[Ncuc-af] Fwd: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Board Decision: ICANN67 will no longer be hosted in Cancun, virtual meeting instead.

[Joan katambi]

Dear Bruna,

Thanks for the communication, It must have been a tough decision though for
the Board.
For health and safety reasons I do agree with the decision.

Regards
Joan

On Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 4:58 AM Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Dear All,
> ICANN 67 will be virtual, that must be some tough call for ICANN Board to
> take and it shows the importance of the community safety means to the board.
>
> The good thing is we all now have the awesome opportunity to participate
> remotely and contribute to the success of ICANN67.
>
> I hope we will all use this unique opportunity to make our contributions
> to the outcomes and decisions of this historical meeting.
>
> I pray that this nightmare improves for humanity.
>
>
> Kind  regards,
> Benjamin
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Bruna Martins dos Santos <bruna.mrtns at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 3:37 AM
> Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Board Decision: ICANN67 will no longer be hosted
> in Cancun, virtual meeting instead.
> To: NCUC Discuss <ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> As posted on ICANN website about an hour ago, the decision around the
> cancellation of an onsite ICANN67 is set. The meeting will now happen on
> the same dates (7-12 March) and will be virtual.
>
> Community leaders will have a planning call on friday to discuss possible
> changes to the program as well as what will be timezone of this meeting.
> Any updates coming my way I will share on the list.
>
> Best,
> Bruna Santos
> NCUC Chair
>
> ----------
>
> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-02-19-en
>
>
> LOS ANGELES – 19 February 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned
> Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that its ICANN67 Public
> Meeting, which was to be held in Cancún, Mexico, will now be held via
> remote participation-only. This decision was made as a result of the
> COVID-19 outbreak, considered a public health emergency of international
> concern by the World Health Organization <https://www.who.int/>.
>
> The meeting, scheduled for 7-12 March 2020, marks the first time in ICANN's
> history that it will hold a Public Meeting solely with remote participation.
>
> Each ICANN Public Meeting attracts thousands of attendees from more than
> 150 countries. With cases in at least 26 of those countries, there is the
> potential of bringing the virus to Cancún and into the ICANNmeeting site.
> If this were to happen, there could be accidental exposure of the virus to
> attendees, staff, and others who come in contact with an infected
> individual.
>
> COVID-19 continues to be a rapidly evolving global situation, with new
> cases emerging daily.
>
> "This is a decision that the ICANN Board has been considering since the
> outbreak was first announced and it is one that we haven't taken lightly,"
> said Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair. "We know that changing this
> meeting to remote participation-only will have an impact on and cause
> disruption to our community; however, this decision is about people.
> Protecting the health and safety of the ICANNcommunity is our top
> priority."
>
> The community will have many questions about travel arrangements,
> scheduling, and other meeting-related issues. ICANN will consult with
> community leaders and groups to focus the virtual program on the most
> essential sessions, and will publish a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
> page to https://icann.org <https://www.icann.org/> in the coming days.
>
> ICANN thanks its regional partners in Latin America and the Caribbean
> (LAC) who had worked tirelessly to host this meeting in Cancún. We
> appreciate their understanding and we look forward to returning to the LAC
> region for ICANN70 in 2021.
>
> Remote participation is an integral part of any ICANN Public Meeting, but
> it will be vastly expanded for ICANN67, and will leverage the robust
> technology platform in use by the community today.
>
> Those interested in attending the remote meeting should still register
> here <https://meetings.icann.org/en/cancun67>, if they have not done so
> previously. To learn more about remote participation, visit ICANN Public
> Meetings <https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation>.
>
> ICANN will continue to make further announcements as circumstances
> warrant. In the meantime, ICANNorg will hold a webinar to provide a short
> update and take questions. The webinar will be held on Thursday, 20
> February at 1800 UTC.
>
> ICANN also is reviewing upcoming meetings, such as the GDD Summit in
> Paris and the ICANN68 Meeting in Malaysia. So far, no decisions have been
> made and these are proceeding as planned. ICANNwill keep the community
> informed of any changes.
> About ICANN
>
> ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global
> Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an
> address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That
> address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps
> coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was
> formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a
> community of participants from all over the world
>
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