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

["Edward Morris" <egmorris1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Heather,

Perhaps the new travel agent replacing BCD will scrap the Forrest rule, which 
mandates that any flight plan involving you must touch down on at least 4 
continents before reaching the ICANN meeting site! At least we can hope...

Ed

Sent from my iPhone

> On 8 Feb 2016, at 18:38, Heather Forrest <Heather.Forrest@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Colleagues, 
> 
> 
> On a personal level I agree with Ed's suggestion re regional hubs. Re Panama, 
> I was facing the prospect of more time in the air between Tasmania and Panama 
> than on the ground at the meeting.
> 
> 
> At the same time, I'm always willing to travel the huge distance for f2f 
> meetings because I find it invaluable to have everyone in the same room at 
> one time and not be reliant upon AC room queues. Plus, we all know how those 
> video links into ICANN public forums from regional locations work (or 
> not).....
> 
> 
> Isn't meeting B our WG-focused meeting where we're all head down, locked in a 
> room, trying to make real progress? If so, it likely doesn't suit the 
> regional hub approach, much as the length the meeting and the faraway venue 
> does.
> 
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> 
> Heather
> 
> 
> 
>  
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf 
> of Edward Morris <egmorris1@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 3:17
> To: James M. Bladel
> Cc: Volker Greimann; Austin, Donna; GNSO Council List
> Subject: Re: [council] RE: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN56 to be Relocated
>  
> 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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