Minutes of Directors' Meeting, 9 October 2006

Internet Society of Australia
A Chapter of the Internet Society
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Minutes of Directors' Meeting, 9 October 2006

The meeting commenced at 5:45 pm EST on 9 October 2006 and took place
by way of teleconference in accordance with the Articles of Association
of the Society.

1. Welcome

  1.1 Attendance: Greg Adamson, Gunela Astbrink, Adam Creed, Tony Hill, 
      Kevin Karp, Ross Kelso, Kate Lance, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Jeremy Malcolm,
      Andrew McRae

  1.2 Apologies:  Narelle Clark, Peter Nissen, Gerry White


2. Minutes of Previous Meeting
      Accepted: moved RK, seconded JM


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 - All 
     Directors

 3.2 Revenue Sub-Committee to follow up Optus sponsorship initiative plus
     Sensis & Austrade representatives. - Done

 3.3 KK to contact 5 prospective directors seeking volunteer for standing
     re-election - Done

 3.4 CLO to contact Craig Ng regarding AGM - Done

 3.5 CLO to investigate new member enquiry re contact was via a Designing 
     the Future conference (Duncan MacAuslan ACMA, referred via Paul Brooks) 
     - Done


4. New Actions

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

 4.2 Revenue Sub-Committee to follow up Optus sponsorship initiative plus
     Sensis & Austrade representatives.

 4.3 TH to investigate new member enquiry re contact was via a Designing 
     the Future conference (Duncan MacAuslan ACMA, referred via Paul Brooks)

 4.4 Kate to organise solvency resolution meeting for later in October

 4.5 CLO to advise outcome of Auditor selection prior to solvency 
     resolution meeting

 4.6 TH to distribute overview plan for ED transition


5. Reports (25 min)

  5.1 Executive Director's Report
      - Director's report accepted.

  5.2 Treasurer's Report
      - Financial reports accepted as circulated via email

  5.3 Revenue Sub-committee
      - Revenue committee - formal report presented and direction approved 
        by board.
      - Proposal to be prepared and presented to Optus.
      - Sensis to be pursued at NSW and National level.
      - Further investigation with Gerald Seeber at Austrade to be 
        explored.

  5.4 Sponsorship
      - Sponsorship committee - no report presented.


6. Membership Issues
      - None


7 SIG Reports

  7.1 IPV6 SIG (Only see ITOL activity below)
      - Verbal Report presented by TH.

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

  7.3 Accessibility & Usability
      - No report presented.


8. Discussion

8.1 Recruitment and transition process for new ED.
        - Need to plan for filling position during Dec 2006 & Jan 2007
        - ITOL work will also be affected, though most of KL's component 
          will have been completed by the time of the transition
        - Aspects of the ED role: 
            > Administration
            > Promotional External Relations
            > Projects (ITOL, TCCM. CCF, DCF)
            > Sponsorship
        - ED to provide previous job description and also list of work 
          duties
        - Phased exposure of the availability of the position to the 
          Internet community

8.2 Proposal for current ED to be paid for 2 extra days/week from July 
    2006 to end January 2007, to cover ITOL IPv6 work.
    - Board accepted and supported the proposal subject to check of 
    budget plan.

8.3 IPv6 Summit progress.
        - Verbal report presented.

8.4 AGM planning, new auditor resolution, director re-elections.
        - Short meeting to be arranged for later in October

8.5 Meetings Attended

    - Tony Hill:
    12 Sep  NICTIA
    13-15 Sep ACT Focus on Business Conference
    15 Sep  auDA and AusRegistry
    15 Sep  ITOL Management Committee
    18 Sep  DCITA
    19 Sep  Department of Defence
    20 Sep  Minister Gary Nairn
    20 Sep  IPv6 Organising Committee
    21-22 Sep CRC SIT Smart Services Conference
    22 Sep  Optus
    28 Sep  Victorian Pearcey Awards
    29 Sep  ITOL Management Committee
    03 Oct  Transact
    04 Oct  ITOL Steering Committee


9 Any Other Business
    - Various ad hoc discussions.


10. Next meeting
The meeting closed at 6:45pm. The next meeting will occur by 
teleconference at 5:45 pm AEST on 13th November, 2006


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

Tony Hill,
President, ISOC-AU