[Chapter-delegates] [Fwd: ANNOUNCEMENT: Internet Society Board of Trustees Meeting Highlights]

Mon Apr 22 19:16:54 PDT 2013

Thanks Narelle,

Chapters should also note the availability of the following:
:
  Year End 2012 President and CEO Report and 2012 Pre-audited
Financials<http://www.internetsociety.org/sites/default/files/Year%20End%202012%20President%20and%20CEO%20Report%20and%20financials%20FINAL%2029%20March%202013.pdf>
 Q1 2013 Highlights (2013 Business
Plan)<http://www.internetsociety.org/sites/default/files/Q1%202013%20Highlights%20for%20Board%20lsa.pdf>
 IASA Report<http://www.internetsociety.org/sites/default/files/IASA-Report-ISOC-BoT-April2013-03%20pptx.pdf>

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 9:40 PM, Narelle Clark President ISOC-AU <
President at isoc-au.org.au> wrote:

> All
> everyone should have received this by now - I hope it answers a few of the
> questions that have been raised here recently. It's something I've wanted
> to do for some time.
>
> Narelle
>
>
> --
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>
> Narelle Clark
> Member, Internet Society Board of Trustees
>
> President
> Internet Society of Australia
> president at isoc-au.org.au
> www.isoc-au.org.au
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: [ISOC] ANNOUNCEMENT: Internet Society Board of Trustees Meeting
> Highlights
> From:    cover at isoc.org
> Date:    Tue, April 23, 2013 2:56 am
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> All - the Internet Society Board of Trustees is pleased to initiate a new
> communication for its Community.  At the conclusion of each Board meeting,
> a recap of the highlights will be provided to share insights into the
> topics of discussion, along with key initiatives addressed and expected
> outcomes.  We deeply appreciate your participation in the Internet
> Society, and we hope that you will find this additional information
> useful.
>
> UPDATE FROM THE INTERNET SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
>
> The Internet Society Board of Trustees held its 101st meeting in Beijing,
> China on 13 April 2013. All Board members were in attendance. The
> following are highlights from the meeting, and more details on the meeting
> agenda and related documents can be found on the Internet Society
> website,http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees/meetings.
>
> 1. Nominations Committee: Keith Davidson, Chair of the Nominations
> Committee, provided an update and reinforced the importance of the voting
> and election process. The 2013 Board Elections timetable was amended to
> reflect the following upcoming milestones:
> - Ballots Posted (e-mail):  22 April 2013
> - Voting Closes, Election Date, Ballots Counted: 23 May 2013
> - Certification of Election, Challenge Period Opens: 31 May 2013
> - Challenge Period Closes:  7 June 2013
> - Challenge Response Period Ends, Results Finalized/Announced: 14 June 2013
> - Annual General Meeting: 3 August 2013
>
> 2. Formation of a CEO Appointments Committee: To effectively support the
> Executive Search for a new CEO in 2014, a committee will be established
> and empowered to develop the job description and the terms and conditions
> under which the new CEO will be engaged. The CEO Appointments Committee
> will be empowered to contract with such consultants, human resources
> firms, recruitment firms, advertising options and legal advisors to
> facilitate and complete the recruitment process.
>
> 3. Welcome New ISOC Chapters: The Board warmly welcomed the new Estonia,
> Canada, and Russia Chapters, and the rejuvenated Egypt Chapter.
>
> 4. IETF Discussion: Jari Arkko, IETF Chair, (via teleconference) provided
> a presentation on improving diversity of participation in the IETF. The
> Board discussed Jari's presentation and how ISOC and its members and
> Chapters could help in this area. Jari mentioned that the IETF is
> reviewing its processes and will let the Board know the outcome of this
> review.  In addition, Chris Griffiths, IETF Trust Chair,  (via
> teleconference) provided a presentation on the status and activities of
> the IETF Trust, and Bob Hinden, IAOC Chair, provided a presentation on the
> status and activities of the IAOC.
>
> 5. Internet Hall of Fame: ISOC staff presented an update on the Internet
> Hall of Fame event in Istanbul in June. The Internet Hall of Fame received
> more than 170 nominations this year. The 2013 induction ceremony will be
> co-located with several other Internet Society events, including a
> Business Roundtable, Regional  INET, and Chapter workshop to enlarge the
> event footprint and take advantage of planning and cost efficiencies.
> There will also be an Arab region meeting to review plans for the region.
> Staff is working to interest additional sponsors in the event. A global
> rotational schedule was presented to ensure the Internet Hall of Fame
> event is held in different regions each year.  Next year, the event will
> be held in the Asia Pacific region.
>
> 6. Policy Discussion (WCIT, WTPF): ISOC staff provided a post-WCIT and
> pre-WTPF update. There was discussion on the importance of
> multi-stakeholder governance to the Internet's success and the need to
> continue to reach out and open doors with technical and policy leaders to
> make progress. ISOC will continue its focused outreach efforts at briefing
> regulators, industry, and broader society, and will work with its
> community to encourage full engagement.
>
> 7. By-Laws Working Group: ISOC staff presented the report and
> recommendations of the By-Laws working group. The Board thanked the
> working group and supported the recommendations with some revisions. The
> staff will produce a full revised version of the Board's recommended
> revisions of the by-laws for posting and community comment as soon as
> possible with the objective of ratification of the revised by-laws at the
> Board meeting in Berlin.
>
> 8. Business Review: The Board reviewed the organization's Business Plan
> and upcoming key activities, including Google.org grants and the Deploy360
> programme, as well as numerous Financial items.
>
> 9. Strategic Guidance: ISOC staff presented information on the Strategic
> Guidance of ISOC. The Board discussed the initiative and agreed, and asked
> staff to manage the implementation as part of the strategic and business
> planning process. Strategic Guidance will focus on advancing ISOC as a
> leader on Internet policy/governance, technology and development on a
> global, regional, and local basis. The Board confirmed that staff should
> engage in a future-looking strategic planning process on an ambitious
> schedule to provide strategic recommendations and options to the Board as
> part of a high-level business plan for discussion at the August Board
> meeting.
>
> 10. Chapter workshop: During the Board and Senior Staff workshop in
> February, the Board re-affirmed that the Internet Society is a
> mission-driven organization, and addressed the strategic role of Chapters
> in the achievement of the ISOC mission.  As a follow-up to this meeting,
> the Board agreed that Chapters are vital to advancing the mission,
> principles, and values of ISOC at the local and regional levels and they
> contribute to ensuring the organization is globally and locally engaged.
> The Board was sympathetic to requests by Chapters for support in their
> essential operations, and asked ISOC staff to prepare a full report to the
> Board on the current level of support that Chapters receive and key areas
> where assistance could be effective.
>
> The next Internet Society Board of Trustees meeting will be held via
> teleconference on 29 May, followed by a meeting held in Berlin, Germany
> 3-4 August.
>
>
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