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Happy birthday to a super hero: DOCTOR DATA!!!!
by Don Hollander Aug. 14, 2024

Aug. 14, 2024

Caution: A Very Nerdy Post (VNP – not VPN) Today celebrates the birth of a fellow who lives to his own values and has given significant time to institutions that we’ve both been involved in – me professionally and he quite voluntarily. Dr Ajay Data has marched to his own drum beat and has worked to make the Internet a more inclusive space. For those that don’t know, the Internet is very much at its core English Centric. Regional and global gatherings are conducted in English. And the underlying code and parameters are also English (or ASCII for those who want to be pedantic) based. More than a decade ago, the parameters that are more visible to the eye (domain names and email addresses) began to cater for non-English languages. Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, a dozen different scripts used in India, Māori, Russian, Thai and more. [Arabic and Hebrew are not only different scripts, they read right to left which adds additional complexity!] Ajay heard about this and thought that he saw an opportunity. He set his programming team to the development of some software that would support these scripts in the Internet. He started with email and went on to other email adjacent utilities. There were a few others who were also pursuing this prize – one in China, another in Taiwan, another in Thailand. But none made it as far as Ajay’s team. He had a commercial product that he was able to adjust for every language and script and it was accessible at a relatively reasonable price. But it wasn’t flying off the shelf, so to speak. There was a group called the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) that was working to encourage all developers to make adjustments to their own software to support all domains and all email addresses. But it was for many years only Ajay’s XgenPlus that was readily available. So, he decided to join and participate with this UASG group. He was quite active, he supported his staff being active, and he went on to become The Chair – a position he held for four years. Progress in getting other applications to support all these new scripts has been surprisingly (to me anyway) slow – even Glacially (pre climate change) slow. Ajay has retired from the UASG – he was term limited – and moved on to other things. But we see him popping up at a lot of events in India that will encourage young people to get involved, to become entrepreneurial. Ajay and I had different strategies for achieving the UASG objectives. I thought we should just raise awareness of the issues to CIOs or their counterparts around the world and problem would be solved lickity-split. Though raising awareness was hard enough, when we did reach people they told us there was no real world demand and they had plenty of other tasks to work on. Ajay’s strategy was to generate demand by going to large countries where English is not so endemic and get their governments to include UA capabilities in their own purchasing criteria. While this worked at a state level in India, not wider – because there were too few suppliers who could meet the requirements. And these governments had plenty of other things to pursue. For the people who care about the plumbing of the Internet, this is another quixotic objective. They have been working on IPv6 and DNSSEC for even longer – and still with limited success other than places where there is one or two very influential people who have effectively mandated success – Sweden, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands come to mind. But this is a note to recognise Dr Ajay Data (great name for an IT guy) and his birthday and to thank him for his efforts, his achievements, and his friendship. Sent from my iPad

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Invitation to attend the first ccNSO Universal Acceptance Session at ICANN80
by Abdalmonem Galila May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

Dears, I hope my email finds you well, this is a kind invitation for the UAC session that is scheduled for Wednesday, 12 June 2024 (09:00-10:15 local, 07:00-08:15 UTC), at the ICANN80 Policy Forum, where the session focusing on: * the UAC work plan, * introducing and promoting the use of the UAC Library and e-mail list, * raise awareness on UA Day for ccTLDs * Share the results of surveys to date on UA readiness for ccTLDs and the possible need for a dedicated survey. If there is any issue, do not hesitate to text me anytime. Have a nice days. Thanks a lot. All the Best, Abdalmonem Galila Manager , Numbering Planning, Market Governance Sector. 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If you have received this email in error please notify your system support manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) . Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The NTRA accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. [Untitled2]SAVE A TREE! Please Don’t Print This E-Mail Unless You Really Need To From: Ccnso-members <ccnso-members-bounces(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-members-bounces@icann.org>> On Behalf Of Joke Braeken via Ccnso-members Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 12:43 PM To: ccnso-members(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org>; ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org<mailto:ccTLDcommunity@cctld-managers.org>; ccnso-council <ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>> Subject: [External] [ccnso-members] Invitation to attend the first ccNSO Universal Acceptance Session at ICANN80 Dear All, I am forwarding the message below on behalf of Abdalmonem Galila (.مصر), UAC Chair and Regina Fuchsová (.eu, .ею and .ευ), UAC Vice Chair. Best regards, Joke Braeken = = = Date: 30 May 2024 Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you or anyone else in your organization to the first session on universal acceptance organized by the ccNSO Universal Acceptance Committee (UAC). In this session, we will inform you about: * the UAC work plan, * the UA Library and dedicated email list, * the impact of a recent UA Day for ccTLDs and raise your awareness about the 2025 UA Days * the results of ccTLD UA and IDN readiness surveys to-date and the possible need for a dedicated survey. This UAC session is scheduled for Wednesday, 12 June 2024 (09:00-10:15 local, 07:00-08:15 UTC), at the ICANN80 Policy Forum, in Kigali, Rwanda. You can participate in-person or remotely, with simultaneous interpretation in EN, ES, FR. AR. For more details see: https://sched.co/1dr2X The UAC was established to provide the ccTLD community a platform to interact and share information at a global level on topics related to universal acceptance and internationalized domain names. The UAC does not set any policy or standards, recognizing that these are within scope of individual (IDN)ccTLDs and out of scope of the ccNSO. If you are interested in participating or would like more information about the committee or its activities, please don't hesitate to reach out to ccnsosecretariat(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnsosecretariat@icann.org>. Together we as ccTLD community can work towards a more inclusive and accessible internet for users everywhere. On behalf of the ccNSO Universal Acceptance Committee, Abdalmonem Galila, Chair UAC Regina Fuchsová, Vice-Chair UAC Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> ICANN80 Links to Bookmark Now ccNSO Schedule https://community.icann.org/x/GQBkEw ccNSO Session Highlights https://community.icann.org/x/wYCfEw Tech Day https://community.icann.org/x/OgBkEw

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ICANN80 UA Community Update Session
by Seda Akbulut May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024

Dear all, You are cordially invited to join the ICANN80 UA Community Update Session today at 15:00 UTC where UASG, ccNSO UA Committee, and ICANN org will share UA updates. Please register the ICANN80 to find out more about this session https://icann80.sched.com/event/92a41721592a16fcc68ab28740e7f19e. Best regards, Seda Akbulut

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Reminder: ACTION REQUIRED by May 29, 2024 For Continuation of Your UASG Membership
by Seda Akbulut May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024

Dear all, A friendly reminder that tomorrow (29 May 2024) is the deadline for submitting your SOI form as described in the email below to continue your membership within UASG discuss group. Kind regards, Seda From: Seda Akbulut <seda.akbulut(a)icann.org> Date: 16 May 2024 Thursday at 10:48 To: UA-discuss <mailman-bounces(a)icann.org> Subject: ACTION REQUIRED by May 29, 2024 For Continuation of Your UASG Membership Dear ua-discuss list members, On the request of the UASG chair, the timeline for remaining the UASG membership is being extended by two weeks, till 29 May 2024. If you are unable to complete your SOI by 29 May 2024 deadline, you will be unsubscribed from all UASG email lists. However, you can resubscribe at a later time by submitting your SOI. The UASG's SOI enables to capture details of specific interest in UASG which is not available on the other SOI statements within ICANN. To retain access to UASG mailing lists, you must submit your Statement of Interest (SOI) by 29 May, 2024. The SOI form is available at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/725e244f1369423182ea1bf932df6962 ICANN will publicly publish the received SOIs at https://uasg.tech/member-area/. Your participation is instrumental in building a more transparent and robust community. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at info(a)uasg.tech<mailto:info@uasg.tech>. Best regards, Seda Akbulut UA Program Manager Global Domains and Strategy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) From: Anil Kumar Jain <asdj1990(a)gmail.com> Date: 15 May 2024 Wednesday at 17:40 To: Seda Akbulut <seda.akbulut(a)icann.org> Cc: "ua-eai(a)icann.org" <ua-eai(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Re: [UA-EAI] ACTION REQUIRED by May 15, 2024 For Continuation of Your UASG Membership Seda, I request to extend SOI by another 15 days if less than 50% members have submitted their SOI. Thanks Anil Sent from my iPhone On 21 Mar 2024, at 3:46 PM, Seda Akbulut via UA-EAI <ua-eai(a)icann.org> wrote: Dear UASG members, We hope this email finds you well. As part of ICANN’s ongoing efforts to enhance transparency and accountability within the multistakeholder ecosystem, we are reaching out to verify your continued interest in receiving information from the UASG. To retain access to UASG mailing lists, you must submit your Statement of Interest (SOI) by 15 May, 2024. This practice is consistent with other groups of the ICANN community (e.g., see SOIs for GNSO<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>, or click “New SOIs” on the left menu here<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi>.) The SOI form is available at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/725e244f1369423182ea1bf932df6962 [app.smartsheet.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/app.smartsheet.com/b/form/725e244f136942…>. If you are unable to complete your SOI by 15 May 2024 deadline, you will be unsubscribed from all UASG email lists. However, you can resubscribe at a later time by submitting your SOI. ICANN will publicly publish the received SOIs at https://uasg.tech/member-area/ [uasg.tech]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/uasg.tech/member-area/__;!!PtGJab4!8I-YT…>. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation and understanding in this matter. Your participation is instrumental in building a more transparent and robust community. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at info(a)uasg.tech<mailto:info@uasg.tech>. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to your valuable contributions. Best regards, UASG Leadership Team _______________________________________________ UA-EAI mailing list UA-EAI(a)icann.org https://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.

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Please register for ICANN80 prep week UA session
by Seda Akbulut May 23, 2024

May 23, 2024

Dear UASG members, You are cordially invited to join the ICANN80 prep week session about Universal Acceptance (UA) updates. Kindly please find the details of the session below. You will need to register at https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann80/ to attend ICANN80 sessions. Session details: * Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Update<https://icann80.sched.com/> * When: Wednesday, May 29 • Between 17:00 and 18:00 UTC * URL: https://sched.co/1daZP Looking forward to meeting you. Best regards Seda Akbulut UA Program Manager Global Domains and Strategy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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Publications for UA Newsletter
by Raymond Mamattah May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024

Hello everyone, We are rounding up with the UA Newsletter by the end of this week. If you have undertaken any activities from January till now, kindly send me a short report with some picture(s) for the newsletter. Especially those who have celebrated their UA days. Regards, Raymond Mamattah [image: linkedin] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-selorm-mamattah/> [image: facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/selorm.mamattah> [image: twitter] <https://twitter.com/RMamattah> Accra, Ghana

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Invitation to UA Day UA Adoption Workshop
by Amina Ramallan May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024

Hello Everyone, Join the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO) and Green ICTi in a UA adoption workshop Registration Link: https://bit.ly/reg4nigeriauaday24 Venue: Hybrid (Lagos, Nigeria) Date: May 30th, 2024 Time: 10am WAT Thank you, Amina Ramallan

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What does SOI acceptance imply?
by Tex May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024

As others have mentioned, requesting and publishing my image and linkedin or other details is a lot for participating in a mailing list. So presumably acceptance of my SOI implies a more significant role in the group than being on a mailing list and I would like to capture that on my bio. It seems only fair, as UASG is benefitting from the credibility my background adds to the publication of the list membership. How shall I describe this role? Author? Contributor? Based on the SOI questions, am I part of UASG governance and therefore a manager? Am I a policy maker? And when UASG publishes a document will I and the rest of the SOI submitters be listed as contributors or perhaps governors? tex

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Re: [UA-discuss] [Ext] Re: ACTION REQUIRED by May 15, 2024 For Continuation of Your UASG Membership
by Seda Akbulut May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024

Dear Roberto, all, Kindly please use the UASG SOI form as mentioned in the email below for continuing the membership at UASG. https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/725e244f1369423182ea1bf932df6962 We appreciate your understanding. Kind regards, Seda From: Roberto Gaetano <roberto_gaetano(a)hotmail.com> Date: 13 May 2024 Monday at 13:31 To: Seda Akbulut <seda.akbulut(a)icann.org> Cc: Universal Acceptance <ua-discuss(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Re: [UA-discuss] ACTION REQUIRED by May 15, 2024 For Continuation of Your UASG Membership Dear Seda Thanks for the remainder. Please find the pointer to my ICANN-compliant SOI. Roberto Gaetano SOI - ALAC - Global Site<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43983783> community.icann.org<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43983783> favicon.ico<cid:3527766F-596D-4106-8AE9-8B60371614F7> Best regards, Roberto On 13.05.2024, at 11:48, Seda Akbulut via UA-discuss <ua-discuss(a)icann.org> wrote: Dear all, A friendly reminder about the 15 May 2024 deadline for submitting your SOI form as described in the email below. Kind regards, Seda From: Seda Akbulut <seda.akbulut(a)icann.org<mailto:seda.akbulut@icann.org>> Date: 21 March 2024 Thursday at 13:04 To: "ua-discuss(a)icann.org<mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org>" <ua-discuss(a)icann.org<mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org>> Subject: ACTION REQUIRED by May 15, 2024 For Continuation of Your UASG Membership Dear UASG members, We hope this email finds you well. As part of ICANN’s ongoing efforts to enhance transparency and accountability within the multistakeholder ecosystem, we are reaching out to verify your continued interest in receiving information from the UASG. To retain access to UASG mailing lists, you must submit your Statement of Interest (SOI) by 15 May, 2024. This practice is consistent with other groups of the ICANN community (e.g., see SOIs for GNSO<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>, or click “New SOIs” on the left menu here<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi>.) The SOI form is available at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/725e244f1369423182ea1bf932df6962 [app.smartsheet.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/app.smartsheet.com/b/form/725e244f136942…>. If you are unable to complete your SOI by 15 May 2024 deadline, you will be unsubscribed from all UASG email lists. However, you can resubscribe at a later time by submitting your SOI. ICANN will publicly publish the received SOIs at https://uasg.tech/member-area/ [uasg.tech]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/uasg.tech/member-area/__;!!PtGJab4!8692y…>. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation and understanding in this matter. Your participation is instrumental in building a more transparent and robust community. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at info(a)uasg.tech<mailto:info@uasg.tech>. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to your valuable contributions. Best regards, UASG Leadership Team _______________________________________________ UA-discuss mailing list UA-discuss(a)icann.org<mailto:UA-discuss@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ua-discuss _______________________________________________ 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.

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UASG SOI unclear, what does "Material interest" mean?
by Jim DeLaHunt May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024

UASG leadership: I am filling out the UASG Statement of Interest (SOI) form (https://uasg.tech/join) and I do not know what this phrase means: > Material Interest in ICANN UASG Governance* > > Do you have any type of material interest in ICANN UASG governance and > policy recommendations and outcomes? > > [Yes] [No] > What does "material interest" mean? What kind of "governance and policy recommendations and outcomes" does this question refer to? I mean, I volunteer time to work on UASG activities. I have a limited amount of time left in my life, so each hour is valuable. It is important to me to spend those hours well. So, I think I have a "material interest" on UASG "governance" creating ways to use those hours to actually advance universal acceptance advance, rather than slog through bureaucratic exercises. So I have a great interest in UASG governance being effective, and in UASG policy leading to outcomes like more universal acceptance, not just more reports. So, "Yes", I do have a "type of material interest" in "UASG governance and policy recommendations and outcomes"? But I have a feeling that is not what the question asks. Could someone who commissioned this SOI form please explain what this question means? What problem is it trying to solve? Best regards, —Jim DeLaHunt -- --Jim DeLaHunt,jdlh(a)jdlh.com http://blog.jdlh.com/ (http://jdlh.com/) multilingual websites consultant, Vancouver, Canada

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