Internet Society of Australia
A Chapter of the Internet Society
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Minutes of Directors' Meeting 20 November 2000


 
The meeting started at 5:45pm AEST on 20 November 2000 and took place by
way of teleconference in accordance with the Articles of Association of
the Society.

Agenda:
1.	Attendance

George Fong, Simon Hackett, Tony Hill, Kate Lance, George Michaelson,
Erica Roberts. 

Apologies: Anne Greiner, Leni Mayo, Andrew McRae, David Thompson, Greg
Watson.

2.	Minutes of Previous Meeting

Proposal to accept the draft minutes for June as amended as a true and
correct record.  Proposed: George Fong, Seconded: Kate Lance, motion
passed unanimously.

3.	Actions Arising from the Minutes

Strategy meeting - Andrew, complete
Article - Erica, move to an article next year
Academy role for ISOC-AU - David T, no further action this month
Ballarat and Bendigo Vice Chancellors - George F, done
  - fix a date with Ballarat, then approach Bendigo
Newspaper Articles - George, done
Privacy policy - George F, needs further work, questions to be put to
directors
George M action items - see Treasurer's Report 
Planning for AGM - Kate, done, needs further update
Pioneer awards - Leni, keep under discussion
AUUG Open Source Symposium - Leni could run a BOF on 25/11/00
Advanced networking program - Simon to report
Tony's action items - see Executive Director's Report
Operational strategy - Kate, Greg, Tony - more work needed
Budget - George, Tony - progressed
Alternative banks - Georges x2, done, contact established with Westpac
Administration - Anne, Tony - action on database, possible admin support

4.	Executive Director's Report
Full details provided by written report.
- Sponsorship
- Organisational Members
- Jobs page progress
- Articles for publication
- ICANN Melbourne
Moved: circulate paper to directors on email, Moved Kate Lance, Seconded
Erica Roberts, carried
Action: Directors to vote by email within one week.
- auDA Names and Competition Panels

5.	Treasurer's Report  
The following information was provided by written report:
- Profit & Loss report
- Balance Sheet

Circulated accounts form FY2000 and current accounts for FY2001. 
Potential tax liability from the CRC project.  Need to reconsider method
of carrying membership to the next financial year.  

Copies of documentation will be available on the web and in paper at the
meeting.

Action: Tony to discuss treatment of CRC funds with accountant.

Treasurers Actions:
- Employment details: paye in hand, payg in hand
- Work cover: complete
- Audit: proceeding
- Super: forms to be completed, need to locate seal
Action: George F to take responsibility for finding location of seal by
24 November.
- Interest bearing account: no action this month
- BAS: in hand
- Membership and directors details: in hand
- Operating address: coordinate that off line

6.	Membership
- ISP Forum
- Renewals

7.	AuDA

ICANN meeting report from Erica.  ccTLD clarify relation between ccTLD
and ICANN, contract being drafted to apply to all of this group.  To be
circulated to the managers.  Key issues include jurisdiction,
termination, location.  Yet to be resolved: relationship to
governments.  ccTLD managers took exception to the letter from Mike
Roberts seeking government comments on satisfaction with manager.

Tony reported on progress with Names and Competition panels.

8.	Any Other Business 

- Internet Pioneer awards - Leni - held over to next meeting

- Planning for AGM
Only planning task left is accurate list of financial members.
Printed voting slips.
Action: Kate to produce final countdown list

- Community Networking
- Gary Hardie, Director, VicNet Networking, lunch meeting around AGM
time, try 5 December lunchtime
- November next year pulling together an event.  
- 2 to 11 meg networks being built in Melbourne and Canberra
- www.cnglobal2000.org

- ISOC-AU t-shirts
- print 50 to 100 ISOC-AU logo t-shirts, give to members attending AGM
or sending proxy
- Try to limit to $500

- Strategy Meeting followup
Action: Kate and Tony to discuss

- AUUG - hold over to next meeting.

- Academy - hold over to next meeting.

9.	Next Meeting

To be held 11 December 2000. Meeting closed 7:10pm

Signed as a correct and complete record of the above meeting.
 
Kate Lance
President, ISOC-AU