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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear CSC,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find latest update below. There will be a webinar today, 20 February at 18:00 UTC.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Zoom Link: <a href="https://icann.zoom.us/my/icann67prepweek">
https://icann.zoom.us/my/icann67prepweek</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-02-19-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-02-19-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">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 <a href="https://www.who.int/"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">World
Health Organization</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">COVID-19 continues to be a rapidly evolving global situation, with new cases emerging daily.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">"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."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">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 <a href="https://www.icann.org/"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">https://icann.org</span></a> in the coming days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Those interested in attending the remote meeting should still register <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/cancun67"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">here</span></a>, if they
have not done so previously. To learn more about remote participation, visit <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">ICANN Public Meetings</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">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 <a href="https://icann.zoom.us/my/icann67prepweek"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">webinar</span></a> will
be held on Thursday, 20 February at 1800 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">ICANN-CSC <icann-csc-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 12:00 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"ICANN-CSC@icann.org" <ICANN-CSC@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[ICANN-CSC] ICANN to Hold First-Ever Remote Public Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dear all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">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 <a href="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="><span style="color:#954F72">World
Health Organization [who.int]</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">COVID-19 continues to be a rapidly evolving global situation, with new cases emerging daily.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">"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."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">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 <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=nC4gfbyyEQpMRtwgTZRqwi_KEPkorJJN6BPIwtsjBWQ&m=YBDU6Qic13HW7HI5ScKnMfsytSzDUPIhpcjlFCLKKFw&s=LEaYKPfixG3YLgxX041foMZexVdpoF2F50kKMSpI0LM&e="><span style="color:#954F72">https://icann.org
[icann.org]</span></a> in the coming days.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Those interested in attending the remote meeting should still register <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/cancun67"><span style="color:#954F72">here</span></a>, if they have not done so previously. To learn more about
remote participation, visit <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation"><span style="color:#954F72">ICANN Public Meetings</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Read more here:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="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="><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-02-19-en
[icann.org]</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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