8 September 2023
Washington, DC, USA
Trustees all present
- Closed Executive Session: Board members and staff only.
- Open to Observers Session: Local and remote attendees are welcome to listen in.
- Open Forum Session: Local and remote attendees are welcome to ask questions, provide input, and discuss with the Board.
Note: There were no open forum sessions scheduled for this meeting.
Present:
- Olufunke Baruwa
- Ramanou Biaou
- Brian Haberman
- Ted Hardie
- Victor Kuarsingh
- Barry Leiba
- Luis Martinez
- Charles Mok
- Caleb Ogundele
- Robert Pepper
- Jon Peterson
- Laura Thomson
- Sagarika Wickramasekera
- Andrew Sullivan, President and CEO, non-voting
Staff:
- Sarah Armstrong, Executive Director, Internet Society Foundation
- Ilona Levine, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Internet Society
- Sae Park, CFO, Internet Society
- Lauren Terrell, Board Liaison
- Sally Wentworth, Managing Director, Internet Society
- Elliot Appelstein, IT Systems Support Specialist
The meeting started on 8 September 2023 at 17:10 UTC.
1. Welcome and Declaration of Conflicts – Ted Hardie
None.
2. Approve the 2023-2024 Elections Timeline – Barry Leiba
Proposed Resolution: Resolution 2023-XX: Approve the 2023-2024 Elections Timetable
WHEREAS, in advance of each year’s election and nomination cycle, the Internet Society Board of Trustees establishes an Elections Timetable identifying key deadlines and activities;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the 2023-2024 Elections Timetable as presented in Exhibit 1.
Approved.
3. Appoint Additional Members to the Nominations Committee and Elections Committee – Barry Leiba
Proposed Resolution: Resolution 2023-XX: Appoint Members of the 2023-2024 Nominations Committee and Elections Committee
WHEREAS, via Resolution 2023-14, the Board of Trustees established an initial Nominations Committee to be Chaired by Barry Leiba with Olufunke Baruwa and Caleb Ogundele serving as members;
WHEREAS, via Resolution 2023-14, the Board of Trustees also established an initial Elections Committee to be Chaired by Victor Kuarsingh with Laura Thomson, Charles Mok and Robert Pepper serving as members and Andrew Sullivan serving as a non-voting ex-officio member of the committee;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to add additional members to the committees in accord with the Procedures for Selecting Trustees;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees appoints Mehwish Ansari, Barry Macharia (OMAC), Laura Margolis, and Namra Naseer (ChAC) to serve as additional members of the 2023-2024 Nominations Committee;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees appoints Melchior Aelmans (OMAC) and Mondli Mungwe (ChAC) to serve as additional members of the 2023-2024 Elections Committee.
Approved.
4. Adjournment – Ted Hardie
Meeting adjourned at 17:15 UTC.
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