UASG Newsletter
Special Edition October - November 2021

UASG at ICANN 72

Progress and Next Steps for Universal Acceptance

October 12 2021

During #ICANN72 Prep Week, the UASG provided a community update on the UA work it accomplished in FY21 and plans for the next fiscal year. If you weren't able to join, you can watch a recording of the session here.

DNS Women: Universal Acceptance Where Are We Today

October 27 2021

DNS Women is a global networking organization that aims at providing encouragement, inspiration, and active support to women in the DNS industry. During ICANN72, DNS Women held a session on Universal Acceptance that featured UASG members. You can watch the recording here.

GAC Meeting with the UASG and ICANN 72 Communique Drafting (5 of 5)

October 28 2021

The Governmantal Advisory Committee (GAC) held a meeting with the UASG to discuss the role of governments in achieving UA-readiness and how to better collaborate on UA remediation. View a recording of the session here.

UASG Highlights

Winner of Dr. Tarek Kamel Award

Congrats to UA Technology Working Group Chair, Satish Babu, who was honored with the 2021 Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building. The award recognizes Babu for his outstanding efforts in promoting the multistakeholder model of Internet governance and capacity building on a local and regional scale. Learn more here.

Göran Marby’s Blog

Read Göran Marby’s blog outlining his FY22 goals, which includes a commitment to supporting Universal Acceptance and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs):

UASG in the News

Banking Services in 15 Languages

Excellent news out of #India: The State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) now offers banking services in 15 languages. Language inclusivity is key to UA-readiness and an #Internet4All. Read more here

UASG Tweets During #ICANN72

UASG Events

Upcoming Events

GNSO Council Meeting with Update From the UASG

November 18 2021

On 18 November 2021 at 06:55 UTC, Dr. Ajay Data, Chair of the UASG, will join the GNSO Council discussion. He will provide an update on the progress of the UASG and explore the role the GNSO might play in enhancing Universal Acceptance.

The session will be recorded. You may also find the recording after the meeting here

IGF 2021 Town Hall:

Universal Acceptance for Wider Access through Collaboration

December 10 2021

The session is being organized at IGF 2021 by the UASG to discuss and determine the mechanisms for stakeholder international and regional collaboration to promote Universal Acceptance. You should be registered at IGF 2021 to join. Read more here.

IGF 2021 Main Session:

How Can We Achieve a Multilingual Internet?

December 8 2021

The ability of Internet users to engage online in their own language is a key element of meaningful universal connectivity. This Main Session will explore the role of local content development and Universal Acceptance of domain names as key drivers for a multilingual Internet. More details on the session here.

Universal Acceptance Training Series

ICANN and the North American Regional At-Large Organization join forces to build a more digitally inclusive Internet. Register today to our free courses on Universal Acceptance! Learn more here.

#NARALO

Past Events

The 6th Armenian Internet Governance Forum

October 8 2021

Sesión Updates on ․հայ IDN & Universal Acceptance sesión with Dr. Ajay Data.

https://armigf.am/2021/en/program/

Technical Workshop on Universal Acceptance of Domain Names

November 11 2021
House of Africa & ISOC Tchad organized a Technical Workshop on Universal Acceptance of Domain Names for the Chadian technical community. This activity aims to strengthen the capacity of Chadian technicians.

UASG Social Media

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UASG Newsletter Special Edition October - November 2021