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On Feb 8, 2016, at 5:51 PM, Paul McGrady (Policy) <<a href="mailto:policy@paulmcgrady.com">policy@paulmcgrady.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Corwin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 05, 2016 5:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Austin, Donna; James M. Bladel; GNSO Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] RE: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">With respect, the thought of spending 4-6 days, 8-12 hours per day, in virtual meeting rooms is quite disagreeable to this Council member. Three hour CCWG calls are
already close to the limit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">There's no real substitute for face-to-face interaction, IMHO.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal</span></strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Virtualaw LLC</span></strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">1155 F Street, NW</span></strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Suite 1050</span></strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Washington, DC 20004</span></strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">202-559-8597/Direct</span></strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">202-559-8750/Fax</span></strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey</span></i></strong><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>] on behalf of Austin, Donna [<a href="mailto:Donna.Austin@neustar.biz">Donna.Austin@neustar.biz</a>]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 05, 2016 6:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> James M. Bladel; GNSO Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] RE: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The 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.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a 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 href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Thanks for the heads up Phil. Here's the statement from ICANN. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sent via iPhone. Blame Siri. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Date:</b> February 5, 2016 at 16:53:47 CST<br>
<b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org" target="_blank">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org" target="_blank">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please see the recent announcement regarding ICANN 56: </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">ICANN56 to be Relocated</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">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><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support<br>
General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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