ICANN Board Acts to Minimize COVID-19 Risks
ICANN's board is acting to minimize risks associated with coronavirus, Chairman Maarten Botterman blogged last week. It's working to reduce the possibility that directors might contract the virus. This includes avoiding all ICANN-related travel through September and canceling a planned…
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in-person May workshop, a spokesperson told us Monday. To ensure decisions and progress continue, directors are holding weekly information calls and special virtual meetings, he said. Directors also are prioritizing work to ensure that what must be done under the bylaws or on time-sensitive issues can be handled, the spokesperson said. "The overall expectation is that output/productivity will be reduced because of the pandemic-related causes, such as illness, family commitments, etc. They're hoping the prioritization will ensure focus." The work plan includes "hot topics" such as the proposed sale of .org registry Public Interest Registry, how best to support the next ICANN remote meeting, and domain name system abuse, Botterman wrote. The board will now generally concentrate on bylaw-mandated responsibilities such as the FY 2021 budget and developing a policy for generic top-level domain name registration data that complies with the EU general data protection regulation.