April 2023 - UA-discuss - lists.iana.org

Request for speakers
by Amina Ramallan April 6, 2023

April 6, 2023

Good day all, I am a member of the Youth IGF and this year I plan on submitting a proposal for a session at the upcoming Global IGF scheduled to take place in October at Japan. The proposed topic is UA and its influence on the digital divide and bringing the next billion users online. As this is going to the submitted via the youth platform, it will be amazing if the speakers are of a diverse age, thereby encouraging an intergenerational dialogue on the panel. Kindly note that there is room for two moderators but I will be putting my name down as a moderator, so the second slot is still available. I hereby humbly request for volunteer speakers, rapporteurs and one moderator from all over the world who would like to work together on this topic during the IGF, if the proposal gets selected. Looking forward to your positive responses in my inbox. Thank you Amina Ramallan Nigerian Communications Commission

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2023 UASG Chair Election Results
by Seda Akbulut April 4, 2023

April 4, 2023

2023 UASG Chair Election Results Dear Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) Community, On behalf of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), we are pleased to announce the results of the 2023 UASG chair election. As the UASG charter<https://uasg.tech/uasg-charter/> indicates, the UASG will be “overseen by one Chair and two to three Vice-Chairs who will be appointed to two-year terms.” Interested candidates for the Chair position were asked to submit self-nominations and Statements of Interest by 3 March 2023 through the announcement<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-discuss/2023-February/004181.html>. The UASG received two nominations for Chair. Based on the nominations and the following elections, following are the election results. UASG Chair for 2023-2025 (two years) A total of 244 UASG members cast their vote. Based on these votes, the following has been elected: * UASG Chair: Anil Kumar Jain The SOI of the elected chair is attached. We congratulate the new UASG Chair. The successor chair will take office once the vice chair elections are completed on 25 April 2023. Thank you. UASG Election Coordination Team

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What does the word "Day" in "UA Day" mean?
by Jim DeLaHunt April 4, 2023

April 4, 2023

Looking at the list of Universal Acceptance (UA) Day events at <https://uasg.tech/ua-day/>, I see they have dates ranging from 22 Feb 2023 to 24 May 2023. That is a span of more than three months. What does the word "Day" in the phrase "UA Day" mean exactly? -- --Jim DeLaHunt, jdlh(a)jdlh.com http://blog.jdlh.com/ (http://jdlh.com/) multilingual websites consultant, Vancouver, Canada

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