Summary of the Board Meeting Minutes (19 September 2024)

On 19 September 2024, the APTLD Board held its face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of APTLD86 in Da Nang, VietNam, which was attended by all Directors and considered a range of matters. A summary of the Meeting is published in this document.

Review of APTLD86

The Board reviewed APTLD86 and concluded that the staff conducted the Meeting in a satisfactory manner. The Board expressed its gratitude to the Ministry for Information and Communications of Vietnam and VNNIC for hosting the Meeting and to all the sponsors -for supporting APTLD86.

GM’s Update on the 2024 Budget

The Board received a regular monthly update on the state of the 2024 budget and took notice thereof.

GM’s Status Update on the Implementation of the GM Selection Plan and Adoption of the Candidate Short List as a Follow-up on the Board Discussion on 17 September 2024.

Based on its informal discussion held on the sidelines of APTLD86 on 17 September 2024, the Board approved a short list of candidates; suggested the Secretariat develop a draft schedule of interviews with them and engage with referees per candidates’ EoIs, and forward thank-you notes to all other applicants, while Directors should draft a standardized list of questions for the interviews until 27 September 2024 in anticipation of a special Board meeting on 2 October 2024.

Review of the TWNIC’s Note to the Board

The Board reviewed the note and took notice that the provision of a third party’s legal opinion to the Board was new information that should be carefully considered and reviewed. The Board resolved to defer this matter until its meeting in October 2024.

Selection of the APTLD89 Host

The Board reviewed outcomes of the Call for EOIs to Host APTLD89 and selected ccTLD, the .JO of the Kingdom of Jordan as the host of APTLD89 in February 2026; the Board suggested GM engage with the .JO team to set up dates and location of the Meeting.