Dear Roelof, I look forward to discussing this and a way forward. Please let me know when it's convenient for you, either before BA or there. I arrive Thursday morning. Kind regards, Theresa From: Roelof Meijer <Roelof.Meijer@sidn.nl> Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 12:17 PM To: Fadi Chehade <fadi.chehade@icann.org> Cc: "steve.crocker@icann.org" <steve.crocker@icann.org>, "ccnso-sopcommittee@icann.org" <ccnso-sopcommittee@icann.org>, "ccnso-council@icann.org" <ccnso-council@icann.org>, Theresa Swinehart <theresa.swinehart@icann.org>, Susanna Bennett <susanna.bennett@icann.org> Subject: RE: Letter of the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (SOPWG) Dear Fadi, Thank you for your reaction. I look forward to an exchange with Theresa on how to set the way forward. She has already reached out to me, I¹ll get in touch. Best regards, Roelof. From: Fadi Chehade [mailto:fadi.chehade@icann.org] Sent: maandag 4 november 2013 18:53 To: Roelof Meijer Cc: steve.crocker@icann.org; ccnso-sopcommittee@icann.org; ccnso-council@icann.org; Theresa Swinehart; Susanna Bennett Subject: Re: Letter of the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (SOPWG) Thank you Roelof. I am truly sorry that the SOPWG feels frustrated. I have asked our newly appointed Head of strategy, Theresa Swinehart, to meet with you, review your concerns, and establish an action plan to redress these issues. Theresa fills this newly created role precisely to shore up our capabilities and deliveries in this area of strategic planning. She will work very closely with Susanna Bennett, our new COO, to ensure strategy and operational planning are synchronized and deeply attentive to your input. Once again, I thank you sincerely for your commitment to improving ICANN. Fadi p.s. In Buenos Aires, for the first time, we will demonstrate an online link from our budget to each project portfolio. While not a complete solution to your concerns, it starts improving the visibility. I hope you like it. On Nov 1, 2013, at 8:57 AM, "Roelof Meijer" <Roelof.Meijer@sidn.nl> wrote:
Dear Fadi and Steve,
Please receive herewith the letter that I am writing to you in my capacity as Chair of the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (SOPWG), to share with you the concern and frustration of the Working Group with the current ICANN Strategic and Operational & Budgetary planning processes.
My fellow working group members and I look forward to discuss this matter with you during the upcoming Buenos Aires meeting.
Best regards,
Roelof Meijer SOPWG Chair
<Letter SOPWG -Chehade Crocker Nov2013.pdf>