[NCUC-DISCUSS] 2017 ICANN Meetings

[Karel Douglas]

The LAC region has lost out and I hope that there will some amends
somewhere / somehow.

regards

Karel

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 3:56 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> It’s unclear whether Puerto Rico will be a problem, not only because of
> Zika, but also Chikungunya, which is pretty serious.
> http://www.salud.gov.pr/Sobre-tu-Salud/Pages/Condiciones/Chikungunya.aspx
>  Meeting staff will research etc.  Hopefully it’s under control by then...
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Mar 13, 2016, at 19:38, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Seun
>
> Thanks for the information about the block allocations.
> I'd be one thinking that EOI would also be a good idea.
> Criteria for selection could be refined from the replies.
>
> Regards,
>
> Renata
> Em 13/03/2016 15:31, "Seun Ojedeji" <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com> escreveu:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I believe the meeting locations were already predetermined so it was not
>> realistic to change as suggested. As you may know, call to host ICANN
>> meetings are done in block (I think it's 2 years period) and countries who
>> expressed interest during the application window would have been reviewed
>> and selected. In a situation where the meeting venue changes due to
>> unforeseen circumstances, it becomes a plus for any other region that has a
>> country willing to host at such short notice (while still meeting the
>> hosting requirements).
>>
>> It's usually a difficult one but that is what it is. Personally, I would
>> have preferred that ICANN open a short call for EOI when such happens so
>> other countries in that particular region affected could express their
>> interest. (Although I don't know if it would have helped in this case since
>> the Zika stuff is considered continental)
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Sent from my LG G4
>> Kindly excuse brevity and typos
>> On 13 Mar 2016 12:38 a.m., "Ayden Férdeline" <icann at ferdeline.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, all-
>>>
>>> The locations for ICANN Meetings in 2017 have been posted:
>>> https://meetings.icann.org/en/calendar
>>>
>>> ICANN58 is in Copenhagen, ICANN59 is in Johannesburg, and ICANN60 is in
>>> Abu Dhabi.
>>>
>>> It appears that ICANN57 will remain in San Juan. I'm a little surprised
>>> that ICANN58 is going to Europe rather than Latin America, given the change
>>> of location of the Panama City meeting…
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Ayden Férdeline
>>>
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