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− | [[file:Virtual meeting icon.png|100px|left]] '''''Get ready: [[ICANN 70]] is two weeks away! Prep Week is here!''''' <br/>Because of the ongoing pandemic, the [[ICANN Meetings|meeting]] is being held virtually. The time zone for schedule and event planning is Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), the time zone of Cancun, Mexico, the original host of the meeting. [https://events.icann.org/icann70/registration Register now] to attend!<br/> | + | [[file:Virtual meeting icon.png|100px|left]] '''''Get ready: [[ICANN 70]] is two weeks away! Prep Week is in the books.''''' <br/>Because of the ongoing pandemic, the [[ICANN Meetings|meeting]] is being held virtually. The time zone for schedule and event planning is Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), the time zone of Cancun, Mexico, the original host of the meeting. [https://events.icann.org/icann70/registration Register now] to attend!<br/> |
| '''Important Dates'''<br/> | | '''Important Dates'''<br/> |
| # '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-02-22-en Prep Week Schedule] released on Feb. 23 <br/> | | # '''✓''' [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-02-22-en Prep Week Schedule] released on Feb. 23 <br/> |
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| [[Ethos Capital]] is the latest in a chain of domain industry consolidations, announcing that it was acquiring a controlling interest in [[Donuts]]. The acquisition is detailed in their [https://www.ethoscapital.com/news/ethos-capital-to-acquire-controlling-interest-in-donuts press release]. | | [[Ethos Capital]] is the latest in a chain of domain industry consolidations, announcing that it was acquiring a controlling interest in [[Donuts]]. The acquisition is detailed in their [https://www.ethoscapital.com/news/ethos-capital-to-acquire-controlling-interest-in-donuts press release]. |
| + | *The ICANN Board [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2021-03-11-en announced] that the ICANN 71 Policy Forum, originally planned as an in-person meeting at the Hague, Netherlands, will be held as a virtual event. This will be the fifth meeting that has transitioned to a virtual event since the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| *Caricatures are returning! Originally conceived as a way to plus up your name badge at in-person meetings, we are going to continue our practice of commissioning caricatures for people in the community. If you don't yet have a caricature, we may be hitting you up for photos soon. | | *Caricatures are returning! Originally conceived as a way to plus up your name badge at in-person meetings, we are going to continue our practice of commissioning caricatures for people in the community. If you don't yet have a caricature, we may be hitting you up for photos soon. |
| *If you want to know how you can help, check out [[ICANNWiki:Community portal|Articles Wanted]] and [[Articles needed|Updates Needed]]. | | *If you want to know how you can help, check out [[ICANNWiki:Community portal|Articles Wanted]] and [[Articles needed|Updates Needed]]. |