[CPWG] CPWG - ICANN72 participation

Dave Kissoondoyal dave at kmpglobal.com
Fri Jul 16 16:36:49 UTC 2021 

Yes, wise decision of the board

Kind regards

Dave Kissoondoyal

On 16/07/2021 12:14, K Mohan Raidu via CPWG wrote:
> ICANN Board has taken a wise decision.
>
> K Mohan Raidu
> President
> ISoc India Hyderabad Chapter
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roberto Gaetano via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org>
> To: Liz Orembo <lizorembo at gmail.com>
> Cc: CPWG <cpwg at icann.org>
> Sent: Fri, Jul 16, 2021 11:17 am
> Subject: Re: [CPWG] CPWG - ICANN72 participation
>
> Hi all
>
> ICANN has decided.
>
> https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann72-to-be-virtual-annual-general-meeting-icann73-planning-update-15-7-2021-en 
> <https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann72-to-be-virtual-annual-general-meeting-icann73-planning-update-15-7-2021-en>
>
> Some of the points that we have been discussing have been also 
> considered by the Board in making the decision.
>
> Cheers,
> Roberto
>
>
>> On 15.07.2021, at 13:15, Liz Orembo via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org 
>> <mailto:cpwg at icann.org>> wrote:
>>
>> True, others have moved on. But some of us are still in the middle of 
>> the pandemic. And as Sarah said, visa and travel has become more 
>> complicated.
>>
>> Some questions we should ponder on: Is ICANN going to cover costs on 
>> testing and isolation?
>>
>> Is it going to have restrictions on vaccination? Because it would be 
>> sad if a participant is affected from the convening. Remember it is 
>> bringing participants from different countries, with different variants.
>>
>> Ps. I would also love an in person meeting. No virtual meeting tool 
>> can match the level of engagement we can achieve with an in person 
>> meeting.
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 12:02 Sarah T. Kiden via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org 
>> <mailto:cpwg at icann.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     Thank you for sharing this, Christopher!
>>
>>     I agree with the points you raised, and also agree with Bill that
>>     an in-person meeting would be good but it is tough at this point.
>>     Just to add that vaccination rates are still low in some
>>     developing countries and even if one is vaccinated, some
>>     countries are on a "red list" meaning it is hard to enter the U.S.
>>
>>     Regards,
>>
>>     Sarah
>>
>>
>>     On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 7:32 PM mail at christopherwilkinson.eu
>>     <mailto:mail at christopherwilkinson.eu> CW via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org
>>     <mailto:cpwg at icann.org>> wrote:
>>
>>         Good evening:
>>
>>         Domain Name Wire editor, Andrew Alleman is lobbying for an
>>         in-person ICANN72 in Seattle, next October:
>>         https://domainnamewire.com/2021/07/14/icanns-board-should-go-forward-with-in-person-seattle-meeting/
>>         <https://domainnamewire.com/2021/07/14/icanns-board-should-go-forward-with-in-person-seattle-meeting/>
>>         May I say that I think this is a rather bad idea. It would be
>>         premature visà vis Covid 19 and extremely difficult to obtain
>>         balanced participation with present travel funding policies.
>>
>>         1.
>>             *Covid 19 :* irrespective of more generalized
>>             vaccinations and testing, it is likely that many
>>             participants will have to quarantine for several days on
>>             arrival and/or on returning home. At present this is
>>             typically 10 days for some countries.
>>
>>             Who knows what the situation will be world-wide in October?
>>
>>         2.
>>             *Balanced participation:* Apparently in support of their
>>             case, their blurb notes that /“//Seattle is home to a
>>             large (and growing) number of domain name companies”./ So
>>             be it, but there are also an even larger number of domain
>>             name companies which are NOT in Seattle.
>>
>>         3.
>>             *US Visas :* most non-US participants will have to get a
>>             new ESTA travel permit ;
>>             e.g. mine has certainly expired.
>>
>>             ALAC and CPWG may reach their own conclusions about
>>             achieving balanced AC/SO participation in these
>>             circumstances. In my view, an in-person ICANN72 dominated
>>             by local domain name companies hardly inspires confidence
>>             in the light of At Large's declared objectives for the
>>             future.
>>
>>
>>             CW, Xàbia, July 2021
>>
>>
>>
>>
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