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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01dec09-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01dec09-en.htm</a></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Public Comment
Requested on Draft 2010-2013 Strategic Plan</span></h2>
<p style="margin: 11.25pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1
December 2009</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As the next element of
consultation on the Strategic Plan, ICANN invites comments from the community
on a first draft of the plan based on material presented to the community at
the Seoul meeting. In particular, we are seeking the views of the community on
the following issues:</span></p>
<ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What
should be the three to five year high level strategic objectives for each
of the four areas of work?</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What would
be the specific metrics for each of the four areas of work?</span></li></ol>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The comment period will close
on 21 January 2010. The draft plan will be revised based on the comments
received and the responses to the community <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j4N7UAoVMQ_2bixC2FwvP6oQ_3d_3d">survey</a>
posted earlier this month. A final version of the Strategic Plan will be
submitted to the Board for approval at their February meeting.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please go to <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#strat-plan-2010">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#strat-plan-2010</a>
in order to participate and share your comments on the draft Strategic Plan for
2010-2013.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Links:</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/strategic-plan-2010-2013-01dec09-en.pdf">Draft
Strategic Plan 2010-2013</a> [PDF, 209K]</span></p>
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