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            INTERNET SOCIETY

        MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
                  OF
           BOARD OF TRUSTEES

June 13 - 14, 1994
Prague, Czech Republic

A regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Internet Society, a non profit
corporation organised under the laws of the District of Columbia, U.S.A.
("ISOC"), was held pursuant to notice at the Forum Hotel, Prague, Czech
Republic, on Monday June 13  1994 and Tuesday 14 June 1994.

Vinton G. Cerf, President of ISOC, assumed the duties of Chairman of the
Meeting and called the Meeting to order at approximately 9:00 am. on February
7.  Geoff Huston, Secretary of ISOC, assumed the duties of Secretary of the
Meeting and recorded the Minutes.

1 Attendance
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The following Trustees were present at the Meeting:  Scott Bradner, Charles
N. Brownstein, Vinton G. Cerf, Susan Estrada, Ira Fuchs, Frode Greisen, Geoff
Huston, Haruhisa Ishida, Robert E. Kahn, Tomaz Kalin, Lawrence H. Landweber,
Kees Neggers,  Jean A. Polly, Jon Postel, Michael Roberts and Anthony M.
Rutkowski (ex-officio).

Absent were A. Lyman Chapin and Dave Farber.

A quorum was present on both days.

2 Approval of Minutes
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The Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees held on February 7 - 9
1994, at Reston, Virginia, U.S.A., had been distributed for review prior to
this Meeting (ISOC Document 94-150).

Following discussion, Item 4 (President's Report), paragraph 2 was revised to
read:  "The President noted that the ISOC Secretariat function will be moving
to new accommodation in 1994 in the Reston area.". Item 5 (Treasurer's
Report), included an additional paragraph to be appended to the body of the
report: "The Board agreed to establish an Audit Committee, and Trustees
Greisen, Kahn and Roberts were nominated as the committee members.". The
Minutes, as amended, were unanimously approved.

The Board agreed to proceed with the material provided for the meeting
although noting that such material was not provided to Trustees two weeks in
advance of the meeting date in accordance with the adopted procedures.

3. Actions Arising from the Meeting
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3.1 1994 ISOC Trustee Election Nominations Committee
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The Board noted the publicly posted notice used as the call for Nominations
by the ISOC Nominations Committee (ISOC Document 94-160).

3.2 ISOC Audit Committee
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The Board noted the memorandum prepared by the ISOC Audit Committee, as
previously circulated (ISOC Document 94-170). The Board noted that the
Committee recommended to the Board that a number of actions be undertaken
within the responsibility of the Executive Director and the Audit Committee,
and that the Committee recommended a set of procedures be adopted by the
Board.

The Board noted that the response from ISOC to the Audit Committee report is
targetted for July 1994 where the material can be assembled without delay,
and for the complete response tobe completed within a timeframe to allow
sufficient time for adequate review prior to the next Board meeting. Other
recommended actions in the report were suggested to be completed by the June
Board meeting, and the Board noted that these actions should now be completed
by no later than the next meeting of the Board.

Resolution 94-15: Financial Procedures
The Board resolved unanimously to adopt the financial procedures as
recommended by the Audit Committee, as an interim measure until such time as
a manual describing the internal controls and accounting procedures to be
used by ISOC for managing its finances has been adopted:

     a. In the absence of a full-time business office manager, the
        ISOC accountant shall hold all ISOC checks and be personally
        involved in all transactions that involve the expenditure of funds
        from the ISOC bank accounts.

     b. At least two parties shall be involved in all transactions that
        involve the expenditure of funds from the bank accounts. In particular,
        and to the extent possible, the requestor of a disbursementshould not
        be the one to sign the check.

     c. All revenue and expenditures of ISOC shall be properly vouchered.

     d. Provide quarterly financial updates to the Board of Trustees
        including at a minimum 1) the then current income statement and
        balance sheet and 2) fiscal year projections in both cash and
        accrual form. The projections shall be actual to date and estimates
        to the end of the year.

     e. Provide a plan to the Audit Committee by April 30, 1994
        for management of cash, limiting bank exposure (ie. staying within
        FDIC insurance limits, and investment of current assets)

     f. If other than IRS guidelines are to be used for depreciation,
        please let the audit committee know as soon as possible. Else, we
        will assume the IRS guidelines will be used.

     g. Expense all items under $1000 and capitalize all long term
        assets of $1000 or more.

     h. Operate as near as possible to cash so as to avoid long-term
        ISOC obligations whenever possible.

     i. Develop and document reasonable travel policies for all ISOC
        travel (including employees, officers, trustees, contractors,
        consultants, etc) and provide to the Audit Committee before the
        next ISOC Board meeting.

     j. Develop compensation and fringe benefit guidelines for timely
        approval by the Board. The guidelines should require that employees
        be paid at prevailing wages for the job, area and level of experience.

     k. Obtain Board of Trustees approval for any additional benefits
        including especially non-cash benefits, if any.

3.3 ISOC BoT Internal Procedures
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The Board reviewed the BoT Internal Procedures (ISOC Document 94-180). The
Board agreed to proceed with due diligence to adopt the procedures relating
to the preparation of meeting material four weeks in advance of the meeting
date.

It was the sense of the Board to adopt a practice of open Trustee meetings on
the basis that ISOC members could observe those sections of the meeting which
were not concerned with matters described in section 1.7 of the Procedures
Document (Closed Sessions of the Board of Trustee Meetings) on the proviso
that such observers could be accommodated without disruption to the meeting.

3.4 ISOC Sponsored Conferences
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The Board noted a report concerning ISOC Sponsored Conferences (ISOC Document
94-201).

3.5 ITU Relationship
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The Board noted a report from the Executive Director concerning the status of
an liaison arrangement between ISOC and the ITU (ISOC Document 94-202). It
was noted that a peer liaison arrangement with the ITU would facilitate
reference to Internet Standards with a status as international standards
and facilitate coordination of related activities with the ITU.

It was recorded as the sense of the Board to authorise the Executive Director
to conclude a relationship with the ITU and negotiate the most favourable
basis for such a liaison with the ITU's Standards and Development Sectors. A
number of options for undertaking this relationship with the ITU were
considered by the Board, including options of an ITU waiver of the membership
fees for ISOC, an arrangement of reciprocal membership payments (with the ITU
becoming a member of ISOC), or making provision within the ISOC budget for
ISOC to pay the ITU membership fees.

3.6 ANSI, ECMA and other liaisons
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The Executive Director reported on meetings with the Directors-General of ISO
and ECMA, indicating interest from these bodies in working with ISOC in the
area of Internet standards. It was noted that ECMA is currently dealing with
Internet standards at a level of precedence higher than industry standards.

The Board noted ISO's acceptance of a Category A relationship between ISO SC6
and the Internet Standards bodies.

3.7 ISOC Tax Status
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The Board noted that the Internet Society has been formally granted income
tax exempt status as a not-for-profit organisation.

3.8 Online Publications
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The Board noted that nearly all ISOC published material has been made
available online via ftp and gopher. Work on publication via WWW is underway.

3.9 CNRI ISOC Secretariat Function
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It was recorded as the sense of the Board to complete the wind down of the
Secretariat services agreement with CNRI as of 1 July 1994, 12 months in
advance of the formal expiration of the contract with CNRI, with an exchange
of letters to this effect between CNRI and ISOC.

3.10 ISOC Individual Membership Benefits
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As well as the "ISOC News" publication ISOC is working on reduced prices for
other published Internet books, ISOC t-shirts and reduced conference
registration fees. Also program participation in ISOC work is available for
members on a voluntary basis.

The Board noted that awareness of individual membership benefits is low, and
the ISOC role in support of the IETF process is effectively unknown.
Accordingly the Board identified the requirement to advertise and articulate
the ISOC role and the benefits of individual and corporate membership more
prominently within the Internet community using a variety of publishing
formates.

3.11 FIRP report
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The Board noted the final version of the ISOC response to the draft report of
the US Federal Internetworking Requirements Panel, which incorporated the IAB
and IESG responses.

The Board noted that the final version of the US Federal Internetworking
Requirements Panel is now available on the Internet, noting that the report
accords equal status to the OSI and TCP/IP protocol suites as voluntary
international standards which are considered as being acceptable for
fulfilling US government interests in internetworking amnong US Federal
networks and computers.

4. Electronic Votes
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4.1 Internet Architecture Board
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Resolution 94-16: 1994 IAB Nominations
The Board resolved unanimously to endorse the recommendation of the IETF Nominations
Committee that the following individuals as members of the Internet
Architecture Board:
	Christian Huitema (INRIA)
	Phill Gross (MCI)
	Robert Elz (University of Melbourne)
	Brian Carpenter (CERN)
	Lixia Zhang (Xerox PARC)
	Steve Crocker (Trusted Info Systems)

4.2 Amendment to the ISOC By-Laws
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The Board voted electronically to voice their intention to amend the By-Laws
of the Society as per the notice given for this meeting of the Trustees.

Resolution 94-17 Amendment of the By-Laws
The Board of Trustees resolved with a vote of 15 in favour, 0 opposed and 0
abstentions that Article VII, Section 3 of the Internet Society By-Laws shall
be amended by inserting the following provision at the end of such Section:

  However, if the named recipient is not then in existence or is no
  longer a qualified distributee, or is unwilling or unable to
  accept the distribution, then the assets of the Society shall be
  distributed to a fund, foundation or corporation organized and
  operated exclusively for the purposes specified in Section
  501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (or
  corresponding section of any future United States Federal tax code).

5. President's Report
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The President noted that ISOC has completed a move to new quarters at Reston,
and is now staffed with four full time employees fully transferred to ISOC as
of the end of June 1994. Assisting the Executive Director Tony Rutkowski is
Cynthia Matthews, Membership Manager, Mary Burger and Susan Vaillette. The
Board discussed terms and conditions of employment, and agreed to non-cash
benefits as per resolution 94-18. Further investigation of employee benefits
as per regional employment terms and conditions are underway. Andrea Ireland
will be retained as ISOC Legal Council, with 10% of her time granted to ISOC
by MCI.

Individual membership is now in excess of 3,000, and Corporate membership is
now at 90.

Resolution 94-18: Employee Benefits
The Board resolved to approve the provision of non-cash benefits to ISOC
employees within the general guidelines of the draft Employee Benefits
document provided to Trustees (dated 14 June 1994).

5.1 Executive Directors Report
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The Executive Director reported to the Board, detailing a number of items
contained in the written report (Annex 1 to ISOC Document 94-219). The
Executive Director commended the ISOC staff for their efforts in establishing
the new ISOC premises.

A public online ISOC and Global NIS information service is now established
using equipment donated by Sun Microsystems. The information is under a high
level of demand, tracking the very high number of phone calls received by the
office relating to off-line information queries regarding the Internet.

Further effort is being undertaken on enhancing the information service
provided by ISOC and servicing ISOC members.

6. Treasurer's Report
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The Board reviewed the unaudited 1993 ISOC Balance of Accounts statement and
the 1993 ISOC Statement of Income and Expenses.

Income for 1993 was recorded as USD 1,004,228.40, and Expenses for 1993 were
recorded as USD 907,120.11. The Balance of Accounts Statement indicated a
capitalisation level of USD 278,598 as of the end of 1993, to be used as
working capital in 1994 in accordance with ISOC Board Resolution 94-02.

An independent Audit of the 1993 Financial Statements will be conducted, and
the Auditor's report and the final Financial Statements will be presented to
the Board for formal ratification.

The Board reviewed the current estimates for 1994 income and expenditure
(ISOC Document 94-222) and the current accounts statement. Current estimates
of expenditure indicate an end of year capitalisation level of USD 202,766,
absent further income from individual and corporate membership for the
remainder of 1994. Additional corporate and individual membership income is
required in 1994 to meet capitalisation level maintenance objectives for the
year.

Current estimates of INET'94 income include provision of payment to ISOC of
USD 100,000, which is some USD 50,000 greater than the estimates within the
1994 ISOC Budget.

7. Conferences Report
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INET'94 / JENC 5 reported 1040 registered attendees and estimated a further
160 walk-in attendees immediately prior to the conference. It was considered
that a financial outcome of USD 100,000 to ISOC was now attainable, and that
this would also result in some 600 new individual members of ISOC. The full
details of the financial outcome of the conference are anticipated to be
available in September 1994.

1994 ISOC Workshop for Developing Countries was held on 5 - 11 June 1994. The
workshop had 162 individuals from 62 countries. 25 instructors were teaching
in 4 tracks. The workshop was hosted by the Czech Technical University with
good levels of support. There was the sense of a better outcome this year,
with a high level of enthusiasm to do this again. It was noted that the
instructors were all volunteers.  There was discussion of the option of more
frequent workshops, and the possibility of the formation of an ISOC training
group. There was significant interest reported by George Sawdosky in more
frequent scheduling of this type of workshop.

For INET'95 an attendance of 1500 is anticipated. The host is ICIS, a strategic
business unit of the Computer Board of Singapore. The National University of
Singapore is hosting the Workshop activity. The Workshop will be held 7 - 11
June 1995, Tutorials on 13 - 15 June 1995 and the INET'95 Conference on 15 -
17 June 1995. The conference will include a demonstration of Internet
capabilities. The Program Chairs are Dan Lynch and Kilnam Chon.

8. Publication Report
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The Board reviewed the Publications Report (ISOC Document 94-221). The Board
considered various options relating to the current requirement for additional
resourcing of the editorial role for the ISOC News publication.

It was recorded as the sense of the Board to request the Executive Director
to hire a staff member for the role of editor of ISOC Publications.

9. 1994 ISOC Trustee Elections
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The Board noted the report from the 1994 ISOC Nominations Committee. 10
candidates were nominated by the Committee for the 5 elected Trustee
positions, and no additional petition candidates were forwarded to the
Committee Chair. The Board thanked the Committee for its efforts.

It was the sense of the Board that new ISOC members who attended INET'94
should be able to vote in the 1994 Trustee Elections, and the Executive
Director was requested to ensure that if at all possible the ISOC membership
list is to be updated with the new INET'94 ISOC members by 1 July 1994, at
which time ballots will be posted to ISOC members.

The Board reviewed a document proposing a change to the ISOC Trustee
Elections Process (ISOC Document 94-205) such that the nominations, petition,
challenge and response time periods were reduced to allow the election
process to be executed in 150 days.

The Board noted that for 1994 the Annual General Meeting of the Trustees is
to be held on December 15 1994, following the completion of the 1994 Trustee
Elections.

Resolution 94-19 Procedures for Nomination and Election of Trustees
(Supersedes Resolution 92-11)
The Board resolved unanimously to adopt the amended process for the
nomination and election of ISOC Trustees.

Procedures for Nomination and Election of Trustees

1. Trustee Positions to be Filled

The Board of Trustees will advise the Nominating Committee of the
number of Trustee positions to be filled by vote of the individual
members at each annual election.  The Board may also advise the
Nominating Committee of its desires with respect to the backgrounds of
individuals to be nominated in order to achieve the balance of
experience and qualifications required by the provisions of By-Law
Article III, Section 2, which provides that "the Board shall seek to
have among the Trustees representative individuals from industry, from
educational and nonprofit organizations and from government."

1.1  Date of Election

The Board of Trustees will annually adopt a timetable for Trustee
elections.  The election date shall be not less than 40 days prior
to the next Annual Meeting of the Society.

1.2  Use of Electronic Mail

All communications concerning the nomination and election of
Trustees shall be in the form of electronic mail except the
ballot, which shall be in the form of first class postal mail.
Members of the Society who are not reachable by electronic mail
may participate in the nomination process by postal mail.

2.  Nominating Committee

The Board of Trustees will annually appoint a Trustee Nominating
Committee.  The Nominating Committee will consist of 5
individual members of the Society.  The Chair of the Nominating
Committee shall be a member of the Board of Trustees.  At least
2 members of the Nominating Committee shall be individual
members of the Society not currently serving in any elected or
appointed capacity in the Society.

2.1  Nominations by Committee

The Nominating Committee will notify the members of the Society of
the procedures for nominating individuals for election to the
Board of Trustees, and will provide a minimum period for receiving
nominations of 30 days.  The number of individuals nominated
shall exceed the number of Trustees to be elected.

2.2  Nominations by Petition

The Nominating Committee will notify the voting members of the
Society of the names of individuals nominated by the committee for
election to the Board of Trustees not less than 105 days prior to
the date established for Trustee elections.  Additional
nominations for election to the Board of Trustees may be made by
petition filed with the Chair of the Nominating Committee not less
than 75 days prior to the election.  Petitions may be filed
electronically.  The Nominating Committee shall specify the number
of signatures of voting members required for petitions, which
shall be at least fifty voting members of the Society, or 1%
of the total number of voting members of the Society, whichever is
greater.

2.3  Candidates for Election

The Nominating Committee will provide the names of a completed
slate of candidates for election to the Elections Committee not
less than 74 days prior to the election date.

3.  Elections Committee

The Board of Trustees will annually appoint an Elections Committee
composed of three voting members of the Society which will be
responsible for establishing and supervising elections.
The Chair of the committee shall be a Trustee whose term of office
does not expire during the year of the election.

3.1  Eligibility to Vote

All individual members of the Society in good standing are
eligible to vote.  An individual member is in good standing if his
or her annual dues are not more than 60 days past due on the date
of mailing of the ballot.

3.2  Ballot

The Trustee election shall be conducted by written ballot of the
individual members, which shall be mailed to each member of the
Society in good standing not less than 60 days prior to the
date of the election.

3.3  Voting

Each voting member will be entitled to as many votes as there are
Trustee positions to be filled by vote of the members.  Votes may
be cumulated on behalf of one or more candidates for election.  A
member may use fewer than the total number of votes available if
he or she so chooses.

3.4  Receipt of Ballots

All ballots for Trustee elections shall be received by the Chair
of the Elections Committee by 5 pm local time on the day prior to
the date of the election, at the place established by the
Elections Committee for delivery of the ballots.

3.5  Counting of Ballots

The counting of ballots will take place on the election date, at a
time and place established by the Elections Committee.  At least
two members of the Elections Committee shall be present at the
counting of the ballots.  The committee will establish procedures
to ensure the privacy, validity and accuracy of all ballots.

3.6  Certification of Vote

The Elections Committee shall certify the results of the annual
Trustee election to the Board of Trustees within 10 days following
the election, forwarding a list of the candidates and the number
of votes each candidate has received.

3.7  Challenges

No challenge to any Trustee nomination or election procedure or
result may be brought except by an individual member in good
standing.  Any challenge must be addressed to the President of the Society
with a recital of the reasons for the challenge, and must be received
within 20 days of the election date.  The President,
after consultation with the Chairs of the Nominating
and Elections Committees and the members of the Board of Trustees,
shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's decision,
which shall be final, within 40 days of the election date.

Resolution 94-20 1995 ISOC Nomination and Trustee Election Timetable
The Board resolved unanimously to adopt a Timetable for the 1995 Trustee
nomination and election process in accordance with the procedures of
Resolution 92-19 commencing with the opening of the Nominations period on
December 1 1994. The Timetable to be adopted is as follows:

    December 1 1994    Nominations Period Opens
    December 31 1994   Nominations Period Closes
    January 15 1995    Nominations Committee Announcement
    February 14 1995   Petition Period Closes
    February 15 1995   Candidate Announcement
    March 1 1995       Election Period Opens - Ballots posted
    April 30 1995      Election date
    May 1 1995         Challenge Period Opens
    May 10 1995        Elections Committee Certifies Result
    May 20 1995        Challenge Period closes
    June 9 1995        ISOC Response to Challenge Period Closes
    June 13 1995       1995 Annual General Meeting

10. Chapters
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The Board reviewed the progress made towards the establishment of Chapters of
ISOC, and noted a number of preferred directions relating to the clear
charter of the Chapter to work within the overall framework of the ISOC
charter.

The Board reiterated its decision as recorded in ISOC Resolution 94-13
(Chapters) empowering the ISOC President to establish and implement ISOC
Chapter formation procedures within a enumerated set of general principles
related to ISOC Chapter charter procedures. An initial draft of ISOC policy
concerning Chapters was reviewed (ISOC Document 94-224). The sense of the
Board was that this document covered all bar two areas of detail: ISOC
members should not be bound in any way to join any Chapter, and grounds for
disenfranchisement of Chapters should be noted.

11. Insurance
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The Board was informed that a Non-Profit Public Liability Insurance Policy
binder had been executed, which covered officers, directors and other
officers in positions of responsibility. The Board noted the potential
liabilities of the Internet Standards process and ISOC and reiterated its
concern to ensure that those members of the IAB, IESG and IETF in positions
of responsibility were appropriately indemnified to the extent that ISOC
could enable.

12. ISOC Mission
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The Board reviewed the progress to date concerning ISOC mission, and reviewed
a draft statement of Goals, Purposes and Operation (ISOC Document 94-218).
There was a strong level of interest by ISOC to ensure the integrity and
continued operation of the Internet Standards Process, both in terms of
financial, legal and liaison supportive roles. In addition there was a strong
interest by ISOC in aspects of education regarding the potential of the
Internet, through conferences and workshops.

The Board noted the importance of the refinement of RFC1602 in assuming the
primary role of being an accurate description of the Internet Standards
process, and the importance of ensuring that all participants within the
process adhere to the procedures as described in this document.

It was recorded as the sense of the Board to develop a business plan for ISOC
to take on full responsibility for overseeing a transition to a coherently
administered and funded environment for the operations of the IAB, IESG,
IETF, IANA and the NIC administrative activities, and in more general terms
to record the view that a business plan should accompany any proposal
encompassing activities relating to ISOC objectives and goals.

Resolution 94-21 - ISOC Mission Statement
The Board resolved to accept the following as a mission statement for ISOC:

General Character of the Organization

The Internet Society is the international organisation for global cooperation
and coordination for the Internet and its internetworking technologies and
applications.

Purposes and Goals of the Organization

Its principal purpose is to maintain and extend the development and
availability of the Internet and its associated technologies and applications
- both as an end in itself, and as a means of enabling organizations,
professions, and individuals worldwide to more effectively collaborate,
cooperate, and innovate in their respective fields and interests.

Its specific goals and purposes include:

  a) development, maintenance, evolution, and dissemination of standards for
     the Internet and its internetworking technologies and applications;

  b) growth and evolution of the Internet architecture;

  c) maintenance and evolution of effective administrative processes
     necessary for operation of the glob al Internet and internets;

  d) education and research related to the Internet and internetworking;

  e) harmonization of actions and activities at international levels to
     facilitate the development and availability of the Internet;

  f) collection and dissemination of information related to the Internet and
     internetworking, including histories and archives;

  g) assisting technologically developing countries, areas, and peoples in
     implementing and evolving their Internet infrastructure and use;

  h) liaison with other organisations, governments and the general public for
     coordination, collaboration, and education in effecting the above
     purposes.

Operation of the Organization

The Internet Society operates through its international Board of Trustees,
its International Networking Conferences and developing country workshops,
its regional and local chapters, its various standards and administrative
bodies, its committees and its secretariat. The Board of Trustees is headed
by a President with the assistance of several officers.

Resolution 94-22 ISOC Role relating to the Internet Standards Process
The Board resolved that on the matter of Internet Standards, the Board of
Trustees intends to pursue the following course of action:

  a) to organise and manage an efficient and technically competent process
     for developing, adopting and maintaining Internet standards.

  b) to accept responsibility for identifying and securing appropriate levels
     of funding for standards related activities

  c) to endeavour to secure the broadest possible international acceptance
     of, and support for, Internet standards.

  d) to take all necessary steps to protect and indemnify those individuals
     participating in the standards process when acting in an official
     capacity within the processes and procedures adopted by the Board of
     Trustees.

13. New Programs and Activities
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The Board considered a document outlining a number of potential new programs
and activities that ISOC may wish to undertake (ISOC Document 94-225).

13.1 ISOC Awards Committee
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The Board considered a proposal to form an ISOC Awards Committee which would
be tasked with proposing to ISOC the names of individuals or groups who have
made outstanding and exemplary contributions to the Internet. The Board
resolved to charter this committee with he initial membership of Susan
Estrada and Jean Polly, and task the committee to form a business plan
relating to the funding implications of an ISOC Award program for
consideration by the Board at their next meeting.

Resolution 94-23 ISOC Awards Committee
The Board resolved unanimously to establish an ISOC Awards Committee and
initially task this Committee to prepare a description of an ISOC Awards
program and associated funding implications.

13.2 Code of Ethics Statement
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The Board considered the need to develop a Code of Ethics statement which
will address within a codified structure much of what the Internet community
currently perceive as responsible and ethical use and practice on the
Internet (ISOC Document 94-226). The Board noted that necessarily the
development of such a document is a consultative process, and expressed the
view that such a consultative process could be initiated through the
leadership of the IAB and the ISOC Advisory Council.

Resolution 94-24: Code of Ethics Statement
The Board resolved that, on the basis that the Internet will only function
effectively within a spirit of cooperation, the Board:

    1. Recognises the need for an Internet Code of Ethics and the importance
       of educating the community on this matter, and

    2. Recommends that the Internet Architecture Board and the ISOC Advisory
       Council be asked to draft an appropriate code of ethics for
       consideration by the ISOC Board of Trustees at their next meeting.

13.3 Internet Service Providers
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The Board reviewed the current support mechanisms for Internet Service
Providers, noting that the Internet Engineering and Planning Group had
assumed a revised charter and was now operating as an open operators' forum.

It was the sense of the Board to track, and assist in a neutral fashion where
possible with such operationally focussed forums and work with these groups
in making their activities known to the broad Internet community.

Consideration of a proposal relating to tasking the IAB, in coordination with
applicable operations groups to bring together existing provisions, or
develop new provisions as required, relating to Internet service provisioning
and use (Internet providers code statement) was tabled to the next meeting of
the Board.

14. ISOC Commendations
----------------------

The Board wished to express it appreciation to a number of individuals and
groups who have made outstanding contribution to the Internet community. This
appreciation takes the form of a number of resolutions:

Resolution 94-25: INET'94 Conference
The Board of Trustees of the Internet Society unanimously resolved to commend
the Conference Committee of the 1994 INET/JENC Conference on a highly
successful event. Under the leadership of General Chairman Geoff Manning,
Program Chair Bernard Plattner, and the Local Arrangements Chair Jan
Guntorad, a dedicated group of volunteers has given generously of their time
and efforts in organising the premier international networking meeting of
1994.

The Board also wishes to recognise the special efforts of RARE staff members
Marieke Dekker, Judith Kiers and John Martin, and Liz Barnhart of EDUCOM,
whose work contributed significantly to the high quality of the conference.

Resolution 94-26: INET'94 Internet Workshop for Developing Countries
The Board of trustees of the Internet Society resolved to commend the
Organisers and Instructors of the 1994 Workshop for Developing Countries,
held in conjunction with the INET'94 Conference in Prague, Czech Republic.
Under the energetic leadership of Chairman George Sadowsky, the volunteer
instructors and the dedicated workshop participants worked together to
produce an extraordinary learning experience which will contribute measurably
to the growth of the worldwide Internet.

The Board also wishes to recognise the special efforts of the Workshop staff
member Joanne Scott, whose exceptional efforts contributed significantly to
the success of the workshop. The Board would also like to note with
appreciation the efforts of the Track Leaders:... and the Instructors:...

Resolution 94-27: Commendation to Steve Wolff
The Board of Trustees of the Internet Society resolved unanimously to extend
its thanks and sincerest appreciation to Steven Wolff for his many
contributions to the Internet community while serving as Director of the
Networking Division of the national Science Foundation from 1987 to 1994.

Realization of the program goals of the NSFNET during this period has
transformed the Internet from an activity serving the particular goals of the
research community to a worldwide enterprise which has energised scholarship
and commerce in dozens of nations. The personal leadership of Dr Wolff, often
under conditions of public controversy, has been an indispensable ingredient
in surmounting a daunting array of technical, operational and economic
challenges.

His extraordinary commitment to the growth and success of the Internet
reflect the highest standard of service tot he networking community and
command our respect and admiration.

Resolution 94-28: Commendation to Jon Postel
The Board resolved that on the occasion of his leaving the Internet
Architecture Board after serving from 1983 until 1994, the Board of Trustees
of the Internet Society wish to express to Jon Postel its deepest
appreciation for his many contributions to the technical maintenance of the
Internet

His depth of experience, his steady hand during periods of rapid change and
strass, and his unvarying strength of his personal commitment to the work of
the IAB have benefited all the members of the Internet community.

Resolution 94-29: Commendation to Robert Braden
The Board resolved unanimously that on the occasion of his leaving the
Internet Architecture Board after serving from 1983 until 1994, the Board of
Trustees of the Internet Society wish to express to Robert Braden its great
appreciation for his many contributions to the technical architecture of the
Internet

His special experience in end to end protocol development and his personal
commitment to the work of the IAB have benefited all the members of the
Internet community.

Resolution 94-30: Commendation to Barry Leiner
The Board resolved unanimously that on the occasion of his leaving the
Internet Architecture Board after serving from 1983 until 1994, the Board of
Trustees of the Internet Society wish to express to Barry Leiner its deepest
appreciation for his many contributions to the technical architecture of the
Internet

His depth of experience and strong personal commitment to the work of the IAB
over more than a decade ofservice have benefited all the members of the
Internet community.

Resolution 94-31: Commendation to Stephen Kent
The Board resolved unanimously that on the occasion of his leaving the
Internet Architecture Board after serving from 1983 until 1994, the Board of
Trustees of the Internet Society wish to express to Stephen Kent its deepest
appreciation for his many contributions to the technical architecture of the
Internet

His special knowledge of security measures and his strong personal commitment
to the work of the IAB over more than a decade of service have benefitted all
the members of the Internet community.

Resolution 94-32: Commendation to Anthony Lauck
The Board resolved unanimously that on the occasion of his leaving the
Internet Architecture Board after serving from 1989 until 1994, the Board of
Trustees of the Internet Society wish to express to Anthony Lauck its
appreciation for his many contributions to the technical architecture of the
Internet

His depth of experience and strong personal commitment to the work of the IAB
over more than a decade of service have benefited all the members of the
Internet community.

Resolution 94-33: Commendation to Robert E. Kahn
The Board resolved that on the occasion of his selection as recipient of the
Marconi prize of the Marconi International Fellowship the Board of Trustees
of the Internet Society wishes to convey to Dr Robert E. Kahn its profoundest
appreciation for his many contributions to the Internet.

Commencing with his far sighted recognition of the revolutionary potential of
packet networks more than two decades ago, he has continued to exert
extraordinary leadership in the networking community. His founding role in
the Internet Society, including generous support of the needs  of the society
during its startup period is especially valued by his fellow Trustees. The
Board looks forward to overcoming many future Internet challenges in company
with our honoured colleague Robert Kahn.

15 Next Meeting
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The 1994 Annual General meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held in
Washington DC on December 15 and 16, 1994.

The meeting was declared closed at 5:25 pm on June 14 1994.

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