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> From: Wendy Profit <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: September 27, 2012 4:10:53 PM PDT
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Cc: Carole Cornell <[log in to unmask]>, Larisa Gurnick  
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [soac-discussion] Cross-constituency strategic planning  
> session on 18 October at 10:30 am in Toronto
>
> To:  SO/AC Leadership – heads of all SOs, ACs and other Stakeholder  
> Groups
>
> Thank you for your continued support and engagement in ICANN’s  
> strategic development process. We have taken into consideration  
> community feedback gathered through consultations and submitted  
> public comments and look forward to seeing you in Toronto for  
> another productive session.  Please note that the next Cross- 
> constituency Strategic Planning Session will take place in Toronto,  
> on Thursday, 18 October 2012, at 10:30 am local time in Metro East  
> Room.
>
> The session will be organized to take comment on the Draft  
> 2013-2016 Strategic Plan posted earlier this week and also raise  
> for discussion future strategy formulation as well as a model for  
> ICANN planning and execution.
>
> With regard to those last two items, community feedback also  
> indicated that ICANN should undertake a full-scale strategy  
> development for the next planning cycle to cover 3 to 5 years and  
> that there be clear linkage of strategy and execution.  ICANN’s  
> leadership will share their ideas and plans for the future planning  
> cycle focused on developing and implementing a strategy that will:
>
> •             Develop a shared vision and define ICANN’s mission,  
> to be followed consistently.
>
> •             Consider environmental forces and new developments  
> that will impact the multi-stakeholder model.
>
> •             Formulate “macro-level” organizational objectives and  
> goals that are clearly derived from ICANN’s vision and mission.
>
> I hope that you can join us and look forward to a productive session.
>
> Thank you for your ongoing engagement,
>
> Kurt




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