Internet Society of Australia
A Chapter of the Internet Society
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Minutes of Directors' Meeting, 26th February 2001


The meeting started at 5:45pm AEDT on 26th February 2001 and took place by way of teleconference in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Society.

1. Attendance

Attendance: Gunela Astbrink, Tony Hill, Kate Lance, Leni Mayo, George Michaelson, David Thompson, Greg Watson, Erica Roberts

  Apologies: Andrew McRae

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting

Proposal to accept the draft minutes for January as a true and correct record. Proposed: Greg Watson, Seconded: George Fong, motion passed unanimously.

3. Actions Arising from the Minutes

Minutes - George F

INDIVIDUAL

Andrew - Bi-annual strategy session. 

Anne -  Potential sponsors: Adobe, Corel - initial contact due 19/3

ED -  pay & super - almost done

Audit Committee, Treasurers -  Business Activity Statement (BAS) - 28 April - need to transit to new Treasurer - PAYG - due soon
 
Erica - Newspaper article - postponed at this point in time because of ICANN

David - Potential sponsors: WWF  - follow up contact due 19/3

Audit Committee - Tax review by John Howard - contact then papers to be provided
 
George F- George F to approach Vice Chancellors at Ballarat and Bendigo Unis  - set dates in conjunction with Tony Hill.

 Leni, George F - ISOC-AU Privacy policy (assistance from George, Leni) - directors email vote due by 19/3 - submit to Privacy Commissioner

- advice from accountant pro bono - pending new Treasurer

George F - new lawyers - to arrange this with a law firm that had agreed to consider the provision of pro bono services.

George M  - interest bearing account - postpone pending new Treasurer - operating address for ATO - signed copy of audited accounts, forward to auditor

Greg - Age article for January - topic 'What is ISOC-AU?' - Potential sponsors: Turbo Linux - initial contact due 19/3

Kate - Potential sponsors: tba - initial contact due 19/3

Leni - - Potential sponsors:  Intel - initial contact due 19/3  . NetRegistry - declined

Simon - report on Advanced Networking Program - Potential sponsors: Internode - contact due 19/3

Tony - Jobs email list - Tony to follow up Melbourne IT and Cisco interest 
- low end membership and ISPs 
- Tony to followup individual ISP members re organisational membership 
- check organisational membership for ACT PCUG, ATUG 
- Follow up sponsorship with Internode, Primus, TransACT 
- follow up relationship between ISOC and ISOC-AU membership 
- Telstra: Tony to confirm publicity 
- Tony to follow up roster of monthly drafting of articles. 
- ICANN Melbourne meeting - nearly complete! Final organising committee meeting to go 
- Tedicore: Tony to work with Tim and Gunela on opportunities
- auDA Name Panel
- auDA Competition Panel
- Smart Internet Technology CRC
- options for administrative support,
  incl proposal for additional secretariat person
- privacy and AIIA
- community network conference proposal
- audit committee record of meeting
- audit committee draft role - done
- attendance at INET 2001/ICANN Stockholm
- Draft marketing plan
- Doubling the size of ISOC-AU
- Ian Peters nomination for TIO - done
 - TIO rep to address Directors meeting
- ISOC-AU Sponsorship of Names Council - done
- salary sacrifice car - done
- discussions to fill director's vacancy

JOINT

Tony, Kate, Greg - follow up on strategy discussion

Anne, Tony - finalise employment arrangements

George M, George F, Anne - explore alternative banks - April

Tony, Anne - follow up membership administration

Tony, George M, Anne, Leni, David - audit committee

4.1 Executive Director's Report

 - A great deal of time has been taken up in respect of our leading role in organising the ICANN conference. This is unde control and further sponsorships have been secured. Current estimations appear to put ISOC-AU's position in a slight surplus 

4.2 Audit Committee's Report

David Thompson chairs the Audit Committee. Met for the first time last week. Terms of reference have been confirmed. Reported at the last meeting. Currently looking at a format to consider and assess financial activity. Not in place as yet but this is being worked on. The Audit Committee will be assessing the current proposals for a vehicle novated lease arrangement for the Executive Director as part of his salary package. 

4.3 Adhoc Committees

- nil

5. Resolutions on Notice

- Privacy Policy . Leni has been working on this with assistance from George F. Draft Privacy Policy has been tendered to the Board. The draft was put for acceptance by the Board. Proposed by Leni, seconded by George F. Passed unanimously. 

6. Policy Discussion or Guest Speaker

The Board was pleased to welcome Senator Kate Lundy to the Board meeting. Senator Kate Lundy is the Shadow Minister for Sport, Youth Affairs and Assisting on Information Technology. She has been and continues to be a vocal representative in respect of ICT issues and cyberspace. Senator Lundy spoke in detail about various issues related to ICT and in respect of the formulation of the ALP's policies and concerns in relation thereto. A full account of Senator Lundy's address to be written up and provided on the ISOC-AU website.  

7. Any Other Business

 Resignation: Tamzin Taylor - The Board noted with regret the resignation from the Board of Tamzin Taylor. Tamzin is moving to London to pursue a new professional opportunity. The Board wished her well. 

Replacement for Tamzin? Greg Watson to set up a committee to make an ad hoc appointment for the Board. The committee comprises Tony, Greg and George F.

New Lawyer - Deacons have withdrawn their pro bono services as ISOC-AU's lawyers as a result of a restructuring of pro bono services generally across the firm. The Board noted its gratitude to Deacons for the valuable service it had provided to ISOC-AU. George F indicated that he had spoken to a firm willing to consider the provision of pro bono services. George F and Tony will discuss and put a proposal to the law firm.

8. Next Meeting

  To be held 26 March 2001

The meeting closed at 7:15pm.

18. Confirmation

Signed as a correct and complete record of the above meeting.

Greg Watson
President, ISOC-AU