Mark I think this captures all the main points made during the Constituency meeting. Thanks Tony -----Original Message----- From: owner-ispcp@gnso.icann.org on behalf of Mark McFadden Sent: Wed 06/04/2005 19:17 To: ispcp@icann.org Cc: Subject: [ispcp] SECRETARIAT: ISPCP Statement on Draft Strategic Plan (DRAFT! COMMENTS?) The ISPCP Constitiuency welcomes the revised strategic plan published in March 2005. We especially appreciate the effort of ICANN staff to revise the report in short timeframes. Those timeframes have made it very difficult for any constituency to consider, reflect and respond to the new draft. We join with those other constituencies who have noted with concern the publishing of important documents in the days just prior to ICANN meetings. Our constituency also believes that it is very difficult to make contructive comments about the strategic plan in the absence of a matching operational plan. We look forward to the public distribution of the operational plan and budget for the current year. When that moment comes we, and the ICANN community, will be in a much better position to provide constructive input to the strategic planning process. In the meantime, we will actively participate in the community process that will define the mechanisms for building future strategic and operational plans. On behalf of the ISPCP Constituency,