Guide to Board of Trustees Session Types:
- Closed Executive Session: board members only.
- Open to Observers Session: local and remote attendees welcome to listen in.
- Open Forum Session: local and remote attendees welcome to ask questions, provide input, and discuss with the board.
Note: there were no Open Forum Sessions scheduled for this meeting.
Trustees Present in Person:
- Olufunke Baruwa
- Ramanou Biaou
- Brian Haberman
- Ted Hardie
- Maureen Hilyard
- Russ Housley
- Victor Kuarsingh
- Barry Leiba
- Charles Mok
- Kathleen Moriarty
- Caleb Ogundele
- Sagarika Wickramasekera
- President and CEO Sally Wentworth (ex officio, non-voting)
Trustees Excused:
Laura Thomson
Staff Members Present in Person:
- Sarah Armstrong, Executive Director, Internet Society (ISOC) Foundation
- Yogesh Khanna, Managing Director, ISOC
- Ilona Levine, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ISOC
- Christopher Locke, Managing Director, ISOC Foundation
- Sae Park, Chief Financial Officer, ISOC
- Lauren Terrell, Director of Governance, ISOC (virtual)
Open to Observers Session
1. Welcome and Declarations of Conflicts – Ted Hardie
Mr. Hardie called the ISOC Foundation Board of Trustees meeting to order in Open to Observers Session at 16:47 UTC on Wednesday, 14 May 2025, and welcomed participants.
No conflicts were declared.
2. Approve Matching Funding for 2024 IETF Endowment Contributions – Ted Hardie
Resolution F2025-X: Approve Matching Funding for 2024 IETF Endowment Contributions
WHEREAS, Internet Society (ISOC) has, since its creation, supported the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF);
WHEREAS, the ISOC Board approved an amendment to the Funding Agreement to IETF in January 2024, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the amended Funding Agreement, the ISOC Foundation wishes to provide Matching Funds in the amount of $1,235,314 to IETF LLC for IETF Endowment;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes Matching Funds to be disbursed to the IETF LLC in the amount of $1,235,314 for the IETF Endowment before June 4th, 2025, funded out of the Foundation’s IETF Board Fund; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees authorizes an increase of the Foundation’s IETF Board Fund for a total of $1,235,314 to cover the Matching Funds.
The resolution was unanimously approved.
3. Any Other Business – Ted Hardie
No other business was raised.
4. Adjournment – Ted Hardie
With no other business, Mr. Hardie adjourned the meeting at 16:49 UTC.