<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div><div>Yes Lars, our usual adobe connect room will be used.</div><div><br></div><div>We will also try to organise video!</div><div><br></div><div>d</div><div><div id="MAC_OUTLOOK_SIGNATURE"></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> <<a href="mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org">ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Lars Steffen <<a href="mailto:lars.steffen@eco.de">lars.steffen@eco.de</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Monday, 16 November 2015 at 9:44 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "rmohan@afilias. info" <<a href="mailto:rmohan@afilias.info">rmohan@afilias.info</a>>, "<a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org">ua-discuss@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org">ua-discuss@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [UA-discuss] UA Plans for the next 3 months<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="DE" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi, will there be the possibility for remote participation at the meeting in January?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Lars<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Von:</b> <a href="mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org">ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org">mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Ram Mohan<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Freitag, 13. November 2015 22:34<br><b>An:</b> <a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org">ua-discuss@icann.org</a><br><b>Betreff:</b> [UA-discuss] UA Plans for the next 3 months<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I’m updating my 2014 blog post on CircleID on Universal Acceptance [<a 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ram<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Chair, UASG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ram Mohan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Executive Vice President & CTO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Afilias |Ireland|Canada|USA|India<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">o: +1.215.706.5700 x103; m: +1.215.431.0958; f: +1.215.706.5701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Skype: gliderpilot30<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></span></body></html>