<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">I hope we can read this blog from ICANN. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The concerns raised are genuine and we may wish to consider them.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My general thoughts is that, if no vaccines are produced next week... Which I doubt it's possibility, why risk lives of ICANN volunteers?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Aside from that, ICANN has a brand to protect while considering that they might not want to risk the cost of been sued by any affected party. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If one single infection is noticed, every attendee is quarantined for two weeks. </div><div dir="auto">I'm sure ICANN does not have any of that in the emergency funds for Cancun budget. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">One thing is certain, a healthy community is very desirable and prevention is cheaper than cure like my doctor will tell me during consultation. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just to back up the cautionary note with data, find below a link that tracks all the cases of coronavirus globally. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries">https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries</a></div><div dir="auto">________________________________</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-on-icann67-planning-and-covid-19-coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-on-icann67-planning-and-covid-19-coronavirus</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">_______________________________</div><div dir="auto">The ICANN Board and ICANN org have been closely monitoring COVID-19 since it was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The World Health Organization now considers COVID-19 a global health emergency.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As we approach ICANN67 in Cancún, Mexico, we continue to assess the situation because, as we have stated before, the health and well-being of the ICANN community is our highest priority. Today, I asked the ICANN community leaders and representatives to join me on call next week to share information and solicit their input.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The message I sent to the community leaders today:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dear Community Leaders and Representatives:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you for your prompt responses to my last email enquiring about your Community members’ thoughts regarding travel to Cancun for ICANN67.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Many of you have asked for more information about how we are assessing the situation. I’d like to hold a call with you to discuss the matter in detail, and propose that we hold the call this coming Tuesday, 18 February at 17:00 UTC. A calendar invitation will follow shortly.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">In the meantime, I’d like to share with you what we know about the situation today.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">ICANN Org has convened a crisis management team to monitor the global situation related to the COVID-19 coronavirus and assess how it may impact the important work of the ICANN community, Board, and Org. To help you prepare for the call on Tuesday, I’d like to share what we know about the situation today.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As of 13 February, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports there are more than 60,000 confirmed cases in 25 countries. Approximately 450 of those cases are outside China.</div><div dir="auto">At the time of this writing, there are no confirmed cases anywhere in the LAC region.</div><div dir="auto">Mexico’s Ministry of Health is monitoring and testing two suspected cases, one in Mexico City (800 miles from Cancún) and one in Nuevo Leon (900 miles from Cancún). All 12 previously suspected cases in Mexico tested negative and were cleared.</div><div dir="auto">The Brazilian Ministry of Health is currently monitoring and testing 11 newly suspected cases.</div><div dir="auto">The incubation period for the virus is still unknown, and has ranged from five days to 24 days.</div><div dir="auto">Once suspected, testing for the virus can take up to 14 days.</div><div dir="auto">As a result of the outbreak the GSMA Board has cancelled the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain; and Cisco Australia has cancelled its Cisco Live event, scheduled for 3-6 March in Melbourne, Australia. (We note that APRICOT2020/APNIC49 in Melbourne has not been cancelled.)</div><div dir="auto">As we consider the potential impact for going ahead with ICANN67 as planned, we are closely monitoring a variety of factors, such as: </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The development of confirmed cases in Cancún.</div><div dir="auto">The ability of health authorities in Mexico to effectively mitigate and respond to a case or outbreak. Examples:</div><div dir="auto">Clear testing and quarantine protocols, and determination of whether patients can be managed in Cancún or must be transferred elsewhere.</div><div dir="auto">Concern over sufficiency of travel restrictions or health screenings for travelers coming from affected countries.</div><div dir="auto">ICANN meetings are attended by contractors and participants from more than 150 countries. With cases in at least 25 of those countries, there is a risk of bringing the virus to Cancún and into the ICANN meeting site.</div><div dir="auto">The potential a member of the Org presenting COVID-19 symptoms, raising concerns that they may have potentially infected colleagues scheduled to attend ICANN67.</div><div dir="auto">The potential of an attendee contracting the virus in Mexico, and inadvertently bringing the virus back to their home country, organization, and family.</div><div dir="auto">The risk of a “cruise ship” scenario in which a suspected or confirmed case is identified during the meeting, necessitating the mass-quarantine of all attendees and locals.</div><div dir="auto">Discrimination or harassment against any attendee perceived to come from affected countries or regions (i.e., racial or ethnic stereotyping).</div><div dir="auto">I understand that this is short notice for a call. If you cannot make it to the call, I hope that you will forward the call information to your vice-chair or your designee.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you for your understanding. I look forward to our discussion and your feedback, which will enable ICANN org to make the best decision we possibly can, in the collective interests of our Board, staff, and community.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Göran Marby</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">President & CEO ICANN</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I thank the community leaders and representatives in advance for this discussion, and we will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Caleb Ogundele<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Caleb Ogundele<br><br>________________<br><br>Sent with thumbs from a small screen mobile device. <br><br>Pelase exsuce typos adn errosr.</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 16, 2020, 4:47 PM Benjamin Akinmoyeje <<a href="mailto:benakin@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">benakin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Bruna,<div>The pandemic is a major concern for anyone I believe, Africa was enjoying a clean run until today, as a case has been reported confirmed.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/egypt-confirms-coronavirus-case-africa-200214190840134.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/egypt-confirms-coronavirus-case-africa-200214190840134.html</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Some weeks, there was a rumour of a case in the coast in Namibia, but it was quickly ruled out.</div><div><br></div><div>However, I have been following the incidents from this map. <br></div><div><a href="https://hgis.uw.edu/virus/?fbclid=IwAR3_gyAxk6TNvjEcfGpgBDRTeosb06KQRduD1hloZ1NOD8r88IjIOmdazdc" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hgis.uw.edu/virus/?fbclid=IwAR3_gyAxk6TNvjEcfGpgBDRTeosb06KQRduD1hloZ1NOD8r88IjIOmdazdc</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hopefully, ICANN considers what is best for everyone I make an objective decision. However, it is important to note that China has continued to report lower new cases in the last 3 days if this continues in the near future. Humanity may have conquered another threat yet again.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Benjamin</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 6:41 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <<a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">bruna.mrtns@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hey Yusif, <div><br></div><div>As mentioned above, asking for such measure can be a truly exclusionary measure. The numbers of countries with confirmed cases right now is geographically spread so that would mean in a travel ban beyond Cinese territory. Besides that, <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">WHOs recommendations</a> for individuals during the<font color="#000000">se times include "regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs". </font></div><div><br></div><div>On an information sharing note, it is important to mention that ICANN <a rel="noreferrer noreferrer">issued a statement</a> in Jan 31st mentioning that they advised their staff on reducing the number of unnecessary travel and even introducing an<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">unilateral travel ban on all flights to and from China (inclusive of Hong Kong and Macau) that applies to all org staff. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div>Best, </div><div>Bruna Santos</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le ven. 14 févr. 2020 à 13:29, Stephanie Perrin <<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>My only concern is that is it possible to prevent members from the affected countries to attend the meeting? </div>
<div>This is because some members will be afraid even though there may be screening at the Airports but still some people will be uncomfortable to attend the meeting. </div>
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<div>You might have already seen news about the cancellation of the Mobile World Congress and some other parts of the IG community concerns with regards to the Corona Virus and upcoming events. Yesterday ICANN CEO sent us the email below asking for the community
leaders to check with their SOs and ACs whether there is any concerns with the upcoming ICANN meeting, to be held in cancun. </div>
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<div>Therefore, I would like to ask you all how is NCUC on that matter. Do we feel like we should support the decision for ICANN to keep its plans of organizing the Cancun meeting in 5/4 weeks? Are there any travel concerns ? <br>
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Highly appreciate any feedbacks you can provide as we need to send our Constituency's opinion to the CEO. <br>
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Subject: [ICANN Community Leaders] ICANN67 Cancun - Coronavirus (2019-nCOV)<br>
To: <a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">As you know, ICANN org is actively monitoring developments worldwide concerning the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov). We take the health and safety of our staff, Board and community
members very seriously and wish to do the right thing to continue to ensure that everyone remains safe and informed. In this regard, you may have heard that some international conference organizers are, like ICANN, monitoring and evaluating the locations and
timings of their events. Earlier today, the GSM Association (GSMA) announced that it was canceling the Mobile World Congress (MWC) that had been scheduled to take place in Barcelona from 24-27 February 2020.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt">In lig</span><span style="font-size:12pt">ht of these developments, I write now to ask whether you have heard any concerns from amongst your
members or other community members about traveling to Cancun for ICANN67. While we have no immediate plans to cancel or reschedule the Cancun meeting, it will be very helpful to hear the community's feedback so that we can take it into account in our planning.
As such, please let me or David Olive know if you or your group have information or concerns you would like to share. In the meantime, please refer to this blog post by ICANN org's Vice-President for Security Operations for information on how ICANN org is
handling this important matter:</span><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-the-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-icann" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;font-size:12pt">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-the-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-icann</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt">.
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