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<div> </div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: transparent;">Congratulations to all !</span></div><div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">UASG Chair: Dr. Ajay Data</span> </li></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">UASG Vice-Chair: Eng. Abdelmonen Galila</span> </li></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">UASG Vice-Chair: Dessalegn Mequanint Yehuala</span></li></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">UASG Vice-Chair: Dr. U.B. Pavanaja</span></li></ul><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> BTW, I have some questions:</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> 1) Is it possible to highlight/summarize the important work/milestones achieved during last 2 years?</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> 2) What are the UASG's aims for the next 2 years?</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> 3) </span></font><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;">I remember that in year 2018, UASG discussed the EAI day. Is there still a plan?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"> Some suggestions:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"> If all major softewares/libraries support EAI/IDN, I think that it is a big step to improve the UA environment.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"> If all major email service providers/IDN related service providers support EAI/IDN, I think that we can say UA is almost ready.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"> So I think that for next 2 years, we may use more energy and resource to help/reach </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: transparent;">major softewares/libraries/sevice providers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: transparent;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: transparent;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: transparent;">Best Regards</span></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></font></div>
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<div><span>Jiankang Yao</span></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: inherit;"><div> </div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; PADDING-LEFT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 12px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma;COLOR:#000000; BACKGROUND: #efefef; PADDING-BOTTOM: 8px; PADDING-TOP: 8px"><div><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">Mohamed Elbashir via UA-discuss</a></div><div><b>Date:</b> 2021-03-12 04:11</div><div><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">ua-discuss@icann.org</a></div><div><b>Subject:</b> [UA-discuss] UASG 2021 Election - Nominations and Result</div></div></div><div><div class="FoxDiv20210315091340531682">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Universal Acceptance (UA) Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), I am pleased to announce the results of the 2021 UASG leadership elections (Chair and Vice-Chair positions). As the
</span><a href="https://uasg.tech/uasg-charter/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UASG charter</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> indicates, the UASG will be <i>“overseen by one Chair and two to three Vice-Chairs who will be
appointed to two-year terms.”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Interested candidates for the Chair and Vice-Chair positions
</span><a href="https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-UASG-Election-Accepting-Nominations.pdf" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">were asked</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> to submit self-nominations and Statements
of Interest by 9 March 2021 (original deadline was extended). The UASG received four nominations – one for Chair and three for Vice-Chair – resulting in an uncontested election. Below are the results.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UASG Chair: Dr. Ajay Data<o:p></o:p></span>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UASG Vice-Chair: Eng. Abdelmonen Galila<o:p></o:p></span>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bio and Statement of Interest (attached) | </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eng-abdalmonem-galila-061b588b/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LinkedIn
profile</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UASG Vice-Chair: Dessalegn Mequanint Yehuala<o:p></o:p></span>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bio and Statement of Interest (attached) | </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dessalegn-mequanint-yehuala-a279277/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LinkedIn
profile</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UASG Vice-Chair: Dr. U.B. Pavanaja<o:p></o:p></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ICANN UA and IDN Program staff would like to congratulate Ajay, Abdelmonen, Dessalegn, and Pavanaja on their leadership positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#595959">Universal Acceptance (UA) Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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