[Npoc-discuss] ICANN69 to be Held as Virtual Public Meeting

[Olivier Kouami]

Dear all,
Thanks for the information and the comment from Joan.
Indeed, it's appear not easy for a NFP organization to work in the actual
conditions, for economics issues too. Personnaly, i'm using more Data
volume since this lockdown started.
Olévié


Le ven. 12 juin 2020 à 14:12, Joan Kerr <joankerr at fbsc.org> a écrit :

> Thanks Caleb.
>
> I think it is a good idea not to travel this year due to the
> circumstances.  Our community will find it harder to participate in virtual
> meetings for technical costs and accessibility reasons.
> Thanks,
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 7:30 AM Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele <
> muyiwacaleb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear NPOC Members,
>> Kindly take note of the announcement on ICANN69 made by ICANN.Org
>> yesterday.
>>
>> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-06-11-en
>>
>> LOS ANGELES – 11 June 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
>> and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that the ICANN Board of Directors has
>> made the decision
>> <https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2020-06-11-en> that
>> the ICANN69 Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was to be held in
>> Hamburg, Germany, will not proceed as an in-person meeting. Instead, the
>> Board has directed the ICANN org to coordinate with the ICANN community
>> on the best way forward for ICANN69 to meet the expected outcomes of an
>> ICANN AGM and support the community's ongoing policy advice and
>> development work, despite being unable to meet in person.
>>
>> The meeting, scheduled for 17-22 October, will be the third time ICANN will
>> hold a Virtual Public Meeting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
>> ICANN67, originally scheduled for Cancún, Mexico, was held as a virtual
>> meeting, as will the upcoming ICANN68, originally scheduled for Kuala
>> Lumpur, Malaysia.
>>
>> The health and safety of the ICANN community is always a top priority,
>> and as such, convening ICANN69 as an in-person meeting is not expected to
>> be feasible by its scheduled date. While progress has been made to mitigate
>> the impact of COVID-19, there are still several barriers remaining that
>> prevent holding large international meetings, such as ICANN's Public
>> Meetings. These include ongoing restrictions on international travel,
>> diminished flight availability, challenges in obtaining visas, physical
>> distancing requirements, the risks posed to the local host community, and
>> the possibility of a resurgence resulting in further lockdowns.
>>
>> "Above all, the health and safety of the global ICANN community, Board,
>> and staff is the most important consideration for any Public Meeting," said
>> Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair. "As of right now, there are still
>> too many uncertainties involved with hosting a face-to-face meeting. The
>> Board believes that this is the right decision, and it gives us ample time
>> to plan a successful Annual General Meeting. There's a great deal of work
>> to be done, so let's continue to focus on getting it done, together."
>>
>> ICANN thanks the Hamburg host committee and our regional partners in
>> Europe, who have provided their support and input during the planning
>> process for ICANN69. The Board fully appreciates the importance of
>> face-to-face interactions, and looks forward to a return to in-person
>> ICANN Public Meetings. ICANN is currently scheduled to convene ICANN70
>> in Cancun, Mexico, and ICANN71 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
>>
>> ICANN org, in consultation with the ICANN community, will build on the
>> lessons learned during ICANN67 and ICANN68 to improve upon the meeting
>> format. In its decision, the Board directed the ICANN org to work with
>> the community leaders to determine how to ensure that the virtual meeting
>> fulfills the community's agreed-upon priorities.
>>
>> Those interested in attending ICANN69 will still be required to register.
>> An announcement will be posted to https://icann.org
>> <https://www.icann.org/> once registration is open. To learn more about
>> remote participation, visit ICANN Public Meetings
>> <https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation>.
>>
>> More information, including details about the meeting's time zone,
>> language interpretation options, and final schedule will be provided at a
>> later date.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Ogundele Olumuyiwa Caleb*
>> *muyiwacaleb at gmail.com <muyiwacaleb at gmail.com>*
>> *234 - 8077377378*
>> *234 - 07030777969*
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