Re: [council] RE: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated

["Edward Morris" <egmorris1@xxxxxxxxx>]

A meeting with regional hubs for most with dispersed central meeting spots for 
Council and other like groups might be worth trying, particularly for B. Flying 
four days to attend a meeting for four days just does not make a lot of sense 
for many of us. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On 8 Feb 2016, at 03:58, James M. Bladel <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Basically with Volker.  There’s value in a face-to-face meeting, but ICANN 
> can still do more to facilitate remote participation, especially for meetings 
> (like the one upcoming) where attendance is projected to be lower.  And 
> expanded use of remote hubs / satellite locations would be preferable to 
> dialing in on your own….
> 
> Thanks-
> 
> J.
> 
> 
> 
> From: Volker Greimann <vgreimann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, February 8, 2016 at 4:37 
> To: "Austin, Donna" <Donna.Austin@xxxxxxxxxxx>, James Bladel 
> <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>, GNSO Council List <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [council] RE: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated
> 
> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
>> Behalf Of James M. Bladel
>> Sent: Friday, 5 February 2016 3:04 PM
>> To: GNSO Council List <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [council] Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated
>>  
>> Thanks for the heads up Phil. Here's the statement from ICANN. 
>>  
>> J. 
>> 
>> Sent via iPhone. Blame Siri. 
>>  
>> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>> From: David Olive <david.olive@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: February 5, 2016 at 16:53:47 CST
>> To: "soac-infoalert@xxxxxxxxx" <soac-infoalert@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated
>> 
>> Please see the recent announcement regarding ICANN 56: 
>>  
>> **
>>  
>> 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)
>>  
>> Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212 
>> Mobile:       + 1. 202.341.3611
>> Mobile:       +90.533.341.6550 
>> Email:  david.olive@xxxxxxxxx
>> www.icann.org
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