Summary of the Board Meeting Minutes (16 July 2021)

On 16 July 2021, the APTLD Board held a regular teleconference meeting, which was attended by all the Board Members, and considered a range of matters. A summary of the Meeting is published in this document.

Progress in Preparations for APTLD80

The Board received the GM’s update and took note of significant progress in logistics and organization of the joint meeting with the Pacific IGF. The Board also resolved to earmark USD2,000 to the Pacific IGF Working Group to run a promotional campaign on the joint event across the Pacific. The Board underscored the imperative to maintain a necessary degree of transparency and accountability in using the funding and suggested GM communicate it to the PAC IGF Working Group.

Progress in Preparations for APTLD81

The Board received the GM’s update and took note of positive developments in preparations for the Meeting and thanked LANIC as the local host for assisting APTLD with suggestions and recommendations.

Review of the GM’s Proposal to Cease the Membership of the .SU Registry

The Board discussed the GM’s Memo on the matter and resolved to cease the .SU Registry’s Associate Membership as prescribed by the respective clauses of the APTLD Constitution.

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 GM’s Report on Negotiations with Prospective Partners for the Conduct of Competence-Upgrading Sessions for the Membership

The Board reviewed the report and noted the importance of tailored educational and competence-building efforts for the community. The Board suggested GM follow up with prospective academic partners to develop new webinar curricula for the Membership in 2020-2021.

A Teleconference with the APTLD Membership on the Voting on Adoption of the ccTLD Retirement Policy

The Board considered the LACTLD’s recent outreach efforts and resolved to hold a teleconference with the APTLD Membership to promote the ccNSO community’s effort to adopt a new policy on ccTLD retirement. The Board suggested the Secretariat set up such a call at 2am UTC on Wednesday 21 July. Board Directors Ai-chin Lu, Brent Carey, Erhan Karabardak and Rajiv Kumar have volunteered for the teleconference.

The Board also discussed other administrative and financial matters.