Hi Donna, I agree that ICANN should improve their capacity for virtual participation, however I feel that ultimately the ability to meet face to face and discuss on the side of the events is very important to a smooth operation of the meeting and cannot completely be replaced by remote participation. But having better virtual participation options as a choice would be helpful and a great improvement over the sometimes spotty phone bridge. Holographic representation would be nice ;-) Best, Volker Am 06.02.2016 um 00:29 schrieb Austin, Donna:
Maybe it’s time for ICANN to experiment with a full virtual meeting, connecting hubs around the world.
The costs associated with having to change locations on a reasonably frequent basis are, I’m sure, not trivial. Not to mention an enormous strain on the Nick and his team.
*From:*owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] *On Behalf Of *James M. Bladel *Sent:* Friday, 5 February 2016 3:04 PM *To:* GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org> *Subject:* [council] Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated
Thanks for the heads up Phil. Here's the statement from ICANN.
J.
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*From:* David Olive <david.olive@icann.org <mailto:david.olive@icann.org>> *Date:* February 5, 2016 at 16:53:47 CST *To:* "soac-infoalert@icann.org <mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org>" <soac-infoalert@icann.org <mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org>> *Subject:* *[Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated*
Please see the recent announcement regarding ICANN 56:
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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
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