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Dear
Paul
Thank you for taking the time to join the gNSO Council call last
Thursday/Friday for the debrief/update
segment on the Amsterdam Consultation . Those of us concerned
with the ongoing success for ICANN appreciate your and your staff's effort in
developing the Strategic Plan and again taking ICANN to a new organisational
height. The wide depth of interest and concern to contribute and improve the current
Strategic Plan and its imbedded annual operational plan was obvious at the
Amsterdam Consultation. That considered
input continues with continuing consultations in other forums, with
all of us working to provide input by 28
February.
The
way forward on refining the Strategic Plan was discussed and agreed in consultation with those staff in attendance in
Amsterdam and is recorded in the draft Meeting Report of the Amsterdam
Consultation .
In
summary it was noted that
1.
consultation on the current version of the Strategic Plan would continue to
around 28 February
2.
priority focus on the current consultation would be on those aspects of the
Strategic Plan that had aspects that might be considered for the 2005/2006
annual operational plan
3. the
staff would produce a next version of the Strategic Plan before the April Mar
del Plata ICANN in-person meeting, in time for it to be reviewed and
consultation developed for bringing to Mar del Plata.
4. the
next version of the Strategic Plan would be in two parts - a current and forward
looking Strategic Plan and an 2005/2006 annual operational
plan
5.
a cross SO/ALAC/other advisory groups public
forum/consultation will be held in
Mar del Plata to take consultation on the next version of the Strategic
Plan
I
spell out the process of consultation planned for the next few months as I am
not sure if you have had the opportunity to review the draft Amsterdam
Consultation Meeting Report in which the agreed way forward is recorded. A
couple of comments made during the gNSO Council call suggested that the above
agreed steps and process may, by some, now not be considered to be entirely
practicable or necessary .
The
need and desire for constructive consultation on the Strategic Plan was evident
in Amsterdam. We are now heading into a short window for developing
input ready for Mar del Plata including the review of the next version of the
Strategic Plan. I believe
it is critical to maintain the high degree of good will evidenced in
Amsterdam so, for the avoidance of doubt, it would be highly desirable if you
and your senior staff would simply
reconfirm that your understanding of the agreed way forward is as
detailed above and that the ICANN community should expect to see a segmented
next version of the Strategic Plan and 2005/2006 annual operational plan some
time in March.
I look
forward to receiving the assurance that we are all on the same page and working
to a common goal of improving ICANN's ability to meet is narrow but crucial
mission.
Kind
regards
Grant
Forsyth
CBUC
Representative on the gNSO Council
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