auDA Board Minutes - 7 August 2000
Public Version
Location: Melbourne IT, 120 King Street, Melbourne
Date: 7
August 2000
1. Attendance
Present:
Kevin Dinn
David Thompson (Acting Chair)
Kim Davies
Mark Hughes
Erica Roberts
Chris Chaundy
Teleconference:
Kim Heitman
Apologies:
Michael Malone
Greg Watson
Observers:
Jo Lim (NOIE)
Michelle Scott (NOIE)
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting
Response has been received from one director re the previous meeting's minutes.
The result of that has been a change to the heading of Item 9 which now reads "Transfer of .au Authority"
Motion to accept the minutes: Moved KD, Seconded CC; passed.
3. Name Policy Panel
Derek Whitehead reported on the Domain Name Policy Advisory Panel.
- Second meeting was held with good attendance.
- Panel considered the stage 1 report, and made changes.
- The panel decided not to provide commentary on existing policies as part of the Stage 1 report.
- Panel has set up working groups to look at several areas of policy.
DW to draft press release highlighting the completion of the stage 1 report
and the formation of the working groups.
4. CEO Search Update
Advertising of Permanent Position - CEO search subcommittee was working with
iiNet HR to move forward with this and place the ad for a permanent CEO.
5. Competition Panel
List of nominations for the Competition Panel
had been sent to the board previously, as had the proposed short list. A
late nomination from ACCI had been received. Outcome of general discussion
was a decision to delete one nominee from categories 2&3, and include the
ACCI nominee. Co-chair and Jo Lim would recommend two names to be removed
from the shortlist.IM volunteered to follow up with ATUG re their providing
a 'consumer oriented' representative for the panel.
6. Transfer
of .au Authority
Discussion about what was required to get
government endorsement of the transfer of .au authority.DT, MH, KH & IM to
work on auDA's response to government.
7. Corporate Governance
1. Continuing Disclosure
MH employed by a company that is majority
owned by a Registrar - connect.com.au.
2. Independent Directors
The chair has written to potential directors. Awaiting response.
8.
Operational Plan and Strategy
Motion that auDA spend up to $42k
over the next three months to develop and implement required finance and
administration systems. Moved ER, seconded DT. Carried.
9.
Treasurer's Report
DT reported, and subsequently sent the report
to the board list.
10. Customer Service
We received /
responded to 377 email enquiries in July.
11. Publicity
1. Interviews
Several media interviews by Acting CEO including:
- The Australian
- BRW
- The Standard
- Australian Net Guide
2. Press Releases
July 6th Domain Name Review Panel
holds first Meeting
July 31st Domain Name Review Panel holds
second Meeting
3. auDA Web Site
The increasing use of
the auDA web site appears to reflect auDA's increasing status as the entity
responsible for .au issues, and provision of information about .au.
Updates:
- FAQ at HYPERLINK "http://www.auda.org.au/faq.html" www.auda.org.au/faq.html has been revised several times during the month to include new issues and correct/provide more information on other issues.
- Domain Name Policy Advisory Panel information updated on web site
12. AUNIC Hosting Tender Report
DT will report on progress. B&McK
is doing the evaluation. They will write to the tenderers on various issues
requesting clarification/confirmations. The Subcommittee will review
responses, get independent evaluation, and make a recommendation to the
board.
13. Transfer of AUNIC IP Address Range to APNIC
DK has had general discussions with APNIC. Correspondence was received from
Paul Wilson, Director General, APNIC (Asia-Pacific Network Information
Centre) and tabled.Motion that auDA will co-operate with APNIC in
transitioning the historic AUNIC address range to APNIC. Moved DK, seconded
CC. Carried.
14. Gov.au
Discussions with OGO reported,
and are continuing.
15. ICANN
Report from July Meeting
- as per Kim Heitman's separate report emailed to board members.
March Melbourne Meeting bid - auDA has agreed to sponsor the ccTLD sessions
at the March meeting in Melbourne. The cost will be approximately $2,000.
16. Director's & Officers' Insurance
To be actioned by the new
temporary financial officer.
17. Internet Name Protection
General discussion about practices of businesses in the domain name area, and
how this was affected by:
- Public availability of data from AUNIC / Registrars
- Codes of practice of AUNIC / Registrars
ER tabled a letter from MIT to auDA noting that auDA and Registrars should
work together on this issue.
18. Next meeting / Meeting closed
Next meeting: 4 September at Connect.com.au
Last Updated: 07/03/2006 08:26
