Dear UASG members,
UASG has published the shortlisted events for the second annual Universal Acceptance (UA) Day, which will be held from March through the end of May and will feature 56 events spanning more than 52 countries around the world. To see the details of the 56 events, please visit https://universalacceptance.day/.
Also, a new blog has been published to announce the 56 UA Day events: https://uasg.tech/2024/02/uasg-announces-shortlisted-events-for-ua-day-2024/.
The UASG invites the entire global UA community to take part in these events and help achieve a more multilingual and digitally inclusive global Internet
Feel free to share in your network.
Regards,
Seda Akbulut
Dear UASG members,
Attached please find the Universal Acceptance session (in orange) that will take place from tomorrow, February 20 until 7 March at ICANN79.
Please register the event at https://icann79.sched.com/ and participate Universal Acceptance sessions.
We look forward to your contributions.
Kind regards,
Seda Akbulut
Dear UA members,
It's my pleasure to share with you a recent episode of a podcast dedicated
to domain names and this one was solely on Universal Acceptance.
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From: Andrew Allemann <andrew(a)domainnamewire.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 29, 2024, 18:14
Subject: Re: [Ext] UASG Query: Podcast interview
To: Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain(a)icann.org>, NABIL BENAMAR <
n.benamar(a)umi.ac.ma>
Hi everyone,
The podcast is now live here:
https://domainnamewire.com/2024/01/29/universal-acceptance-dnw-podcast-471/
It turned out great and I hope it helps people understand the importance
(and challenge) of UA.
Thanks,
Andrew
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> On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 2:28 PM Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
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> Thanks – and email addresses are below.
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> Sarmad: sarmad.hussain(a)icann.org
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> Nabil: n.benamar(a)umi.ac.ma
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> Gwen Carlson
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> ICANN
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> Sr. Director of Communications
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> On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 12:44 PM Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
> wrote:
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> Hi Andrew,
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> Sarmad has been with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and
> Universal Acceptance (UA) Programs since 2014. Before joining ICANN, Sarmad
> was a professor of Computer Science at University of Engineering and
> Technology in Lahore, where he held the IDRC Chair in Multilingual
> Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions for
> Asian languages, including research in linguistics, localization, language
> computing standards, speech processing and computational linguistics. He
> led the PAN Localization program from 2004-2010, which saw the development
> of local language computing capacity across developing Asia, including
> Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia,
> Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
> His involvement with IDNs commenced in 2006 and has been actively involved
> in IDN country code top-level domain (ccTLD) development for Pakistan. He
> has been an active member of the ICANN community since 2008 and was a
> member of ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) before
> joining ICANN as staff.
> He obtained his doctoral degree in Speech Science from Northwestern
> University, USA in 1997, an M.Phil. In Computer Speech and Language
> Processing from Cambridge University, UK, in 1993, and a BS in Electrical
> Engineering (with specialization in Computer Engineering with honors) from
> University of Texas, Austin, USA, in 1992.
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> UASG Vice Chair / Nabil Benamar
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> Nabil Benamar is a professor of computer sciences and based in Morocco.
> His main research topics relate to the use of AI techniques in different
> fields such as autonomous driving, IoT, TinyML, network automation, and
> healthcare. Nabil is currently serving as the Associate Editor of the IEEE
> Access Journal and the Elsevier Journal of King Saud University – Computer
> and Information Sciences. Nabil is a TPC member of different IEEE Flagship
> conferences (Globecom, ICC, PIMRC, WCNC), as well as a member of the
> Organizing Committee of IEEE WCNC 2019, IEEE MENACOMM’20 and IWCMC’23.
> Furthermore, Nabil is an IPv6 expert and IPv6 trainer with multiple
> international organizations. He became an expert in Internet governance
> after completion of the ISOC next generation e-learning programme and has
> been an ISOC Ambassador to the IGF, a Google panelist at the first
> Arab-IGF, an ISOC fellow to the IETF, and an ICANN fellow. He is also a
> member of the Arabic Generation Panel and Chair of the Task Force for
> Arabic IDNs, as well as Chair of the UASG Measurement WG.
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> Gwen Carlson
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> ICANN
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> Sr. Director of Communications
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> gwen.carlson(a)icann.org
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> *From: *Andrew Allemann <andrew(a)domainnamewire.com>
> *Date: *Friday, January 12, 2024 at 1:03 PM
> *To: *Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
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> domainnamewire.com/guest [domainnamewire.com]
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/domainnamewire.com/guest__;!!PtGJab4!8TwN…>
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> On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 11:57 AM Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
> wrote:
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> Fantastic. From a logistics standpoint, how do you want to set this up?
> I’m sure you have this down to a science, so we will do whatever is best
> for you.
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> Gwen Carlson
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> ICANN
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> Sr. Director of Communications
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> gwen.carlson(a)icann.org
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> *From: *Andrew Allemann <andrew(a)domainnamewire.com>
> *Date: *Friday, January 12, 2024 at 9:32 AM
> *To: *Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Ext] UASG Query: Podcast interview
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> Yes, that works great.
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> On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 8:44 AM Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
> wrote:
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> Hi Andrew,
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> Does 25 January, 9:00amPT/11:00amCT work for you? Sarmad and Nabil are in
> Pakistan and Morocco, respectively, and that time works for them.
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> Thanks (and happy Friday!)
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> Gwen Carlson
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> ICANN
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> Sr. Director of Communications
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> gwen.carlson(a)icann.org
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> *From: *Andrew Allemann <andrew(a)domainnamewire.com>
> *Date: *Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:52 AM
> *To: *Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Ext] UASG Query: Podcast interview
>
>
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> Can we get this scheduled for the week of Jan 22?
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> On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 10:12 AM Andrew Allemann <
> andrew(a)domainnamewire.com> wrote:
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> OK, let's get something on the calendar please.
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> Thanks,
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> Andrew
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> On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 11:44 AM Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
> wrote:
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> The week of the 22nd will work (Sarmad is out the week of the 14th.)
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> Happy Holidays!
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> Gwen Carlson
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> ICANN
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> Sr. Director of Communications
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> gwen.carlson(a)icann.org
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> *From: *Andrew Allemann <andrew(a)domainnamewire.com>
> *Date: *Friday, December 22, 2023 at 9:43 AM
> *To: *Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Ext] UASG Query: Podcast interview
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> I will be out of town Jan 17-19. Could we do Jan 16 or the week of Jan 22?
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> Amdrew
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> On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 2:52 PM Gwen Carlson <gwen.carlson(a)icann.org>
> wrote:
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> Hi Andrew
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> I have confirmed Samrad Hussain (ICANN) and Nabil Benamar (UASG) for the
> podcast. Due to travel schedules and the holidays, we are suggesting 17 or
> 18 January (and within your CT timeframe.) Will you be setting up a call or
> would you like me to coordinate a Zoom call?
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> Best,
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> G
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> Sarmad Hussain
> Senior Director IDN and UA Programs Sarmad has been with ICANN since
> 2014. He is currently involved with Internationalized Domain Names and
> Universal Acceptance initiatives at ICANN. He has a background in research
> and development of local language technology, including localization and
> specifically speech and language processing. He has been a professor of
> Computer Science before joining ICANN.
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> *UASG Vice Chair / Nabil Benamar*
>
> Nabil Benamar is a professor of computer sciences and based in Morocco.
> His main research topics relate to the use of AI techniques in different
> fields such as autonomous driving, IoT, TinyML, network automation, and
> healthcare. Nabil is currently serving as the Associate Editor of the IEEE
> Access Journal and the Elsevier Journal of King Saud University – Computer
> and Information Sciences. Nabil is a TPC member of different IEEE Flagship
> conferences (Globecom, ICC, PIMRC, WCNC), as well as a member of the
> Organizing Committee of IEEE WCNC 2019, IEEE MENACOMM’20 and IWCMC’23.
> Furthermore, Nabil is an IPv6 expert and IPv6 trainer with multiple
> international organizations. He became an expert in Internet governance
> after completion of the ISOC next generation e-learning programme and has
> been an ISOC Ambassador to the IGF, a Google panelist at the first
> Arab-IGF, an ISOC fellow to the IETF, and an ICANN fellow. He is also a
> member of the Arabic Generation Panel and Chair of the Task Force for
> Arabic IDNs, as well as Chair of the UASG Measurement.
>
>
Dear Seda and allIt`s great to hear about the enthusiasm surrounding Universal Acceptance (UA) Day 2024! It sounds like there are a lot of exciting events and initiatives planned to raise awareness and promote adoption of UA principles globally .
The efforts of organizations, communities, and individuals involved in UA Day are crucial for ensuring that the internet remains accessible and inclusive for everyone, regardless of language, script, or other identifiers. It`s fantastic to see such widespread support and collaboration for this important thing .
I`m sure that with the dedication and hard work of everyone involved, UA Day 2024 will indeed be a great success, building on the achievements of previous years and further advancing the goals of Universal Acceptance .
Best wishes to all the hosts and participants of the events taking place around the world, and kudos to the Staff, Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) members, global partners, Internet community and ICANN for their support in driving UA awareness and adoption .
Thanks
Warm Regards
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>From: Seda Akbulut via UA-discuss MailId : [139942539]To: "ua-discuss(a)icann.org" Subject: [UA-discuss] Published the Shortlisted UA Day EventsDate: 06 Feb 2024 02:53:53 PM
Dear UASG members,
UASG has published the shortlisted events for the second annual Universal Acceptance (UA) Day, which will be held from March through the end of May and will feature 56 events spanning more than 52 countries around the world. To see the details of the 56 events, please visit https://universalacceptance.day/.
Also, a new blog has been published to announce the 56 UA Day events: https://uasg.tech/2024/02/uasg-announces-shortlisted-events-for-ua-day-2024/.
The UASG invites the entire global UA community to take part in these events and help achieve a more multilingual and digitally inclusive global Internet
Feel free to share in your network .
Regards,
Seda Akbulut
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