Dear Mr. Chehadé and Mr. Crocker, dear Fadi and Steve, In its reaction to the draft Strategic Plan 2013-2016 of November 2012, the Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group of the ccNSO recommended to discontinue the development of the 2013-2016 Strategic Plan and to focus staff and community efforts on the development of the 2014-2018 Strategic Plan in 2013. We also committed to give you a high-level overview and summary of the comments still valid and which the SOP has submitted on ICANNs Strategic Plans since the WG's creation in 2009. With the attached letter, the SOP WG gives a follow-up to that commitment. We hope that our comments can serve as input for you deliberations over the coming days in Amsterdam. Best regards, Roelof Meijer SOP WG Chair SIDN | Meander 501 | 6825 MD | Postbus 5022 | 6802 EA | ARNHEM T +31 (0)26 352 55 00 | M +31 (0)6 11 395 775 | F +31 (0)26 352 55 05 roelof.meijer@sidn.nl <mailto:roelof.meijer@sidn.nl> | www.sidn.nl <http://www.sidn.nl/>