Summary of the Board Meeting Minutes (15 November 2023)

On 15 November 2023, the APTLD Board held a regular meeting, which was attended by 6 Board Members, while the other 2 Directors shared their comments and opinions, and voted on a number of matters, in writing. A summary of the meeting is published in this document.

GM’s Update on APTLD85

The Board noted the progress in registrations but expressed concerns about the number of presenters at individual sessions and suggested GM and secretariat reach out to Members and encourage them to participate. The Board also expressed thanks to CentralNic Registry Services, Clean DNS and Tucows for their commitment to support the upcoming Meeting.

Update on the 2023 Budget and Review of the Draft 2024 Budget

The Board took notice of the GM’s update on budget execution and the projected FY2023 end-year balance and took notice of the GM’s clarification of the end-year balance outlook. The Board suggested GM shared a detailed breakdown of the APTLD84 costs with the Treasurer. The Board also reviewed the 2^nd iteration of the draft 2024 Budget and resolved to conduct another review of it at its December 2023 meeting.

Review of the Application for Associate Membership by NIC.AT GmbH

The Board reviewed the application and concluded that NIC. AT GmbH  is the administrator of ccTLD.AT of Austria and as such it qualifies for Associate Membership, and resolved to admit NIC.AT as an Associate Member.

Review of the Application for Associate Membership by TUCOWS

The Board reviewed the application and concluded that Tucows is a Canada-based domain names Registrar and as such it qualifies for Associate Membership, and resolved to admit Tucows as an Associate Member.

Review of the GM’s Draft 2024 Business Plan

The Board took notice of the GM’s Business Plan for 2024 and offered comments on it and suggested an updated version of it be shared at the next Board Meeting for further review.

Review of Competitive Bids for Performing the Audit for APTLD in 2024

The Board reviewed competitive proposals from certified auditors for auditing APTLD’s finances for 2024 and resolved to recommend to the 2024 AGM appoint Flexkin as the auditor for FY 2024.

Discussion of the GM’s Memorandum on Assisting PTI in Redelegation of .LB

The Board received the GM’s update on the matter and concluded that .LB ccTLD of Lebanon falls under the Asia Pacific region and, given the APTLD’s vast record of implementation of competition-based assistance projects, to propose to PTI and ccNSO to jointly explore prospects for a redelegation process in the interests of the regional and global ccTLD administrator community.

Review of the DotAsia’s Request for Delegation of an APTLD Representative to the Advisory Council

The Board resolved to continue the discussion on the Board’s mailing list.

The Board also considered other administrative and financial matters.