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<p>Azhar Ibrahim, Huyan Le Khac:</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2024-01-08 23:33, Azhar Ibrahim via
UA-discuss wrote:<br>
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Anil,<o:p> </o:p></p>
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am reaching out to seek clarification on the current
status of the renewal process for UASG working group
positions, specifically
those of UA Ambassadors, UASG Working Group Chairs, and Vice
Chairs.<o:p> <br>
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<p>Thank you for your interest in transparency and good governance
of UASG. <br>
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<p>I have a couple of questions about your message, however:<br>
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outlined in the UASG charter,…</p>
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Which charter are you referring to? There is a charter for UASG
overall[1] and a second charter for UA Ambassadors[2], and a third
for Local Initiatives[2], and four for the four Working Groups[2]. I
do not see anything in the UASG Charter[1] which mention working
groups, UA ambassadors, or local initiatives. Maybe you mean the
working group charters?<br>
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…these positions hold a
one-calendar-year term, which officially concluded on December
31, 2023.…
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<p>What is the source of your information that the terms concluded
on December 31?</p>
<p>The chairs and vice chairs of the working groups were announced
most recently[3] in August 2023, and these appointments were for
"FY24". So, their terms should end at the end of FY24. <br>
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<p>When does FY24 end for UASG? I am not sure, but it seems[4] that
ICANN's fiscal year ends on June 30. Thus I guess these working
group chairs end their terms on June 30, 2024. But I agree with
you that a clarification would be helpful.</p>
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<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">…Recently,
I came across a Facebook post by one of the UA
Ambassadors who proudly shared a certificate for the year 2024.
This has led to
some confusion within the community.…</div>
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<p>I am concerned about confusion within the community. Can you
describe this community? In which part of the world was it? Is
there evidence of the confusion, such as messages in public email
list archives, which other UASG people could review?</p>
<p>If you are concerned about UA Ambassador terms specifically, the
UA Ambassador Program Charter[2] says, "UA Ambassadors will be
selected by the UA Coordination Group and will hold the position
for a renewable 12 months." I don't see anything there about a
particular year end. <br>
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<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> …I
am seeking clarification on whether new
UA Ambassadors have already been appointed, and if all previous
ambassadors and
working group chairs and vice-chairs have been automatically
renewed for the
year 2024. If not then how are they leading the working group
meetings and why their
names are still on UASG.tech?<o:p> …<br>
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<p>Note that UA Ambassadors do not lead UASG Working Group meetings,
the Working Group chairs and vice-chairs do. <br>
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style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">…Understanding
the importance of transparency and effective
communication, could you please provide….</p>
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<p>Transparency and effective communication is important for the
work of UASG. We could use some more of it in this group. I
applaud your advocacy of it. </p>
<p>And do you know what else is important for the work of UASG?
Participation in the working groups. <br>
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<p>I would welcome a chance to hear contributions from both of you
at working group meetings. I personally joined the Technology
Working Group meeting[5] at 15:00UTC yesterday. Will I see you
both at the EAI Working Group meeting[6] at 15:00 UTC today, 9 Jan
2024? Or the Measurement WG meeting[7] at 15:00 UTC on 10 Jan
2024? Or perhaps you have comments to offer on the draft UA
Curriculum[8]? </p>
[1] Overall UASG charter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://uasg.tech/uasg-charter/"><https://uasg.tech/uasg-charter/></a><br>
[2] Page with links to 6 charters, for UA Ambassadors, Local
Initiatives, Working Group charters
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://uasg.tech/working-groups/"><https://uasg.tech/working-groups/></a><br>
[3] "[UA-discuss] UASG Working Group Chairs and Vice Chairs"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-discuss/2023-August/004371.html"><https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-discuss/2023-August/004371.html></a><br>
[4]
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/current-en"><https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/current-en></a><br>
[5] UA Technology WG meeting 2024-01-08
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-tech/2024-January/000745.html"><https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-tech/2024-January/000745.html></a><br>
[6] UA EAI WG meeting 2024-01-09
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-eai/2024-January/002055.html"><https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-eai/2024-January/002055.html></a><br>
[7] UA Measurement WG meeting 2024-01-10
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-measurement/2024-January/000868.html"><https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-measurement/2024-January/000868.html></a><br>
[8] Draft UA Curriculum
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://community.icann.org/display/TUA/Draft+UA+Curriculum"><https://community.icann.org/display/TUA/Draft+UA+Curriculum></a><br>
<p>Best regards,<br>
—Jim DeLaHunt, (not a chair or a vice-chair of anything)<br>
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