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Information Sharing
NEW:Universal Acceptance Steering Group FY21 Action Plan Available for Community Feedback
REMINDER: Nomination Opens for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building
REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Standing Panel for ICANN’s Independent Review Process
Public Comment
Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model
Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report
Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 4 (RZ-LGR-4)
Information Sharing
NEW:Universal Acceptance Steering Group FY21 Action Plan Available for Community Feedback
From: Sarmad Hussein, Internationalized Domain Names and Universal Acceptance Program
Universal Acceptance (UA) is when all domain names and all email addresses work in all software applications. The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) was formed in 2015 to encourage the relevant stakeholders to make their applications UA ready. The UASG FY21 Action Planis available for community feedback until Friday, 31 July 2020.
REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Standing Panel for the ICANN Independent Review Process
On 31 March 2020, ICANN opened a call for Expressions of Interest for panelists to serve on the omnibus Standing Panel for the ICANN Independent Review Process (IRP).
Candidates for the IRP omnibus Standing Panel should review the Expressions of Interest document before submission. The document includes the following information:
ICANN recently opened a one-month nomination period for the Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building.
ICANN first introduced the Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building in January to recognize ICANN community members for significant efforts in developing capacity in areas related to ICANN's Mission. The award was established in honor of the late Dr. Tarek Kamel, an Internet pioneer known for his contributions to global Internet governance. At the time of his passing, Kamel was ICANN's Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Vice President for Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement.
Submit your nominations hereby Friday, 21 August 2020.
