Summary of the Board Meeting Minutes (20 August 2021)

On 20 August 2021, the APTLD Board held a regular teleconference meeting, which was attended by 7 Board Directors while the one in absentia sent comments in writing. A summary of the Meeting is published in this document.

Progress in Preparations for APTLD80

The Board received the GM’s update and noted that the number of registrations for the Meeting well over 300. The Board once again expressed its gratitude to all the parties involved in the preparations for the joint event with the Pacific IGF.

Progress in Preparations for APTLD81

The Board received the GM’s update and examined and endorsed the Meeting website, and thanked ITDC, the IDN ccTLD registry of the Republic of Georgia for the technical support.

Review of the Legal Opinion on the Extraordinary General Meeting Outcomes and Subsequent Vote

The Board discussed the Legal Counsellor’s Opinion on the matter and resolved that GM should revert to the Counsellor for an ultimate draft of a question to be tabled before the community and a draft resolution to be taken at the next General Meeting on the matter of reincorporation.

Execution of the 2021 APTLD Budget

The Board took notice of the GM’s update and concluded that the budget is in a healthy state.

Review of the Drexel University Proposal on a Cybersecurity Curriculum for the APTLD Membership

The Board reviewed the Proposal and accepted it by a majority vote, and suggested GM enter in contract with the University on behalf of APTLD to initiate the project in September 2021.

Situation at .AF

The Board received the GM’s debrief on the matter and expressed deep concerns about the .AF registry staff’s safety and security, and about the registry’s prospects for continuing the engagement with APTLD.

The Board also discussed other administrative and financial matters.