[AFRI-Discuss] Communication to the Board: At-Large Structure Applications Handling
Nick Ashton-Hart
nick.ashton-hart at icann.org
Tue Sep 4 11:47:39 EDT 2007
Dear ALAC and community members:
As decided by the ALAC in their meeting on 10th August 2007, as a
consequence of decisions taken by the ALAC in their meetings in San
Juan, the Board of ICANN is to be formally requested to acknowledge
certain changes to the way in which ALS applications are to be
handled, and to acknowledge the written guidelines established by the
Committee which replace a previously unwritten understanding between
committee members of how to interpret the Minimum Criteria and Bylaw
requirements related to ALS Applications.
In my view, these changes are an important landmark in the
development of the community, providing amongst many other benefits
and features:
* A truly bottom-up-driven applications review process - where the
existing ALS community in the region new applicants are from are able
to provide advice to the ALAC about applicants;
* A standard and open way to evaluate applications which is in
conformity with the RALO MoUs (the previous process, since it
predated the RALOs' formation, was not);
* A flexible system which allows much larger volumes of applications
to be handled without an overly burdensome load on volunteer time and
energy being required to process them;
* A process and guidelines that learn from the more than 100 previous
applications and which should ensure that questions about specific
aspects of applications are raised and answered earlier in the cycle
of applications management;
* Utilising a new and online interface, the applications handling
process will be transferred into a forms-based database environment
which will make review of applications easier on all parties -
especially the volunteer community.
As the ICANN staff person who was the focal point for administration
of this effort, I would be remiss in not thanking the many other
members of staff who provided advice and reviewed various stages in
the development of this work, which began in January 2007 - and I
would also like to extend my compliments and admiration to the
members of the community, and in particular the members of the At-
Large Advisory Committee, who devoted considerable time and effort to
completing this important work.
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Regards,
Nick Ashton-Hart
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Regards,
Nick Ashton-Hart
Director, At-Large
ICANN
USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460
Fax: +41 (22) 595 85 44
mobile: +41 (79) 595 54 68
email: nick.ashton-hart at icann.org
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Skype: nashtonhart
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