Appeal Adhoc Report

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Appeal Adhoc Report
For IEEE- SASB
Daleep Mohla, Chair Adhoc Group
09/15/2006 Piscataway , NJ
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Appeals ad hoc 2006 scope

• Review and recommend changes to appeals policy in
  SASB Bylaws and Ops Man, to update based on
  experience gained from recent appeals, including
  but not limited to
• Initial point of appeal
• Review of a subordinate committee appeal decision
• Clarification of procedural and technical appeals
• Clarification to eliminate multiple appeals on
  the same standard
• Prepare templates for
• Filing an appeal
• Conduct of hearings
• Documenting hearings
• Issuing appeal panel decision

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Appeal Adhoc Members

• Daleep Mohla, ChairDave Ringle, StaffMark
  BowmanDick DeBlasioArnie GreenspanBob
  GrowGary RobinsonMalcolm ThadenClaire Topp,
  IEEE-SA Legal CounselMichael Lindsay, IEEE-SA
  Legal Counsel

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Appeal Adhoc Meetings

• Four meetings by telephone
• 02/27/2006
• 04/21/2006
• 07/28/2006
• 08/30/2006
• Next meeting on September 13 during lunch at
  Piscataway

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Questions

• Why are appeals filed only  with the Standards
  Board (mostly too late)?
• Why are technical appeals (disguised or not) not
  being filed at the Sponsor level?
• Do we require Sponsors to have an independent
  appeal handling process?
• What changes do we need to require in the Model
  PPs to state that appeals need to be filed and
  handled fairly  at the Sponsor level?

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Questions

• How to decide if an appeal is technical or
  procedural?
• How technical issues can be resolved at sponsor
  level?
• Do we need deadlines for filing appeals so
  standard making process is not delayed?

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Decisions reached

• Technical Appeals There are no technical
  appeals.Technical issues are addressed through
  defined voting/balloting process.

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Decisions reached

• Procedural AppealsProcedural appeals at the WG
  level to be sent in writing to the
  sponsor.Sponsor will address issues in writing
  within a specified time
• AudComs model PP requires Sponsor PP include
  an appeal process.
• Sponsor level action or inaction on procedural
  matters may be appealed to SASB.

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Time line for Appeals

• Appeals have to be filed in a timely manner
• Time line and dead lines are still being
  discussed
• Filing of an appeal shall not stop the standard
  development process

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Next steps

• Decide on time line and dead lines for filing of
  appeals at Working Group and Sponsor levels for
  Model PPs
• Submit a rewrite to the Procom for discussions
  and approval at the December meeting for review
  and addition to IEEE-SASB Ops manual
• Finalize templates