th board meeting as presented;
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 184th meeting of the Internet Society Board of Trustees are approved.
Resolution 2025-06: Approval of Amendments to the Governance Committee Charter
WHEREAS, the Governance Committee recommends amending the Governance Committee Charter to ensure that the Governance Committee broadly distributes the “Guidance” to the IAB;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the amendments to the Governance Committee Charter as presented.
Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 186
Resolution 2025-02: Appoint a Member to the IETF LLC Board
RESOLVED, that Gonzalo Camarillo is appointed to the IETF LLC Board for a three-year term effective with IETF 122.
Resolutions of Board Meeting No. 185
Resolution 2025-01: Approval of the Internet Architecture Board Slate
RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees approves the 2025 Internet Architecture Board slate as presented.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Internet Society Board of Trustees thanks the IETF Nominations Committee and its Chair for their time and work.