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UA Communications WG - Prep Call - 17 March Thursday 15:00 UTC
by Seda Akbulut March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022

Dear UA Communications Working Group (WG) members, You are cordially invited to the first prep call with new chair and vice-chair of the UA Comms WG. The meeting will be on 17 March Thursday at 15:00 UTC. We look forward to meeting all WG members in this meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/92496391581?pwd=S3JFTEF2K0xGZjNaYVNyQlRiM0FuQT09 Meeting ID: 924 9639 1581 Passcode: ^+XR6=%03? Meeting ID: 924 9639 1581 Mobile Passcode: 8421079539 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/acIaeN5FB6 Best regards, Seda https://uasg.tech/

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ICANN73 Universal Acceptance session - Today 8 Mar 13:00 UTC
by Seda Akbulut March 8, 2022

March 8, 2022

Dear UASG members, You are cordially invited to the session about “Achieving Universal Acceptance: The Way Forward“ at ICANN73 on 8 March Tuesday, 13:00 UTC. You may reach the session details and zoom link from https://73.schedule.icann.org/meetings/rppRQEdiQ6v3iWJcr. Looking forward to meeting you. Best regards, Seda

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Re: [UA-comms] Nominations for UA Communications WG Chair and Vice Chair positions Now Open
by Seda Akbulut Feb. 25, 2022

Feb. 25, 2022

Dear UA Communications Working Group members, We have received one nomination for the chair, and one for the vice-chair position. We’d like to thank Anıl Kumar Jain and Raymond Mamattah for their interest in participating to the UASG role. Also, many thanks to Comms WG members for supporting the nominees. We will share updates as they become available. Regards, Seda For UASG Leadership Team From: UA-comms <ua-comms-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Seda Akbulut via UA-comms <ua-comms(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Seda Akbulut <seda.akbulut(a)icann.org> Date: 17 February 2022 Thursday 10:39 To: "ua-comms(a)icann.org" <ua-comms(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: [UA-comms] Nominations for UA Communications WG Chair and Vice Chair positions Now Open Hello all, This is a kind reminder for sharing self-nominations to chair and also vice chair positions for UA Communications Working Group by 20 February 2022. Best regards, Seda From: Seda Akbulut <seda.akbulut(a)icann.org> Date: 11 February 2022 Friday 18:49 To: "ua-comms(a)icann.org" <ua-comms(a)icann.org> Subject: Nominations for UA Communications WG Chair and Vice Chair positions Now Open Dear UA Communications Working Group members, I am writing to inform all of you that the UASG Leadership is calling for nominations for the following open positions: * Chair of UA Communications WG * Vice-Chair of UA Communications WG Chair(s) should have a solid understanding of communications strategies; ability to develop clear and concise messaging; strong writing and editing skills; expertise in verbally communicating/presenting to global audiences; and excellent planning, organizational, execution and time management skills. Academic background in a relevant discipline is desirable, with hands-on communications experience (in-house or agency). For more details about the required qualifications for these positions, and about this process, please review the Comms WG Charter<https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/UASG-Comms-Working-Group-Chart…>. Please share self-nomination or support for self-nominations using the Comms WG email list. Please share self-nominations by 20 Feb 2022, 12:00 UTC. This can be done by emailing on the UA Comms WG mailing list with your interest in chair or vice-chair position and sharing a short Statement of Interest and relevant experience in your email. We are always looking for candidates who can volunteer their time and effort to promote UA. Please consider participating. Thank you all for your continued efforts to promote UA. Regards, Seda For UASG Leadership Team

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Join ICANN73 Universal Acceptance Session
by Seda Akbulut Feb. 22, 2022

Feb. 22, 2022

Dear all, We are pleased to inform you that the UASG will have a session during the ICANN73 prep week. Please join “Community Update on Universal Acceptance” session on Wednesday, 23 February at 16:00 UTC. Zoom participation links will be published 24 hours before the session starts. To add this session to your schedule, please sign up first at https://account.icann.org/login The Prep Week schedule can be viewed here<https://73.schedule.icann.org/prep-week-schedule>. We look forward to your participation. Best regards, Seda Akbulut Universal Acceptance (UA) Program Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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Canceled: UA Communications WG Meeting, Alternate Mondays UTC 1600
by Seda Akbulut Feb. 17, 2022

Feb. 17, 2022

Dear all, Due to ICANN73, the meetings during the prep week and main week will be canceled. We’ll resume the recurring meetings after ICANN73. Looking forward to meeting you at ICANN73. Best regards, Seda

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UA working group meetings during ICANN73
by Seda Akbulut Feb. 17, 2022

Feb. 17, 2022

Dear all, Due to ICANN73, the meetings during the prep week and main week will be canceled. We’ll resume the recurring meetings after ICANN73. You will receive a separate calendar update fort his cancelation. Looking forward to meeting you at ICANN73. Best regards, Seda

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Canceled: UA Communications WG Meeting, Alternate Mondays UTC 1600
by Seda Akbulut Feb. 17, 2022

Feb. 17, 2022

Dear all, Due to ICANN73, the meetings during the prep week and main week will be canceled. We’ll resume the recurring meetings after ICANN73. Looking forward to meeting you at ICANN73. Best regards, Seda

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Nominations for UA Communications WG Chair and Vice Chair positions Now Open
by Seda Akbulut Feb. 17, 2022

Feb. 17, 2022

Dear UA Communications Working Group members, I am writing to inform all of you that the UASG Leadership is calling for nominations for the following open positions: * Chair of UA Communications WG * Vice-Chair of UA Communications WG For reference, please review the details of this process and requirements in the Comms WG Charter<https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/UASG-Comms-Working-Group-Chart…>. Please share self-nomination or support for self-nominations using the Comms WG email list. Please share self-nominations by 20 Feb 2022, 12:00 UTC. This can be done by emailing on the UA Comms WG mailing list with your interest in chair or vice-chair position and sharing a short Statement of Interest and relevant experience in your email. We are always looking for candidates who can volunteer their time and effort to promote UA. Please consider participating. Thank you all for your continued efforts to promote UA. Regards, Seda For UASG Leadership Team

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Re: [UA-comms] Self nomination as UA Communications WG Vice Chair - Raymond Mamattah
by Abdalmonem Galila Feb. 16, 2022

Feb. 16, 2022

+1 for Mr. Raymond. Thanks a lot. All the Best, Abdalmonem Tharwat Galila Manager , Numbering Planning, Market Governance Sector. 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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. From: UA-comms <ua-comms-bounces(a)icann.org> On Behalf Of Sarata Omane via UA-comms Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 06:46 PM To: Raymond Mamattah <mamattah.raymond(a)gmail.com> Cc: ua-comms(a)icann.org Subject: Re: [UA-comms] Self nomination as UA Communications WG Vice Chair - Raymond Mamattah I support Raymond for the role. He is very proactive and will likely bring in more initiatives to support the agenda of the WG. On Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 8:13 PM Raymond Mamattah via UA-comms <ua-comms(a)icann.org<mailto:ua-comms@icann.org>> wrote: Hello UA Communications WG members, I would like to nominate myself for the Vice Chair role of the UA Communication WG. I speak and write English very comfortably and I am a good communicator as well. As part of my engagement at EGIGFA, I sometimes engage in writing and designing our communication materials. This is a great exposure for me and I will be readily available to help the UA in all their communication activities. Below is my brief profile: Raymond is the Founder and President of the E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA), a civil society that engages in internet governance advocacy. He leads his team at EGIGFA to engage in a series of advocacy activities to promote internet governance, e-governance, digital rights, and digital inclusion. Paramount among the initiatives of EGIGFA is the annual Ghana School on Internet Governance (GhanaSIG) fellowship. Raymond engages in broad internet governance engagements locally and internationally. He presently serves as the African representative to the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) for a two-year tenure in ICANN. He was the Non-Commercial Stakeholder User Group (NCSG) representative to ICANN’s GNSO’s Standing Selection Committee. Furthermore, since 2017 he has been volunteering for the UNDESA as a researcher for the publication of the various UN’s E-Governance Survey reports. Furthermore, he was selected by the AFRINIC Board to serve on the 2021 Nomination Committee (NomCom). He represented the ALAC as a panel member that selected the 2021 ICANN’s Community Excellence personality. He has since 2020 been volunteering as technical support for the annual global IGF. His qualifications are MSc Information Security, MA Adult Learning and Global Change, and Bachelor in Business Administration. Further details about Raymond can be found on his LinkedIn profile here https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-selorm-mamattah-02637610/ Regards, Raymond Mamattah [twitter]<https://twitter.com/RMamattah> [facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/selorm.mamattah> [linkedin] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-selorm-mamattah-02637610/> Accra, Ghana On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 3:50 PM Seda Akbulut via UA-comms <ua-comms(a)icann.org<mailto:ua-comms@icann.org>> wrote: Dear UA Communications Working Group members, I am writing to inform all of you that the UASG Leadership is calling for nominations for the following open positions: * Chair of UA Communications WG * Vice-Chair of UA Communications WG Chair(s) should have a solid understanding of communications strategies; ability to develop clear and concise messaging; strong writing and editing skills; expertise in verbally communicating/presenting to global audiences; and excellent planning, organizational, execution and time management skills. Academic background in a relevant discipline is desirable, with hands-on communications experience (in-house or agency). For more details about the required qualifications for these positions, and about this process, please review the Comms WG Charter<https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/UASG-Comms-Working-Group-Chart…>. Please share self-nomination or support for self-nominations using the Comms WG email list. Please share self-nominations by 20 Feb 2022, 12:00 UTC. This can be done by emailing on the UA Comms WG mailing list with your interest in chair or vice-chair position and sharing a short Statement of Interest and relevant experience in your email. We are always looking for candidates who can volunteer their time and effort to promote UA. Please consider participating. Thank you all for your continued efforts to promote UA. Regards, Seda For UASG Leadership Team _______________________________________________ UA-comms mailing list UA-comms(a)icann.org<mailto:UA-comms@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ua-comms _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ UA-comms mailing list UA-comms(a)icann.org<mailto:UA-comms@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ua-comms _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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Re: [UA-comms] Nominations for UA Communications WG Chair and Vice Chair positions Now Open
by Nitin Walia Feb. 16, 2022

Feb. 16, 2022

++ I second and endorse Mr. Anil Jain`s self-nomination for Working Group Chair. Warm Regards Nitin Walia From: "Dr. R. M. Bhatt via UA-comms" MailId : [124596572] To: Seda Akbulut ,CEO NIXI Cc: ua-comms(a)icann.org Subject: Re: [UA-comms] Nominations for UA Communications WG Chair and Vice Chair positions Now Open Date: 14 Feb 2022 06:00:33 PM Dear all fellow members, I do support the nomination of Mr Anil Kumar Jain for the Chair of Communication Group under UASG. Dr Rakesh Mohan Bhatt India On Monday, 14 February, 2022, 05:02:22 pm IST, CEO NIXI via UA-comms wrote: Hello UA Communications WG members, I would like to nominate myself for the Chair of Communication Group under UASG. My brief is as below:- I am currently the CEO of National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI). Having spent 36 years in various telecommunication roles, I am an expert in internet, broadband and telecom sectors. Some of the organizations I have been associated with include BSNL, MTNL and the Department of Telecommunications, India. I was on the board of NIXI for over 12 years before I took up the role of CEO just last year. Domestically, I am Chair of IIGF-21, Chairman of Multilingual Committee formed by Govt. of India and member of Internet Resilience Committee formed by Govt. of India. Internationally I am Vice Chair of IDNccPDP4 Working Group of ccNSO, I am Chair of IDN ccPDP4 Working group and DS sub-group. I am also Chair of Working Group formed to design strategies for three years for APTLD. Also I am member of IDN EPDP Variant Working Group of GSNO and also Liaison officer between ccNSO and GNSO for this Working Group. The undersigned has taken several lectures at various platforms including CANN, IGF and APTLD etc. My aim is to make the internet accessible and beneficial to every individual in our country. My aim is to make inclusivegrowth of Internet with easy accessibility, always available, affordable and helpful in official &amp home work environment. Since 1983, when I joined Government, I was recruited as a bureaucrat (top position) which means that I was at the leadership position since 1983. I worked on various positions controlling as large as 3000 persons directly working under me. 40 years of my work till date includes manpower control includes planning, interaction, training, re-training, providing leadership to the group which include both technical and non-technical leadership and providing desired results to the Government. The undersigned is currently Chair of India Internet Governance Forum which successfully concluded IIGF-21 in December, 2021. Leading IIGF means leading a multi-stakeholder group with varied personalities and different objectives. I therefore, feel that I can fulfil the requirement of Chair of Communication Working Group of UASG. With regards, Anil Kumar Jain CEO, NIXI From: ua-comms(a)icann.org To: ua-comms(a)icann.org Sent: Friday, February 11, 2022 9:19:47 PM Subject: [UA-comms] Nominations for UA Communications WG Chair and Vice Chair positions Now Open Dear UA Communications Working Group members, I am writing to inform all of you that the UASG Leadership is calling for nominations for the following open positions: Chair of UA Communications WG Vice-Chair of UA Communications WG Chair(s) should have a solid understanding of communications strategies ability to develop clear and concise messaging strong writing and editing skills expertise in verbally communicating/presenting to global audiences and excellent planning, organizational, execution and time management skills. Academic background in a relevant discipline is desirable, with hands-on communications experience (in-house or agency). For more details about the required qualifications for these positions, and about this process, please review the Comms WG Charter. Please share self-nomination or support for self-nominations using the Comms WG email list. Please share self-nominations by 20 Feb 2022, 12:00 UTC. This can be done by emailing on the UA Comms WG mailing list with your interest in chair or vice-chair position and sharing a short Statement of Interest and relevant experience in your email. We are always looking for candidates who can volunteer their time and effort to promote UA. Please consider participating. Thank you all for your continued efforts to promote UA. Regards, Seda For UASG Leadership Team _______________________________________________ UA-comms mailing list UA-comms(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ua-comms _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ UA-comms mailing list UA-comms(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ua-comms _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ UA-comms mailing list UA-comms(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ua-comms _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. 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