Internet Society of Australia
A Chapter of the Internet Society
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Minutes of Directors' Meeting, 14 August 2006

The meeting commenced at 5:45 pm EST on 14 August 2006 and took place by way of
teleconference in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Society.

1. Welcome

  1.1 Attendance: Gunela Astbrink, Narelle Clark,, Tony Hill, Kevin Karp, Ross
      Kelso, Kate Lance, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Andrew McRae, Jeremy Malcolm, Peter
      Nissen, Gerry White

  1.2 Apologies: Greg Adamson, Adam Creed


2. Minutes of Previous Meeting
      Accepted: moved NC, seconded CLO


3. Actions Arising from previous Minutes

  3.1 Must keep on pursuing sponsorship -  canvas member networks for potential
      sponsors, check out new areas, not just infrastructure.
  3.2 Revenue Sub-Committee (NC, TH & KK) to follow up Optus sponsorship
      initiative. Follow up required.
  3.3 Narelle Clark to arrange for technical staff (Chris Myers?) to contact PPS
      regarding establishing the IPV6 web site on IPV6 infra-structure. Done.
  3.4 Adam Creed to prepare media release regarding ISOC-AU partnering with the
      ACFT. Carried over until closer to campaign in March 2007.
  3.5 KK to review (and complete?) consumer protection questionnaire of Huong Ha.
      Should be completed this week.
  3.6 Jeremy to review AE ShareNet podcast suggestion. Done. 


4. New Actions

  4.1 Must keep on pursuing sponsorship -  canvas member networks for potential
      sponsors, check out new areas, not just infrastructure.

  4.2 Revenue Sub-Committee to follow up Optus sponsorship initiative. 

  4.3 KK to review and complete consumer protection questionnaire of Huong Ha.

  4.4 KL to put link on site to AE ShareNet podcast.

  4.5 KL to put thank-you to PPS on ITOL IPv6 for e-Business site.


5. Reports (25 min)

  5.1 Executive Director's Report
      - Director's report accepted.
      - President is monitoring ED's workload, CLO to discuss with ED.

  5.2 Treasurer's Report
      - Financial reports accepted as circulated via email.
      - Brett Biddington established as signatory to the ITOL grant account only.

  5.3 Revenue Sub-committee
      - Revenue committee - no formal report presented.
      - Opportunities with Optus and now Sensis are to be explored.

  5.4 Sponsorship
      - Sponsorship committee - no report presented.


6. Membership Issues
      - No current issues.


7 SIG Reports

  7.1 IPV6
      - Planning for Summit is progressing well, with local and overseas 
        speakers organised.
      - KL preparing IPv6 mapping document to go onto website.
      - GA reported on tour of Telstra innovation centre and asked about
        IPv6 applications within the centre.
      - KK reported on efforts of PPS to establish ITOL IPv6 website on IPv6
        infrastructure. KL to put thank-you to PPS on ITOL site.

  7.2 S&E (Skills & Expertise)
      - No report presented.

  7.3 Accessibility & Usability
      - No report presented


8. Discussion

  8.1 ASR meeting held in Adelaide
      - GW: local knowledge of China is essential to success

  8.2 AGM Planning
      - Postponed till next meeting

  8.3 Meetings Attended

      8.3.1 Tony Hill
        13 July - National ICT Industry Alliance
        14 July - Department of Defence
        17 July - IPv6 SIG
        21 July - National ICT Industry Alliance
        21 July - NSW State and Regional Development
        24 July - Business ACT
        28 July - ANU Computer Science

      8.3.2 Gunela Astbrink
        2 & 3 August - TCCC 

      8.3.3 Ross Kelso
        31 July - CTN Council

      8.3.4 Gerry White
        21 July - ASR, Adelaide 

      8.3.4 Cheryl Langdon-Orr
        13/06/06 auDA Board Meeting
        13/06/06 auCD Board Meeting
        23/06/06 ACIF CC Teleconference
        05/07/06 DCITA Digital Content Forum
        13/07/06 Meeting with Craig Ng ISOC-AU & ITOL issues
        14/07/06 ITOL Steering Committee Teleconference
        19/07/06 ACIF CC/BC Meeting Teleconference
        01/08/06 CTN TIO review meeting
        08/08/06 Launch of CGNA's in Sydney
        08/08/06 auCD Board Meeting
        09/08/06 ACIF CC/BC Meeting F2F
        09/08/06 Orientation of new ACIF CC Members
        10/08/06 ACIF CC Meeting F2F
        14/08/06 auDA EGM


9 Any Other Business
      - Moved to renew membership of CTN as an Associate Organisation member, 
        with Ross Kelso as our representative: moved RK, seconded GA


10. Next meeting
The meeting closed at 6:27pm. The next meeting will occur by teleconference
at 5:45 pm AEST on 11th September, 2006


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

Tony Hill,
President, ISOC-AU

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