[ALAC] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN71 to be Held as Virtual Policy Forum

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12 March 2021

LOS ANGELES – 11 March 2021 – Today, the Board of Directors for the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that
ICANN71 will be held as a Virtual Public Meeting due to the continuing
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ICANN71 Policy Forum was scheduled to
be held in The Hague, Netherlands, from 14-17 June 2021. The meeting dates
will remain the same. Read the Board resolution and supporting rationale
here
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Several barriers remain to holding and appropriately planning in-person
international meetings. These include ongoing restrictions on international
travel, limited flight availability, physical distancing requirements,
risks posed to the local host community, and the possibility of a
resurgence resulting in further lockdowns.

This action was taken in consideration of the ongoing consultation with the
community and ICANN organization (org) to refine support for the key policy
development efforts the community undertakes at ICANN Public Meetings. The
Board looks forward to receiving the final outputs from that consultation
as soon as is feasible, to allow for their application as early as the
planning for ICANN71.

"Above all, the health and safety of the ICANN community, Board, and staff
are the most important considerations for our Public Meetings," said
Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair. "As of now, there are still too many
uncertainties involved with hosting a face-to-face meeting – even in The
Hague, the city where I was born and would have loved to see you all. The
Board believes that this is the right decision, and it gives us ample time
to plan a successful Virtual Public Meeting."

ICANN org is grateful for the support and input from our Dutch and European
regional partners during the planning process for ICANN71, and the org
hopes to return to the region soon.

Registration will be required to participate in ICANN71, with registration
opening in late March. Read more about virtual participation tools at the ICANN
Public Meetings page
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Supporting ICANN Public Meetings

The community engagement process about the evolution of ICANN Public
Meetings continues. The Board is grateful for the ongoing collaboration
between the leadership of ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory
Committees and ICANN org to consider how to best support the community's
important policy, technical, and implementation work. The Board agrees that
establishing community guidelines for Public Meeting planning will bolster
continuity, transparency, and accountability for the decisions made on the
community's behalf by the designated representatives that work with ICANN
org planning both virtual and in-person Public Meetings.

As a result of this ongoing dialogue, some of the community's immediate
suggestions have been implemented for ICANN70
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The Board hopes the guidelines will be available to facilitate  further
enhancements for ICANN71. In the interim, the Board has directed ICANN org
to work with the community leaders to determine how to ensure that org
support for ICANN Public Meetings continue to meet the community's
agreed-upon priorities and needs.
About ICANN

ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global
Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an
address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That
address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN
helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world.
ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation
with a community of participants from all over the world.

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