[AfriNIC-rpd] Flowchart for Policy Development Process in the AfriNIC service region - AFPUB-2010-GEN-005

[S Moonesamy]

Hello,

This is a draft flowchart to provide an outline of how the Policy 
Development Process in the AfriNIC service region ( 
AFPUB-2010-GEN-005 ) works.  The text of the Policy Development 
Process in the AfriNIC service region proposal which achieved 
community consensus ( AFPUB-2010-GEN-005 ) remains the authoritative source.


    +--------------------------------+
    | Author submits draft policy to |
    | Resource Policy Discussion     |
    | mailing list                   |
    +--------------------------------+
                |           +----------------->----------------+
               \|/          |                                  |
    +-----------------------+-+          +-----------------+   |
    | Proposal discussed for  |  ----->  | Impact analysis |   |
    | at least four weeks     |  <-----  | of draft policy |   |
    +-------------------------+ <---+    +-----------------+   |
                |                   |                          |
               \|/                  |                          |
    +-------------------------+     |               +--------------------+
    | Proposal discussed at a |     |               | Variance requested |
    |  Public Policy Meeting  |     |               | by WG Chair        |
    +-------------------------+     |               +--------------------+
                |                   |                          |
               \|/                 /|\                         |
    +------------------------+      |                          |
    |  Rough Consensus at    |      |                          |
    |  Public Policy Meeting |-->---+                          |
    +------------------------+      |                         \|/
                |                   |                          |
               \|/                  |                          |
    +------------------+            |                          |
    | Last call for at |            |                          |
    | least two weeks  | -----<---  |  ------------<-----------+
    +------------------+            |
                |                   |
               \|/                 /|\
    +------------------+            |
    | Consensus of     |------>-----+
    | Working Group    |                                ---
    +------------------+                                 |
                |                                        |
               \|/                                       |
    +-------------------------------+                    |
    | Draft policy recommended      |                    |
    | to AfriNIC Board of Directors |                    |
    +-------------------------------+                    |
                |                               +-------------------+
               \|/                              | Implementation    |
    +--------------------------------+          | within six months |
    | AfriNIC Board of Directors     |          +-------------------+
    | ratifies the draft as a policy |                   |
    +--------------------------------+                   |
                |                                        |
               \|/                                       |
    +-----------------------------+                      |
    | AfriNIC implements policy   |                     ---
    +-----------------------------+


Regards,
S. Moonesamy