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The meeting was the first to feature an in-person gathering since the initiation of safety measures in response to COVID. Attendees noted that registration for some sessions was quickly fully booked.<ref name="hub" /> the overbooking appeared to be mostly related to room size and limitations on attendance. ICANN CIO [[Ashwin Rangan]] noted that the lessons of the pandemic would improve the experience for both in-person and remote attendees:
The meeting was the first to feature an in-person gathering since the initiation of safety measures in response to COVID. Attendees noted that registration for some sessions was quickly fully booked.<ref name="hub" /> the overbooking appeared to be mostly related to room size and limitations on attendance. ICANN CIO [[Ashwin Rangan]] noted that the lessons of the pandemic would improve the experience for both in-person and remote attendees:
<blockquote>The switch to virtual meetings more than two years ago presented us with the opportunity to further innovate and advance the way we get together as a global community. Since then, we have significantly enhanced the meeting experience for participants from around the world. We look forward to blending the knowledge gained through the virtual meetings with the option of in-person participation to make ICANN74 more inclusive and equitable for all who attend.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/update-on-the-technical-preparations-for-icann74-19-05-2022-en ICANN.org Blog - Update on the Technical Preparations for ICANN 74], May 19, 2022</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>The switch to virtual meetings more than two years ago presented us with the opportunity to further innovate and advance the way we get together as a global community. Since then, we have significantly enhanced the meeting experience for participants from around the world. We look forward to blending the knowledge gained through the virtual meetings with the option of in-person participation to make ICANN74 more inclusive and equitable for all who attend.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/update-on-the-technical-preparations-for-icann74-19-05-2022-en ICANN.org Blog - Update on the Technical Preparations for ICANN 74], May 19, 2022</ref></blockquote>
==Elections and Rotation of Appointments==
* At the [[GAC]] opening plenary, Manal Ismail noted that there were nearly 150 new GAC representatives since the last in-person meeting at [[ICANN 66]].<ref>[https://74.schedule.icann.org/meetings/PgCqfrE4SCi65HZXX ICANN 74 Archive - GAC Opening Plenary], June 13, 2022</ref>
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