<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Farzaneh,</div><div>Thank you for sharing this. I will suggest that holidays pertaining to countries that will host any ICANN meeting be respected, this means hat the local host has to advise alongside any specific information any person attending an ICANN meeting in that country may need to know.</div><div><br></div>For gender issues, the individual working groups should be left to decide on this matter so that we don't delve into controversial discussions.<div><br></div><div>Regards <br><br>On Saturday, 8 July 2017, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Hi everyone,<br>> The CEO is asking:<br>> 1) Do you think it is timely to open up a broader discussion about adding rules on how to choose meeting venues: factors such as gender issues, democratic principles, and strict rules in observance of religious holidays, etc., have been among the questions that have been raised. <br>> 2) How do you anticipate such a discussion to take place?<br>> Some of you have commented on this already on another thread at NCSG mailing list. I will relay those comments. But question 2 needs more answers. <br>> If you have any particular views please discuss here.<br>> Best <br>><br>> Farzaneh
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