Roelof,

Thanks for your note.  I forwarded your note to Cherine Chalaby because he's head of the Board's Finance Committee, and I have included him here.

It's really up to Fadi and his team to respond, so I won't say more than you've got our attention and we will watch closely.

Steve



On Nov 1, 2013, at 11:56 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>