Dear Suhaidi Hassan, I empathize with you and your team who must have been working tirelessly to make ICANN68 happen in Kaulalumpur. Thinking Aloud: There is a wonderful governing principle called the Principle of Subsidiarity. Simply stated: "Problems should be solved at the smallest and most intimate level possible". There is no better method than physical conference to assure this in a given local or regional level of governance. I suggest that the option of hosting the physical meeting of ICANN68 at a later date in kaulalumpur may please be explored. A simple case: When one takes the virtual conference presentation, it is difficult to spot and nurture the next level of leadership or expertise. In any case, the entire world is reconciled to the postponement of many planned conferences. Over to your ICANN68 team. Sincerely, Gopal T V 0 9840121302 https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/57545 https://www.facebook.com/gopal.tadepalli ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dr. T V Gopal Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering College of Engineering Anna University Chennai - 600 025, INDIA Ph : (Off) 22351723 Extn. 3340 (Res) 24454753 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On 2020-04-10 06:32, Suhaidi Hassan wrote:
Dear Maureen and all,
On behalf of the ICANN68 host committee, I respect and understand this decision, although (and, honestly) it's a difficult one for us to accept.
We understand the decision was ultimately made that prioritises the health and safety of our ICANN community, the international guests travelling to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and, most importantly, mitigates the risk of spreading the Covid-19.
Our sympathies at this time are with those affected by Covid-19 all around the world.
We hope ICANN would consider Kuala Lumpur again as host of ICANN meeting in the future.
Thank you,
Kind regards,
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