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Thanks Ram,<br>
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As part of the plans for the upcoming year may I suggest a soft
event schedule with locations and timings. I would encourage timings
that rotate for the global audience of the group.<br>
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Best, Rishi<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/11/2015 21:34, Ram Mohan wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Folks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It’s been a few weeks since the UA group
met virtually and in person in Dublin, sustaining the momentum
and drive that has made this effort an important and community
supported initiative that is going from strength to strength.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the next few weeks, I will provide an
update of the activities to date, and of the plans that we are
making for the upcoming year. In 2016, the UA effort must move
from effort to effect, and demonstrate the outcomes of the
hard work of the many volunteers contributing.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m updating my 2014 blog post on CircleID
on Universal Acceptance [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140207_more_problems_crop_up_universal_acceptance_of_top_level_domains/">More
Problems Crop Up With Universal Acceptance of Top Level
Domains</a>] – Christian Dawson has volunteered to help. <b>If
you have data regarding problems or successes with UA in
your TLD, please send me an email.</b> Brent London is
making progress on the Technical topics, and Mark Svancarek is
kicking off the metrics component. Rich Merdinger &
Christian are focusing on outreach and communications efforts
for 2016. Dennis Tan & Dusan Stojicevic are concentrating
on the IDN and EAI pieces, an area that overlaps the work that
Brent is doing.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are planning to kick off 2016 with a
face to face meeting on January 14 and 15 in Washington DC,
and will take up the kind offer from ICANN to host at their
downtown DC offices. As is our norm, there will be an open
conference bridge, and the meeting will be recorded. <u>Those
who would like to attend in person should inform Don</u>
cc’ing me about your intent to attend. The conference room in
DC holds about 20 people comfortably, and 25 in a stretch.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you know, the work we are doing is not
possible without your attention, energy and ability. We are
grateful for the work you are already doing, and we need more
of it in the year coming up.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ram</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair, UASG</p>
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