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

[Alexandre Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

Johns Hopkins University data is at 
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Le 25/02/2020 à 16:28, Alexandre Petrescu a écrit :
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> Thanks for letting me and others know.  So here is an initial list:
>
> http://ncov.bii.virginia.edu/dashboard/
>
> Johns Hopkins
>
> https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/maladies-et-traumatismes/maladies-et-infections-respiratoires/infection-a-coronavirus/articles/infection-au-nouveau-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-covid-19-france-et-monde
>
> At least these links should be browsed in order to make one's mind.
>
> (I find it strange that ietf.org lists only one central Agency and the 
> dst Agency; they should have listed all the src Agencies, meaning all 
> the countries Agencies where people come from, and their regions' and 
> cities agencies; we dont lack the technical tools to list them).
>
>>
>> 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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