[ripe-list] RIPE80 and COVID-19

> On 2 Mar 2020, at 17:52, Antonio Prado via ripe-list <ripe-list at ripe.net> wrote:
> 
> I know that RIPE NCC is looking into all possible effects it could have
> on RIPE80, but it's time to rationally start talking about that and let
> participants take consequent decisions with awareness and in advance.

RIPE80 is more than two months away. By then it's highly likely the virus will be contained or else we'll all be dead. So either way it won't matter much. :-)

Current WHO advice is for meeting organisers to consult with the local public health authorities and carry out a proper risk assessment. This has lead to a variety of responses. Next week's ICANN meeting has effectively been cancelled. It's to go ahead with remote participation only. IETF107 is still going ahead as planned - for now anyway. Switzerland has banned mass gatherings of 1000+ people. The Geneva Motor Show has been cancelled. Yet it's business as usual for ITU meetings. Several companies have imposed a tenporary ban on international travel.

As for RIPE80, you're right to suggest we all have to apply common sense by taking account of the risks, local policies and the prevailing circumstances at the time. These may well lead to different conclusions. I'm sure the NCC will keep us all updated in due course.

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