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Minutes of the Special TLDA Board Meeting
Held via Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
on November 14, 2001 at 23:00 EDT. Board Members Present: Leah Gallegos
Karl Peters
Marc Brittan
Marc Schneider's
John Palmer
Sash Cacoroski
Patrick Corliss
The Secretary and Chairman of The Board, John Palmer, , called the meeting to order and calling the roll. Note that not all members listed above were present at the time that the meeting was called to order but joined later. John Palmer made motions regarding the approval of the minutes of the October 24, 2001 meeting MOTION 1 BY JOHN PALMER That the reading of the minutes of the October 24, 2001 meeting be dispensed with and that
they be approved by the Board. SECONDED BY MARC BRITTAN VOTE: YES: John Palmer, Leah Gallegos, Marc Brittan, Karl Peters, Marc Schneider's, Sash Cacoroski
TOTAL: 6 YES. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO The board next heard reports from officers and committees. John Palmer, as secretary reminded the committees that they could create a section on the website by contacting him. He also indicated that any volunteer assistance in designing the website would be appreciated. Sash Cacoroski indicated that the Taproot committee had begun collecting information on known TLDs as a start to their work. Leah Gallegos made some suggestions on where they could find even more data. There was a good discussion about the division of labor between the Taproot and Compliance committees. John Palmer indicated that the Compliance Committee would meet within a week to begin creating scoring criteria for TLDs and root servers networks. On the matter of the Election Committee vacancy, Reid Hall has accepted a seat on this committee to fill the vacancy caused by a lack of candidates for the committee at the last election. Reid was offered this position by a vote of the Board at the October 24, 2001 meeting. TLDA now has a full complement of people on its committees and on the Board. The Board moved on to the next item of business - Board (Errors and Omissions) Insurance. Board member Bruce James (not present today) was of the strong opinion that we needed to obtain insurance as soon as possible. John Palmer made a motion MOTION 2 BY JOHN PALMER, Amended by Karl Peters That the Board ask Bruce James to investigate Board Insurance, report back to the board and discuss it on the Board List.
SECONDED BY MARC BRITTAN VOTE: YES John Palmer, Leah Gallegos, Marc Brittan, Karl Peters, Patrick Corliss, Marc Schneider's
TOTAL: 6 YES. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. The next item on the agenda is the status of the incorporation of TLDA in the State of Georgia. Karl indicated that this has been done and that he had available some office space and phones that he was using for other purposes but that could be used for the TLDA. This would allow TLDA to have a mailing address and someone to answer the phones. Karl has also offered to be the official "office manager" for the TLDA. MOTION 3 BY JOHN PALMER, AMENDED BY PATRICK CORLISS That the Board accept Karl's kind offer to donate time and office facilities and services as Office Manager SECONDED BY LEAH GALLEGOS VOTE: YES: John Palmer, Leah Gallegos, Patrick Corliss, Sash Cacoroski, Marc Schneider's. ABSTAIN: Karl Peters
TOTAL: 5 YES, 1 ABSTAIN. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. The next agenda item considered was the topic of Dues. A motion regarding dues was made MOTION 4 That the matter of dues be discussed further on the Board Email list
VOTE: 7 YES. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. The next item considered was the topic of the location of the annual meeting. It is a requirement in the bylaws that there be an annual face-to-face membership meeting. It was suggested that we hold this in the Atlanta, GA area. A motion was made regarding this matter MOTION 5 That the matter of the location for the 2002 annual membership meeting be discussed further on the Board Email list.
VOTE: 7 YES. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. The next topic to be considered was the topic of a member BBS. It was decided in a motion to discuss this further on the list. MOTION 6 That the matter of the location for the member BBS be discussed further on the Board Email list.
VOTE: 7 YES. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. The next topic to be considered was the topic selecting a bank for TLDA funds. It was decided in a motion to request that Marc Brittan, our treasurer to investigate and report back on banks. MOTION 7 That the Board ask the Treasurer, Marc Brittan, to investigate banks and report back to the Board on the Board Email list.
VOTE: 7 YES. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. Joe Baptista has made an offer to the Compliance and Taproot committee. He has a comprehensive database of TLDs. This will greatly assist both committees in their work. A motion was made:
MOTION 8 That the Board offer its thanks to Joe Baptista for the database of TLDs.
VOTE: 7 YES. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. A motion was made to adjourn:
MOTION 8 Motion to Adjourn
VOTE: 7 YES. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. The meeting was adjourned at 12:48am EDT, November 15, 2001
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