AGM Minutes - 2006

Thursday 23 November 2006, 11.35am
Maddocks. Angel Place, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000

Apologies:
Greg Watson

1. Introduction and Welcome by the Chair
   
   Motion (moved Tony Staley, seconded Domain Candy):
   The Notice of AGM is to be taken as read
   Carried
   
   Quorum (7 members) present. Meeting declared open
   
   Secretary advised that 36 proxies were received:
   15 Supply Class
   21 Demand Class
   
   
2. AGM 2005 Minutes
   
   Motion (moved Tony Staley, seconded Cheryl Langdon-Orr)
   Approve the minutes of the AGM 2005
   Carried
   
   
3. Report from the Chair on auDA Activities and Progress
   Report delivered by the CEO
   Tony Staley (Chair) thanked the CEO and auDA staff for their work over the past 12 months.
4. 2005- 2006 Audited Accounts
   
   Motion (moved Tony Staley, seconded Joshua Rowe):
   Accept the audited 2005-2006 accounts
   Carried
   
   
5. Independent Directors’ Fees
   
   Motion (moved Kim Heitman, seconded Joshua Rowe):
   Ratify the board’s resolution made at its meeting in October 2006 to increase the amount payable to the independent directors to an amount not exceeding the sum of $100,000 in aggregate per annum, such amount to be distributed amongst the said directors at the discretion of the board
   Carried
   
   
6. Elected Directors’ Fees
   
   Motion (moved Tony Staley, seconded Maddocks):
   Ratify the board’s resolution made at its meeting in October 2006 to set the amount payable to elected directors at $750.00 per meeting attended (in person or by teleconference)
   Carried
   
   
7. Resignation from Board of Retiring Directors
   Bennett Oprysa (Supply), Peter Shilling (Supply), Kim Heitman (Rep Assoc), Greg Watson (Rep Assoc) and Cheryl Langdon-Orr (Demand) resigned from the Board. Greg Watson did not stand for re-election
   
   Tony Staley (The Chair) acknowledged Greg Watson as a founding director of auDA, and thanked him for his brilliant contribution to auDA’s work and his important and fine influence on the development of the Australian DNS
8. Election of new Directors to the Board.
   Election supervised by John Higgins, Hayes Knight and Craig Ng, Maddocks.
   
   Supply Class (3 positions)
   Nominees: Marty Drill, Amin Kroll, Bennett Oprysa, Peter Shilling
   Elected: Marty Drill, Bennett Oprysa, Peter Shilling
   
   Demand Class (2 positions)
   Nominees: Benny Browne, Kim Heitman, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Brendan Lewis
   Elected: Kim Heitman, Cheryl Langdon-Orr
   
   
9. Other Business
   CLO, speaking as a respresentative of ISOC-AU, commended auDA on the “Let’s Talk Net” podcast series
10. Close of Business
    Meeting closed at 12.10pm