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Conference of Co-founders

The Conference of Co-founders is a body of RNIDS comprising the authorised representatives of all co-founders. Co-founders participate in the work of RNIDS, inspect, supervise and exercise their other rights in accordance with the RNIDS Statute through the Conference of Co-founders.

Sessions of the Conference of Co-founders are convened and presided over by the Chair of the Conference of Co-founders.

Sessions of the Conference of Co-founders can be regular, extraordinary or electoral. The Conference of Co-founders approves the Rules of Procedure for the Conference of Co-founders, which govern its work in more detail.

Regular sessions of the Conference of Co-founders are held twice a year, the first by the end of the second quarter and the second by the end of the fourth quarter.

Extraordinary sessions of the Conference of Co-founders may be convened at the request of the Board of Governors or at the request of the authorised representatives of the co-founders where this is supported by more than 25% of the total number of authorised representatives of the co-founders; this request must be accompanied by a proposed agenda.

Electoral sessions of the Conference of Co-founders are held to elect members to the Board of Governors and/or the Chair and/or the Deputy Chair of the Conference of Co-founders of RNIDS.

By majority vote of members present, the Conference of Co-founders:

  1. approves the annual and end-of-term reports on the work of the Board of Governors
  2. decides on the membership of RNIDS in local and international organisations
  3. approves general enactments governing the registration of national domains and disputes concerning the national domains
  4. decides, as required, on the convening of working groups or bodies for matters within its sphere of responsibility
  5. approves enactments relating to remuneration for the work of bodies appointed by the Conference of Co-founders
  6. decides on the disposal of funds and assets valued at greater than 30% of the annual revenue of RNIDS
  7. approves the independent auditor’s report
  8. approves the Code of Ethics
  9. approves the enactment of policy and procedures for the prevention of conflicts of interest
  10. approves the Reporting Policy at the proposal of the Board of Governors which guarantees the right of the Conference of Co-founders to access information of importance for the work of RNIDS
  11. decides on and approves other enactments in accordance with applicable regulations and the Statute

By vote of more than two-thirds of members present, the Conference of Co-founders:

  1. approves, amends and supplements the provisions of the RNIDS Statute
  2. decides on the revocation of RNIDS co-founder status
  3. takes decisions on the appointment and dismissal of the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Conference of Co-founders
  4. decides on the dismissal of members of the Board of Governors by secret ballot

Multiple affiliated parties who are RNIDS co-founders are for the purposes of voting considered one single RNIDS co-founder and when voting have only one vote.