1. WITSA Board of Directors Meeting 09: :00 Thursday, October 4, Venue: Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan Room: Ararat Ballroom 2nd floor
Yerevan, Armenia (V15)

2. WI-FI Network: Meeting web site: Password: http://witsa.org/witsa-
Or “Members-Only” at Password: witsa123

3. BLOCK 1: INTRODUCTIONS

4. WITSA BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING
Chairman’s Welcome
Ms. Yvonne Chiu

5. Board of Directors Country Name Organization Attendance 1. Afghanistan
Omar Ansari
NICTAA 2.
Argentina
Anibal Carmona
CESSI
Attending 3.
Armenia
Mr. Aleksandr Yesayan
UATE 4.
Australia
Kee Wong
AIIA 5.
Bangladesh
Md. Sabur Khan
BCS 6.
Belarus
Dr. Boris Komrakov
InfoPark 7.
Bermuda
John Kyle
Bermuda Chamber of Commerce
Remote 8.
Brazil
Raul Colcher
ASSESPRO 9
Taiwan
Yvonne Chiu
CISA
10.
Egypt
Eng. Tarek A Monem Taha
EITESAL NO
11.
Greece
Yannis Sirros
SEPE

6. Board 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
21.
Republic of Korea
Mr. Woo-Keon Park
FKII
22.
Romania
Dr. Vasile Baltac
ATIC
23.
Spain
Antonio Cimmora
AMETIC
24. UK
Julian David
techUK

7. In Attendance: Non Board Members
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
Armenia
Karen Vardanyan
UATE
Attending 2.
Hayk Chobanyan 3.
Bangladesh
TBD
BCS 4. 5. 6.
India
Mr. Shivendra Singh
NASSCOM
Ms. Kuntala Karkun 8.
Japan
Mr. Ichiro Kowaki
JISA 9.
Ms. Junko Kawauchi
10.
Malaysia
Ganesh Kumar Bangah
PIKOM
11.
Low Ngai Yuen
12.
Chin Chee Seong
13.
Seah Kok Wah (Sean)

8. In Attendance: Non Board Members
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
18.
Nepal
Mr. Hemant Kumar Chaursaia
CAN
Attending
19.
Republic of Korea
Mr. Grant Son
FKII
20.
Ukraine
Irina Grygoryeva
Association "IT Ukraine"
21.
Ms. Iryna Grygoryeva
22.
Taiwan
Chin-Yeong Hwang
CISA
23.
Chin Chee Seong (CS Chin)
24.
Suzzan Tsai
25.
United States
Dr. Jim Poisant
WITSA
26.
Anders Halvorsen
27.
Cathryn Rose

9. Call to Order & Approval of Minutes
Dr. Jim Poisant

10. UATE, Karen Vardanyan & Alek Yesayan
Welcome Remarks
UATE, Karen Vardanyan & Alek Yesayan

11. Treasurer’s Report
Eng. Tarek Monem Taha

12. WITSA’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
2,687.40
Total Assets
789,563.86
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable
5,058.10
Credit Card Payables
876.16
Accrued Expenses
34,841.06
Deferred Revenue
37,375.00
TOTAL LIABILITIES
78,150.32
EQUITY
Unrestricted Net Assets
1,104,400.85
Net Income
-353,298.38
Total Equity
711,413.54
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY

13. WITSA’s Statement of Activities – Budget vs
WITSA’s Statement of Activities – Budget vs. Actual (For the Eight Months Ending August 31, 2018)
Jan - Aug 18
BUDGET
$ OVER BUDGET
Total Expense
437,754.17
482,576.11
-44,821.94
Net Ordinary Income
-392,987.31
-439,576.11
46,588.80
Changes in Net Assets

14. WITSA’s Statement of Financial Position (As of August 31, 2018)
Total Liabilities
78,150.32
Equity
Unrestricted Net Assets
1,104,400.85
Net Income
-392,987.31
Total Equity
711,413.54
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY
789,563.86
Net Assets
-353,298.38
751,102.47
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
1,545,724.43

15. Status on WCIT Licensing Fees (2019-2021) Dr. Jim Poisant
2019 Armenia
Fee 750K, (on schedule)
Contract signed
2020 Malaysia
Fee 750K, (on schedule)
2021 Bangladesh
Fee 750, (on schedule)
Any questions re: finances thanked india for payment in full

16. BLOCK 2: DISCUSSION

17. Update: 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 officials
On 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.

18. Status: Association Corner Sabur Khan/Cathryn Rose
Presentation of program will be held during afternoon WITSA BOD meeting

19. WITSA B2B Portal
Presentation of program will be held during afternoon WITSA BOD meeting

20. New Revenue Generating Source
WITSA’s Business Certification Program (WBCP)
Dr. Jim Poisant
Presentation of program will be held during afternoon WITSA BOD meeting

21. Standing Committee Updates1.
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

22. Education & Training Committee
Dr. Boris Komrakov

23. Finance Committee
Mr. Anibal Carmona

24. Finance Committee Mr. Anibal Carmona
Finance Committee Report (As of Sept 24, 2018)
Investments
Certificate of Deposit -Middleburg Bank (36 months) $109,
Certificate of Deposit- Middleburg Bank (30 Months) $154,
Savings Accounts
Capital One Bank $362,
Wells Fargo $271,
Total $898,
$433, cash due by year-end from WCIT Licensing Fees

25. Global Trade Committee
Sabur Khan

26. Global Policy Action Committee
Anders Halvorsen

27. Status of Taiwan Office Suzanne Tsai & Mr Colley Hwang
WITSA Asia/Pacific Regional Office

28. Source America (Employment of people with Disabilities, USA)
WITSA Signed MoU’s
Dr. Jim Poisant / Yvonne Chiu
Fulfilling 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 Agency
Inclusite 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)

29. WITSA MoU with UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
ITU-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.

30. WITSA MoU with ITU (continued)
Completed 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:
SMEs can participate (no cost) in a pilot project for study group participation plus ITU TELECOM, which has some specific activities for SMEs.

31. WCIT Armenia
Status: WCIT 2019
Armenia

32. WCIT Malaysia
Status: WCIT 2020
Malaysia

33. WCIT Bangladesh
Status: WCIT 2021
Bangladesh

34. New Exec Director Met in S Africa
WCIT 2022
Status: WCIT 2022
Interest from S. Africa
Dr. Poisant
New Exec Director Met in S Africa

35. Appreciation Remarks 2016 – 2018 Ms. Yvonne Chiu

36. Meeting Calendar & Adjournment
Spring 2019, Minsk, Belarus
(Dates to be Determined in afternoon session.)
Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29 Or
Friday, 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.

37. Group Photos for Outgoing Board of Directors

38. Adjournment Thank You

39. LUNCH 60 MINUTES

40. WITSA General Assembly 13:30-14:25 October 4, 2018
Venue: Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan Room: Ararat Ballroom 2nd floor

41. WI-FI Network: Meeting web site: Password: http://witsa.org/witsa-
Or “Members-Only” at Password: witsa123

42. Roll Call Presentation of Proxies, Bylaws 8. 1. 2 and 8. 1
Roll Call Presentation of Proxies, Bylaws and 8.1.3; Record Remote Participants Dr. Jim Poisant

43. Members and Guest Attendance
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance 1.
Afghanistan
Omar Ansari
NICTAA 2.
Argentina
Anibal Carmona
CESSI
Attending 3.
Armenia
Mr. Aleksandr Yesayan
UATE 4.
Australia
Kee Wong
AIIA 5.
Bangladesh
Md. Sabur Khan
BCS 6.
Belarus
Dr. Boris Komrakov
InfoPark 7.
Bermuda
John Kyle
Bermuda Chamber of Commerce
Remote 8.
Brazil
Raul Colcher
ASSESPRO 9
Taiwan
Yvonne Chiu
CISA
10.
Egypt
Eng. Tarek A Monem Taha
EITESAL NO 11
Greece
Yannis Sirros
SEPE

44. Members and Guest Attendance
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
20.
Nigeria
Mr. Olutayo Adeniyi
ITAN
21.
Republic of Korea
Mr. Woo-Keon Park
FKII
22.
Romania
Dr. Vasile Baltac
ATIC
23.
Spain
Antonio Cimmora
AMETIC
24. UK
Julian David
techUK

45. Members and Guest Attendance
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
Armenia
Karen Vardanyan
UATE
Attending
Hayk Chobanyan
Bangladesh
TBD
BCS
India
Mr. Shivendra Singh
NASSCOM
Ms. Kuntala Karkun
Japan
Mr. Ichiro Kowaki
JISA
Ms. Junko Kawauchi
Malaysia
Ganesh Kumar Bangah
PIKOM
Low Ngai Yuen
Chin Chee Seong
Seah Kok Wah (Sean)

46. Members and Guest Attendance
Country
Name
Organization
Attendance
Nepal
Mr. Hemant Kumar Chaursaia
CAN
Attending
Republic of Korea
Mr. Grant Son
FKII
Ukraine
Irina Grygoryeva
Association "IT Ukraine"
Ms. Iryna Grygoryeva
Taiwan
Chin-Yeong Hwang
CISA
Chin Chee Seong (CS Chin)
Suzzan Tsai
United States
Dr. Jim Poisant
WITSA
Anders Halvorsen
Cathryn Rose

47. Proxy Announcement Raul Colcher – Brazil (Proxy holder - Yvonne Chui)

48. General Assembly Voting Rules (Chairperson of WITSA & Board Directors)
Three 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 to:
By web conference messaging system only at the time when voting sessions are taking place.
-Use Link to GoToMeeting or phone number provided
If disconnected call either Dr. Poisant /Anders Halvorsen /Yvonne Chiu-+866 (910) or Cathryn Rose
C. Proxy Vote

49. Election of 2018 – 2020 Term Dr. Jim Poisant
WITSA Board of Directors
WITSA Chairman

50. Election of WITSA Directors
Nominating Committee Chairman
Mr. Santiago Gutierrez announces the slate of Director nominees.

51. WITSA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS SLATE#
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 4.
Ms. Yvonne Chiu
CISA, Taiwan 5.
Mr. John Kyle
BTD, Bermuda 6.
Dr. Boris Komrakov
InfoPark, Belarus 7.
Dr. Raul Colcher
ASSESPRO, Brazil 8.
Mr. Antonio Cimorra
AMETIC, Spain 9.
Ms. Martha Dorris
PSC, USA
10.
Mr. Kazunori Hamano
JISA, Japan
11.
Mr. Woo Keon Park
FKII, Korea

52. WITSA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS SLATE#
Name & Title
Association & Country
Re-Nomination?
12.
Mr. Anibal H. Carmona
CESSI, Argentina
YES
13.
Mr. Olutayo Adeniyi
ITAN, Nigeria
14.
Eng. Tarek Abd-elmonem Taha
EITESAL, Egypt
15.
Mr. Abdullah Kafi
BCS, Bangladesh
NEW
16.
Mr. Santiago Gutierrez
CANIETI, Mexico
17.
Mr. Shivendra Singh
NASSCOM, India
18.
Mr. Hemant Kumar Chaursaia
CAN, Nepal
19.
Mr. Julian David
techUK, United Kingdom
20.
Dr. Vasile Baltac
ATIC, Romania
21.
Mr. Alexandr Yesayan
UATE, Armenia
Seconded by Santiago Gutierrez

53. Election of WITSA Directors
WITSA Chairman calls for vote on entire BOD slate of nominees (simple majority) by a show of hands;
Discussion & Vote
WITSA Chairman announces the results of the vote

54. Confirmation & Congratulations 2018-2020 Slate of WITSA Directors Chairman Chiu

55. Election of WITSA Chairman Procedure
Nominating Committee Chairman announces the Chairman nominee
10 minute presentation
Comments and questions
Chairman to leave BOD room
Discussion
Vote
Cathryn Rose requests Candidate reenter room
Secretary General announces the results of the vote.

56. WITSA Chairman Nominee Announcement Mr. Santiago Gutierrez
Name
Association
Ms. Yvonne Chiu
CISA, Taiwan

57. WITSA Chairman Presentation

58. Election of WITSA Chairperson (One candidate only)
Chairman to leave BOD room
Discussion
Vote
Chairman to reenter the room
Secretary General to Announce the vote

59. Congratulations to the New Board of Directors & Chairman Group Photos

60. WITSA New Board of Directors Meeting 14: :40 Thursday, October 4, Venue: Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan Room: Ararat Ballroom 2nd floor
Yerevan, Armenia

61. WI-FI Network: Meeting web site: Password: http://witsa.org/witsa-
Or “Members-Only” at Password: witsa123

62. BLOCK 1: INTRODUCTIONS

63. Roll Call Mr. Anders Halvorsen

64. Board of Directors Country Name Organization Attendance 1. Afghanistan
Omar Ansari
NICTAA 2.
Argentina
Anibal Carmona
CESSI
Attending 3.
Armenia
Mr. Aleksandr Yesayan
UATE 4.
Australia
Kee Wong
AIIA 5.
Bangladesh
Md. Sabur Khan
BCS 6.
Belarus
Dr. Boris Komrakov
InfoPark 7.
Bermuda
John Kyle
Bermuda Chamber of Commerce
Remote 8.
Brazil
Raul Colcher
ASSESPRO 9
Taiwan
Yvonne Chiu
CISA
10.
Egypt
Eng. Tarek A Monem Taha
EITESAL NO
11.
Greece
Yannis Sirros
SEPE

65. Board 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
21.
Republic of Korea
Mr. Woo-Keon Park
FKII
22.
Romania
Dr. Vasile Baltac
ATIC
23.
Spain
Antonio Cimmora
AMETIC
24. UK
Julian David
techUK

66. BLOCK 2: DECISION BLOCK

67. Election of WITSA Officers

68. Election of Deputy Chairman (2018-2020 Term)
Dr. Jim Poisant
WITSA Deputy Chairman
Candidates: Yannis Sirros
Raul Colcher
Additional Nominees
( Five Minutes presentations)

69. Deputy Chairman Presentation
Deputy Chairman Candidate
Mr. Yannis Sirros
(5 min. presentation)
Raul Colcher, please disconnect from communications
Raul Colcher please hang up and call back in 10 minutes

70. Deputy Chairman Presentation
Deputy Chairman Candidate
Mr. Raul Colcher
(5 min. presentation)
Yannis Sirros, please leave room

71. Deputy Chairman Election
Discussion
Vote
Cathryn to create Deputy Chairman Ballots
Candidates reconnect or enter the room
Secretary General to announce election results

72. Election of WITSA Treasurer (2018-2020 Term)
Dr. Jim Poisant
WITSA Treasurer
Candidate/s:
(Five minutes presentations,
if more than one candidate/s)
Cathyn to create blank ballots for WITSA Treasurer

73. WITSA Treasurer Presentation

74. Discussion Vote 1. Africa (1 post) 2.
Election of Regional Vice Chairmen
Three minute presentations-Incumbents to present accomplishments. New nominees to present plans for region 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)
Discussion
Vote

75. WITSA Regional Vice Chairman Presentation

76. Announcement of the Executive Committee Bylaw 6. 9
Announcement of the Executive Committee Bylaw 6.9.2; Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Regional Vice-Chairmen CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Jim Poisant / WITSA Chairman

77. Call for Nominations of Committee Chairmen1.
Audit
Nominee/s: 2.
Education and Training 3.
Finance/Compensation 4.
Global Trade 5.
Global Policy and Action 6.
Nominating

78. Committee Chairmen Presentations
Maximum - five minute presentations 1.
Audit 2.
Education and Training 3.
Finance/Compensation 4.
Global Trade 5.
Global Policy and Action 6.
Nominating

79. Discussion Vote Election of Committee Chairmen
Secretary General to announce election results

80. Director Travel Program Financial Allotment (Proposal) Dr. Jim Poisant
Budget 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
Discussion
Vote

81. DISCUSSION & PRESENTATIONS

82. WITSA’s Secretariat KPI
WITSA Board requested that the Secretariat review its Performance annually Gantt Chart Review

83. Gantt Chart Link

84. Budget & KPI 2019
2019 Budget & KPI (Gantt Chart) January 2019 to BOD for Review Comment and Approval (Post WITSA’s 2019 Annual Survey) Dr. Jim Poisant

85. WITSA Awards Anders Halvorsen
2019 WITSA ICT Global Excellence Awards
Eminent Persons Award /Nominations and Selection

86. Status Association Corner Sabur Khan/Cathryn Rose
Association Corner Activity: 16 WITSA members signed into program
Twelve (12) members fully completed the questionnaire
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

87. Presentation Sabur Khan & Cathryn Rose
WITSA B2B Portal
Presentation Sabur Khan & Cathryn Rose

88. Live Update: WITSA B2B Portal
B2B portal have 3 sections:
1. Portal / website for visitor
2. Admin section for WITSA
3. Member's panel
Portal/website:
has brief of member's profile, activities, how to be a member, procedure, search member, news etc. 
Portal/website: B2B Member's panel:
Example member's login: User name: A-003  Password: daffodil123
Demo member's 

89. WITSA Shared Revenue Source
WITSA 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.

90. WITSA’s Business Certification Program (WBCP)
NEW PROGRAM!
WITSA’s Business Certification Program (WBCP)

91. New Program! WITSA’s Business Certification Program (WBCP)
WITSA 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;

92. Shaheen M Iqbal/Banglad (WITSA Board of Director Member)
“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)

93. Who Is Eligible to Apply for WBCP Certification?
All corporate members in good standing within your associations. Your association also must be a member in good standing within WITSA.
Review Handouts

94. Annual Cost Structure For Certification?
The annual fee for each company varies depending on the number of employees in each company.
1-9 Employees - USD (per company)
10-19 Employees- USD (per company)
20-49-Employees- USD (per company)
50 + Employees - USD (per company)
WITSA PROPOSES A 50/50 SPLIT IN REVENUE

95. QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS

96. WITSA MEMBERS JOINING PROGRAM
LIST:

97. Spring 2019 BOD Meeting, Minsk
Dates:
Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29 OR
Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30
Discussion
Vote

98. OPEN DISCUSSION

99. Adjournment Thank You & Congratulations!

100. Group Photos for New Board of Directors