Dear all, On behalf of Byron Holland, chair of the Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (SOP WG), I am pleased to refer you to the report the SOP WG has produced to assist you in providing feed-back and input on ICANN's draft Strategic Plan 2010-2013. The SOP WG was tasked to solicit the ccTLD community's feedback on ICANN's draft Strategic Plan for 2010-2013. In order to facilitate and increase involvement in ICANN's Strategic Planning process, the SOP WG has produced a report which provides additional comment on the strategic plan with regard to the perceived top five priorities identified. The SOP WG report is included but can also be viewed at http://www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/sopiwg.htm, under SOP WG Strategic plan review. In October 2009, a survey was conducted among ccTLD managers to gain insights from and measure attitudes pertaining to the strategic priorities developed within the ICANN community for the 2009-2012 planning period. The following five priorities were perceived by the ccTLD community to be the most important: 1. Enhance security, stability and resiliency in the allocation and assignment of the Internet's unique identifiers 2. Implement IDN's 3. Ensure financial accountability, stability and responsibility 4. Strengthen ICANN's multi-stakeholder model to manage increasing demand and changing needs 5. Strive for excellence in core operations Please participate and share your comments on the draft Plan. Note that the closing date for public comment is 21 January 2010. You can submit your comments at http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#strat-plan-.... Kind regards, Bart Boswinkel