April 2025 - ccNSO-UACommittee

NOTES | UAC | Wednesday, 23 April 2025 at 13:00 UTC
by Joke Braeken April 23, 2025

April 23, 2025

NOTES | UAC | Wednesday, 23 April 2025 at 13:00 UTC 1. Welcome Welcome by Abdalmonem 2. Admin matters a. Statements of Interest (SOI): any updates? Consult the ccNSO SOI Guideline<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/ccnso-internal-procedure-general-soi-coi-2…> Complete the SOI template<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRpehiCw2ty2PYRiaPG0K3lZSKk9LrLPQ…> Check the ccNSO Statements of Interest<https://community.icann.org/x/doAFEg> Abdalmomen: I updated my SOI. b. Welcome to new members, if any Abdalmomen: Andrew (.ke) sent his apologies. Other members joined since ICANN82, including Anne (.nz). She introduced herself previously. 3. Planning for ICANN83, Prague (Breaking Barriers: how governments and ccTLDs advance UA) Abdalmonem: crucial role for gvts and ccTLDs. I am a member of the GAC UA room. I drafted a text to invite GAC members, for a joint session between GAC and ccNSO. How to promote UA. How can GAC members help ccTLDs? Joke: joint session at ICANN84? because at ICANN83 there is no option for a joint session Abdalmomen: yes. We are in the Arab region. It is important to have early bird e-mail. ideally 75 min. session. Joke: noted, secretariat received your draft. will look into it shortly. Abdalmomen: do we need to refresh the memories of the audience in Prague about our session in Seattle a. Reminder high-level structure (see chapter 5, briefing paper<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1226yV0XTxWL2rHwgaRmWWg37FKO9d8-jETlqXXb…>) Abdalmomen: what have we done regarding the drivers? we should tell the audience Joke: yes, reflection on Seattle was added to the high level structure for the session. explain this session in Prague is not a standalone session. drivers in seattle, blockers in Prague. Maria: make it clear why we took the topic of the governments. there are other blockers too. Abdalmomen: a possible barrier is the miscommunication between ccTLDs and the gvt. that is why we need to have that session with GAC in Oman. We should provide details regarding cooperation between ccTLDs and gvt. Maria: now i understand. Joke: too early to make any commitments regarding Oman. Abdalmomen: we need to have a liaison between GAC and UAC Joke: there is a liaison from Council to GAC, who deals with agenda-setting for joint sessions between GAC and ccNSO. Needs to be involved in the process. Also, the UAC, as per its charter, is indeed having a liaison role. point of contact within ccNSO and with/for other stakeholders in the icann context for UA related matters and ccTLDs. b. Detailing the case studies: identifying presenters Joke: during the previous session, Sami tentatively confirmed his availability to present in Prague. Sami: correct, I can do that. this Sunday, icann staff will be here for the UA Day celebrations and the hackathon. in Bahrain. icann will officially launch the curriculum for universities on UA. I could speak to this in Prague Abdalmomen: please also address the cooperation between cctld and gvt, and the barriers for UA Sami: we are the gvt, and we are the ccTLD. What we currently do is to encourage gvt entities to use the arabic email addresses etc. Abdalmomen: excellent. that works. Qing Cai: no updates from UASG at the moment. UA Day events ongoing. Joke: end May, this committee can look back at UA Day celebrations Regina: there are still slots for ccTLD News. Maybe someone wishes to submit a presentation proposal about what they did for UA Day? Joke: yes! here is a reminder about the call for presenters https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03apr25-en.htm Sami: I intend to submit a proposal. Joke: UAC session on barriers and ccTLD News both part of the ccnso members meeting. similar audiences. make sure to avoid overlap. Joke: any suggestions for the second testimonial? Abdalmomen: armenia or serbia. they are in the region for ICANN83. their respective governments are actively involved in ua day events Maria: But we said to invite ccTLDs which are part of government? the serbian and armenian ccTLDs are not. Joke: that type of governance model is not a requirement. the relation between the 2 is more relevant. Maria: Serbia and Armenia try to build the engagement with gvts. gvt reps support the use of local languages on the internet. but they do not have any special ongoing projects. there is not much to present. we could find better examples. deeper connections, ongoing projects. In China there is an interesting testimonial regarding the development of the industry standard on how to work with domain names. Is CNNIC involved? colleagues might chime in. An interesting case. Not sure if NIXI has some ongoing projects? Regina: Thank you for all suggestions. I recall that when we prepared for Seattle, we suggested we involve some of the european cctlds that are not big, not representing large language groups, and might be relatively new to the topic. My suggestion would be to involve the Faroe islands. Interesting link with danish gvt and local administration. Also, the Israel registry experience is nice. They introduced their IDN 2 years ago. they had various challenges, not only technical ones Abdalmomen: agree with Regina. Cooperation to promote UA awareness is key. Joke: .fo is from the region at ICANN83, and has an ongoing project. should we invite them? UAC members expressed their support. Maria: reminder that we deferred the CIRA contribution in Seattle. Should we invite CIRA? Sabrina: thanks! happy with Sami and Gudrun presenting. No intention to present in Prague, but will attend. c. Next steps ACTION ITEMS * Secretariat to review ICANN84 proposal by Abdalmonem and provide feedback * Secretariat to update the draft briefing paper * Secretariat to reach out to Gudrun regarding a presentation in Prague * Secretariat to review planning timeline: have an additional UAC meeting? When to hold dry-run? Defer the UA Day review to post ICANN83? * Secretariat to ask ICANN staff about a potential speaking slot during the UA session at ICANN83 Prep Week, if any. 5. AOB Abdalmomen: can we have a slot during the UA session at Prep week? 5 minutes would be enough, so we could give a heads up about the session in Prague. Invite everyone for the session, have a promo banner etc. 6. Next meetings and closure Abdalmomen: concerned we only have 2 meetings leading up to Prague. Joke: additional meeting for consideration? will check calendar and will follow-up via the mailing list Regina: we could work offline on the mailing list for most parts, or move the UA review until after Prague? * Wed, 7 May at 7 UTC * Wed, 22 May at 13 UTC - looking back at UA Day * 9-12 June 2025 (ICANN83) Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (35) | 23 April 2025 at 13:00 UTC
by ccNSO Calendar April 23, 2025

April 23, 2025

This meeting starts in approx. 1 hour ***REMINDER*** Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (35) is scheduled for 23 April 2025 at 13:00 UTC An agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Please find the call details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/91427477253?pwd=VFh2ck9NczlLMXdRTjhYUlRHWHFOdz09 Meeting ID: 914 2747 7253 Passcode: ccNSO-UAC1 Dial in Passcode: 5321318135 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adKGO9HP2S Thank you!

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AGENDA | UAC | Wednesday, 23 April 2025 at 13:00 UTC
by Joke Braeken April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

Dear UAC members, Below or enclosed, please find the agenda for the upcoming UAC meeting, held on Wednesday, 23 April 2025 at 13:00 UTC 1. Welcome 2. Admin matters * Statements of Interest (SOI): any updates? * Welcome to new members, if any 3. Planning for ICANN83, Prague (Breaking Barriers: how governments and ccTLDs advance UA) * Reminder high-level structure (see chapter 5, briefing paper<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1226yV0XTxWL2rHwgaRmWWg37FKO9d8-jETlqXXb…>) * Detailing the case studies: identifying presenters * Next steps 1. AOB 2. Next meetings and closure * Wed, 7 May at 7 UTC * Wed, 22 May at 13 UTC - looking back at UA Day * 9-12 June 2025 (ICANN83) Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (37) | 21 May 2025 at 13:00 UTC
by ccNSO Calendar April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (37) is scheduled for 21 May 2025 at 13:00 UTC An agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Please find the call details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/91427477253?pwd=VFh2ck9NczlLMXdRTjhYUlRHWHFOdz09 Meeting ID: 914 2747 7253 Passcode: ccNSO-UAC1 Dial in Passcode: 5321318135 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adKGO9HP2S Thank you!

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ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (35) | 23 April 2025 at 13:00 UTC
by ccNSO Calendar April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

***REMINDER*** Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (35) is scheduled for 23 April 2025 at 13:00 UTC An agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Please find the call details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/91427477253?pwd=VFh2ck9NczlLMXdRTjhYUlRHWHFOdz09 Meeting ID: 914 2747 7253 Passcode: ccNSO-UAC1 Dial in Passcode: 5321318135 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adKGO9HP2S Thank you!

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April report about the work of the UASG
by Joke Braeken April 10, 2025

April 10, 2025

Dear All, Qing Cai’s latest report about the work of the UASG has been posted on the Council workspace for the April meeting: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/C4wlBg?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNTkxZ… Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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NOTES | UAC | 9 April 2025 (7 UTC)
by Joke Braeken April 9, 2025

April 9, 2025

NOTES | UAC | 9 April 2025 (7 UTC) 1. Welcome 2. Admin matters a. SOI updates · Fill out the ccNSO Statement of Interest form: https://forms.gle/79Jw4wSnNhn5W4Z46<https://forms.gle/79Jw4wSnNhn5W4Z46> · Once processed by the Secretariat, you can check your SOI here: https://community.icann.org/x/doAFEg<https://community.icann.org/x/doAFEg> · Read here the ccNSO SOI Guideline: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-internal-p… No updates Bart thanks Seda for circulating the links. Relevant to number 4 d on today’s agenda Abdalmonem: i changed my role. Still working for same organisation. I will update my sOI by the end of the week. 3. Reports from UA day events (all) Abdalmomen: i attended events, including one in Rwanda. It went very well. I will keep in touch with them. It went well. I will also go to somalia, for a technical training. 2-hour awareness session in Saudi Arabia. Tourist country, mekka and medhina. Seda: 3rd Ua day event. Prevent 2 events: over 16.000 attendants. Events all over the world. Shortlisting criteria. More than 100 proposals. Contracts with many of them, for sponsorships, are done. More than 50 organisers. Support for the financial side, logistics, logo use etc. ICANN also provides the training materials. Different categories. One of them is raising awareness. 3 different types of trainings available: * Programming language * Email administration * Generic: technical support Driving curriculum innovation in academic institutions. Second one: UA adoption. Pre-work done, shared with our tech team. Qualify for UA adoption events. Half of them are UA adoption events this year. We aim for one strategy event per region. There was no proposal from Europe, so we have only 4 regional strategic events. Speakers for all events. The organisers are made aware of the details. UA message getting across in a streamlined and sustainable way. Half of the events are almost done. 25 events already done. Thanks to Abdalmonem and other volunteers, as well as icann staff. One online UA day event by icann org, where we invited all the UA day organisers and unesco and uasg. Internal meeting between the organizers and main contributors. 28 march: ICANN org UA day online event. 8 may a UA Day event in Hanoi, VN, right before APAC DNS forum and after the contracted parties summit. More updates by end of June: outcomes report etc. Maria: could you share when and where the materials of the UA DAY online event on 28 of March organized by ICANN and UASG will be published? Seda: I can share the agenda. Was informal, not recorded. 7 events were presented by the organisers. Abdalmomen: for the global events, there were some videos. ICANN board appreciated the work of the UASG during a Seattle session. I was part of that. Maria: myself, Anna and Vadim were involved in the UA Day event in Armenia. Strategic event. Strategy globally. Unesco, icann, Maarten Botterman attended in person. Discussion in the strategies at a global level, and the regional strategies. Aptld attended too, also biggest IDN registries: China, Russia. People shared their thoughts on how to work on UA in the region. There was also a session on the strategy in Armenia. Local stakeholders involved others in the process. Speakers from local initiatives. Local country representatives. Regina, myself and .rs representatives attended. Sami attended too. We discussed practical things from what happened in the countries. Regional event. Visitors from 9 countries. Some online attendance. Lots of discussions on the ground, during the sessions. Lots of Q&A. interesting, and presumably useful. Armenia was a good host. Anna: Hello from Armenia! https://uaday.am/en/2025-eng/ Seda: In addition to Abdalmonem’s comment, here is the details: ICANN Board Resolution March 2025: 2.c. Recognizing Universal Acceptance Steering Group's 10 Years of Work and Planning for Continued Work on Universal Acceptance https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-r… Maria: discussion on usage of IDN domain names. Depends on how people use their national language. There were also representations from Bellarus. They see some problems connected with SEO. Some people think the indexation is still an issue. Serbia mentioned that they have 2 alphabets: latin and cyrillic they struggle with the promotion of the cyriliic script on the internet. In connection with that, they also promote IDNs. In Bahrain, UA promoted via universities. Gvt support. In our country we also focus on universities. We also have marketing campaigns regarding the IDN ccTLD. Anniversary this year. Interesting to see the growth of IDNS. registries looking at IDNS, and thus also interested in UA. Role of the gvt is important. Interesting: how will AI be connected to the use of domain names? And national languages? Technological track. Bart: nice segway into the prep of the session in prague. Discussion regarding the role of the governments. Sami: the gvt internally uses arabic language for letters. One of the ways of prompting arabic language in gvt to gvt communication. Promote the use of the email addresses and websites in arabic. Implementation and security concerns. We have not been able to convince them. On the other hand, we had a third hackathon at the end of the month, before the middle east DNS forum. We are trying to showcase. Inviting ministries. What are the use cases? From gvt side there is a push to promote the language. The uptake is still challenged. Cyber security concerns, and so forth. Maria: regarding work with universities. I read the lecture on multilingualism on the internet. Universities prepare linguists with technical skills. Multi-disciplinary approach. Vadim: discuss technical aspects. Do not admit something does not work. We can show technical solutions in small talks. And that is amazing. Qing Cai: we had out UA day event at the end of march. We invited icann, experts including from CNNIC. Unesco attended as well. They presented. We spoke about UA adoption of Chinese domain names. How to become UA ready? Before the UA Day, lots of preparations to make the system UA ready, including email for Chinese domain names. There were some problems. Mail service tests. We encountered a lot of problems. During the session, also on site and remote training for registrars. Registration service providers. research , with focus on the event. Registration automation. Chinese resolution. Promotion and application. It is a new site for us, highlights and discussion. Anna: In our UA Day event participated Aleksey Sandikov, Parliament Member and as a result the Parliament of Armenia registered 2 IDN domain names for Parliament🙂 Sandikov is Chairman of the Commission on National Minorities of Armenia and this is symbolic Interesting to see the view from outside. What did Maarten think about the event? First time in Armenia for him. In 2023 there was also a regional event. This time it was regional also for pacific ocean countries. Guests from outside, unfortunately often online. We had participants from unesco, uasg, icann. Interesting that we had participants in the opening ceremony. The high commission for diaspora affairs. More possibilities to develop UA. through members of our diaspora. We need to inform them about the possibilities. We had a panel discussion. Key topics were regional policy frameworks driving UA adoption. Regarding the UA development in Armenia: not easy to involve universities in this process. Not sure why. The teachers say that for them the most interesting bit at this moment is the AI. we will do all we can to develop UA ideas in academia Bart: is it valuable to have these extended UA day updates? Green ticks in zoom Bart: This was useful. Let’s come back to this by the end of may, once the other events have concluded 4. Proposal UA session Prague (75 minutes, Tuesday, block 3) Bart: UA session took place in Seattle on Wednesday, block 5. Not ideal. In Prague, the slot will be better. 75 min slot, block 3 on Tuesday, after lunch. The policy forum has only 4 blocks per day. i.Introduction (2 minutes) ii.Summary outcome drivers session Seattle & reference session polling result recordings (8 Minutes) iii.Blockers for UA readiness: brief introduction and consultation (20 Minutes) Staff suggests doing a brief intro. Do a similar type of consultation as what we did in Seattle. This time focus on blockers. What is relevant to people in the room? Thus you have a more comprehensive picture. iv. Case study driver and blockers: the interaction between a government and a ccTLDs around UA readiness (40 minutes) Interaction between gvt and ccTLDs around UA readiness. This is about the interaction. How can they reinforce UA readiness? What are the thresholds? · Keynote : general intro · 2 Testimonials · Polling? v. Wrap-up and next steps (max. 5 min.) Bart: this is the proposed high-level structure of the session in Prague Abdalmonem: thanks to the GAC presenters. How could i be aware about the blockers. What is the benefit for me as a gvt representative, what do i need to know to help my ccTLD? Maybe gvt is one of the blockers that makes the move towards UA slow. Bart: This session is first and foremost for ccTLDs. Building a consultation. What the UAC needs to do, after ICANN83, is combine the outcomes of Seattle and Prague. Make it available for the broader community after the prague session. Either present it as a webinar prior to ICANN84, or the border community in Oman. presentation, guiding people to next steps. At this stage, it is still a consultation. Your consultation, case study to check the responses from the ccTLDs in the room. Only after conclusion after the consultation, can you share the outcomes. Abdalmomen: I support sharing this at ICANN84. More cooperation between ccTLDS and GAC Bart: for Oman, the GAC IDN WG could invite UAC to share what they have been doing? Regina: i like the idea of the webinar. Targeted to ccTLDs, when it comes to the current state. Include resources available to this group and UASG. We have some plan to record useful elements of the EU Academy. We could support this recording and add subtitles and share in Oman. Abdalmomen: I like the approach. Gvt and academic. I will send a message to Rob and ICANN staff, asking them to be considered for ICANN84. Share how gvt could help the ccTLD managers. Bart: any questions regarding the structure, flow? Abdalmomen: in Seattle we received a question regarding what the difference is between activities in CODI and UASG. codi is a new initiative. If we could have someone from Identity Digital to be part of the session, this would be helpful to both gvt and ccTLDs. Bart: they already spoke in Seattle, and the session is only 75 min. In total. Maria: invite registries that are part of a gvt structure, to present in these sessions. Their perspectives are relevant. Bart: Sami could fulfill that role? Sami: I will be in Prague Abdalmomen: many ccTLDds that joined the eastern space. Suggestion to send them a letter to join UAC. Bart: do you agree with the proposed session flow? Green marks in the room. Maria: what does interaction mean between gvt and ccTLDs? Bart: you have gvt who promote UA readiness, and those who do not. Cooperation between Regina: mutual support. Interaction can be broad. Bart: this is more about the dynamics between gvt and ccTLDs on UA readiness. Regina: unesco could help here. Their strategy. Moving in this field. It sooner or later moves to national strategies. We could even find a broader word for “gvt”. Bart: case study type of approach. Combine both drivers and blockers. National authorities and ccTLDs Abdalmomen: at icann80 there was a session for GAC and ME representatives. They already explored the communication between ccTLDs and gvt, and the challenges. Consider the communication between ccTLDs and gvt. They will be happy to have this on the agenda. Maria: not only gvt is a blocker. We should present them, but discuss only one in detail this time. The other ones in Oman. Bart: this session is to check with the community which blockers are relevant to them. See also what Seda circulated. Consult with people in the room, what blockers are relevant to them? In the case study, see the blockers and drivers combined Maria; what about the other blockers? What will we do with them? Bart: combine the outcome for the driver session and the blocker session, together wth the results of the case study. Present it, and then determine further steps. 5. Next meetings * Wed, 23 April at 13 UTC - session planning for Prague: detail the case study, whom to invite. * Wed, 7 May at 7 UTC * Wed, 22 May at 13 UTC - looking back at UA Day * 9-12 June 2025 (ICANN83) 6. AOB none 7. Closure Bye all. Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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Agenda ccNSO UA Committee meeting | 09 April 2025 at 07:00 UTC
by Claudia Ruiz April 8, 2025

April 8, 2025

Dear all, Please find included the draft agenda for the upcoming ccNSO UA Committee meeting. Best regards, Claudia Ruiz Draft Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Admin matters 3. Reports from UA day events (all) 4. Proposal UA session Prague (75 minutes, Tuesday, block 3) * Introduction (2 minutes) * Summary outcome drivers session Seattle & reference session recordings (8 Minutes) * Blockers for UA readiness: brief introduction and consultation (20 Minutes) * Case study driver and blockers: the interaction between a government and a ccTLDs around UA readiness (40 minutes) i. Keynote ii. Testimonials iii. Polling? * Wrap-up and next steps 1. Next meeting 2. AOB 3. Closure

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ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (34) | 09 April 2025 at 07:00 UTC
by ccNSO Calendar April 8, 2025

April 8, 2025

***REMINDER*** Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (34) is scheduled for 09 April 2025 at 07:00 UTC An agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Please find the call details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/91427477253?pwd=VFh2ck9NczlLMXdRTjhYUlRHWHFOdz09 Meeting ID: 914 2747 7253 Passcode: ccNSO-UAC1 Dial in Passcode: 5321318135 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adKGO9HP2S Thank you!

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ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (37) | 22 May 2025 at 13:00 UTC
by ccNSO Calendar April 7, 2025

April 7, 2025

Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (37) is scheduled for 22 May 2025 at 13:00 UTC An agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Please find the call details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/91427477253?pwd=VFh2ck9NczlLMXdRTjhYUlRHWHFOdz09 Meeting ID: 914 2747 7253 Passcode: ccNSO-UAC1 Dial in Passcode: 5321318135 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adKGO9HP2S Thank you!

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