ICANN Raising Security Measures for Future Meetings
ICANN believes there's “only a LOW risk” that terrorist activity could occur during its March 5-10 meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, but ICANN is taking new security precautions for the meeting and all future ICANN meetings, said ICANN Vice President-Meetings and…
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International Real Estate Operations Nick Tomasso in a blog post Wednesday. Tomasso cited recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, as the reason for the security changes. ICANN is “in constant and on-going communication with our hosts and the Moroccan government, to assess any security concerns surrounding the upcoming meeting,” Tomasso said. “We are working with a highly respected global security-consulting firm, which gives us on-going updates of potential risks. This firm has also assigned a senior level analyst to work with ICANN.” All delegates to ICANN meetings will now need a government-issued ID to pick up their badge at the registration desk, and there will be additional security screenings at ICANN meeting venues, including metal detectors and bag checks, Tomasso said. Moroccan authorities will do advanced verification of delegate registration information at the Marrakech meeting and security will be increased at hotels where meeting delegates are staying, Tomasso said.