29 September 2024
Lansdowne Resort
44050 Woodridge Parkway
Kettering Meeting Room
Leesburg, VA, USA 20176
- 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
- Brian Haberman
- Ted Hardie
- Maureen Hilyard
- Russ Housley
- Victor Kuarsingh
- Barry Leiba
- Charles Mok
- Kathleen Moriarty
- Caleb Ogundele
- Laura Thomson
- Sagarika Wickramasekera
- Sally Wentworth, President and CEO, non-voting
Excused:
- Ramanou Biaou
Staff:
- Sarah Armstrong, Executive Director, ISOC Foundation
- Ilona Levine, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ISOC
- Chris Locke, Managing Director, ISOC Foundation
- Sae Park, Chief Financial Officer, ISOC
- Lauren Terrell, Director of Governance and Board Operations, ISOC
Open to Observers Session
1. Welcome and Declaration of Conflicts – Ted Hardie
Mr. Hardie called the ISOC Board of Trustees meeting to order on Sunday, 29 September 2024 at 13:04 UTC.
No conflicts were declared.
2. Approval of Minutes from ISOC Board Meeting 180 (12 June 2024) – Ted Hardie
Resolution 2024-XX: Approve the Minutes of the 180th Internet Society Board Meeting
WHEREAS, the Internet Society Board of Trustees has reviewed the minutes of the 180th board meeting as presented;
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the 180th meeting of the Internet Society Board of Trustees are approved.
The resolution was approved unanimously.
3. Approval of the 2024-2025 Elections Timeline – Ted Hardie
Resolution 2024-XX: Approve the 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 Elections Timetable as presented.
The resolution was approved unanimously.
4. Appoint Additional Members to the Nominations Committee and Elections Committee – Ted Hardie
Resolution 2024-XX: Appoint Members of the 2024-2025 Nominations Committee and Elections Committee
WHEREAS, via Resolution 2024-11, the Board of Trustees established an initial Nominations Committee to be chaired by Caleb Ogundele with Olufunke Baruwa, Russ Housley, and Kathleen Moriarty serving as members;
WHEREAS, via Resolution 2024-11, the Board of Trustees established an initial Elections Committee to be chaired by Ramanou Biaou with Maureen Hilyard 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 accord with the Procedures for Selecting Trustees;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees appoints Pedro de Perdigão Lana and Hendrik Ike to serve as additional members of the 2024-2025 Nominations Committee;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees appoints Letsatsi Phinehas Lekhooa and Benno Overeinder to serve as additional members of the 2024-2025 Elections Committee.
The resolution was approved unanimously.
5. ISOC Board Response to the Formal Advice from the Chapters Advisory Committee – Ted Hardie
The Board of Trustees acknowledges the receipt on July 18, 2024 of two items of formal advice from the Chapter Advisory Committee – the first entitled “Recommendation for Reopening the Chapter Delegates Mailing List to Chapter Members as Observers” and the second “ISOC funding for the ISOC.LIVE video production, editing, and archiving services should be reinstated, as well as ISOC.LIVE should be financially supported by ISOC on an ongoing basis.” The Board of Trustees considered both and replied on September 13th, 2024; see: https://isoc.app.box.com/s/8p87dcx4ycfsdwemynk4ksmr4ndwd37l and https://isoc.app.box.com/s/p6uzcrbv2pvpestkbv4ohzs1rclyi7ud.
6. Adjournment – Ted Hardie
With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 13:10 UTC.