1. Internet Society Advisory Council Status, Priorities, Issues, Plans
Ed Juskevicius Jonne Soininen Nicholas R. Trio
ISOC AC Chairman ISOC AC Vice-Chair ISOC AC Secretary
11 November 2006
San Diego, California, USA

2. ISOC Advisory Council Meeting July 14, 2006
13:00 Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review
13:15 Summary of July BoT Meeting – Lynn St.Amour
14:00 Advisory Council Operating Plan – AC Officers
14:20 Break
14:40 ISOC’s Public Policy Priorities – Matthew Shears
15:20 ISOC’s Education Priorities – Mirjam Kuehne
16:00 Any Other Business
16:15 Wrap-Up
16:30 End
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3. Advisory Council Operating Plan DRAFT - July 14, 2006
AC Officers had 3 calls since Dallas AC meeting
we organized ourselves & established an operating rhythm
Some ideas for how to improve AC operation:
improve communications to/from ISOC with AC members
convene monthly calls for AC members and their parent orgs
improve cooperation with the Board of Trustees
get early notice and information about upcoming BoT meetings
convene AC prep calls (e.g. 1 month before each BoT meeting)
enhance AC member visibility of ISOC staff and projects
more focus at F2F meetings of the Advisory Council
Public Policy and Education & Training today !
improve usability of the ISOC website & tools
overhaul the Org Member corner of
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4. ISOC Advisory Council Meeting November 10, 2006
13:00 Welcome, Introductions, Meeting Goals
13:10 Agenda Bashing
13:15 Advisory Council Officers’ Report
13:35 ISOC President’s Report – Lynn St. Amour
14:00 “Introducing Terry Monroe”
14:15 IGF Update – Matthew Shears
14:45 - break -
15:00 ISOC Board Meeting Goals
15:10 ISOC Major Strategic Initiatives discussion
15:55 The ISOC Website
16:10 Any Other Business
16:20 Formal Wrap-Up and Closing
16:30 Adjourn
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5. Who met yesterday ISOC AC: RSVPs as of November 1, 2006
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6. AC Officers’ Report November 10, 2006
AC Officers coordination calls have continued
We pursued some ideas for improved AC operation:
improve communications to/from ISOC with AC members
convene monthly calls for AC members and their parent orgs
improve cooperation with the Board of Trustees
get early notice and information about upcoming BoT meetings
convene AC prep calls (e.g. 1 month before each BoT meeting)
enhance AC member visibility of ISOC staff and projects
more focus at F2F meetings of the Advisory Council
We will be meeting Terry Monroe today !
improve usability of the ISOC website & tools
overhaul the Org Member corner of
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7. ISOC Major Strategic Initiatives Proposals Submitted to November 1, 2006
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8. Take-aways from Yesterday
The Advisory Council needs more insight into ISOC priorities, issues and discussions to add value
Need better visibility of Board issues and discussion items
Perhaps “read-only” access to Board mailing list ?
Perhaps a monthly report by Daniel ?
Perhaps understanding the Board’s work plan?
Need better visibility of ISOC staff and projects
Perhaps a monthly report by Lynn, or a monthly call ?
ISOC needs to develop and execute a communications plan for the Organization members
Need some tools (beyond merely ) to enable the AC to progress work outside of face to face meetings
This will take some investment in technology, and staff time
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9. Advisory Council Operating Plan Going Forward Plans
Work with Terry Monroe (ISOC’s new Director for Memberships) to address AC operational issues:
improve communications to/from ISOC with AC members
convene monthly calls for AC members and their parent orgs
improve usability of the ISOC website & tools
Mobilize the AC on “ISOC Strategic Initiatives” to contribute recommendation to Board before March 2007
Deliberate on Fred’s proposal to reduce size of Board
Articulate goals for AC in 2007, including deliverables and desired future mode of operation
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10. Future ISOC AC Meetings http://geneva.isoc.org/events/
The next ISOC Board Meeting will be in Prague
Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, 2007
The next regular meeting of the AC will also be in Prague
Friday March 23, 2007
We will convene a preparatory call by mid-February 2007
Target = February 15th, plus or minus one week
Other AC meetings in 2007 are still to be determined:
Should we co-locate with the Board (at ICANN) on July 1st, or continue to meet after IETF (i.e. in Chicago later in July 2007) ?
We may also convene an interim call or F2F before March
Focus = To develop AC consensus on Major Strategic Initiatives
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