auDA Board Minutes - 16 February 2009
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16 February 2009
11.00am
Maddocks, 140 William Street, Melbourne
Present:
Tony Staley (Chair), Chris Disspain, Marty Drill, Julie Hammer, Kim Heitman, Amin Kroll, Graham McDonald, Josh Rowe, Tony Steven, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Dwayne Varey,
Via Teleconference:
Alex Woerndle
Observers:
Present: Craig Ng (Maddocks), John Higgins (Hayes Knight), Jo Lim (auDA), Jacki O’Sullivan (auDA-Minutes)
Via Teleconference: Ivar Nell (DBCDE)
1. Continuous Disclosure
C Langdon-Orr noted that in addition to her role as the ALAC Chair, she is also now on a number of policy development groups within the GNSO.
2. Confirmation of Minutes
The minutes of the 15 December 2008 board meeting were confirmed.
3. Finance Report
The board noted the January accounts.
4. CEO Report
· Craig Ng updated the board on the status of the current legal matter with Domain Directors.
· Craig Ng summarized the amendments made to the AusRegistry RLA.
Motion (proposed T Steven, seconded C Langdon-Orr): That the board instruct C Disspain to proceed to sign the Registry Licence Agreement when finalized. Carried.
5. Policy Development
Complaints Committee:
· J Lim advised the board the new dispute resolution mechanism would be implemented in conjunction with recommendations of the Industry Competition Advisory Panel regarding registrar functions and penalties.
· The aim is to provide an implementation report to the April board meeting with the view to commencing implementation in April/May. It was agreed that a draft report would be circulated to the Registrar members of the auDA board for comment, before consultation with other registrars and the broader community.
· It was noted that Registrar accreditation is still closed pending implementation of the above.
Action: J Lim forward draft report to Registrar members of auDA board for comment.
6. auCD Report
· The board noted the auCD report.
· C Langdon-Orr noted the important role community sites had played during the recent Victorian bushfires. It was suggested that auCD might be able to support enhanced use of community sites in future disasters, for example through mobile phone functionality via Site in a Box.
7. Membership Applications
The membership applications below were approved in the classes indicated:
· Christopher Crowther (Demand)
· Nicholas Smith (Demand)
· Paul Cherry (Demand)
· James Wester (Demand)
· John Ostermeyer (Demand)
· Greg Phelps (Demand)
· David Whittle (Demand)
· Chris Jennings (Demand)
· Paul Knight (Demand)
· Mark Sinclair (Demand)
· Nick Waddell (Demand)
· Paul Reid (Demand)
Pursuant to legal advice received, the board agreed to request further information from several membership applications held in abeyance at the 15 December 2008 board meeting.
The board noted a sub-committee is to be formed to review the auDA board and membership structures.
Action: CD call for volunteers to form the auDA Board & Membership Sub-Committee.
8. Board Correspondence
There was no board correspondence.
9. Other Business
· Bottle:
- The board was briefed on the recent Bottle Domains security incident. A further update and outcomes will be provided at the April 2009 board meeting.
· 7 February 2009 Victorian Bushfires:
- The board agreed that a donation of $20,000.00 would be made by auDA to the Victorian Bushfires appeal, to be split equally between the Red Cross and Salvation Army.
- It was suggested that assistance could be offered in a technical capacity towards the proposed early warning system. CD will instruct the auDA Public Affairs Officer to raise the subject with government as to what assistance the DNS could provide.
10. Next Meeting
The next board meeting will be held on Monday 20 April 2009 at the Maddocks office in Melbourne.
Last Updated: 05/03/2009 13:46
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