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auDA Board Minutes - 14 June 2011

Public Version

14 June 2011
11.00am
Maddocks, 140 William Street, Melbourne


Present:
Tony Staley (Chair), Kim Heitman, Chris Disspain, Julie Hammer, Graham McDonald, Josh Rowe, Marty Drill, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Amin Kroll, George Pongas, Dwayne Varey, Rosemary Sinclair

Observers:
Peter Nettlefold (DBCDE), Jo Lim (auDA), Jacki O’Sullivan (auDA-Minutes), Derek Whitehead (item 4), John Higgins (Item 1-6)

Apologies:
Nil.


1.  Apologies

There were no apologies.

2.  Continuous Disclosure

Dwayne Varey advised the board (via email 2 June 2011) that he has resigned from his current role with iiNET and taken up a new position as CTO with Registrar, Uber Global.
 
3.  Confirmation of April 2011 Minutes

The minutes of the 19 April 2011 Board meeting were confirmed.

4.  Policy Development

2010 Names Policy Panel:
•    Derek Whitehead, Chair of the 2010 Names Policy Panel, provided a summary and status.  To date, there have been 10 submissions and 31 survey responses to the Panel’s second public consultation.  Final discussions will take place at the next panel meeting on 16 June.  This is likely to be the final panel meeting with the final recommendations paper due to be submitted to the August Board meeting.

5.  Finance Report

•    The Board noted the May 2011 accounts.
•    The Audit Services Request for Tender will be issued to selected companies and responses considered at the August Board meeting, for formal approval at the 2011 AGM.

6.  Approval of 2011-2012 Budget

•    The board noted the 2011-2012 budget.
•    K Heitman endorsed the budget on behalf of the Finance Committee.

Motion (proposed K Heitman, seconded M Drill): That the board approve the 2011-2012 budget.  Carried.

 
7.  AusRegistry Presentation

Adrian Kinderis, CEO and Maggie Whitnall from AusRegistry attended and gave a summary of AusRegistry activities and commitments under the Registry Licence Agreement.  The Board will gather information via the email list and advise AusRegistry on suggested topics for presentation at future Board meetings.

8.  CEO Report

•    The CEO report was noted.
•    Board members noted progress on implementation of the recommendations contained in the Board & Membership Structure Sub-Committee final report.

9.  Membership

The following membership applications were approved in the classes indicated:

  • Ricky Jay van Berkel (Demand)
  • Insynrg Pty Ltd (Demand)
  • David Harry (Demand)
  • Victor Ng (Demand)
  • Stuart Benjamin (Demand)
  • Naomi Benjamin (Demand)
  • Peter Moon (Demand)
  • Andrew Murray (Demand)
  • Kovi Henenberg (Demand)
  • Jump P/L (Demand)
  • Liam Widdowson (Demand)
  • Amba Communications P/L (Demand)
  • Bill McGrath (Demand)
  • Strategic Chemistry P/L (Demand)
  • Kelly Taylor (Demand)
  • Matthew Hall (Demand)
  • Susan Mack (Demand)
  • Website Essentials P/L (Supply)
  • Provida Pty Ltd (Demand)
  • Ian Robert Polman (Demand)
  • Trinah Pickering (Demand)
  • Michael Cafarella (Demand)
  • Casey Stevens (Demand)
  • Kym Squire (Demand)
  • BigBangDomains.com.au (Demand)
  • Peter Anderson (Demand)
  • Robin Schmitt (Demand)
  • Craig Ng (Demand)
  • Chris Burgess (Demand)
  • Nik Kingsman (Demand)
  • William Standen (Demand)
  • Lu Zhang (Demand)
  • Joanne Dinh (Demand)
  • Zara Hassan (Demand)
  • Suzanna Broome (Demand)
  • Paul Woods (Demand)
  • Patrick Sharry (Demand)
  • PS2 Pty Ltd (Demand)
  • Paul Levins (Demand)
  • Levins Consulting (Demand)
  • Govind Pillai (Demand)
  • Anders Sundberg (Demand)
  • Craig Malouf (Demand)
  • Darrel Andrew Menzies (Demand)
  • Nicole Yvonne Quelhurst (Demand)
  • Debbie McIntyre (Demand)
  • Christopher Steven McIntyre (Demand)
  • Michelle Lee Howell  (Demand)
  • Richard Denver (Demand)
  • Stefan Willoughby (Demand)
  • Wendy Colin (Demand)
  • David Fromant (Demand)
  • Vanessa Tyrer (Demand)
  • Michael Shaw (Demand)
  • Will Denver (Demand)
  • Jamie Denver (Demand)
  • Chris Denver (Demand)
  • Barry Tyrer (Demand)
  • Michael Hardiman (Demand)
  • Cameron Groppi (Demand)
  • Monty Hamilton (Demand)
  • Wendy Praud (Demand)
  • Dale Reeves (Demand)
  • Jennifer Kieran (Demand)
  • Luke Cuthbertson (Demand)
  • David Connolly (Demand)
  • John Hillier (Demand)
  • Julian Penwright (Demand)
  • Carl Hovey (Demand)
  • Tim Noonan (Demand)
  • Michelle Jakubowska (Demand)
  • Jayne Bailey (Demand)
  • George Pongas (Demand)
  • Pipeflow Pty Ltd-Nick Waddell (Demand)
  • Krista Papac (Demand)


10.  Proposed changes to Constitution

•    The proposed changes to the constitution were reviewed and discussed. The changes deal with the proposal to introduce a ‘Life Members’ scheme, updating references to legislation and removing redundant provisions, and changes to the timeframe for handling membership renewals.
•    It was agreed that Maddocks would revise the wording as discussed and resubmit the final suggested changes together with the proposed formal resolutions to the August Board meeting for formal approval at the 2011 AGM.

11.  Board Correspondence

There was no Board correspondence.

12.  Other Business

•    Board members were requested to advise any change of address to Jo Lim & Jacki O’Sullivan via email so that the necessary ASIC and company paperwork can be completed as required.

13.  Next Meeting

The next board meeting will be held on Monday 15 August 2010 at 11.00am.

 

Last Updated: 25/07/2011 13:37