[council] Request for Community Input on Formulation of 2012-2015 Strategic Plan Comment Period Deadlines

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Request for Community Input on Formulation of 2012-2015 Strategic Plan Comment 
Period Deadlines (*) Important Information Links Public Comment 
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Date: 29 July 2011 To Submit Your Comments 
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 Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose
Open - Public Comment Request for Community Input on Formulation of 2012-2015 
Strategic Plan

As part of the strategic planning process each year, ICANN seeks public comment 
to inform the development of the next version of its Strategic Plan.

The 2012-2015 strategic planning process kicked-off in May and community input 
discussions were held prior to and during Singapore. Leadership also held 
workshops exploring strategic issues facing ICANN. The next step in the 
strategic planning process is to gain broad community input prior to the 
development of a 2012-2015 Strategic Plan that will be posted for comment in 
September 2011.

2012-2015 Strategic Plan Draft Development Timeline:
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As part of the strategic planning process each year, ICANN considers major 
internal and external events that have occurred since the last writing of the 
plan. The last plan was essentially completed in December 2010 and approved in 
February 2011. Since that time we have witnessed political and economic changes 
in the world scene, including continuing challenges confronting developing 
nations - an environment affected by continued and better access to the 
Internet and the benefits it can bring. Internal to ICANN, major events have 
also occurred. The New gTLD Program was approved by the Board after seven years 
of multi-stakeholder community policy development. The Affirmation of 
Commitment reviews (ATRT and others) continue providing ICANN with clear 
feedback on performance and solid recommendations for improvement. We also saw 
a change in Board leadership with Peter Dengate-Thrush stepping down and Steve 
Crocker assuming the mantle. Each year, significant external and internal 
events cause forces that continue impact and alter the strategic direction of 
ICANN. We are mindful of recent events and would ask you to consider them as 
well when you develop your public comment input for this year's strategic plan.

As we now turn our focus to the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan, ICANN seeks public 
comment to support the development of the new plan. A framework has been 
structured to assist in soliciting feedback. During a strategic planning 
process, it is normal for an organization to perform an assessment of the 
organization's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT). This is 
commonly called a SWOT analysis. This year, we are inviting public comment to 
help complete ICANN's SWOT analysis. Your comments will be important input to 
assist ICANN in developing the DRAFT 2012 - 2015 Strategic Plan.
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ICANN leadership has done some preliminary SWOT work and identified key areas 
of interest where we would like to see candid public comment. Additionally, you 
are encouraged to also provide general comment on ICANN's overall strengths, 
weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Each year the strategic planning process 
continues to build upon the prior year's plan. Strategic plans do not normally 
include radical shifts in policy from one year to the next. However, old 
strategies need to be retired when achieved or outdated and new strategies 
introduced in response to new issues. There have been several changes in 
ICANN's operating environment recently, among them: the adoption of ATRT 
recommendations, approval of the new gTLD policy implementation and the focus 
on adapting the organization to changes in the DNS, the delegation of IDNs, 
signing the root, automation of root-zone management processes, IPv4 exhaustion 
and upcoming RPKI deployment. These, along with newly identified needs, will 
shift ICANN's strategic focus somewhat, resulting in changes to the strategic 
plan. Please review the current 2011-2014 ICANN Strategic 
Plan<http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/strategic-plan-2011-2014-28mar11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 3.37 MB] posted on the ICANN website.

The seven key areas that ICANN leadership has highlighted and are requesting 
input on are:

 1.  Policy development process (including, for example, Whois and IDNs)
 2.  Multi-stakeholder model (including new stakeholders, balancing of input)
 3.  Globalization/Internationalization of ICANN (including the role of 
governments)
 4.  Underdeveloped nation participation (including how to increase 
participation)
 5.  DNS stability, security and resiliency (including DNNSEC adoption and RPKI 
deployment)
 6.  Introducing more competition, building consumer trust and choice 
(including the stable launch of a timely, predictable, reliable new gTLD 
process)
 7.  Strategic metrics (to measure performance and ensure project goals are 
aligned with strategic objectives)
 8.  General comments on Strategic Plan

Undoubtedly there are other key areas, and you are encouraged to provide input 
if there is an area of interest that you feel needs to be addressed. Below is 
the SWOT framework with associated questions to aid in generating comments.
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Contributors to this forum are encouraged to use the SWOT format, labeling 
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats as defined above. In any case, 
those participating can make comments (in SWOT form) for any and each of the 
seven key areas described above.

We appreciate your important contribution to ICANN's 2012-2015 strategic 
planning process.

Section II: Background As part of the strategic planning process each year, 
ICANN considers major internal and external events that have occurred since the 
last writing of the plan. The last plan was posted in December 2010 and 
approved in February 2011. Section III: Document and Resource Links This year's 
approved Strategic Plan 
2011-2014<http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/strategic-plan-2011-2014-28mar11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 3.37 MB] - posted after being adopted by the ICANN Board at the Silicon 
Valley Meeting - has incorporated strategic metrics based on extensive 
community input, review and public forums held in both Cartagena and Silicon 
Valley. Section IV: Additional Information The Strategic Plan informs the 
Operating Plan and Budget and helps to define ICANN's yearly goals and 
priorities, and will be considered for adoption by the Board.

Staff Contact: Carole Cornell, Senior Director Project Management Office

Email: 
carole.cornell@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:carole.cornell@xxxxxxxxx?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Request%20for%20Community%20Input%20on%20Formulation%20of%202012-2015%20Strategic%20Plan%20public%20comment%20period>





Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

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