Thanks for the heads up Phil. Here's the statement from ICANN. 

J. 

Sent via iPhone. Blame Siri. 


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From: David Olive <david.olive@icann.org>
Date: February 5, 2016 at 16:53:47 CST
To: "soac-infoalert@icann.org" <soac-infoalert@icann.org>
Subject: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated

Please see the recent announcement regarding ICANN 56: 

 

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https://meetings.icann.org/en/

ICANN56 to be Relocated

ICANN56, scheduled to be held in Panama in June 2016, will be moved to another location due to the severity of the Zika Virus outbreak in the Latin America region. A search is currently underway to identify an alternate location where the Zika Virus is not a concern. We look forward to returning to Panama for a future ICANN Meeting.


David A. Olive
Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support
General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul
Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:10 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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