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Yerevan, Armenia (V15)
WITSA Board of Directors Meeting09:00 - 12:00 Thursday, October 4, 2018 Venue: Armenia Marriott Hotel YerevanRoom: Ararat Ballroom 2nd floor
www.witsa.org
Slide2WI-FI Network:
Password: Meeting web site: http://witsa.org/witsa-
Or “Members-Only” at
http://witsa.org/ Password: witsa123
www.witsa.org
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Slide3BLOCK 1:
INTRODUCTIONS
Slide4Chairman’
s Welcome Ms. Yvonne Chiu WITSA BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING
Slide5Board of Directors
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
1.
Afghanistan
Omar Ansari
NICTAA
2.
Argentina
Anibal Carmona
CESSI
Attending
3.
Armenia
Mr.
Aleksandr
Yesayan
UATE
Attending
4.
Australia
Kee
Wong
AIIA
5.
Bangladesh
Md.
Sabur
Khan
BCS
6.
Belarus
Dr. Boris
Komrakov
InfoPark
Attending
7.
Bermuda
John Kyle
Bermuda Chamber of Commerce
Remote
8.
Brazil
Raul
Colcher
ASSESPRO
Remote
9
Taiwan
Yvonne Chiu
CISA
Attending
10.
Egypt
Eng. Tarek A
Monem
Taha
EITESAL NO
Attending
11.
Greece
Yannis Sirros
SEPE
Attending
Slide6Board of Directors
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
12.
Hong Kong
Ms. Irene Leung
HKITF
Attending
13.
India
Ms.
Sangeta
Gupta
NASSCOM
14.
Japan
Kazunori Hamano
JISA
15.
Kenya
Waudo Siganga
CSK
16.
Malaysia
David Wong
PIKOM
Not attending
17.
Mexico
Santiago Gutierrez
CANIETI
Remote
18.
Nepal
ER. Binod Dhakal
CAN Federation
19.
New Zealand
Mr. Graeme Muller
NZTech
Not Attending
20.
Nigeria
Mr.
Olutayo
Adeniyi
ITAN
Remote
21.
Republic of Korea
Mr. Woo-Keon Park
FKII
Attending
22.
Romania
Dr. Vasile Baltac
ATIC
Remote
23.
Spain
Antonio
Cimmora
AMETIC
24.
UK
Julian David
techUK
Slide7In Attendance:
Non Board Members
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
Armenia
Karen Vardanyan
UATE
Attending
2.
Armenia
Hayk
ChobanyanUATE3.BangladeshTBDBCSAttending4.BangladeshTBDBCSAttending5.BangladeshTBDBCSAttending6.IndiaMr. Shivendra SinghNASSCOMTBD IndiaMs. Kuntala KarkunNASSCOMTBD8.JapanMr. Ichiro KowakiJISAAttending9.JapanMs. Junko KawauchiJISAAttending10.MalaysiaGanesh Kumar BangahPIKOMAttending11.MalaysiaLow Ngai YuenPIKOMAttending12.MalaysiaChin Chee SeongPIKOMAttending13.MalaysiaSeah Kok Wah (Sean)PIKOMAttending
Slide8In Attendance:
Non Board Members
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
18.
Nepal
Mr. Hemant Kumar
Chaursaia
CAN
Attending
19.
Republic of Korea
Mr. Grant SonFKII20.UkraineIrina GrygoryevaAssociation "IT Ukraine" Attending21.UkraineMs. Iryna Grygoryeva Association "IT Ukraine" Attending22.TaiwanChin-Yeong HwangCISAAttending23.TaiwanChin Chee Seong (CS Chin)CISAAttending24.TaiwanSuzzan TsaiCISAAttending25.United StatesDr. Jim PoisantWITSAAttending26.United StatesAnders HalvorsenWITSAAttending27.United StatesCathryn RoseWITSAAttending
Slide9Call to Order
& Approval of MinutesDr. Jim
Poisant
Slide10Welcome Remarks
UATE, Karen Vardanyan & Alek Yesayan
Slide11Treasurer
’s Report Eng. Tarek Monem Taha
http://witsa.org/financials/
Slide12WITSA’s Summary of Financial Position
(As of August 31, 2018)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash Accounts
455,943.65
Accounts Receivables Net of Allowance
41,695.00
Prepaid
Expenses
24,606.35
Investments – CD’s
264,631.46
Net Fixed Assets
2,687.40Total Assets789,563.86LIABILITIES & EQUITYCurrent LiabilitiesAccounts Payable5,058.10Credit Card Payables876.16Accrued Expenses34,841.06Deferred Revenue37,375.00TOTAL LIABILITIES78,150.32EQUITYUnrestricted Net Assets1,104,400.85Net Income-353,298.38Total Equity711,413.54TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY789,563.86
Slide13Jan - Aug 18
BUDGET
$ OVER BUDGET
Total Expense437,754.17482,576.11-44,821.94
Net Ordinary Income
-392,987.31
-439,576.11
46,588.80
Changes in Net Assets
-392,987.31
-439,576.11
46,588.80
WITSA’s Statement of Activities – Budget vs. Actual
(For the Eight Months Ending August 31, 2018)
Slide14WITSA’s Statement of Financial Position (As of August 31, 2018)
www.witsa.org14
Total Liabilities
78,150.32
EquityUnrestricted Net Assets1,104,400.85Net Income-392,987.31
Total Equity
711,413.54
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY
789,563.86
Net Assets
Unrestricted Net Assets
1,104,400.85
Net Income
-353,298.38
Total Equity751,102.47TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS1,545,724.43
Slide15Status on WCIT Licensing Fees (2019-2021)
Dr. Jim Poisant
2019 Armenia
Fee 750K, (on schedule)
Contract signed
2020 Malaysia
Fee 750K, (on schedule)
Contract signed
2021 Bangladesh
Fee 750, (on schedule)
Contract signed
Slide16BLOCK 2:
DISCUSSION
Slide17Update: Mr. Nizar Zakka
Dr. Jim
Poisant Nizar met the with Prime Minister Hairi of Lebanon in the prison in Tehran since the last WITSA BOD meeting The PM has condemned Iran for the kidnapping and treatment of Nizar Nizar’s lawyer has requested that WITSA write letters on his behalf to the Trump administration and Iranian officialsOn Sept. 5th a senior Iranian government officials acknowledged for the first time that Nizar’s imprisonment was unjust. Renewed effort by the Trump administration to release Iranian hostages (upcoming UN security counsel and general assembly meeting)WITSA on Oct. 20th renewed effort by publishing press release and letter to US Secretary of State, Pompeo.
Future WITSA member activity encouraged.
Slide18Status: Association Corner
Sabur
Khan/Cathryn Rose
Presentation of program will be held during afternoon WITSA BOD meeting
Slide19Presentation of program will be held during afternoon WITSA BOD meeting
WITSA B2B Portal
Slide20WITSA’s Business Certification Program (WBCP)
Dr. Jim PoisantPresentation of program will be held during afternoon WITSA BOD meeting
New Revenue
Generating Source
Slide21Standing Committee Updates
1.
Education & Training Committee
Dr. Boris
Komrakov
2.
Finance CommitteeEducation
& Training Committee
Mr. Anibal Carmona
3.
Global Trade Committee
Mr.
Sabur
Khan
4.GPAC Mr. Anders Halvorsen
Slide22Education & Training Committee
Dr. Boris Komrakov
Slide23Finance Committee
Mr. Anibal Carmona
Slide24Finance CommitteeMr. Anibal Carmona
Finance Committee Report (As of Sept 24, 2018) InvestmentsCertificate of Deposit -Middleburg Bank (36 months) $109, 834.88Certificate of Deposit- Middleburg Bank (30 Months) $154, 796.58 Savings AccountsCapital One Bank $362, 570.36Wells Fargo $271, 689.96
Total $898, 891.78 $433, 058.00 cash due by year-end from WCIT Licensing Fees
Slide25Global Trade Committee
Sabur Khan
Slide26Global Policy Action Committee
Anders Halvorsen
Slide27WITSA Asia/Pacific Regional Office
Status of Taiwan OfficeSuzanne Tsai & Mr Colley Hwang
Slide28Fulfilling the Promise of the Digital Age must include all people including the Disabilities Community
Source America (Employment of people with Disabilities, USA)US, International Council on Disabilities (International) UN AgencyInclusite Corp- WITSA Award winner/WITSA’s Web site now accessible for people w Disabilities (Two Proposals to WITSA members) ITU Joint Survey’s- Event participation (Overview on slides 28 – 29)
WITSA Signed MoU’s Dr. Jim Poisant / Yvonne Chiu
Slide29ITU-Most associated with Telcom’s (Standards/Networks) Pressure from members (192) countries to support SME’s to foster innovation for countries;
Cooperate on each others events i.e. speakers/awards; ITU TELECOM World/ WSIS Forum/WITSA’s World Congress on IT-Note: J Poisant participated in a Ministerial panel session in Durban S Africa (September 12th) 1st time WITSA has participated at this level;Jointly promote and reinforce outreach and recognition activities for SMEs by leveraging WITSA members;Explore potential joint activities, i.e. surveys (WITSA recently completed one-Thanks to members for participating.
WITSA MoU with UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Slide30Completed Activities:WITSA Article for ITU News (“
How to foster digital transformation to support small and medium sized enterprises”; April 12, 2018) See the article at: https://news.itu.int/fostering-digital-transformation-to-support-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises/ SMEs can participate (no cost) in a pilot project for study group participation plus ITU TELECOM, which has some specific activities for SMEs.WITSA MoU with ITU (continued)
Slide31Status: WCIT 2019 ArmeniaWCIT 2019 - Armenia
Slide32Status: WCIT 2020 MalaysiaWCIT 2020 - Malaysia
Slide33Status: WCIT 2021 Bangladesh
WCIT 2021 - Bangladesh
Slide34Status: WCIT 2022
Interest from S. AfricaDr. Poisant
New Exec Director Met in S Africa
WCIT 2022
Slide35Appreciation Remarks
2016 – 2018Ms. Yvonne Chiu
Slide36Spring 2019, Minsk, Belarus
(Dates to be Determined in afternoon session.)Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29 OrFriday, March 29 and Saturday 30 Fall 2019: In connection with the October 6-9 WCIT in Yerevan, Armenia. Board meeting will be held on October 5, 2019.
Meeting Calendar & Adjournment
Slide37Group Photos for Outgoing Board of Directors
Slide38Adjournment
Thank You
Slide39LUNCH
60 MINUTES
Slide40WITSA General Assembly
13:30-14:25 October 4, 2018 Venue: Armenia Marriott Hotel YerevanRoom: Ararat Ballroom 2
nd
floor
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Slide41WI-FI Network:
Password: Meeting web site: http://witsa.org/witsa-
Or “Members-Only” at
http://witsa.org/ Password: witsa123
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Slide42Roll Call
Presentation of Proxies, Bylaws 8.1.2 and 8.1.3; Record Remote ParticipantsDr. Jim Poisant
www.witsa.org
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Slide43Members and Guest Attendance
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
1.
Afghanistan
Omar Ansari
NICTAA
2.
Argentina
Anibal Carmona
CESSI
Attending
3.ArmeniaMr. Aleksandr YesayanUATE Attending4.AustraliaKee WongAIIA 5.BangladeshMd. Sabur KhanBCS 6.BelarusDr. Boris KomrakovInfoPark Attending7.BermudaJohn KyleBermuda Chamber of Commerce Remote8.BrazilRaul ColcherASSESPRO Remote
9
Taiwan
Yvonne Chiu
CISA
Attending
10.
Egypt
Eng. Tarek A
Monem
Taha
EITESAL NO
Attending
11
Greece
Yannis Sirros
SEPE
Attending
Slide44Members and Guest Attendance
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
12.
Hong Kong
Ms. Irene Leung
HKITF
Attending
13.
India
Ms.
Sangeta
GuptaNASSCOM 14.JapanKazunori HamanoJISA 15.KenyaWaudo SigangaCSK 16.MalaysiaDavid WongPIKOMNot Attending17.MexicoSantiago GutierrezCANIETI Remote18.NepalER. Binod DhakalCAN Federation 19.
New Zealand
Mr. Graeme Muller
NZTech
Not Attending
20.
Nigeria
Mr.
Olutayo
Adeniyi
ITAN
Remote
21.
Republic of Korea
Mr. Woo-Keon Park
FKII
Attending
22.
Romania
Dr. Vasile Baltac
ATIC
Remote
23.
Spain
Antonio
Cimmora
AMETIC
24.
UK
Julian David
techUK
Slide45Members and Guest Attendance
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
Armenia
Karen Vardanyan
UATE
Attending
Armenia
Hayk
Chobanyan
UATE
Bangladesh
TBDBCSAttendingBangladeshTBDBCSAttendingBangladeshTBDBCSAttendingIndiaMr. Shivendra SinghNASSCOMTBDIndiaMs. Kuntala KarkunNASSCOMTBDJapanMr. Ichiro KowakiJISAAttendingJapanMs. Junko KawauchiJISAAttendingMalaysiaGanesh Kumar BangahPIKOMAttendingMalaysiaLow Ngai YuenPIKOMAttendingMalaysiaChin Chee SeongPIKOMAttendingMalaysiaSeah Kok Wah (Sean)PIKOMAttending
Slide46Members and Guest Attendance
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
Nepal
Mr. Hemant Kumar
Chaursaia
CAN
Attending
Republic of Korea
Mr. Grant Son
FKII
Ukraine
Irina GrygoryevaAssociation "IT Ukraine" AttendingUkraineMs. Iryna Grygoryeva Association "IT Ukraine" AttendingTaiwanChin-Yeong HwangCISAAttendingTaiwanChin Chee Seong (CS Chin)CISAAttendingTaiwanSuzzan TsaiCISAAttendingUnited StatesDr. Jim PoisantWITSAAttendingUnited StatesAnders HalvorsenWITSAAttendingUnited StatesCathryn RoseWITSAAttending
Slide47Raul Colcher – Brazil
(Proxy holder - Yvonne Chui)Proxy Announcementwww.witsa.org
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Slide48Three ways to vote:
A. Physically Present Members physically presents will vote by: Raising hands (Directors only)Members will vote by ballot if there are more than one candidate.B. Remotely Present If by phone, members are required to vote by email to: (
ahalvorsen@witsa.org
) By web conference messaging system
only at the time when voting sessions are taking place. -Use Link to GoToMeeting or phone number providedIf disconnected call either Dr. Poisant-+1 703 728 4547/Anders Halvorsen- +1 571 265-5964/Yvonne Chiu-+866 (910) 033199 or Cathryn Rose- +1 702 743-4334C. Proxy VoteGeneral Assembly Voting Rules (Chairperson of WITSA & Board Directors)
www.witsa.org
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Slide49Election of
2018 – 2020 Term
Dr. Jim Poisant
www.witsa.org
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WITSA Board of Directors
WITSA Chairman
Slide50Nominating Committee Chairman
Mr. Santiago Gutierrez announces the slate of Director nominees.Election of WITSA Directors
www.witsa.org
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Slide51WITSA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS SLATE
www.witsa.org51
#
Name & Title Association & Country Re-Nomination? 1.Mr. Sean Seah
PIKOM, Malaysia
NEW
2.
Mr. Yannis Sirros
SEPE, Greece
YES
3.
Mr. Francis Fong
HKITF, Hong Kong
NEW4.Ms. Yvonne ChiuCISA, TaiwanYES5.Mr. John KyleBTD, BermudaYES6.Dr. Boris KomrakovInfoPark, BelarusYES7.Dr. Raul ColcherASSESPRO, BrazilYES8. Mr. Antonio CimorraAMETIC, SpainYES9.Ms. Martha DorrisPSC, USANEW10.Mr. Kazunori HamanoJISA, JapanYES11.Mr. Woo Keon ParkFKII, KoreaYES
Slide52WITSA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS SLATE
www.witsa.org52
#
Name & Title Association & Country Re-Nomination? 12.Mr. Anibal H. CarmonaCESSI, Argentina
YES
13.
Mr.
Olutayo Adeniyi
ITAN, Nigeria
YES
14.
Eng. Tarek Abd-elmonem Taha
EITESAL, Egypt
YES15.Mr. Abdullah KafiBCS, BangladeshNEW16.Mr. Santiago GutierrezCANIETI, MexicoYES17.Mr. Shivendra SinghNASSCOM, IndiaNEW18.Mr. Hemant Kumar ChaursaiaCAN, NepalNEW19.Mr. Julian DavidtechUK, United KingdomYES20.Dr. Vasile BaltacATIC, RomaniaYES21.Mr. Alexandr YesayanUATE, ArmeniaYESSeconded by Santiago Gutierrez
Slide53WITSA Chairman calls for vote on entire BOD slate of nominees (simple majority) by a show of hands;
Discussion & VoteWITSA Chairman announces the results of the vote
Election of WITSA Directors
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Slide54Confirmation & Congratulations 2018-2020 Slate of WITSA Directors
Chairman Chiu
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Slide55Nominating Committee Chairman announces the Chairman nominee
10 minute presentation Comments and questions
Chairman to leave BOD room
Discussion
VoteCathryn Rose requests Candidate reenter roomSecretary General announces the results of the vote.Election of WITSA Chairman Procedure
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Slide56WITSA Chairman Nominee Announcement
Mr. Santiago Gutierrez
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Name
Association
Ms. Yvonne Chiu
CISA, Taiwan
Slide57WITSA Chairman Presentation
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Slide58Chairman to leave BOD room
DiscussionVoteChairman to reenter the roomSecretary General to Announce the vote
Election of WITSA Chairperson (One candidate only)
www.witsa.org
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Slide59Congratulations to the New Board of Directors & Chairman
Group Photos
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Slide60Yerevan, Armenia
WITSA New Board of Directors Meeting14:45 - 17:40 Thursday, October 4, 2018 Venue: Armenia Marriott Hotel YerevanRoom: Ararat Ballroom 2nd floor
www.witsa.org
Slide61WI-FI Network:
Password: Meeting web site: http://witsa.org/witsa-
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http://witsa.org/ Password: witsa123
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Slide62BLOCK 1:
INTRODUCTIONS
Slide63Roll Call
Mr. Anders Halvorsen
Slide64Board of Directors
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
1.
Afghanistan
Omar Ansari
NICTAA
2.
Argentina
Anibal Carmona
CESSI
Attending
3.ArmeniaMr. Aleksandr YesayanUATE Attending4.AustraliaKee WongAIIA 5.BangladeshMd. Sabur KhanBCS 6.BelarusDr. Boris KomrakovInfoPark Attending7.BermudaJohn KyleBermuda Chamber of Commerce Remote8.BrazilRaul ColcherASSESPRO Remote
9
Taiwan
Yvonne Chiu
CISA
Attending
10.
Egypt
Eng. Tarek A
Monem
Taha
EITESAL NO
Attending
11.
Greece
Yannis Sirros
SEPE
Attending
Slide65Board of Directors
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
12.
Hong Kong
Ms. Irene Leung
HKITF
Attending
13.
India
Ms.
Sangeta
GuptaNASSCOM 14.JapanKazunori HamanoJISA 15.KenyaWaudo SigangaCSK 16.MalaysiaDavid WongPIKOM Not attending17.MexicoSantiago GutierrezCANIETI Remote18.NepalER. Binod DhakalCAN Federation 19.
New Zealand
Mr. Graeme Muller
NZTech
Not Attending
20.
Nigeria
Mr.
Olutayo
Adeniyi
ITAN
Remote
21.
Republic of Korea
Mr. Woo-Keon Park
FKII
Attending
22.
Romania
Dr. Vasile Baltac
ATIC
Remote
23.
Spain
Antonio
Cimmora
AMETIC
24.
UK
Julian David
techUK
Slide66BLOCK 2:
DECISION BLOCK
Slide67Election of WITSA Officers
Slide68Dr. Jim Poisant
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WITSA Deputy Chairman
Candidates: Yannis
Sirros
Raul
Colcher
Additional Nominees
( Five Minutes presentations)
Election of Deputy Chairman
(2018-2020 Term)
Slide69Deputy Chairman Candidate Mr. Yannis
Sirros(5 min. presentation)Raul Colcher, please disconnect from communicationsRaul Colcher please hang up and call back in 10 minutes
Deputy Chairman Presentation
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Slide70Deputy Chairman Candidate Mr. Raul Colcher
(5 min. presentation)Yannis Sirros, please leave roomDeputy Chairman Presentation
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Slide71Deputy Chairman Election
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Candidates reconnect or enter the room
Secretary General to announce election results
Slide72Dr. Jim
Poisant
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WITSA Treasurer
Candidate/s:
(Five minutes presentations,
if more than one candidate/s)
Election of WITSA Treasurer (2018-2020 Term)
Slide73WITSA Treasurer Presentation
www.witsa.org73
Slide74www.witsa.org
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1.
Africa (1 post)
2.
Middle East and North Africa (1 post)
3.
Europe (2 posts) - EU and non EU
4.
Latin America (1 post)
5.
North America (1 post)
6.
Asia Pacific (1 post)
7.Caribbean (1 post)Election of Regional Vice ChairmenThree minute presentations-Incumbents to present accomplishments. New nominees to present plans for region
Slide75WITSA Regional Vice Chairman Presentation
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Slide76Announcement of the Executive Committee Bylaw 6.9.2; Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Regional Vice-Chairmen
CONGRATULATIONSDr. Jim Poisant / WITSA Chairmanwww.witsa.org
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Slide77www.witsa.org
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1.
Audit
Nominee/s:
2.
Education and Training
Nominee/s:
3.
Finance/Compensation
Nominee/s:
4.
Global Trade
Nominee/s:
5.Global Policy and ActionNominee/s:6.NominatingNominee/s:Call for Nominations of Committee Chairmen
Slide78www.witsa.org
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1.
Audit
2.
Education and Training
3.
Finance/Compensation
4.
Global Trade
5.
Global Policy and Action
6.
Nominating
Committee Chairmen PresentationsMaximum - five minute presentations
Slide79www.witsa.org
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Election of
Committee Chairmen
Secretary General to announce election results
Slide80Budget allocation of $1,000.00/year (max), per Director to attend physical BOD and BOD/GA meetings-Suggested at August BOD call;
Governance standards for the program: WITSA will pay for lodging expenses for each director up to 1K per year (Upon Directors request) (No personal expenses)Trial period-2019
Director Travel Program Financial Allotment (Proposal)
Dr. Jim
Poisantwww.witsa.org80
Slide81www.witsa.org
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DISCUSSION
&
PRESENTATIONS
Slide82WITSA Board requested that the Secretariat review its Performance annuallyGantt Chart Review
WITSA’s Secretariat KPIwww.witsa.org82
Slide83https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ktbe6RGDBf62d0HN7boM-hv0qZIGgyiNPpdDnNJxWCA/edit?usp=sharing
Gantt Chart Link
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Slide842019 Budget & KPI (Gantt Chart)January 2019 to BOD for Review Comment and Approval
(Post WITSA’s 2019 Annual Survey)Dr. Jim Poisantwww.witsa.org
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Budget & KPI 2019
Slide852019 WITSA ICT Global Excellence AwardsEminent Persons Award /Nominations and Selection
WITSA Awards Anders Halvorsen
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Slide86Association Corner Activity: 16 WITSA members signed into program
Twelve (12) members fully completed the questionnaireEmail reminders continue to be sent to members
Note: this program has been continually requested by WITSA members and definitely adds value to WITSA’s members,
ONLY if members participate.
Open Discussion
Status Association Corner
Sabur Khan/Cathryn Rose
Slide87Presentation Sabur Khan
&Cathryn RoseWITSA B2B Portal
Slide88Live Update: WITSA B2B Portal
B2B portal http://witsab2b.org/B2B portal have 3 sections:1. Portal
/ website for visitor
2. Admin section for WITSA3.
Member's panelPortal/website:http://witsab2b.org which has brief of member's profile, activities, how to be a member, procedure, search member, news etc. Portal/website: http://witsab2b.orgB2B Member's panel: http://witsab2b.org/member_panel/loginExample member's login:User name: A-003 Password: daffodil123Demo member's http://witsab2b.org/search_member/member_detail/4
Slide89WITSA needs to diversify its revenue sources in order to continue operations after 2022.
A new program has been designed to share responsibilities and revenue with WITSA members.
WITSA Shared Revenue Source
Slide90WITSA’s Business Certification Program (WBCP)
NEW PROGRAM!www.witsa.org
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Slide91WITSA is uniquely positioned within the ICT industry to also be recognized as a leader in advancing marketplace trust, standards, business excellence and best practices in the offering and use of ICT products and services by its WITSA member companies.
The new Business Certification Program (WBCP)
is designed
for its member associations and their affiliate member companies to be recognized;
Program recognizes best business practices, professionalism and integrity; New Program! WITSA’s Business Certification Program (WBCP)www.witsa.org91
Slide92“Everything is beautifully done. Hope your effort will come to reality and resolve the problem for which all of us striving hard.” Shaheen M Iqbal/Banglad
(WITSA Board of Director Member)
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Slide93All corporate members in good standing within your associations. Your association also must be a member in good standing within WITSA.
Review Handouts
Who Is Eligible to Apply for WBCP Certification?
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Slide94The annual fee for each company varies depending on the number of employees in each company. 1-9 Employees - USD 99.00 (per company) 10-19 Employees- USD 199.00 (per company)20-49-Employees- USD 250.00 (per company)
50 + Employees - USD 500.00 (per company) WITSA PROPOSES A 50/50 SPLIT IN REVENUEAnnual Cost Structure For Certification?
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Slide95QUESTIONS&DISCUSSIONS
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Slide96LIST:
WITSA MEMBERS JOINING PROGRAMwww.witsa.org
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Slide97Dates: Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29 OR
Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30Spring 2019 BOD Meeting, Minskwww.witsa.org
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Slide98OPEN DISCUSSION
Slide99Adjournment
Thank You & Congratulations!
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