[UA-discuss] UA Plans for the next 3 months

Mon Nov 16 19:06:00 UTC 2015

I agree with Tony Harris, January is not a good date for south america.

On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Mark Svancarek <marksv at microsoft.com>
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> FWIW, I am OK with the dates and location proposed, but I am pretty
> flexible and will be able to adjust.
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> These dates are bad for me:
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> ·         Thanksgiving to end of year.  My daughter is in town for
> holidays, so minimizing travel is very desirable.
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> Days with meetings or events I must attend and can’t move:
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> ·         NOV 27, DEC 01, DEC 15, JAN 20, JAN 21, FEB 16, FEB 23, FEB 29
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> Everything else is OK.
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> *From:* ua-discuss-bounces at icann.org [mailto:ua-discuss-bounces at icann.org]
> *On Behalf Of *Rishi Maudhub
> *Sent:* Monday, November 16, 2015 7:31 AM
> *To:* Ram Mohan <rmohan at afilias.info>; UA-discuss at icann.org
> *Subject:* Re: [UA-discuss] UA Plans for the next 3 months
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> Also, just to note that the Jan dates overlap slightly with the NamesCon
> event in Las Vegas. That event is gaining momentum with a heavy number of
> folks touted to attend. If possible, we should avoid overlap especially
> with major industry events in different time zones...
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> On 16/11/2015 15:26, Rishi Maudhub wrote:
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> Thanks Ram,
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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.
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> Best, Rishi
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> On 13/11/2015 21:34, Ram Mohan wrote:
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> Folks,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I’m updating my 2014 blog post on CircleID on Universal Acceptance [More
> Problems Crop Up With Universal Acceptance of Top Level Domains
> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.circleid.com%2fposts%2f20140207_more_problems_crop_up_universal_acceptance_of_top_level_domains%2f&data=01%7c01%7cmarksv%40microsoft.com%7c2c1f125bfe5943c7ff1308d2ee9b3bd2%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=lLxfqIwr4GSnSggU9lWb1Ca5L8PX095L%2fBW1bNGqT0U%3d>]
> – Christian Dawson has volunteered to help. *If you have data regarding
> problems or successes with UA in your TLD, please send me an email.*
> 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.
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> 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. *Those who would
> like to attend in person should inform Don* cc’ing me about your intent
> to attend. The conference room in DC holds about 20 people comfortably, and
> 25 in a stretch.
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> 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.
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> Regards,
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> Ram
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> Chair, UASG
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