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Notes:

  • As this page is public, the applicant's personally identifiable information has not been included.
  • There are several instances of ALS applicants not responding to requests for additional feedback, in which case their applications are usually put on hold, rather than formally rejected.

Formal rejections either by RALO or ALAC:

AFRALO

  • Organization/applicant was not legitimate (either not organized as stated, or used name/identity of existing organization/ALS).
  • Organization structure/mission not compatible with being an ALS (not constituted so that participation by individual Internet users who are citizens or residents of countries within the geographic region in which the ALS is based will predominate in the ALS' operation).

APRALO

  • APRALO recommended applicant withdraw and apply to NPOC. 

EURALO

  • Organization/applicant was not legitimate (either not organized as stated, or used name/identity of existing organization/ALS).
  • Organization structure/mission not compatible with being an ALS (not constituted so that participation by individual Internet users who are citizens or residents of countries within the geographic region in which the ALS is based will predominate in the ALS' operation).

LACRALO

  • Unknown - likely organization/applicant was not legitimate (either not organized as stated, or used name/identity of existing organization/ALS).

NARALO

  • Spam application/organization/applicant or was not legitimate (either not organized as stated, or used name/identity of existing organization/ALS).



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6 Comments

  1. Gopal Tadepalli

    The most common reason for "Not Accepting" the ALS application is that it is difficult to contact the people mentioned in the application for any cross - check. Most ALSs have training programmes as a primary goal. Coming from a formal educational Institution, I do not find the "qualified" trainers from within the ALS as per the application. Also, there is no regulatory control on the course fee.

    Gopal T V

    1. Alan Greenberg

      On what are you basing your statement that "Most ALSs have training programmes as a primary goal."?

      1. Gopal Tadepalli

        Many thanks for the question Dr. Alan Greenberg.

        My observation is India focus and I have been with the Computer Society of India (CSI) that was an ALS. Dr. Satish Babu, Presently Chair, APRALO may want to comment further on my observation.     

        The most recent discussion on this topic was in an APRALO Meeting on an application for ALS from Hyderabad, India.

        Gopal T V

  2. Alan Greenberg

    I'm not sure WHY this WP is looking at reasons that ALS applications have been rejected, but regardless, it needs to be made clear that there  is NO requirement that an ALS applicant organization be "formally  or legitimately incorporated" as implied above for AFRALO, EURALO and LACRALO.

    I would like to think that no such applications have been rejected on the grounds of not being incorporated.


    Of course, claiming you are incorporated and you are not, or other false representations may well be grounds for rejection.


    Alan

    1. Roberto Gaetano

      If I remember correctly, it was asked to look at the ALS rejection history to make sure that we were consistent in case of RALO Individual Members rejection.

      See also my separate post

  3. Roberto Gaetano

    Looking at the cases for ALS rejection, they seem to fall into these categories:

    1. ALS not incorporated
    2. ALS mission not compatible with At-Large

    I personally do not see any meaningful match for individuals (person not existing? person not interested in At-Large?) but we will briefly discuss this in the next teleconference.