[ICANN-CSC] ICANN to Hold First-Ever Remote Public Meeting

Thu Feb 20 15:35:22 UTC 2020

Bart, Maria,

Thanks for the information.

All,

Brett and I will work with Bart and Maria to figure out how to address
this in the best (or should I say "least bad") way. Please allow us some
time for this, as Bart and Maria will probably be totally submerged in
work as a result of this.

				Best regards,
				  /Liman

maria.otanes at icann.org 2020-02-20 15:06 [+0000]:
> Dear CSC,

> Please find latest update below. There will be a webinar today, 20 February at 18:00 UTC.
> Zoom Link: https://icann.zoom.us/my/icann67prepweek

> Best,
> Ria

> ***

> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-02-19-en

> LOS ANGELES – 19 February 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned
> Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that its ICANN67 Public
> Meeting, which was to be held in Cancún, Mexico, will now be held via
> remote participation-only. This decision was made as a result of the
> COVID-19 outbreak, considered a public health emergency of
> international concern by the World Health
> Organization<https://www.who.int/>.

> The meeting, scheduled for 7-12 March 2020, marks the first time in
> ICANN's history that it will hold a Public Meeting solely with remote
> participation.

> Each ICANN Public Meeting attracts thousands of attendees from more
> than 150 countries. With cases in at least 26 of those countries,
> there is the potential of bringing the virus to Cancún and into the
> ICANN meeting site. If this were to happen, there could be accidental
> exposure of the virus to attendees, staff, and others who come in
> contact with an infected individual.

> COVID-19 continues to be a rapidly evolving global situation, with new cases emerging daily.

> "This is a decision that the ICANN Board has been considering since
> the outbreak was first announced and it is one that we haven't taken
> lightly," said Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair. "We know that
> changing this meeting to remote participation-only will have an impact
> on and cause disruption to our community; however, this decision is
> about people. Protecting the health and safety of the ICANN community
> is our top priority."

> The community will have many questions about travel arrangements,
> scheduling, and other meeting-related issues. ICANN will consult with
> community leaders and groups to focus the virtual program on the most
> essential sessions, and will publish a Frequently Asked Questions
> (FAQs) page to https://icann.org<https://www.icann.org/> in the coming
> days.

> ICANN thanks its regional partners in Latin America and the Caribbean
> (LAC) who had worked tirelessly to host this meeting in Cancún. We
> appreciate their understanding and we look forward to returning to the
> LAC region for ICANN70 in 2021.

> Remote participation is an integral part of any ICANN Public Meeting,
> but it will be vastly expanded for ICANN67, and will leverage the
> robust technology platform in use by the community today.

> Those interested in attending the remote meeting should still register
> here<https://meetings.icann.org/en/cancun67>, if they have not done so
> previously. To learn more about remote participation, visit ICANN
> Public Meetings<https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation>.

> ICANN will continue to make further announcements as circumstances
> warrant. In the meantime, ICANN org will hold a webinar to provide a
> short update and take questions. The
> webinar<https://icann.zoom.us/my/icann67prepweek> will be held on
> Thursday, 20 February at 1800 UTC.

> ICANN also is reviewing upcoming meetings, such as the GDD Summit in
> Paris and the ICANN68 Meeting in Malaysia. So far, no decisions have
> been made and these are proceeding as planned. ICANN will keep the
> community informed of any changes.

> From: ICANN-CSC <icann-csc-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel at icann.org>
> Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 12:00 AM
> To: "ICANN-CSC at icann.org" <ICANN-CSC at icann.org>
> Subject: [ICANN-CSC] ICANN to Hold First-Ever Remote Public Meeting

> Dear all,
> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today
> announced that its ICANN67 Public Meeting, which was to be held in
> Cancún, Mexico, will now be held via remote participation-only. This
> decision was made as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, considered a
> public health emergency of international concern by the World Health
> Organization
> [who.int]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.who.int_&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=nC4gfbyyEQpMRtwgTZRqwi_KEPkorJJN6BPIwtsjBWQ&m=YBDU6Qic13HW7HI5ScKnMfsytSzDUPIhpcjlFCLKKFw&s=Qx1ruCe6ex7APMp5wUR-2m-5sxmImOgfVaqabflK5V4&e=>.

> The meeting, scheduled for 7-12 March 2020, marks the first time in
> ICANN's history that it will hold a Public Meeting solely with remote
> participation.

> Each ICANN Public Meeting attracts thousands of attendees from more
> than 150 countries. With cases in at least 26 of those countries,
> there is the potential of bringing the virus to Cancún and into the
> ICANN meeting site. If this were to happen, there could be accidental
> exposure of the virus to attendees, staff, and others who come in
> contact with an infected individual.

> COVID-19 continues to be a rapidly evolving global situation, with new cases emerging daily.

> "This is a decision that the ICANN Board has been considering since
> the outbreak was first announced and it is one that we haven't taken
> lightly," said Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair. "We know that
> changing this meeting to remote participation-only will have an impact
> on and cause disruption to our community; however, this decision is
> about people. Protecting the health and safety of the ICANN community
> is our top priority."

> The community will have many questions about travel arrangements,
> scheduling, and other meeting-related issues. ICANN will consult with
> community leaders and groups to focus the virtual program on the most
> essential sessions, and will publish a Frequently Asked Questions
> (FAQs) page to https://icann.org
> [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=nC4gfbyyEQpMRtwgTZRqwi_KEPkorJJN6BPIwtsjBWQ&m=YBDU6Qic13HW7HI5ScKnMfsytSzDUPIhpcjlFCLKKFw&s=LEaYKPfixG3YLgxX041foMZexVdpoF2F50kKMSpI0LM&e=>
> in the coming days.

> ICANN thanks its regional partners in Latin America and the Caribbean
> (LAC) who had worked tirelessly to host this meeting in Cancún. We
> appreciate their understanding and we look forward to returning to the
> LAC region for ICANN70 in 2021.

> Remote participation is an integral part of any ICANN Public Meeting,
> but it will be vastly expanded for ICANN67, and will leverage the
> robust technology platform in use by the community today.

> Those interested in attending the remote meeting should still register
> here<https://meetings.icann.org/en/cancun67>, if they have not done so
> previously. To learn more about remote participation, visit ICANN
> Public Meetings<https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation>.

> ICANN will continue to make further announcements as circumstances
> warrant. In the meantime, ICANN org will hold a webinar to provide a
> short update and take questions. The webinar will be held on Thursday,
> 20 February at 1800 UTC.

> ICANN also is reviewing upcoming meetings, such as the GDD Summit in
> Paris and the ICANN68 Meeting in Malaysia. So far, no decisions have
> been made and these are proceeding as planned. ICANN will keep the
> community informed of any changes.

> Read more here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-02-19-en
> [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2020-2D02-2D19-2Den&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=nC4gfbyyEQpMRtwgTZRqwi_KEPkorJJN6BPIwtsjBWQ&m=YBDU6Qic13HW7HI5ScKnMfsytSzDUPIhpcjlFCLKKFw&s=QqHoErPZf9cfdrPHflgZIx8gYOIuGuVJxeH0zWf-nYw&e=>

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