December 2020 - UA-discuss

Call for Participation Reminder! - 44th Internationalization & Unicode Conference, Santa Clara, CA - October 14-16, 2020
by Jim DeLaHunt March 9, 2021

March 9, 2021

Hello, UA Colleagues: I want to be sure this group sees the call for participation for the Internationalisation and Unicode Conference, which takes place this October 14-16, 2020, in Santa Clara, California, USA. Do you want to propose a talk? If so, the deadline is this Friday, March 6, in the UTC-8 timezone. Many of you know the Internationalisation and Unicode Conference. For those who don't, it is a gathering of those who define The Unicode Standard for text, as well as architects of fonts, text rendering, and beyond that into software engineering aspects of internationalisation and localisation. About 100% of the audience are solidly in favour of the values and goals of Universal Acceptance. However, much fewer than 100% know what the Universal Acceptance Group does, and what the current successes and obstacles are. I think Universal Acceptance should not be absent from this conference. If anyone has questions about this conference, I have been attending for many years, and I would be happy to answer them. Others on this list are probably even more expert than I am. Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada -------- Forwarded Message -------- Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:29:05 -0500 Message-Id: <202002202129.01KLT5NP015843(a)aquamarine.omg.org> From: Unicode Conference <programs(a)unicodeconference.org> Subject: Call for Participation Reminder! - 44th Internationalization & Unicode Conference, Santa Clara, CA - October 14-16, 2020 IUC 44 Conference To see this message in your browser click *here <https://www.unicodeconference.org/e-marketing/IUC44-CfPReminder-02-20-20.htm>* Internationalization & Unicode Conference 44. October 14-16, 2020 - Santa Clara, CA U.S.A. *2 Weeks Left To Submit your Proposals For IUC 44!* The IUC 44 Program Committee invites you to submit your session, tutorial, or panel abstracts for the 44th Internationalization & Unicode® Conference (IUC 44) in Santa Clara, California, October 14-16, 2020. Join other industry leaders as they map the future of internationalization, ignite new ideas, and showcase the latest technologies and best practices for creating, managing, and testing global, web, and multilingual software solutions. Be a leader. Direct the future of multilingual text and software internationalization! Submission types could include case studies, best practices, innovative technology, or evolving standards, to name a few. In addition, understanding the design of a development platform is often critical to implementing best practices in applications. The Internationalization and Unicode Conference seeks to offer technical tutorials on the internationalization capabilities and architecture of development platforms, including Mobile, Desktop, Cloud, and Virtual Operating Systems, Social Network Platforms, and Machine Translation and Machine Learning Systems. Please submit your proposals for presentations or tutorials by Friday, March 6, 2020. Submit Now! <https://www.unicodeconference.org/call-for-participation.htm> * *The Program Committee will notify authors by Friday, April 3, 2020. Speaker agreements and materials such as photos, bios and final presentation abstracts will be required from selected presenters by Friday, April 17, 2020. Tutorial Presenters receive complimentary conference registration, and two nights lodging, while Session Presenters receive a fifty percent conference discount and two nights lodging. Please visit our website to view examples of content from past conferences <https://www.unicodeconference.org/past-conferences.htm>. GOLD SPONSORS: Adobe <https://www.unicodeconference.org/adobe-banner> Google <https://fonts.google.com/> MEDIA SPONSOR: Multilingual <https://www.unicodeconference.org/ml-banner/> *About The Unicode Consortium* The Unicode®Consortium is a non-profit organization founded to develop, extend and promote use of the Unicode Standard and related globalization standards. The membership of the consortium represents a broad spectrum of corporations and organizations in the computer and information processing industry. Members are: Adobe Systems, Apple, Google, Government of Bangladesh, Government of India, IBM, Microsoft, Monotype Imaging, Oracle, SAP, The Society for Natural Language Technology Research, The University of California (Berkeley), The University of California (Santa Cruz), Yahoo!, plus well over a hundred Associate, Liaison, and Individual members. 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Re: [UA-discuss] [UA-EAI] Announcing chairs of UA WGs for 2021
by Nitin Walia Dec. 23, 2020

Dec. 23, 2020

Thank you everyone! Looking forward to work together. I am excited to learn, contribute, participate and help all together to fulfill UA &amp EAI mission. I trust and believe that coming year will be productive and successful for all of us. Be safe! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Warm Regards Nitin Walia नितिन वालिया Director निदेशक Data Xgen Technologies डाटा एक्सजेन टेक्नोलॉजीज Email: nitin(a)xgenplus.com नितिन(a)xn--v1bmv2ck2cxbe5k8bf.xn--h2brj9c Web: www.xgenplus.com एक्सजेनप्लस.भारत Mobile | whatsapp: +919828025000 | Skype id - n_walia From: Sarmad Hussain MailId : [109340057]To: "ua-eai(a)icann.org" Subject: [UA-EAI] Announcing chairs of UA WGs for 2021Date: 22 Dec 2020 01:07:34 PM Dear all, On behalf of the UASG leadership team, we are pleased to announce the following chairs and vice-chairs of UA WGs for the year 2021 . UA Communications WG: Maria Kolesnikova (Chair) Lilian Ivette De Luque Bruges (Vice-Chair) UA EAI WG: Mark Svancarek (Chair) Abdalmonem Galila (Vice-Chair) Nitin Walia (Vice-Chair) UA Measurement WG: As there were no nominations for the WG chair and vice-chair positions, Du&scaronan Stojičević from the UASG leadership team will chair the WG until someone from the community takes up the position. Dennis Tan Tanaka from the UASG leadership team will continue to support the WG work . UA Technology WG: Satish Babu (Chair) &ndash As discussed between Satish and the UASG leadership team Abhishek Mishra (Vice-Chair) Rajiv Kumar (Vice-Chair) &ndash as communicated by Rajiv to the UASG leadership team We thank all of you for continuing to support the UA work and wish you all a great holiday season . Regards, Sarmad _______________________________________________UA-EAI mailing listUA-EAI@icann.orghttps://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ua-eai_______________________________________________By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.Do not Remove:[HID]20201222130734414[-HID]

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Announcing chairs of UA WGs for 2021
by Sarmad Hussain Dec. 23, 2020

Dec. 23, 2020

Dear all, On behalf of the UASG leadership team, we are pleased to announce the following chairs and vice-chairs of UA WGs for the year 2021. UA Communications WG: Maria Kolesnikova (Chair) Lilian Ivette De Luque Bruges, (Vice-Chair) UA EAI WG: Mark Svancarek (Chair) Abdalmonem Galila (Vice-Chair) Nitin Walia (Vice-Chair) UA Measurement WG: As there were no nominations for the WG chair and vice-chair positions, Dušan Stojičević from the UASG leadership team will chair the WG until someone from the community takes up the position. Dennis Tan Tanaka from the UASG leadership team will continue to support the WG work. UA Technology WG: Satish Babu (Chair) – As discussed between Satish and the UASG leadership team Abhishek Mishra (Vice-Chair) Rajiv Kumar (Vice-Chair) – as communicated by Rajiv to the UASG leadership team We thank all of you for continuing to support the UA work and wish you all a great holiday season. Regards, Sarmad

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REMINDER: UA-EAI WG Webinar: Presentation of the EAI Support in Email Software and Services 2020 Study (UASG030) - Tuesday, 15 December at 17:00 UTC
by Mohamed Elbashir Dec. 15, 2020

Dec. 15, 2020

Dear All, The UA EAI working group is inviting you to a Zoom webinar on Tuesday, 15 December at 17:00 UTC to present the findings of Evaluation of EAI Support in Email Software and Services 2020 Study (UASG030 report) which will be presented by John Levine. Find attached the report and presentation. Zoom webinar: https://icann.zoom.us/j/94750686090?pwd=NWxlZW9IaFgyVXFJUUM1VVc0QThQQT09 Meeting ID: 947 5068 6090 Password: 2B@C0UYW^Y Thank you! Best Regards, Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir Universal Acceptance (UA) Program Manager The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) One World, One Internet [id:image001.png@01D356F4.3F3911B0]

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UA-EAI WG Webinar: Presentation of the EAI Support in Email Software and Services 2020 Study (UASG030) - Tuesday, 15 December at 17:00 UTC
by Mohamed Elbashir Dec. 15, 2020

Dec. 15, 2020

Dear All, The UA EAI working group is inviting you to a Zoom webinar on Tuesday, 15 December at 17:00 UTC to present the findings of Evaluation of EAI Support in Email Software and Services 2020 Study (UASG030 report) which will be presented by John Levine. Find attached the report and presentation. Please join the Zoom webinar : Join Zoom Meeting : https://icann.zoom.us/j/94750686090?pwd=NWxlZW9IaFgyVXFJUUM1VVc0QThQQT09 Meeting ID: 947 5068 6090 Password: 2B@C0UYW^Y Thank you! Best Regards, Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir Universal Acceptance (UA) Program Manager The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) One World, One Internet [id:image001.png@01D356F4.3F3911B0]

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New UASG video!
by Jane Sexton Dec. 10, 2020

Dec. 10, 2020

Hi Everyone – Hope you are all well. I’m excited to share a newly published UASG social video on what UA means to UASG members. A big thank to you to those who participated, including UASG leadership, Ambassadors, working group chairs, and Local Initiatives! I encourage you to check out the video on the below channels and to please like and share if you can. * Twitter post: https://twitter.com/UASGTech/status/1337083839412224000 * Video on uasg.tech: https://uasg.tech/videos/ * YouTube: https://youtu.be/X3mZokBV3ZA Best, Jane -- Jane Sexton Communications Coordinator, Global Domains Division Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 310 570 7293 Slack: jane.sexton www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Today's UA-Tech WG Webinar: Presentation of the Universal Acceptance Compliance of Programming Language Libraries and Frameworks 2020 Study (Monday 7 December at 16:00 UTC)
by Mohamed Elbashir Dec. 7, 2020

Dec. 7, 2020

Dear All, The UA Technology working group is inviting you to a Zoom webinar today at 16:00 UTC to present the findings of the Universal Acceptance Compliance of Programming Language Libraries and Frameworks 2020<https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/documents/UASG018A-en-digital.pdf> Study (UASG018A report) which will be presented by Marc Blanchet. Please join the Zoom webinar : https://icann.zoom.us/j/95733756079?pwd=UFI3OVZUcitqanFVMTQ3TWc1VGtBQT09 Meeting ID: 957 3375 6079 Password: 3B*H5yi2Ln Thank you! Best Regards, Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir Universal Acceptance (UA) Program Manager The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) One World, One Internet [id:image001.png@01D356F4.3F3911B0]

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Invitation: UA-Tech WG Webinar: Presentation of the Universal Acceptance Compliance of Programming Language Libraries and Frameworks 2020 Study
by Mohamed Elbashir Dec. 7, 2020

Dec. 7, 2020

Dear All, The UA Technology working group is inviting you to a Zoom webinar to present the findings of the Universal Acceptance Compliance of Programming Language Libraries and Frameworks 2020<https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/documents/UASG018A-en-digital.pdf> Study (UASG018A report) which will be presented by Marc Blanchet on Monday 7 December at 16:00 UTC. Please join the Zoom webinar : https://icann.zoom.us/j/95733756079?pwd=UFI3OVZUcitqanFVMTQ3TWc1VGtBQT09 Meeting ID: 957 3375 6079 Password: 3B*H5yi2Ln Thank you! Best Regards, Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir Universal Acceptance (UA) Program Manager The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) One World, One Internet [id:image001.png@01D356F4.3F3911B0]

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A question to Java experts
by Mark Datysgeld Dec. 5, 2020

Dec. 5, 2020

Hello everyone, I am seeking input from the community as we start to wrap up our investigation on open-source software in Java and Python. I am copying John L and Marc B, as I am aware they might have ideas on this matter, but this is a call to all experts. Question: When we consider libraries *directly* related to UA within the Java context, is it correct to say that these are the most relevant ones? *icu4j, commons-validator, ***libidn (deprecated, for older software only) ** Here we exclude considerations such as whether a popular set of libraries like Guava can handle IDNs (which I think is usually handled by the InternetDomainName class, which needs a ToASCII transformation before it can process them properly. Marc B's tests show 14 working test cases out of 18, but I dunno what under configuration). If those are not the only very relevant libraries, what others should be considered? Best regards, -- Mark W. Datysgeld from Governance Primer [www.markwd.website] ICANN GNSO Councilor

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Statement of Work: Universal Acceptance (UA) Readiness of Browsers - 2020 Study
by Mohamed Elbashir Dec. 4, 2020

Dec. 4, 2020

Dear All, The UA Measurement WG has finalized the Statement of Work (SOW) for UA Readiness of Browsers, the UASG conducted a prior study of UA readiness for browsers in 2017, the SOW objective is to re-study the browsers UA readiness and compare the testing results with the 2017 previous results. The final SOW version is shared for your review and feedback: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z1FFjwzAdwWWqVZlVnYpIzDKe7fIvxLl/view?usp=… Kindly provide your comments by Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Thank you! Best Regards, Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir Universal Acceptance (UA) Program Manager The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) One World, One Internet [id:image001.png@01D356F4.3F3911B0]

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Re: [UA-discuss] [UA-Tech] Self Nomination as Chair - Technology Working Group in UA
by Alexey Golikova Dec. 1, 2020

Dec. 1, 2020

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