[ALAC] Fwd: [ICANN Community Leaders] ICANN67 Cancun - Coronavirus (2019-nCOV)

Mon Feb 17 13:28:20 UTC 2020

I agree with you.

I would do take the risk

On Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 4:25 PM Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net> wrote:

> If it is not cancelled, I would take the risk and go. I have a choice. I
> don't work for ICANN.
>
> But a meeting requires staff. And I have been thinking about the staff --
> what choices have they been offered. What rights do they have to refuse
> should they not want to take the risk. Perhaps this would be a good
> question for Goran on Tuesday.
>
> Marita
> On 2/17/2020 6:36 AM, DANIEL NANGHAKA wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> Having looked at the travel concerns on the thread.
> We just finished our ATRT3 meeting in Brussels and there was little or no
> risk as everything was normal at the Brussels Airport. I travelled through
> Doha, it was usual.
> I have been through to Tanzania and Kenya, and travel activities are
> usual.
>
> In reference to the thread, my suggestion is that the meeting should not
> be cancelled.
>
> Kind regards
> Daniel K. Nanghaka
>
> ᐧ
>
> On Mon, 17 Feb 2020 at 14:27, Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I think, if the meeting is not cancelled, as Alan said it, the question
>> would be  "what risks are the participants willing to take", bearing in
>> mind that up to now, according to WHO, nothing can be predicted on how the
>> virus will spread.
>>
>> Fatimata
>>
>>
>> Le dim. 16 févr. 2020 à 22:09, Satish Babu via ALAC <
>> alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org> a écrit :
>>
>>> Dear all
>>>
>>> I'm at APRICOT2020, together with Maureen and Lianna. The situation here
>>> in Melbourne is normal, with little use of masks in the venue, streets or
>>> even in the casino next door. Except for a few ground handling staff at the
>>> Dubai airport, I have not encountered significant mask usage anywhere
>>> during my travel either.
>>>
>>> SITREPs from the World Health Organization (see
>>> https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200216-sitrep-27-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=78c0eb78_2
>>> for the latest in the series) is an authoritative source for information.
>>> Outside China, there appear to be just about 20 new cases (from Singapore,
>>> Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and France) as of yesterday.
>>>
>>> In my own country (India), we had three cases, all in my home province
>>> of Kerala. All three were medical students at Wuhan. They have been let go
>>> after they recovered fully and tested negative multiple times for the virus
>>> over an extended quarantine period. As of now, India has zero active cases.
>>>
>>> With kind regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> satish
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 8:44 AM Maureen Hilyard <
>>> maureen.hilyard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Great observations. Thank you Abdulkarim.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 17 Feb 2020, 8:33 AM ABDULKARIM AYOPO OLOYEDE, <
>>>> oloyede.aa at unilorin.edu.ng> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Judith,
>>>>> in the last 10-11 days, I have travelled via about 10 airports
>>>>> (Manchester (UK), London (UK), London Gatwick (UK), Lagos (Nigeria), Abuja
>>>>> (Nigeria), Ilorin (Nigeria),  Doha) (Qatar), Addis- Ababa (Ethiopia)
>>>>> Melbourn (Australia) and  Perth (Australia) airports).
>>>>> From my experience, things were relatively normal as only a few people
>>>>> were having a face mask on. I didn't use a face mask. The only thing I
>>>>> noticed especially in the big airports was that few Chinese passengers were
>>>>> flying and temperate measuring device was used in all the Nigeria airports,
>>>>> But I think those have been in place since the Ebola outbreak. I also
>>>>> noticed that there was periodic announcement about anyone feeling unwell
>>>>> and it was easy to navigate through the airports.
>>>>>  The only inconvenience for me was that I rescheduled my flight and
>>>>> avoided travelling via Hong Kong which would have offered me a  shorter
>>>>> connecting time cos the fear of the virus
>>>>>  But in general, I think there is no need to panic
>>>>> AK
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 8:04 AM Judith Hellerstein <
>>>>> judith at jhellerstein.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Marita and Maureen,
>>>>>> Possibly our ATRT3 travelers and as well the APRICOT travelers can
>>>>>> tell us about their experiences getting into and out of the airport
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,‘Judith
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>> judith at jhellerstein.com
>>>>>> Skype ID:JudithHellerstein
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 9:57 AM, Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maureen, one of the things I think you could raise with Goran relates
>>>>>> to what we might be facing at the Cancun airport. I have already heard
>>>>>> stories of lengthy delays getting through immigration here in Canada where,
>>>>>> I would have thought, we were equipped to handle this. Cancun airport,
>>>>>> according to the ICANN67 webpage, is a very large and busy airport with
>>>>>> many flights coming and going from all around the world. What do we know
>>>>>> about the added screening process at the airport and the potential delays,
>>>>>> lengthy lineups, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another good way to pick up a virus is to spend hours in immigration
>>>>>> queues with hundreds of other visitors in hot stuffy conditions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Marita
>>>>>> On 2/15/2020 6:39 PM, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In theory ... the only way to really avoid this virus (and indeed all
>>>>>> others like the Flu) is to stay at home in isolation locked up in a corner
>>>>>> in a room or in your nuclear bunker/shelter .... and with your family as
>>>>>> well never leaving your home so as to avoid contact with the outside world.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is this how we should be living? In fear? Or should we be sensible,
>>>>>> take the necessary precautions and go about our lives.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And, of course, if this is the much rumoured Apocalypse, then there
>>>>>> is pretty much nothing more we can do, anyways.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We will all be dead regardless.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /t
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 9:56 AM Maureen Hilyard <
>>>>>> maureen.hilyard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A message from Goran.
>>>>>>> Please let me know if you have any concerns to be raised with him
>>>>>>> about this situation.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maureen
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>>>>> From: Goran Marby <goran.marby at icann.org>
>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020, 5:53 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [ICANN Community Leaders] ICANN67 Cancun - Coronavirus
>>>>>>> (2019-nCOV)
>>>>>>> To: so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org <so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org>
>>>>>>> Cc: Cassia Oliveira <cassia.oliveira at icann.org>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cassia Oliveira on behalf of Goran Marby
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Community Leaders:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As you know, ICANN org is actively monitoring developments worldwide
>>>>>>> concerning the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov). We take the health and safety
>>>>>>> of our staff, Board and community members very seriously and wish to do the
>>>>>>> right thing to continue to ensure that everyone remains safe and informed.
>>>>>>> In this regard, you may have heard that some international conference
>>>>>>> organizers are, like ICANN, monitoring and evaluating the locations and
>>>>>>> timings of their events. Earlier today, the GSM Association (GSMA)
>>>>>>> announced that it was canceling the Mobile World Congress (MWC) that had
>>>>>>> been scheduled to take place in Barcelona from 24-27 February 2020.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In light of these developments, I write now to ask whether you have
>>>>>>> heard any concerns from amongst your members or other community members
>>>>>>> about traveling to Cancun for ICANN67. While we have no immediate plans to
>>>>>>> cancel or reschedule the Cancun meeting, it will be very helpful to hear
>>>>>>> the community's feedback so that we can take it into account in our
>>>>>>> planning. As such, please let me or David Olive know if you or your group
>>>>>>> have information or concerns you would like to share. In the meantime,
>>>>>>> please refer to this blog post by ICANN org's Vice-President for Security
>>>>>>> Operations for information on how ICANN org is handling this important
>>>>>>> matter:
>>>>>>> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-the-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-icann
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Göran  Marby
>>>>>>> President & CEO ICANN
>>>>>>> +1(310) 578 8690
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cássia Oliveira
>>>>>>> Sr. Manager, Office of the President & CEO
>>>>>>> cassia.oliveira at icann.org
>>>>>>> +1(310) 578 8656
>>>>>>>
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