ICANN To Launch Strategic Plan

ICANN is preparing to release a proposed three year Strategic Plan. This Strategic Plan sets the direction and establishes the three-year goal for ICANN's Staff and Operational Functions.

In preparing a multi-year Strategic Plan, ICANN is applying sound business practices which allow ICANN to build on its successes and incorporate improvements over time.

It has been prepared by the office of the ICANN President and CEO in consultation with ICANN's Board of Directors and after receiving input from the ICANN community.

The final Plan will be completed after further consultation involving the ICANN Community.

While the plan will guide ICANN for the three years 2005-2007, it will be updated annually by the Executive and Board to respond to the dynamic policy resolutions and interests of ICANN's diverse constituencies.

ICANN underwent a reform process during 2002-3 that restructured and strengthened the ICANN policy process. This Strategic Plan does not revisit the reform process but focuses on defining strategic priorities for operational roles only, those required to sustain a stable, global and multi-stakeholder organisation, and to support the organisation's policy development process.

This Plan also does not seek to make any statement or limitation on how the Internet community may seek to engage the ICANN policy forum, or prescribe any future direction for policy development.

The timetable for releasing ICANN's Strategic Plan is starting November 16th. Meanwhile ICANN announced details on December 2004 ICANN Meeting to be Held in Cape Town, South Africa.

The meetings are free to attend and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages broad participation in its bottom-up, consensus development process.
The meetings will be hosted by UniForum SA. The meetings will take place in the Cape Town International Convention Center.