[council] ICANN Strategic Plan

[Denise Michel]

Dear Council Members,

As you may already have noted from the posting on the website, and 
notices to constituencies, ICANN is engaging in consultation for the 
July 2008 – June 2011 Strategic Plan 
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-28jun07.htm>.  At 
this stage we are seeking the views of the community on the challenges 
and opportunities that ICANN is likely to face over the next three to 
five years.

All GNSO constituencies have been asked for input – the comment forum 
can be found on at 
<http://www.icann.org/planning/consultation-stratplan-2008.htm>.

This is the first part of a multi-phase consultation on the development 
of the strategic plan.  During the next phase we will be seeking 
comments on the issues paper that is developed from the comments 
received during this initial consultation.  Later this month, we will be 
seeking comments on the draft plan.  Consultation sessions will also be 
conducted at the next ICANN meeting in Los Angeles in late October.  The 
time frame is fairly tight as we need to ensure that we have a plan 
developed for approval by the Board in December, in accordance with the 
ICANN planning calendar.

During this initial stage we do not need a consensus view from the GNSO 
Council (although we would welcome one if you would like to provide 
one); individual comments are welcome.   In addition, we would be happy 
to organize a phone consultation with the Council if you prefer.

Thank you for your support in this important aspect of ICANN’s planning 
activity.

Regards,
Denise

Denise Michel
Vice President, Policy Development
ICANN   www.icann.org
denise.michel at icann.org