SCUFN31, Welligton, New Zealand, 23 – 27 October 2018 Proposal for an experimental procedure for a fairer and more efficient reviewing process of UFN proposals at SCUFN meetings SCUFN31, Welligton, New Zealand, 23 – 27 October 2018

SCUFN31, Welligton, New Zealand, 23 – 27 October 2018 Preparation 1. Proposals that are received prior to the deadline (ROP 2.8) are listed and uploaded (IHO, scufnsubmission.org) in chronological order of reception Group 1 (Naming Board, Country 1): 32 proposals Group 2 (Naming Board, Country 2): 4 proposals Group 3 (Naming Board, Country 3): 75 proposals … Group 8 (Naming Board, Country 8): 2 proposals 2. Review on scufnreview.org by SCUFN Members (quorum = 7, identical as ROP 2.9 to be considered “significant”) – Deadline = 1 week before beginning of SCUFN meeting SCUFN31, Welligton, New Zealand, 23 – 27 October 2018

SCUFN31, Welligton, New Zealand, 23 – 27 October 2018 Analysis 3. Scoring of every proposal on scufnreview.org and listing Group 1 (Naming Board, Country 1): 15 proposals, 8 proposals, 9 proposals Group 2 (Naming Board, Country 2): 4 proposals Group 3 (Naming Board, Country 3): 50 proposals, 10 proposals, 15 proposals … Group 8 (Naming Board, Country 8): 2 proposals SCUFN31, Welligton, New Zealand, 23 – 27 October 2018

SCUFN31, Welligton, New Zealand, 23 – 27 October 2018 Review 4. Review based on the following principles: green first, 10 proposals max./country 1st round: Group 1, 10 proposals, Group 2, 4 proposals, Group 3, 10 proposals, …, Group 8, 2 proposals 2nd round: Group 1, 5 proposals, Group 3, 10 proposals, …, … all green reviewed … xxd round: Group 1, 8 proposals, etc… SCUFN31, Welligton, New Zealand, 23 – 27 October 2018