[NCUC-DISCUSS] 2017 ICANN Meetings

[Ayden Férdeline]

Hi, all-
The next meeting to be held in Latin America will be a small B-format meeting in
2018. I do think that it is unfortunate that it was not possible to switch this
with the large A-format meeting in Copenhagen next year. However, maybe you
Renata (or you could suggest this to people you know) could request funding from
ICANN's Development & Public Responsibility Programs budget to establish a
remote hub in São Paulo or elsewhere in the region so to make it easier for
those unable to travel to the meeting to participate? I know it's no substitute
for attending a meeting, but I think you could have some success finding funding
here…
Also - I'm not sure I understood why the meeting that had originally been
scheduled for Panama City was being classed as a Latin American meeting, given
Panama is geographically a part of North America? Likewise with the meeting in
San Juan? I too hope that San Juan remains the home of ICANN 57, but I don't see
how this being the case is going to help any Argentines, Brazilians, Bolivians,
Ecuadorians etc participate in outreach programs (which are region-specific)
given how bizarrely it seems ICANN groups countries into regions?
Best wishes,
Ayden
On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Karel Douglas < douglaskarel at gmail.com > wrote:
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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