[alac] Proposed process for At Large Structure applications

[Vittorio Bertola <vb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As discussed in the conf call... this is a proposal of a review and 
approval process for At Large Structure applications:

1. [Applicant] Sends application to als@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

2. [Staff] Notifies reception to ALAC (and RALO once it exists)
           Verifies whether application is formally complete:
               if not, asks the applicant to correct it => (1)
               if yes, publicly announces reception of the application
               and publishes it on the website for public comment

3. (<= 2 weeks)
   [Reviewer] Reviews application, contacting applicant to ask for more 
information if necessary, trying to get third party confirmations if 
doubts arise, etc.; may send updates or ask directions to the Committee 
if felt necessary
   [Committee] May send to the reviewer suggestions or questions to be 
asked to the applicant

4. [Reviewer] Sends review and summary of public comments to ALAC

5. [ALAC Chair] Unless objections arise, calls the vote

6. (<= 3 days)
   [Committee] Casts a vote by e-mail

7. [ALAC Chair] Calls the result of the vote on the public list
   [Staff] Notifies applicant, notifies RALO, updates databases and 
mailing lists, etc.

Questions:
- is 2 weeks a reasonable time for the review?
- should the reviewer be an ICANN staff person, or should he/she be a 
Committee member (perhaps from the same Region as the applicant) chosen 
by rotation? Or perhaps a group composed by staff + members from the Region?
- should there be a recommendation with the report, or just a report?
- should the report and/or recommendation of the reviewer be 
confidential to Committee members, or public?
- is 3 days a reasonable time for voting? (also, to approve do we need 
2/3 of those who vote, or 2/3 of all members?)
- should individual votes be public or private?

Comments welcome - please express your opinion on the process and 
questions, and feel free to propose changes.
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