Strategic Planning

1. Opening Remarks, Overview
2. Board Discussion with the Community (open mic) on ICANN's Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan [PDF, 314 KB]
   1. Overall –Does this draft appropriately outline ICANN's future? Are we missing a strategic element you see as critical for ICANN to address in the next five years?
   2. Focus Area Goals –What specific outcomes or achievements should we target for each of the Focus Area Goals? What quantitative / qualitative elements should we consider in measuring progress / results for each Focus Area Goal?
      1. Evolving ICANN's implementation of the multistakeholder approach for coordination
      2. Developing a world-class public responsibility framework
      3. Supporting a healthy unique identifier ecosystem
      4. Striving towards technical and operational excellence
      5. Defining role clarity for ICANN in the Internet governance ecosystem
3. Closing Remarks

Who Should Attend

All Community Members

Overview

This interactive session is an opportunity for you to discuss with ICANN's Board, and share ideas on, ICANN's new, overarching vision and five-year strategic plan. In line with ICANN's commitment to the multi-stakeholder model, a working draft has been provided for community discussion and public comment. It proposes a new Vision, reiterates ICANN's existing Mission, and describes five proposed Focus Areas with goals. At this stage of development, ICANN is seeking general feedback, as well as input on measurable outcomes.

Background Information

In line with ICANN's commitment to the multi-stakeholder model, a working draft - ICANN's Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan [PDF, 314 KB] - is provided for community discussion and public comment. It proposes a new Vision, reiterates ICANN's existing Mission, and describes five proposed Focus Areas with goals. At this stage of development, ICANN is seeking general feedback, as well as input on measurable outcomes for Focus Area Goals. Your responses will help inform additional aspects that are not yet included, but will be elements of ICANN's final strategic and/or operating plans and budget.

Next Steps:

Public comments are requested on the draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas to inform a proposed ICANN Vision & Five-Year Strategic Plan (scheduled for public comment from February to March 2014).

Detailed Information
Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose:

The Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan [PDF, 314 KB] is a working draft to support the creation of ICANN's Vision and Five-Year Strategic Plan. It has been written based on brainstorming that occurred April - September 2013 and reflects input from ICANN's Board of Directors, community and staff.

In line with ICANN's commitment to the multistakeholder model, this working draft is provided for community discussion and public comment. It proposes a new Vision, reiterates ICANN's existing Mission, and describes five proposed Focus Areas with goals. At this stage of development, ICANN is seeking general feedback, as well as input on measurable outcomes for these Focus Area Goals:

Overall – Does this draft appropriately outline ICANN's future? Are we missing a strategic element you see as critical for ICANN to address in the next five years?

Focus Area Goals – What specific outcomes or achievements should we target for each of the Focus Area Goals? What quantitative / qualitative elements should we consider in measuring progress / results for each Focus Area Goal?

Your responses will help inform additional aspects that are not yet included, but will be elements of ICANN's final strategic and/or operating plans and budget, including: prioritization, timing/staging over five years, critical success factors, outcomes, resources, and metrics and monitoring.

Your feedback and input is critical. For your convenience, we have created simple templates for you to use as you send us your thoughts on the overall Vision and Mission as well as the five Focus Area Goals. Simply click on the links below to access the templates.

All feedback and input will be carefully considered for the proposed ICANN Vision and Five-Year Strategic Plan that will be posted for public comment.

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Visit ICANN's Strategic Planning Portal