CERN plans for the future

The goal of CERN is to provide the scientific community of the fifteen European member states with those research facilities they may need in the field of elementary particles (HEP) and which, because of their price, complexity, or otherwise, cannot be built on a national basis. CERN´s user population is characterized by a rapid growth which can be well parameterized as an exponential with a doubling rate of about five years. The participation of scientists from nonmember states has grown more than percentage-wise over the last decade from about 10% to about 20% of the users. General strategy issues and a timetable for future work are discussed.<>