<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Everyone:<div><br></div><div>Jim Prendergast let me know (ahead of the public announcement) that the proposal submitted jointly by the DNA and UASG to sponsor a Universal Acceptance Workshop at the Brazil IGF meeting has been accepted. </div><div><br></div><div>Our proposal is Number 139 at: <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/workshop-proposals/list-of-published-workshop-proposals">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/workshop-proposals/list-of-published-workshop-proposals</a></div><div><br></div><div>We have commitments from at least ten speakers but there is considerable work to be done. I will work with Don to form a small team to coordinate next steps and the workshop production. Besides governments, the IGF is also attended by many Fortune 100 companies and the media so it will be a great place to raise awareness of the UA issue. </div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Kurt</div><div><br></div></body></html>