ICANN's June 14-17 Meeting to Be Virtual Amid COVID-19

ICANN's June 14-17 in-person policy conference to have been in The Hague will instead be virtual, the group's board decided Thursday. "Barriers" to "holding and appropriately planning in-person international meetings" include "restrictions on international travel, limited flight availability, physical distancing requirements, risks posed to the local host community, and the possibility of a resurgence resulting in further lockdowns," the group said of COVID-19.