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ccNSO: Universal Acceptance Committee Work Session
by ccNSO Calendar Feb. 26, 2026

Feb. 26, 2026

15:00 IST (UTC+5.5), 7 March 2026 09:30 UTC, 7 March 2026 Room 204 A/B ID# 17814 https://icann85.sched.com/event/2GwYJ/ccnso-universal-acceptance-committee-… Session Details The ccNSO Universal Acceptance (UA) Committee will meet to prepare for the UA session at Tech Day, focused on enhancing UA-readiness and strengthening UA-related efforts across the community. Read more about the ccNSO at ICANN85: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYArJg Session Leader: Bart Boswinkel Staff Facilitator: Claudia Ruiz Participation Links To help reduce session disruptions, please do not share Zoom participation links on social media. However, we encourage you to share YouTube livestream links (when available) on social media. To ensure transparency of participation in ICANN’s multistakeholder model, please remember to sign in to Zoom sessions using your full name (e.g. First Name + Last Name/Surname). Zoom participation links will be published here 24 hours before the session starts. Interpretation Service • Languages Available: English

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First Draft Agenda TechDay ICANN85 Mumbai
by Dr Eberhard W Lisse Feb. 25, 2026

Feb. 25, 2026

All, please find enclosed the first draft agenda and advise scheduling conflicts, taking into consideration that the last block is reserved for the remote participants due to their time zone(s), and the second block is a Round Table organized by the ccNSO's UA Committee who read in copy. Failing which I would send it to the ccNSO for adding to the Calendar on Friday (I will be in transit on Thursday). Please note that all slides *MUST* be in by close of business local time Friday 2026-03-06 to Claudia Ruiz, who reads in copy. We will upload them to our presenter laptop. Arrangements can be made by the individual speaker with Claudia, beforehand, to use your own laptop, but we do require them uploaded as backup. We can accommodate the usual formats (Powerpoint, Keynote, Presenter and Prezi) but also require them as PDFs without transitions for later uploading to the web site. Online presenters who are not know to me or the session chairs should perhaps seek us out so we can say hello beforehand. greetings, el -- Eberhard W. Lisse \ /Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (retired) el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 Bachbrecht\ / If this email is signed with GPG/PGP 10007, Namibia ;____/ Sect 20 of Act No. 4 of 2019 may apply

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Invitation to Contribute: UA EWG Draft Guidelines Public Comment
by Abdalmonem Galila Feb. 25, 2026

Feb. 25, 2026

Dear UAC Members, I hope this message finds you well. ICANN has opened a new Public Comment<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-guidelines-for-adv…> proceeding that is closely aligned with the focus of our group. The ICANN Universal Acceptance (UA) Expert Working Group (EWG) has prepared draft guidelines<https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/ua-ewg/guidelines-for-advancing-universa…> outlining strategic and practical approaches to encourage UA adoption across a wide range of stakeholders - including large technology companies, open-source communities, standards organizations, software developers, system administrators, the DNS industry, hosting and Internet service providers, public sector and intergovernmental bodies, as well as academia. The draft also proposes a framework to help measure efforts and outcomes in areas such as awareness, policy support, implementation, and capacity development related to UA adoption. The community is invited to review the report and share feedback, particularly on: * Any gaps in the proposed guidelines * Potential challenges in implementation * Suggestions on prioritization The deadline to submit comments via the Public Comment page is 13 April 2026 at 23:59. Given the importance of Universal Acceptance to our collective work, your perspectives and insights would be greatly appreciated. I warmly encourage you to review the draft and consider contributing input. Thank you in advance for your engagement. Kind regards, Thanks a lot. All the Best, Abdalmonem Galila Director , Numbering Affairs, Market Governance Sector. EX : MCIT , IBM, Java Innovations [NTRA Logo 2016] National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: 1365523405_telephone] Office Tel.: +2 02 35341582<tel:02%2035341582> - +2 02 35341300<tel:02%2035341300> [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Mobile] Mobile: +2 010 00049068<tel:010%2000049068> [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: ICON] Fax : +2 02 35370537<tel:02%2035370537> [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: oNLINE] Website : http:\\www.mcit.gov.eg<http://www.mcit.gov.eg/> : http:\\www.tra.gov.eg<http://www.mcit.gov.eg/> [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: 1365523294_email] E-mail : agalila(a)mcit.gov.eg<mailto:agalila@mcit.gov.eg> : atharwat(a)tra.gov.eg<mailto:atharwat@tra.gov.eg> [Description: 1447802547_skype] Skype : abdalmonem.galila [Description: static_qr_code_without_logo] [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: 1365523469_error]DISCLAIMER This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. 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

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Canceled: ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (50) | 11 February 2026 at 8:00 UTC
by ccNSO Calendar Feb. 10, 2026

Feb. 10, 2026

Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (50) is scheduled for 11 February 2026 at 8:00 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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Re: ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (50) | 11 February 2026 at 8:00 UTC
by ccNSO Calendar Feb. 10, 2026

Feb. 10, 2026

Dear all, May I suggest we defer our meeting tomorrow as we are focusing on ICANN85 session? Kind regards, Bart Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (50) is scheduled for 11 February 2026 at 8:00 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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No regular UAC meeting on 25 February at 13 UTC
by Joke Braeken Feb. 5, 2026

Feb. 5, 2026

Dear UAC members, There will be no regular UAC meeting on 25 February at 13 UTC, as the slot will now be used for a dry-run session for the Tech Day UA roundtable at ICANN85. Please make sure to verify your calendars. Thanks much! Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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Canceled: ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (51) | 25 February 2026 at 13:00 UTC
by ccNSO Calendar Feb. 4, 2026

Feb. 4, 2026

There will be no regular UAC meeting on 25 February. Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (51) is scheduled for 25 February 2026 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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UAC session prep on 4 February at 13 UTC | only for those with a speaking role at ICANN85
by Joke Braeken Feb. 3, 2026

Feb. 3, 2026

Hello UAC members, You might have seen a calendar invite for the UAC prep meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, 4 February 2026 at 13:00 UTC. This meeting is intended only for the UAC leadership team and those with an active speaking role in the UAC Session during Tech Day in Mumbai. We will send an email to the UAC mailing list when the full group will resume its activities. Thanks much! Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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planning session for ICANN85 UA Roundtable | 4 February 2026 at 13:00 UTC
by ccNSO Calendar Jan. 28, 2026

Jan. 28, 2026

Planning session UA Roundtable at ICANN85 Tech Day. 4 February at 13 UTC Dear all, The next ccNSO UA Committee teleconference (49) is scheduled for 28 January 2026 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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Please review | session proposal to be finalized by end of the week.
by Joke Braeken Jan. 28, 2026

Jan. 28, 2026

Dear Eberhard, dear Masha, dear All Thank you very much for the feedback, Eberhard and Masha. Here is a summary of the proposed changes compared to the previous session proposal circulated. Unless there are any concerns raised by the end of the week (Friday, 30 January, COB), the suggestion is to move forward with implementing this proposal. * The session will now be held in block 3, and will have a 75 min. duration, as suggested by Eberhard * Sameer Gahlot, Research Associate at NIXI has confirmed his availability, and so did Arnt. As Regina will not attend ICANN85 in person, would you be available to chair the session, @Abdalmonem Galila<mailto:atharwat@tra.gov.eg> ? * UAC previously requested to accommodate additional speakers. With a 75 min. session, one additional presenter could be included. See the proposal below. @Vadim Mikhaylov<mailto:mva@cctld.ru> does this work, from your perspective? * Regarding the discussion, the proposal would be to focus on how AI can be applied to address UA challenges. Please note: The UAC meeting initially scheduled for tomorrow, 28 January will be deferred by one week (same time). The planning team and confirmed presenters will be invited to join the session in Mumbai, as well as next week’s planning meeting. Duration Time local Topic Who Speaker Status 2 min. housekeeping Secretariat 2 min. Intro by Session chair Abdalmonem Galila, Egypt IDN ccTLD and UAC Chair TBD 15 min. What is the current status? a1/ technical UA readiness for the .in ccTLD manager Sameer Gahlot, .in confirmed 15 min. What is the current status? a2/ technical UA readiness for the .ru ccTLD manager Vadim Mikhailov, .ru suggested by planning team. not yet invited 15 min. What is the current status? b/ Overview of current developments, “open source” and RFC 9873 Arnt Gulbrandsen, ICANN confirmed 30 min. Roundtable: presenters, panelists, audience. Discussion moderated by Session chair * Can AI meaningfully advance UA readiness and/or adoption? * If so, how can AI be applied to address UA challenges? * How is this relevant to ccTLDs? Potential panel members: * Edmon Chung, * Michael Bauland, Knipp (Chair LD PDP) * Sameer Gahlot, .in * Vadim Mikhailov, .ru * Sami Mohamed Ali, .bh (Expert Group) suggested by planning team. not yet invited 5 min. Wrap-up by session chair See above TBD Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> From: Maria Kolesnikova <masha(a)cctld.ru> Date: Monday, 26 January 2026 at 17:00 To: "ccnso-uacommittee(a)icann.org" <ccnso-uacommittee(a)icann.org> Cc: Joke Braeken <joke.braeken(a)icann.org>, 'Eberhard W Lisse' <el(a)lisse.NA>, "ccNSO-techday(a)icann.org" <ccNSO-techday(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] RE: [ccNSO-UACommittee] Tech Day roundtable on Universal Acceptance (Monday 9 March, block 4) Dear All, Are we planning to discuss the proposed way forward regarding the joint UAC and Tech WG session at ICANN85 at the nearest UAC call this week? I’d like to clarify some moments: 1. If we consider “AI for UA” as the main topic for the RT, then what aspects of AI we are going to discuss? 2. As this is the Tech session, I’d suggest to replace me by Vadim Mikhailov (infrastructure consultant at .ru/.рф registry) as he is a technical expert and will better fit to this discussion. On AI aspects or others. See you all at the call. Best, Maria Kolesnikova From: Joke Braeken via ccNSO-UACommittee <ccnso-uacommittee(a)icann.org> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2026 6:18 PM To: ccnso-uacommittee(a)icann.org; Eberhard W Lisse <el(a)lisse.NA>; ccNSO-techday(a)icann.org Subject: [ccNSO-UACommittee] Tech Day roundtable on Universal Acceptance (Monday 9 March, block 4) Dear UAC members, dear Eberhard and Tech WG members, Thanks all for the suggestions and feedback you provided. Based on the input received, Bart prepared a proposed way forward regarding the joint UAC and Tech WG session at ICANN85. I am forwarding on his behalf, as he is currently have some e-mail issues. Duration Time local Topic Who Speaker Status 2 min. housekeeping Secretariat 2 min. Intro by Session chair Either Regina, Abdalmonem, or Sami? TBD 10 min. What is the current status? a/ impact UA readiness case India NIXI, or someone suggested by NIXI? TBD 15 min. What is the current status? b/ Overview of current developments “open source” and RFC 9873 Arnt Gulbrandsen? TBD 30 min. Roundtable: presenters, panelists, audience. Discussion moderated by Session chair * AI support UA and how? * What is most promising area in your view ? * How would this affect the industry? · Edmon Chung, chair Member UA Expert group · Michael Bauland, · Maria Kolesnikova TBD 5 min. Wrap-up by session chair See above TBD Please find further details in the draft briefing paper for this session: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sYD681KXEjM-eLyHZwDckqN3syQLF4sAK-VVHQf… [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1sYD681KXEjM-…> Please send any feedback at your earliest convenience, in reply to all, latest by next week Monday, COB. Thank you. Best regards. Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> From: Maria Kolesnikova <masha(a)cctld.ru<mailto:masha@cctld.ru>> Date: Thursday, 15 January 2026 at 16:28 To: "ccnso-uacommittee(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-uacommittee@icann.org>" <ccnso-uacommittee(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-uacommittee@icann.org>>, Joke Braeken <joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>>, Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>> Cc: "el(a)lisse.NA<mailto:el@lisse.NA>" <el(a)lisse.NA<mailto:el@lisse.NA>> Subject: [Ext] FW: [ccNSO-UACommittee] Re: Tech Day roundtable on Universal Acceptance (Monday 9 March, block 4) + ccnso-uacommittee(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-uacommittee@icann.org> From: Maria Kolesnikova <masha(a)cctld.ru<mailto:masha@cctld.ru>> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2026 6:20 PM To: 'Joke Braeken' <joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>>; 'Bart Boswinkel' <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>> Cc: 'el(a)lisse.na' <el(a)lisse.na<mailto:el@lisse.na>> Subject: RE: [ccNSO-UACommittee] Re: Tech Day roundtable on Universal Acceptance (Monday 9 March, block 4) Dear all, I would like to suggest the following potential topics/speakers for UAC + Tech Day (Monday 9 March, block 4), for your consideration: 1. It would be good to ask NIXI or another representative from the host country to make overview of their EAI project in Rajasthan with the main focus on the current status/how many EAI addresses are in real use now/what problems have been faced/what results have been achieved and other possible details. More on the RajMail project here: https://uasg.tech/2018/12/rajasthan-states-new-email-project-brings-million… [uasg.tech]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/uasg.tech/2018/12/rajasthan-states-new-e…> This project could be a good example of how to implement EAI with government support. 1. A new Request for Comments has become available in online RFC libraries recently. It concerns EPP Protocol and EAI thematic. As variant, we could ask one of its authors to talk about the main scope of this new RFC. RFC 9873 Title: Additional Email Address Extension for the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Author: D. Belyavsky, J. Gould, S. Hollenbeck Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: October 2025 Mailbox: beldmit(a)gmail.com<mailto:beldmit@gmail.com>, jgould(a)verisign.com<mailto:jgould@verisign.com>, shollenbeck(a)verisign.com<mailto:shollenbeck@verisign.com> Pages: 22 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-regext-epp-eai-27.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9873 [rfc-editor.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9873__;!!PtGJ…> DOI: 10.17487/RFC9873 The Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) does not inherently support internationalized email addresses because the specifications for these addresses did not exist when EPP was developed. This document describes a command-response extension that adds support for associating an additional email address with an EPP contact object. That additional email address can be either an internationalized email address or an ASCII-only address. 1. Presentation on the latest technical developments re UA readiness with the main focus on the world’s big tech companies (Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc.) + the most popular open source software (particularly, manufacturers of mail software with EAI support) + manufacturers of hosting panels (Cpanel, Plesk, etc.) could be provided by Arnt Gulbrandsen arnt.gulbrandsen(a)icann.org<mailto:arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org> probably. He is from the ICANN technical staff. Although, I believe it’s better to check with Arnt if he is providing any similar update at another ICANN85’s Prep week or the meeting sections. If not, then this update would be very useful for the ccNSO and more broader ICANN community. We also discussed that the UA Roadmap for registries and registrars, developed by ICANN (https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-publishes-ua-roadmap-f…) could be of some interest for ccTLDs, so ICANN staff could cover this topic, too. For this, we could at least ask Arnt to shortly remind about this document for ccTLDs during his speech, if there is no enough time for a separate speaker at the Tech Day section Block 4 (60 min). As a variant, the UA roadmap could become a basis for a separate technical webinar/training by ICANN for ccTLDs, gTLDs and registrars on how to make their registries/registration systems UA Ready…just thoughts. 1. If we want to cover ccTLD or gTLD cases re UA Readiness, I could suggest our Cyrillic IDN TLD .РФ story. We have implemented EAI support in most parts of our infrastructure and also are planning this year to add EAI support into the registry. The Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ or the Technical Center of Internet’s speaker could present this topic in details. Hope it helps. Maria From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 13:46 To: ccNSO-UACommittee <ccnso-uacommittee-bounces(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-uacommittee-bounces@icann.org>> Cc: "el(a)lisse.na<mailto:el@lisse.na>" <el(a)lisse.na<mailto:el@lisse.na>> Subject: Tech Day roundtable on Universal Acceptance (Monday 9 March, block 4) Dear all, As you will recall from last meetings before the break, the UAC needs to agree on proposal on the format and presenters for the roundtable during Tech Day in Mumbai. To date the following was discussed: * Presentation from Nixi or other organization involved in technical aspects of UA in India (presenter to be identified) * Presentation on latest technical developments re UA readiness. Proposal for discussion * Assuming UA is relevant for TLD operators, presentation and discussion on current state of play and what needs to happen to make a registry UA ready from a technical operational perspective. Invite members of ICANN UA technical expert group, and one or two registry operators (cccTLD and gTLD) Suggest this is main topic for discussion tomorrow on the UA call Kind regards, Bart

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