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Re: [UA-discuss] Call for Nominations
by nitin March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019

Hello everyone Was not sure that we need to mark nominations on UA discuss list also..Here are my nominations For chairName of the person - Dr Ajay DataPosition - ChairContact - ajay(a)data.in, +919828066666For vice chairName of the person - Mr. Dusan Stojicevic Position - Vice ChairContact - dusan(a)dukes.in.rs , +381641452171I believe that we all are looking for continued great work in coming time in UASG, change of Leadership of the group might be seen as a good sign as it will bring new brains to think more innovatively and I do believe that the group will be benefit from this diversity.Dr. Ajay and Dusan are known face's in uasg community for there contribution in the space of Universal Acceptance and time they are contributing for UA adoption and spreading awareness.RegardsNitin Walia -------- Original message --------From: Edmon <edmon(a)registry.asia> Date: 20/02/2019 12:13 (GMT+04:00) To: 'Don Hollander' <don.hollander(a)icann.org>, info(a)uasg.tech, 'Richard Merdinger' <rmerdinger(a)godaddy.com> Cc: 'Universal Acceptance' <ua-discuss(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: [UA-discuss] Call for Nominations Hi Everyone, I would like to nominate Richard Merdinger for the position as Chair of UASG. Richard has been serving as the Vice Chair since the beginning of this group, and has been a strong advocate of UA. As the UASG looks to grow as an independent initiative supported by ICANN financially, I believe his guidance, especially with a strong experience from the ICANN community as a whole and from registries and registrars in particular, is critical for the continuity and development of this effort. Edmon PS. This email is also sent to info(a)uasg.tech for the purposes of the nomination.Richard is cc-ed herein (hence his current email address) and since he has been serving as Vice Chair, I understand that his phone number should already be on file (if not I am happy to provide further). From: UA-discuss [mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Don HollanderSent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 3:59 PMTo: Roberto Gaetano <roberto_gaetano(a)hotmail.com>Cc: Universal Acceptance <ua-discuss(a)icann.org>Subject: Re: [UA-discuss] Call for Nominations Yes. The same cohort who can stand can vote. We have taken the voting addresses as of today. Actually, the existing Chair is precluded from standing again as Chair and two of the existing vice-chars are precluded from standing as vice-chairs. In all three cases they have served the maximum two terms. But they already know that. D From: Roberto Gaetano <roberto_gaetano(a)hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2019 7:33 PMTo: Don Hollander <don.hollander(a)icann.org>Cc: Universal Acceptance <ua-discuss(a)icann.org>Subject: [Ext] Re: [UA-discuss] Call for Nominations I have a question. The text says that “ Anyone subscribed to the UA-discuss(a)icann.org mailing list is eligible to stand”. However, it does not say - or I have missed - who can vote.I assume that it is all the subscribers of the UA-discuss(a)icann.org mailing list, but I would like to have confirmation.Thanks,Roberto On 20.02.2019, at 04:52, Don Hollander <don.hollander(a)icann.org> wrote: Elections for UASG Chair and Vice-Chair – 2019V2019-02-20 The UASG is having elections for the Chair and Vice Chair. Here’s the process. NB: All times are 23:00 UTCNominationsThis is a call for nominations. Anyone subscribed to the UA-discuss(a)icann.orgmailing list is eligible to stand.Nominations (including self-nominations) should be sent to info(a)uasg.tech and should include:the name of the person nominatedthe position(s) for which they are nominatedcontact details for the person nominated. This should include an email address and a telephone number. The election administrator will verify that the nominated person accepts the nomination. Once the nomination deadline has passed on February 27 2019 a list of candidates will be prepared showing name, email address, photo and candidate statement. Names will be shown by position in alphabetical order of surnames. Candidates can be nominated for Chair, Vice-Chair or both. Relevant links:Position Description-Chair https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/07-Position-Description-Chair-… [uasg.tech]Position Description-Vice-Chair https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/07-Position-Description-Vice-C… [uasg.tech] Other documents of interest may be found at www.uasg.tech/documents [uasg.tech]VotingVoting will be done using www.opavote.com [opavote.com] For the Chair the method used will be Instant Runoff Voting https://www.opavote.com/methods/instant-runoff-voting [opavote.com] For the Vice-Chair the method used will be Scottish STV https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote#scottish-stv [opavote.com] These voting methods allow voters to rank their choices. Voting will open on March 3, 2019 and close on March 10, 2019. Decisions will be announced as soon as they are ready and have been verified. Don HollanderSecretary General – UASGSkype: Don_Hollander

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Re: [UA-discuss] Document Review: UASG011 Frequently Asked Questions
by Dr Ajay Data March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019

Excellent Points Tex.. Probably, we can discuss this document during our meeting, or if we have time Don, or may be create a small group of people who have commented on the document and get a usable document from that team. Thanks. Dr. Ajay DATA | Founder &amp CEO Get email id like अजय(a)xn--c2bd1gb.xn--h2brj9c in your own language,visit www.xgenplus.com From: "Tex" MailId : [89191833]To: "Don Hollander" ,Subject: Re: [UA-discuss] Document Review: UASG011 Frequently Asked QuestionsDate: 01 Mar 2019 05:46:04 AM Don, thanks for asking . I think we can do much better than that document . Besides being redundant in several places, it asks questions which it then does not answer. For example, it asks about disadvantages and then offers advantages . It uses UA-ready without defining it . It often talks about expanding the internet, which I think for most readers is of no consequence (not my job) . On the other hand it buries the more significant argument which is the enablement of users that are not English or ASCII literate . It is also rather geeky in describing UA as a &ldquotechnical compliance process&rdquo, rather than using more approachable language . Asking about which companies are UA-ready seems inappropriate since the large companies mentioned will almost never be fully UA-ready, as they have so many applications . It would be better to identify software systems they offer that we can say are UA-ready. We should use links everywhere we mention a document rather than pointing at the containing directory . Rather than listing companies that are members, we should have a link to the list of members. That way the document doesn&rsquot need to be updated as the list changes and it might encourage others to join . So fwiw, I would replace the faq with something like the attached. I tried to be more direct, more approachable, and have more compelling arguments . The contents I removed, I did so intentionally. (Apologies if I removed someone&rsquos favorite item.) Feel free to disagree or dismiss outright . It might benefit from a few statistics &ndash eg number of TLDs in each language or script, and some examples of important cases. (China, India, etc. with large markets, etc.) I hope that helps . tex From: UA-discuss [mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Don HollanderSent: Monday, February 25, 2019 3:59 PMTo: ua-discuss(a)icann.orgSubject: [UA-discuss] Document Review: UASG011 Frequently Asked Questions We have this FAQ published at https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/UASG011-160823-en-faq-digital.… I&rsquod very much welcome comments from the community about this &ndash whether you think it&rsquos fine as it is or whether things have progressed since we last updated this in 2016 or whether there are fresh questions that should be included . If you need a deadline, let&rsquos aim for the 5th of March . Don Don Hollander Secretary General &ndash UASG Skype: Don_Hollander Do not Remove:[HID]20190301054604573[-HID] [XGENFOOTER] [-XGENFOOTER]

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Dr. Ajay Data as nominee for UASG.
by Alexei Sozonov March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019

Dear Colleagues, It is with strong fillings that I make this point: really, who is the right person (not the "best person" - the best person might be another individual) to Chair UASG - Universal Acceptance Steering Group. To be precise - Universal Acceptance of IDN Steering Group - were IDN refer to Internationalized domain names and IDN emails. Dr Ajay Data invested greatly to know this issue and fit the Chair - he has done and practically achieved what nobody in the world had done before him - working IDN email. UASG now have large part of its work to push this particular technology in the web. Needless to say that he is not a native English speaker, which obviously gives him right perspective to see and test Universal Acceptance (NON-English by English) issues. He is a hard working ambassador of multilingual India - second most populated non-ascii country in the world. Might we remember, the fact is, that before his company first launched IDN email, general approach of the UASG were that "it will be done some time in the future - who knows when". As part of the process (as NEW IDN GTLg Registry and IDN email pioneers in Russia) I really afraid if Dr. Ajay Data, for any reason, won't take this position of Chairing UASG. Very respectfully, Alexei Sozonov

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Document Review: UASG011 Frequently Asked Questions
by Don Hollander March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019

We have this FAQ published at https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/UASG011-160823-en-faq-digital.… I'd very much welcome comments from the community about this - whether you think it's fine as it is or whether things have progressed since we last updated this in 2016 or whether there are fresh questions that should be included. If you need a deadline, let's aim for the 5th of March. Don Don Hollander Secretary General - UASG Skype: Don_Hollander

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