Hello everyone, I hope you've had a good holiday break and Best Wishes for 2011! So back to work now - here's an urgent call from ALAC Leadership for regional comment on the ICANN Draft Strategic Plan 2011-2014 which can be downloaded from: http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/draft-strategic-plan-2011-2014-27nov1... On today's Executive Committee meeting a draft ALAC statement on the ICANN 2011-2014 Strategic Plan was prepared. This draft statement is available at: https://community.icann.org/display/alacexcomm/ALAC+Statement+on+Draft+2011-.... What is written on that page is just a starting point and it is therefore vital that YOU, the At Large Structures, make your voice heard. Regional leaders are requested to add their input where indicated in the draft ALAC statement by Sunday, 9 January at 23:59 UTC. It is therefore important that you send your input and comments as soon as possible. How? By replying to this message, emailing the EURALO Discuss list, or emailing your comments to me if you'd prefer that. Do you feel specific items in the Strategic Plan require special support? Do you think something is missing in the plan, within the framework that the plan has defined? It's your call. For reference, please refer to the At-Large Strategic Development 2011-2014 Workspace (available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Strategic+Planning+Develop...). This workspace contains important related background material including transcripts and recordings to presentations and discussions held with the ALAC and specific regions in November and December 2010. However, regardless of information given on various presentations and meetings, all RALO's and ALSes are reminded that their comments are requested either directly to the Call for Public Comments ending on January 10th and/or are to be included in the ALAC Statement. Their points should be directed to the specific matters raised in, and comments made in, the ICANN Strategic Plan 2011-2014 (available at: http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/draft-strategic-plan-2011-2014-27nov1...). Why so little time to respond? This is circumstantial and due to the presence of the Holiday period right after a very late Cartagena meeting - and being asked for our input at a much earlier stage that in the past. We look forward to receiving your input. Olivier Crépin-Leblond EURALO Secretary