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<p>Totally agree Dorothy, it will be very important to insist on
these points and get the word out very early. I know I am not
going to make the trip to Kuala Lumpur even if they decide not to
cancel, it is just too dangerous in the current context. I
certainly hope we get an early decision to cancel, so that we can
figure out how to manage this in a more fair way, and perhaps
figure out regional hubs that can provide bandwidth.</p>
<p>This would also support multilingual discussion, which is also
important in Africa.</p>
<p>cheers Stephanie<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><b>1. For
ICANN67, the virtual meeting was conducted during general
working hours in Cancún local time. If ICANN68 is held as a
Virtual Policy Forum, what time zone should the schedule
adhere to?<br>
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Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) <br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">2. 4 hours
total ( does not need to be consecutive)</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">3. Yes up to
2 days</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">4. Yes</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">5. Yes</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">6. Very
important</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">7. All
languages are important in an inclusive community. You may
want to include sign language for the hearing impaired.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The points I
would add are that if the meeting is advertised as virtual we
can count on more people attending. I did not attend the last
meeting as I had other scheduled meetings. Holding virtual
meetings means we can have more active participation as long
as each session is accompanied by a good background note that
allows people to understand the key decision points. The
savings from travel costs can be applied to technology,
recording and interpretation and translation services, The
technology can also support regional consultations which would
help Africa as our continent is huge and very dispersed. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">best</div>
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PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <<a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true">bruna.mrtns@gmail.com</a>>
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<div>I hope this email finds everyone well and at their
houses. </div>
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<div>ICANN is starting a consultation with Community leaders
on an effective Virtual Meetings strategy past the first
experience that was ICANN 67. While it is still not
confirmed by them whether the Kuala Lumpur meeting will be
a virtual one, considering the unstable conditions of
COVID-19 I believe we can already count this upcoming
meeting as such. </div>
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<div>In light of that, as mentioned above, ICANN wants to
hear back from communities our position on Virtual
meetings and what should be their strategy moving forward.
All community leaders have until Thursday, april 2nd, to
send the Org our positions on twelve multiple choice
questions related to known areas of concern such as, time
zones, meeting duration, and language services. </div>
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<div>In order to have our PoVs on this matter as
constituency broad as possible, I will copy the survey
questions below and would appreciate if you can comment on
them by April 2nd, 10 AM UTC. </div>
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<div>We have previously collected comments on some issues
with the app and timezones, but I would like to ask you
once again if - besides the questions below - are there
other points or issues you would like NCUC leadership to
point out in the survey. </div>
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<div>Best Regards, </div>
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<div><b><i>Bruna Martins dos Santos </i></b></div>
<div>NCUC Chair</div>
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<div><b>Questions: </b><br>
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<b><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)" color="#000000">Time Zone and Duration </font></b><br>
<b>1. For ICANN67, the virtual meeting was conducted
during general working hours in Cancún local time. If
ICANN68 is held as a Virtual Policy Forum, what time
zone should the schedule adhere to? <br>
</b><br>
Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) </div>
<div>London (UTC+1) </div>
<div>Los Angeles (UTC-7) </div>
<div>No Preference </div>
<div>Other <br>
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<b>2. What is the maximum number of hours per day you
would participate in a virtual ICANN68?</b> <br>
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<div>8 hours/day </div>
<div>6 hours/day </div>
<div>4 hours/day </div>
<div>2 hours/day </div>
<div>No Preference <br>
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<b>3. Would you support extending the duration of the
meeting to accommodate fewer hours per day? </b><br>
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<div>No (keep current duration) </div>
<div>Yes (1 day) </div>
<div>Yes (up to 2 days) </div>
<div>Yes (up to 3 days) </div>
<div>No Preference </div>
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<div><b style="background-color:rgb(0,255,0)">Program and
Services </b></div>
<div><b>4. Would you support cross-community led plenary
sessions during the meeting?</b> <br>
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<div>Yes <br>
No<br>
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<b>5. Given the success of the Public Forum during
ICANN67, would you support a Public Forum during ICANN68
to facilitate interaction with the ICANN Board?</b></div>
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Yes <br>
No<br>
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<b>6. How important is it to have interpretation services
during the virtual meeting?</b><br>
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<div>Very Important <br>
Important <br>
Not very Important <br>
Not at all Important </div>
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<div><b>7. Rate the Importance of each language (1 to 5,
with 1 being very important and 5 being not important at
all) </b></div>
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<div>Arabic<br>
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<div>Chinese<br>
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<div>French<br>
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<div>Portuguese<br>
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<div>Russian<br>
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<div>Spanish</div>
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