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Alert</span></h2>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:
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June 2013 Strategic Plan Posted</span></h2>
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February 2010</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/strategic-plan-2010-2013-19feb10-en.pdf">ICANN
Strategic Plan July 2010 - June 2013</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">After extensive consultation
with the community, including a workshop in Seoul as well as a first time ever
survey conducted last Fall, the <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/strategic-plan-2010-2013-19feb10-en.pdf">Strategic
Plan</a> is being posted following its approval by the ICANN Board at its
February meeting. In the <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/chair-ceo-letter-strategic-plan-22feb10-en.pdf">joint
communication from ICANN's Chairman and CEO</a>, it is noted that the Strategic
Plan sets out ICANN's priorities for the next three years and is used as the
basis for shaping ICANN's annual operating plan and budget. Details of the
annual planning cycle can be found at <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/planning/">http://www.icann.org/en/planning/</a>.</span></p>
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