Understandable, but still a shame. The community need a boost in engagement. I also miss coaching the newcomers F2F a lot. On 07/16/2021 03:14, philippe.fouquart--- via council wrote:

Dear Councillors,

Please note the following note issued by the Board. ICANN72 will a be Virtual Annual General Meeting, and if possible by then, ICANN73 should be a hybrid meeting with an in-person component.

Regards,

Philippe

-------- Message d'origine -------- De : David Olive via soac-chairs <soac-chairs@icann.org> Date : 16/07/2021 01:43 (GMT+01:00) À : soac-chairs@icann.org Cc : Rachel McFadyen <rachel.mcfadyen@icann.org>, Sally Newell Cohen <sally.newellcohen@icann.org> Objet : [soac-chairs] ICANN72 Board Decision 15July Announcement.pdf

 Dear SOAC Chair.

Attached is an advance notice to the ICANN72 decision by the Board today.

Best regards.     David

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David A. Olive Senior Vice President Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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