Agree, "DON'T PANIC", and since we are meeting soon, I'm asking for us to start the conversion now! By the way, I phrased it as a question, with an example, not a proposed policy, if that wasn't clear, I'm sorry. On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 4:36 PM Reid Fishler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I think we need to not panic, but work with our partners (cologix, and > remote switch operators) to find out whats best for them. We are a > community exchange, and we have to make sure we operate at whats best for > the community. > > Reid > > On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 5:24 PM David Farmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> COVID-19 Planning >> >> If/when there is an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Twin Cities or greater >> region serviced by MICE are there any policies the MICE community wants to >> implement? For example, a daytime change freeze, especially given the >> expected increase in the prevalence of remote work or remote teaching as a >> response to an outbreak. >> >> Cologix: Coronavirus Policy Statement >> https://cologix.box.com/s/obl0s8todzc7q8ctlnkj4pymyqf2gdni >> >> University of Minnesota: Health Alert: Coronavirus (COVID-19) >> https://safe-campus.umn.edu/public-health-alerts >> >> Minnesota Department of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) >> https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/index.html >> >> Also, many of you service K12, other colleges, local or regional >> government agencies that you may want to reach out to and help coordinate >> their remote work or remote teaching responses to an outbreak. >> >> For example at the University of Washington in Seattle: Starting Monday, >> March 9, classes will no longer be meeting in person. For the remainder of >> the quarter, instructors are asked to conduct classes and/or exams >> remotely, as possible, until the quarter concludes on March 20. >> >> >> https://www.washington.edu/teaching/topics/teaching-and-learning-when-classes-cant-meet/ >> >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> =============================================== >> David Farmer Email:[log in to unmask] >> Networking & Telecommunication Services >> Office of Information Technology >> University of Minnesota >> 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815 >> Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952 >> =============================================== >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: >> http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1 >> > > > -- > Reid Fishler > Director > Hurricane Electric > +1-510-580-4178 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: > http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1 > -- =============================================== David Farmer Email:[log in to unmask] Networking & Telecommunication Services Office of Information Technology University of Minnesota 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815 Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952 ===============================================