NOTES | UAC | 9 November 2024 (9 am)
Agenda and PDFs are all uploaded to the ICANN81 website : https://icann81.sched.com/event/1p28O/ccnso-universal-acceptance-committee
Welcome by Abdalmonem, chair UAC
First committee meeting for UAC to meet during ICANN81
2.
Administrative matters
a.
SOI updates
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Abdalmonem: Unless you have already done so, please complete your SOI
3.
Workplan
a.
Closing discussion: survey or consultation session ICANN82 (8-13 March, Seattle)
Bart: follow-up from the discussions by UAC from 2 weeks ago. solicit views from the ccTLD community. Status of UA awareness?
You can see a variety of responses. The group was not clear about the goal of the survey. What do you want to achieve, determines the questions.
Also, there was no clear view on who would be the target for the survey, again making it difficult to draft the questionnaire
The alternative to a survey would be a dedicated session. Suggestion to have a ccTLD testimonial, followed by interactivity. Use of mentimeter is proposed. Additional testimonial, with mentimeter
polling as a follow-up. Bart speaks to his illustration. To solicit views from the community around UA awareness. It will require preparation (less than the survey). Similar questions need to be asked
Engaging way to solicit views and provide inspiration
Taking into account the meeting schedule, you have a limited amount of time to prepare. Need to start after ICANN 81 with the prep for ICANN82
Abdalmonem: results will be useful for the UAC.
Regina: submit views outside the session
Bart: advantage of having open questions
Anil: In case we want to have a session at icann82, time is short. Not just ccTLDs who present, but also provide a learning experience. UASG and ICANNorg do a readiness report every year. There
was a specific ccTLD survey. That also covers what the blockages are for some ccTLDs regarding UA adoption
Preference expressed for the consultation session
UA Readiness Report:
https://uasg.tech/download/uasg-050-ua-readiness-report-fy24
Anil: progress made.
Bart: what are the major factors?
Anil: explains why people chose for UA readiness, and what are the blockages
UA Readiness Survey for ccTLDs
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ua-readiness-survey-report-cctlds-27mar23-en.pdf
Anil: ccTLDs can consult with each other. Also, the UASG reports are helpful for registries. Thirdly, there are several agencies that help registries and registrars to help with UA adoption.
Blockages? The gvt policies. Often gvt is not taking the decision regarding UA adoption. Some ccTLDs do not get the IDN. resources and manpower are also an issue. Some of the ccTLDs do not have
awareness about UA, and the advantages.
Bart: baseline for session themes. The starting point. Look at the reports, and check where there are themes. Who could provide a testimonial.
Regina: have a look at content of the surveys. Where are there synergies? We are open to enhance it.
Seda: Please note newly published brochure is available at the ICANN booth: UA Roadmap for Registry and Registrar Systems
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ua-roadmap-registries-registrars-30oct24-en.pdf
Bart:
Plan for ICANN82 and beyond. Since the results are inspiring.
Abdalmomen speaks to the UAC charter, and the purpose and value of the UAC, compared to the value of the ccNSO
To prepare the UAC workplan, the UAC used a 3-phased approach.
UAC workplan:
https://community.icann.org/x/UIfxDg
Bart: suggestion is to have a look at the current work plan, before undertaking any new items. Review the current list of items. Are they still relevant?
Regina: this workplan is from March 2024. 2 categories
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2.
Sharing success stories? Ongoing. In planning for icann82
3.
Inform about UA day. See webinar
4.
Coordination: reaching out to ALAC, GAC etc. ongoing, and planned
5.
Liaison: appointed, doing good work
6.
Share reports
Abdalmonem: UAC welcomes new members to the committee. To contribute to UAC work
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Regina speaks to the mid- to long term work items. List from current workplan displayed on the slide.
Abdalmonem: priority setting for the work items happened during the March icann meeting. Any additional items?
Ai-Chin: we have done a lot of work. The chair and vice chair. How do we evaluate the progress?
Bart: you have a nice way to measure progress. E.g. participation of cctld managers in UA Day events. This year UAC is more involved. As a result of the webinar and the session in Kigali, the
level of interest among cctlds increased. That is a good measurement. Whether it can all be attributed to UAC is another question
Secondly, what we will do at icann82. If you repeat the same exercise in 2 years, you might see a progress.
Mutegeki Cliff to Everyone (9 Nov 2024, 07:53)
Uganda DNS Forum under ugCCTLD with take part in organising UA day in Uganda.
Abdalmomen: UA Day proposals and cctld participation to evaluate
Bart: regarding the mid to long term activities, item number 2: add bullet to it. Survey (session ICANN82) ongoing
Based on the experience witj the DASC survey. Based on the icann82 session, you see items developing from it. Revisit this list again after ICANN82. That is one way of taking onboard the results
of the
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g_Zcl9v5HoVzavhu7QzMYmoMwCoTYk6jjPbLdR5iPOs/edit?usp=sharing
4.
UAC at ICANN81
a.
Prep week session
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5.
Meeting schedule post ICANN81
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6.
AOB & Closure
Regina: reminder to have a look at the library.
Secondly, join the mailing list.
Thirdly, let us know if there are any additional priorities.