ICANN cans Panama discussion over Zika fears - Mosquitos force relocation of June meeting.
Late Friday, ICANN announced that it is moving this summer’s meeting scheduled for Panama City due to fears over the Zika virus.
The non-profit posted a notice on its meetings page:
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 ... read more ...
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ICANN selects Panama for Jun 2016 meeting - Panama City selected for next summer’s meeting.
ICANN’s summer meeting next year will take place in Panama City, Panama. The decision was made during a board meeting earlier this week.
I think this meeting will draw a lot of domain name investors. Many already live in Panama (such as Andrew Rosener of Media Options) and many more run their businesses out of the country.
There are two ICANN meetings between now and the Panama meeting. The first takes place later this month in Dublin, Ireland, ... read more ...