September 2023 - ccNSO-UACommittee

NOTES | UAC | 27 September 2023 (13:00 UTC)
by Joke Braeken Sept. 27, 2023

Sept. 27, 2023

NOTES | UAC | 27 September 2023 (13:00 UTC) 1. Welcome and roll call Welcome by Bart Admin chair for today’s meeting 2. Administrative matters a. Progress Chair & Vice-chair nominations Nominations and secondings now completed. Abdalmonem as Chair, Regina as Vice Chair. Next step: appointment by Council. Takes approx 1 week to be completed. Congratulations to all b. UAC internal information sharing Secretariat will create web page and wiki space. Internal Doc repository, agenda, recordings, meeting attendance etc. Kim: Website is pending. Mailing list and wiki are already provisioned. Wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/UIfxDg Abdalmonem: Survey on UA for ccTLDs. Useful. But very low participation by ccTLDs, to calculate readiness. Let’s start from there. What is out there, and what is missing. https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ua-readiness-survey-report-cctl… https://www.icann.org/ua-evaluations-en Bart: let’s discuss this under work items Regarding the admin matters: we received requests to subscribe observers to the mailing list. As per the ToR it is the chair’s prerogative to invite/allow observers, if deemed important by the full group. Sarmad, Pitinan from IDN Team are interested. Let’s discuss once chair and vice chair are appointed. Think about it. I will seek your comments again during AOB at the end of the meeting Anybody else having an AOB? None Anna: question. UA readiness for registries. IDN registrations, and info to registrants? e-mail address in Armenian, and DNS. Is our registry UA-ready? Almost. Bart: I have no opinion on what UA-ready means. That is the WG’s prerogative. It is not in the mandate of the UAC to tell what UA-readiness means. This group is a tool to make UA happen. Policy development or telling registries what to do is out of scope. You cannot do it all at once. Personally, I'm not an expert. Hence our proposal to define its detailed work items. Where does the group want to focus first? We will explore via napkin pitches. If there is a role for the UAC, we need to determine the order of priority. Anna: ok Abdalmonem: I would like to add 2 other things: * UA readiness for registry applications. Where user could add armenian address It means that I can register a domain with my arabic address. Entire email infrastructure. * ICANN and UASG do not have the right contacts locally to promote UA and EAI. But the ccTLDs do. 3. Workitems UAC Bart: today we should not detail how these 4 items will be put into practice, but rather we plan to explain today how the UAC work plan will be developed. a. Create and maintain Repository / clearing house of ccTLD relevant UA information This is not about creating new information, but rather have a central point of reference of all materials, targeted at ccTLDs Kim C is supporting the DASC Repository subgroup. This subgroup launched a repository, and will soon launch an email list too. Qing Cai: I would like to share some info from UASG regarding their activities this year. Bart: let’s do this under 3.c Kim: DASC repository will launch its e-mail list at ICANN78. Content includes articles, definitions, reference materials. There is an editorial board which decides what will be included in the repository. Review of submissions, looking for relevancy. Kim does a sanity check: remove broken links etc. Once the editorial board decides what (not) to accept, it will be communicated. Monthly meeting, quarterly audit to check relevancy. Kim shows the DASC repository and the tracker used by the editorial board. Reference to new ccNSO website, and working methods by the editorial board. Information: https://community.icann.org/x/DoWZDg Repository: https://community.icann.org/x/Ege7Cg Bart: could something similar be relevant regarding UA? It is part of your mandate, but it depends whether you want to spend resources on it. Green ticks in zoom room Bart: via a full group effort, or via a sub group? 1 person in favour of subgroup. Chair and vice chair and others in favour of full group Bart: this is time-consuming Abdalmomen: full group preference. I am part of GAC and involved in UASG. tried to create a subgroup in GAC, and that required a lot of time. I prefer to be surrounded by many talented people. Maybe evolve into a subgroup over time. Bart: our experience with the DASC is a different one. The DASC meets every month. Full group. The subgroups meet every 2 weeks for DASC: survey SG and repository SG. The subgroup reports back to the full group, at least once a month. If you do the repository work in the fll group, there will not be enough time to deliver on other items in parallel. Jiankang: find volunteers for the subgroup. If we cannot do that, plan B would be the full group. Kim: meet alternating weeks. Bart: full group for now. Sub groups if and when the time is right. Vadim: we can create the sub team later. If needed, we can meet with the subgroup at a different pace, and meet more frequently. Bart: let’s discuss the editorial board later, First the terms and structure of the repository need to be defined. Build on work by DASC Action item #1 At the next meeting, Kim to run through the ToR from DASC repository subgroup. b. Create, Build and maintain UA dedicated email list For the broader ccTLD community. Based on experience by TLD-OPS. E-mail list for operational and security related aspects, for and by ccTLDs. They can alert each other if there is something of interest. It is a contact list. It is our experience that general e-mails to the ccNSO members mailing list, or the regional organisation lists (e.g. APTLD), do not necessarily target the right people. Make sure that ccTLD representatives that deal with UA on a daily basis are subscribed, without the additional filter of for instance the ccnso members mailing list. Kim: mailing list is work in progress. Launch at ICANN78 during DASC session on Wednesday. Process to determine who can (not) be subscribed. Dedicated list to the topic of UA. monthly digest with contact information and digest. With the new ccNSO website, it will be easier to find information about the repository and mailing list. Bart: is the DASC mailing list a good model for UAC? Do you think it is useful? green marks in zoom Kim: list is opt-in only. Request to be subscribed. No noise, only relevant emails. Bart: allow people to focus on UA-related matters No red marks in zoom. Too early to talk about subgroups. We could invite one of your DASC-peers to explain their experience. Let’s focus first on the repository. E-mail list can follow later. c. Detail UAC as Liaison Committee for ccTLDs (Napkin Pitch) Qing Cai is the ccNSO appointed liaison to the ICANN UASG. She was appointed by Council. From a ccnso point of view, this group will be the point of contact with respect to UA and related matters from the ccNSO-side. If the council receives a UA-related request, they will defer to you. Or requests from ICANN staff: they will also be deferred to you. You are best positioned. See explanation item 3.d.: to determine the details and focus, do a napkin exercise. d. Detail UAC to organise UA readines and Practices sessions (Napkin Pitch) Sessions at ICANN meetings There will always be a regional focus. The RO’s are far better positioned to deal with the regional questions and topics. Bart: from the intro to this call, and the interventions by Abdalmonem and Anna, you will see that this will be a main activity. We would like to propose a napkin exercise, helping you to explore the topic, and scope it. Design actionable work items for you. Big idea: UAC takes the lead in UA-related sessions. Among yourselves, dedicated workshops, ccNSO members meeting sessions… all options open. To help you make a decision, let’s do the napkin pitch. Sort of a workshop. What needs to happen to benefit ccTLDs? How does it address your needs? Joke and I will compile data, create a report and a poll where you can express your preference. After ICANN78. Thus you build a workplan, and you have a clear set of goals, with a clear purpose for your actions. Bart: do you like the idea of doing a napkin exercise? Worthwhile or waste of time? No red marks. Bart: thanks. Let’s do deep dive into repository work at the next meeting (Kim), and one of the napkin exercises. Ai-Chin: As we all know, concerning Universal Acceptance, the critical issue pertains to email application services. I understand that this might not be the main focus of the UAC, but from my perspective, I believe it would represent a significant step forward in promoting IDNs within ccTLDs. Therefore, I hope this committee will consider adding this issue to the UAC work items. How can we encourage email service providers to expedite the provision of this service? 4. Next meeting (#3): Wed, 11 October 2023 – 13.00 UTC Vadim: overlap with ICANN prep week? Joke: First prep week session on 11 oct stats 14:30 UTC (new gTLD program next round) Abdalmonem: UA day confirmed for 2024. 28 March (plus 45 days prior and after). Why not have some members to organise an event in original format? Thus promote UA. The number of UA ambassadors increased following the 2023 UA day. Regina: EURid prepared one-pager about UA. We intend to distribute it and speak to it at the IGF in Japan. I will participate to the next UAC meeting on 11 October while attending the IGF. Any other UAC members attending? None Qing Cai: I would like to share a brief overview about the work by UASG this year. New leadership team, active since its formation in April. In August the group met in Istanbul. Updates, and a 5-year UASG action plan, with long-term and short-term goals. Elections president and vice president. Continue with UA day. 5-year plan is currently open for consultation by community. Will be released later. Bart: once the UASG developed its 5-year plan, could you perhaps share it with this group? We share it with the broader community too. Bart: subscribe Sarmad and Pitinan and others from ICANN staff as observers. Ensure they are able to inform this group. We will explore an informal UAC meeting at ICANN78. To be continued. 5. AOB 6. Adjourn Thank you! Bye. Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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ccNSO UA Committee Teleconference (#2) | 27 September at 13:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 27, 2023

Sept. 27, 2023

**STARTING IN ONE HOUR*** Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee Teleconference (#2) is scheduled for 27 September at 13:00 UTC. An agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Call details: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/91001008289?pwd=N1ZSbHRWejdsQW4veHRQYXdaMW5VZz09 Meeting ID: 910 0100 8289 Passcode: UAC-Sept27 Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/lQAjE

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Re: [ccNSO-UACommittee] REMINDER: ccNSO UA Committee Teleconference (#2) | 27 September at 13:00 UTC
by Joke Braeken Sept. 27, 2023

Sept. 27, 2023

Hello All. Notes during today’s meeting will be taken here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LSUUi39hQM-oXOBUAMhnIkohNr5ITjr5K2p9L0h… Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> From: ccNSO-UACommittee <ccnso-uacommittee-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Kimberly Carlson <kimberly.carlson(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, 26 September 2023 at 18:05 To: "ccnso-uacommittee(a)icann.org" <ccnso-uacommittee(a)icann.org> Subject: [ccNSO-UACommittee] REMINDER: ccNSO UA Committee Teleconference (#2) | 27 September at 13:00 UTC Dear all, As a reminder, the next ccNSO UA Committee Teleconference (#2) is scheduled for 27 September at 13:00 UTC. Agenda attached. Call details: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/91001008289?pwd=N1ZSbHRWejdsQW4veHRQYXdaMW5VZz09 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/91001008289?pwd=N1ZSbHRW…> Meeting ID: 910 0100 8289 Passcode: UAC-Sept27 Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/lQAjE

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REMINDER: ccNSO UA Committee Teleconference (#2) | 27 September at 13:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 26, 2023

Sept. 26, 2023

Dear all, As a reminder, the next ccNSO UA Committee Teleconference (#2) is scheduled for 27 September at 13:00 UTC. Agenda attached. Call details: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/91001008289?pwd=N1ZSbHRWejdsQW4veHRQYXdaMW5VZz09 Meeting ID: 910 0100 8289 Passcode: UAC-Sept27 Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/lQAjE

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NOTES | ccNSO UAC | 13 September 2023 (13 UTC)
by Joke Braeken Sept. 20, 2023

Sept. 20, 2023

NOTES | ccNSO UAC | 13 September 2023 (13 UTC) 1. Welcome Welcome by Joke Tour de table by all attending the meeting, sharing their affiliations and experiences regarding UA and related matters. 2. Admin matters a. Nomination chair and vice chair Referring to a document circulated to the mailing list prior to this meeting. Deadline for nominations/secondments is Tuesday, 26 September, 23:59 UTC Volunteers to date, via self-nominations: * Chair: Abdalmonem Galila * Vice Chair: Regina Fuchsova Secondments noted in the zoom chat Jiankang asks candidates to specify how they qualify for the role of Chair/Vice Chair respectively Action item: * Staff to circulate procedure, and current nominations to UAC mailing list * Request to candidates: please write a short paragraph about what you envisage to bring to this role 3. Reminder UAC roadmap Background by Joke regarding how the roadmap was created by the small team of ccNSO Councillors. 3 main pillars: * Activate UASG liaison Qing Cai as ccnso appointed liaison to UASG. She provides monthly updates on UASG activities to Council. Could be shared with UAC too * Create UAC Inaugural meeting today. Scope of activities detailed in ToR. Main focus: opportunity for ccTLDs to engage and be informed regarding UA-related matters, by liaising with other relevant groups, organising sessions, populating a repository. * Explore further activities Impact-effort analysis. Check agreement with ccTLD community, and obtain the ok by Council to move forward. Abdalmonem suggested a potential involvement of the UAC in the annual UA Day. Others share their experiences regarding the 2023 UA day, and plans for future UA days, including regional UA days. 4. Future deliverables a. Repository Information about the DASC repository shared on call and in chat. Comparable approach envisaged for UAC. Main idea: useful resource for ccTLDs b. Interaction with other groups Approach to be explored. Could potentially be via invitations to other relevant ICANN UA groups, to contribute to sessions under auspices of the UAC. 5. AOB none 6. Next meeting and closure Group will meet on a bi-weekly basis. Next meetings: * 27 september | 13 UTC * 11 October | 13 UTC Next meeting will further explore some of the potential UAC focus points and suggested activities, as raised during the first UAC meeting Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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Re: [ccNSO-UACommittee] Nominations UAC leadership team #UAC #Chair #Self-Nomination
by Abdalmonem Galila Sept. 20, 2023

Sept. 20, 2023

Dears, I hope my email finds you well, yesterday meeting seems to be a good start for ccNSO UAC with passionate diverse of volunteers supported by a great ICANN staff. Based on yesterday discussion regards to UAC chair and vice-chair nominations , I ‘d like to nominate myself for the UAC chair position and below is my short bio as well as my views how could it goes for ccTLDs to start being UA ready. --------------------- Abdalmonem Gallia’s professional career started at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology where he held several roles including technical lead on several projects in many governmental organizations and engaged with ICANN activities since 2010. He is the first-ever recipient of the ICANN’s Tarek Kamel Fellowship Recognition. Currently, Gallia holds the position of Numbering Planning Manager at the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of EGYPT, Numbering Affairs department responsible for operating and maintaining the .masr (.مصر) IDN ccTLD of Egypt. As an ICANN community member, Galila has been an active Internet evangelist at various forums such as the ME DNS Forum, Universal Acceptance Steering Group, AFRALO, ME-Space , *TLDs and *IGF. Galila holds many roles at ICANN, like GAC alternative representative of Egypt, vice chair of UASG Email Address Internationalization WG, UA ambassador for the 5 Year, (.مصر) IDN ccTLD representative of Egypt at ccNSO and was a former UASG vice-chair. Galila used to conduct many international sessions (International IGF, African IGF, *NOGs .. etc) ,trainings , hackathons, hands-on workshops and engaging as a technical expert for any issues related to the project of Universal Acceptance. Gallia is also a member of the Task Force on Arabic script Internationalized Domain Names (TF-AID) ) that focuses on technical issues and solutions to promote Arabic IDNs, their secure deployment and ease of use for the community, as well as an observer of Security, Stability, and Resiliency of the DNS (SSR2) and DNS|DNSSEC Trainer at DNS Entrepreneurship Center (DNS-EC). Galila had many contributions at the international UA-Day like regional UA-Day at Yerevan- Armenia, National UA-Day at Dodoma-Tanzania and UA-Day at Sierra Leone. --------------------- Covid-19 has its cons and pros, one of these pros that now all services went online whatever it is a local use services “Education, Health, Academia, Governmental, …etc” or internal one ( E-Visa, Online Shopping …… etc. ), so local users is related mainly to ccTLDs whatever the languages they prefer to use for domain names and email addresses, while international users could use any of the scripts available, so how could local users use their own languages to go for the governmental services for example ! how could these citizen as well use the new trend of gTLD’s whatever it is long or short or whatever the language ! UA from my view is not only a technical requirement but also, I believe it is also a tradition change requirement as SW developers traditionally used to use the old-fashioned API’s that are not UA-Ready and that APIs technically could not process the new trend of domain names and email addresses in a consistent way. Going towards UA adoption is a collaborative work combined from different stake-holders in order for going green for UA whatever this work is related to ccTLD’s or gTLD’s. So, it is our role now as ccTLD’s managers to adopt and encourage for UA locally as a 1st step then cooperate for the good practices for the UA adoption specially that all governments are going dramatically towards digital transformation projects. My view about the future of UA within UAC could start with the following :- * Conducting a survey about UA adoption withing ccTLDs :- * What do they think about UA ! * Is it matters to deploy UA ! * what are the issues towards lazy adopting UA. * How could we help …. Etc * Increase awareness about the importance of UA for ccTLD managers. * Strengthen the relation between different UA concerned parties withing ICANN and others * Drive a plan for adopting UA withing ccTLDs. * Cooperate with UASG for the international events like UA-Day. * Engage more ccTLDs to join UA related WG. * …. etc --------------------- For sure above is just on-fly thoughts about organizing the work for UAC with all of you and ICANN staff and it is my pleasure to help by all means, I ‘ll be happy to answer any question related to that. If there is any issue, do not hesitate to text me anytime. Have a nice day. Thanks a lot. All the Best, Abdalmonem Tharwat Galila Manager , Numbering Planning, Market Governance Sector. 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Please Don’t Print This E-Mail Unless You Really Need To From: ccNSO-UACommittee <ccnso-uacommittee-bounces(a)icann.org> On Behalf Of Joke Braeken Sent: 14 September, 2023 2:27 PM To: ccNSO-UACommittee(a)icann.org Subject: [ccNSO-UACommittee] Nominations UAC leadership team Hi All, As a follow-up from yesterday’s UAC meeting, please find below some information regarding the appointment of the ccNSO Universal Acceptance Committee (UAC) Chair and Vice-Chair, and their roles, as referred to in section xx of the UAC terms of Reference<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=228788165&preview=…> and as per Annex A<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-annex…> to the ccNSO Guideline: ccNSO Working Groups. TO DO | The Working Group members are expected to nominate (a) candidate(s) for the position of Chair and (a) candidate(s) for the position of Vice Chair. Nominations need to have a seconding. Self-nominations are possible. Feel free to send your nominations/secondings to the UAC mailing list. To date, two candidates stepped forward: * Abdalmonem Galila (role of Chair) * Regina Fuchsova (role of Vice Chair) Both candidates were requested to share on the mailing list their motivations for applying for this role. If you support their self-nominations, please second their nomination to the UAC mailing list. The deadline for nominations/secondments is Tuesday, 26 September 2023 (23:59 UTC). Once the members of the WG nominated/seconded and selected their Chair and Vice-Chair, the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee will be appointed by the ccNSO Council. COMMITTEE MEMBERS | Members are representatives of a ccTLD. Consult the list of members here: https://community.icann.org/x/UIfxDg LEADERSHIP ELIGIBILITY | The Chair and Vice-Chair should be members of the Committee. LEADERSHIP ROLE| The Chair together with the Vice-Chair, will manage the ongoing activities of the Working Group (WG) or Committee (C) and ensure an appropriate working environment by: * Promptly sharing relevant information with the entire WG. * Planning the work of the WG/C to meet the WG/C goals and leading the WG/C through its discussions. * Regularly assessing and reporting on the progress of the WG/C to the Council and broader community. * Keeping track of WG/C participation. Where a WG/C member does not regularly participate, the Chair will reach out to the member to engage that person in the WG/C. If, after a conversation that member does not regularly participates, the Chair will advise the Council, so that further steps can be taken to resolve the situation. The Chair is the representative of the WG/C. If the Chair of a WG/C is not a member of the ccNSO Council, the ccNSO Council will appoint a ccNSO Council liaison, to act as an intermediary between the WG/C and the ccNSO Council or invite the chair to Council meetings to regularly inform the Council on progress made, take questions and participate in any deliberations related to the WG/C. The Chair and Vice-chair will regularly inform the broader community on progress of the WG/C and seek (informal) feed-back from the community. Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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UAC leadership nominations
by Joke Braeken Sept. 19, 2023

Sept. 19, 2023

Dear UAC members, I hope this finds you well! Your action is required regarding the UAC leadership nominations: * CHAIR | Abdalmonem Galila self-nominated for the role of Chair. He was seconded by UAC members on the mailing list. * VICE CHAIR | Regina Fuchsova self-nominated for the role of Vice Chair, and secondings are still pending. In case you support Regina’s candidacy, please state so on the mailing list. The deadline for nominations/secondings is Tuesday, 26 September 2023 (23:59 UTC). Both Regina and Abdalmomen circulated a short candidate statement on the UAC mailing list. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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ccNSO UA Committee Teleconference (#2) | 27 September at 13:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 19, 2023

Sept. 19, 2023

Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee Teleconference (#2) is scheduled for 27 September at 13:00 UTC. An agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Call details: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/91001008289?pwd=N1ZSbHRWejdsQW4veHRQYXdaMW5VZz09 Meeting ID: 910 0100 8289 Passcode: UAC-Sept27 Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/lQAjE

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Nominations UAC leadership team
by Joke Braeken Sept. 14, 2023

Sept. 14, 2023

Hi All, As a follow-up from yesterday’s UAC meeting, please find below some information regarding the appointment of the ccNSO Universal Acceptance Committee (UAC) Chair and Vice-Chair, and their roles, as referred to in section xx of the UAC terms of Reference<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=228788165&preview=…> and as per Annex A<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-annex…> to the ccNSO Guideline: ccNSO Working Groups. TO DO | The Working Group members are expected to nominate (a) candidate(s) for the position of Chair and (a) candidate(s) for the position of Vice Chair. Nominations need to have a seconding. Self-nominations are possible. Feel free to send your nominations/secondings to the UAC mailing list. To date, two candidates stepped forward: * Abdalmonem Galila (role of Chair) * Regina Fuchsova (role of Vice Chair) Both candidates were requested to share on the mailing list their motivations for applying for this role. If you support their self-nominations, please second their nomination to the UAC mailing list. The deadline for nominations/secondments is Tuesday, 26 September 2023 (23:59 UTC). Once the members of the WG nominated/seconded and selected their Chair and Vice-Chair, the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee will be appointed by the ccNSO Council. COMMITTEE MEMBERS | Members are representatives of a ccTLD. Consult the list of members here: https://community.icann.org/x/UIfxDg LEADERSHIP ELIGIBILITY | The Chair and Vice-Chair should be members of the Committee. LEADERSHIP ROLE| The Chair together with the Vice-Chair, will manage the ongoing activities of the Working Group (WG) or Committee (C) and ensure an appropriate working environment by: * Promptly sharing relevant information with the entire WG. * Planning the work of the WG/C to meet the WG/C goals and leading the WG/C through its discussions. * Regularly assessing and reporting on the progress of the WG/C to the Council and broader community. * Keeping track of WG/C participation. Where a WG/C member does not regularly participate, the Chair will reach out to the member to engage that person in the WG/C. If, after a conversation that member does not regularly participates, the Chair will advise the Council, so that further steps can be taken to resolve the situation. The Chair is the representative of the WG/C. If the Chair of a WG/C is not a member of the ccNSO Council, the ccNSO Council will appoint a ccNSO Council liaison, to act as an intermediary between the WG/C and the ccNSO Council or invite the chair to Council meetings to regularly inform the Council on progress made, take questions and participate in any deliberations related to the WG/C. The Chair and Vice-chair will regularly inform the broader community on progress of the WG/C and seek (informal) feed-back from the community. Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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first UAC meeting, on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 13:00 UTC for 1 hour
by Joke Braeken Sept. 11, 2023

Sept. 11, 2023

Hello everyone, Welcome to the ccNSO Universal Acceptance Committee (UAC) mailing list and thank you for volunteering! We are pleased to invite you to the first UAC meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 13:00 UTC for 1 hour. Below and enclosed are the proposed agenda. I have also included below some background materials you may find useful. A calendar invitation was sent to the UAC mailing list last week. The first meeting will be mostly administrative. Members Vadim Mikhaylov (.ru) Abdalmonem Galila (IDN ccTLD Egypt) Andrey Aleinikov (.ru) Mirjana Tasić (.rs) Jiankang Yao (.cn) Andrew Molivurae (.vu) Qing Cai (.cn) Regina Fuchsova (.eu) Francisco Patiño (.ec) Anna Karakhanyan (.am) Ai-Chin Lu (.tw) Proposed agenda 1. Welcome 2. Administrative matters * Nomination one UAC Chair and one Vice Chair (see enclosed) 3. Reminder UAC Roadmap 4. Future deliverables * Repository * Interaction with other groups i. UASG ii. GAC IDN WG iii. Board IDN/UA WG 1. AOB 2. Next meetings and Closure Background materials * ccNSO UAC workspace, with links to meetings recordings, attendance records, background materials etc.: https://community.icann.org/x/UIfxDg There will also be a dedicated UAC section on the ccNSO workspace. * ccNSO UAC Terms of Reference<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=228788165&preview=…> * ccNSO Universal Acceptance Roadmap<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/roadmap-to-ccnso-universal-accepta…> * Session recordings: ICANN75 (September 2022), two workshops<https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars> (December 2022 and January 2023), ICANN76<https://sched.co/1J2Mf> (March 2023) * Clarifications regarding nomination UAC Chair and Vice Chair roles (see enclosed) Thank you, and see you on Wednesday. Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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