Re: Further update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and IETF 107 Vancouver

[Alexandre Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

the numbers are much higher than the Authority reports in France

Le 25/02/2020 à 15:43, Mary B a écrit :
> For people that are worried, you can follow the situation (based on real 
> reported numbers) here:
> http://ncov.bii.virginia.edu/dashboard/
> 
> Johns Hopkins has something similar but their's wasn't updated the last 
> I looked.
> 
> Regards,
> Mary.
> 
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 7:14 AM Alexandre Petrescu 
> <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
> 
>     These are my thoughts:
> 
>     - has the situation improved since we last talked about this?
> 
>     - have we absorbed the biggest?
> 
>     - ...
> 
>     Alex
> 
>     Le 25/02/2020 à 00:41, Arleen Elliott a écrit :
>      > Thoughts
>      >
>      >
>      > -------- Original Message --------
>      > Subject: Further update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and IETF 107
>     Vancouver
>      > From: IETF Executive Director <[e-mail]
>     <mailto:[e-mail]>>
>      > Date: Feb 24, 2020, 6:34 PM
>      > To: IETF Announcement List <[e-mail]
>     <mailto:[e-mail]>>
>      > As IETF 107 Vancouver approaches we thought it would be useful to
>     update
>      > you on our planning around COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the potential
>      > impact on this meeting.
>      >
>      > Before that, it is worth noting that registrations for the
>     meeting are
>      > at a good level [1] and continue to grow in line with expectations.
>      >
>      > Our policy regarding the risk to health posed by COVID-19 is that we
>      > will follow public health guidelines for events of this nature, in
>      > particular those of the World Health Organisation [2] and the Public
>      > Health Agency of Canada [3].  Neither of those bodies recommend
>      > cancelling meetings of this nature but they do recommend some
>     specific
>      > planning [4] and we are following those recommendations.
>      >
>      > Accordingly, the following special measures are being put into
>     place for
>      > IETF 107 in Vancouver.
>      >
>      > 1. Measures to prevent transmission by surface contact:
>      > - We will provide all in-person participants with hand sanitizer and
>      > surface wipes free of charge.
>      > - Surface wipes will be available in multiple rooms for cleaning any
>      > shared equipment or surfaces, such as microphones and door handles.
>      > - We are exploring changes to blue sheets, including online
>      > alternatives, rather than pass a sheet and pen around.
>      > - We’re going to ask that you do not feel obliged to shake hands
>     with
>      > anyone and also do not feel offended if anyone declines to do so.
>      > - Buses for the social event (which is still being planned) will
>     leave
>      > at staggered intervals and also have wipes available.
>      >
>      > 2.  Measures for anyone who feels unwell to prevent them spreading
>      > infection:
>      > - We are setting aside a room as an isolation room supplied with
>     masks
>      > and a thermometer for anyone who feels ill during the meeting.
>      > - We are making arrangements with a local clinic so that we can
>     call a
>      > doctor to attend to anyone in self-imposed isolation to minimise
>     their
>      > travel through communal areas.
>      >
>      > 3.  Voluntary travel guidelines for travellers from China (the
>     meeting
>      > host, Huawei, is discussing this topic with other companies based
>     in China):
>      > - Only staff from provinces where travel is allowed and on a
>     whitelist
>      > of those who have had their health monitored for a number of
>     weeks will
>      > participate in-person at the meeting.
>      > - Some in-person participants, including the Huawei employees
>     based in
>      > China, plan to arrive 7 days early, monitoring any symptoms before
>      > attending the meeting.
>      > - The number of in-person participants will be reduced to essential
>      > travellers with the rest participating remotely.
>      >
>      > 4.  (As previously advised) Changes to our cancellation policy
>      > - Anyone who is unable to attend due to government imposed travel
>      > restrictions will be eligible for a full refund.
>      > - We will continue with the normal policy of providing a full
>     refund to
>      > anyone who is unable to travel due to visa issues.
>      >
>      >
>      > We understand that some people are very concerned about the risk to
>      > health, that some other events have been cancelled or switched to a
>      > remote-only model and that some companies are putting corporate
>     travel
>      > restrictions into place.  However, it remains our view that there
>     are
>      > significant risks in both under-reacting and over-reacting to this
>      > complex and developing situation, and as we are not
>     epidemiologists or
>      > public health experts we will follow the evidence-based advice of
>     those
>      > that are.
>      >
>      > Following the same reasoning, we will not be offering full
>     refunds in
>      > the event of someone being unable to travel due to corporate
>      > restrictions and the cancellation fee will still apply. Full
>     details of
>      > our registration policy for IETF 107 Vancouver are available on our
>      > website [5].
>      >
>      >
>      > Finally, we are working on a backup plan for a fully remote meeting
>      > should we need to cancel the in-person meeting, but there are a
>     number
>      > of logistical challenges to overcome.
>      >
>      > Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or
>      > comments.
>      >
>      >
>      > [1] https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf107/attendance.py
>      > [2] https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
>      > [3]
>      >
>     https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html
>      > [4] https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1269109/retrieve
>      > [5]
>      >
>     https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/107/ietf107-special-registration-provisions/
>      >
>      > --
>      > Jay Daley
>      > IETF Executive Director
>      > [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
>      >
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