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Hi Donna, <br>
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I agree that ICANN should improve their capacity for virtual
participation, however I feel that ultimately the ability to meet
face to face and discuss on the side of the events is very important
to a smooth operation of the meeting and cannot completely be
replaced by remote participation. But having better virtual
participation options as a choice would be helpful and a great
improvement over the sometimes spotty phone bridge. <br>
<br>
Holographic representation would be nice ;-)<br>
<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
Volker<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 06.02.2016 um 00:29 schrieb Austin,
Donna:<br>
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it’s time for ICANN to experiment with a full virtual
meeting, connecting hubs around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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costs associated with having to change locations on a
reasonably frequent basis are, I’m sure, not trivial. Not to
mention an enormous strain on the Nick and his team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>James M. Bladel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 5 February 2016 3:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GNSO Council List
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><council@gnso.icann.org></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56
to be Relocated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the heads up Phil. Here's the
statement from ICANN. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">J. <br>
<br>
Sent via iPhone. Blame Siri. <o:p></o:p></p>
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Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p>
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David Olive <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> February 5, 2016 at 16:53:47 CST<br>
<b>To:</b> "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>"
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<b>Subject:</b> <b>[Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be
Relocated</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please
see the recent announcement regarding ICANN 56: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span
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to be Relocated</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN56,
scheduled to be held in Panama in June 2016, will
be moved to another location due to the severity
of the Zika Virus outbreak in the Latin America
region. A search is currently underway to identify
an alternate location where the Zika Virus is not
a concern. We look forward to returning to Panama
for a future ICANN Meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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