<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hello Azhar <div><br></div><div>Your comments perhaps show just how difficult it may be to find event management tools that are fully UA/EAI ready. </div><div><br></div><div>But maybe you have experience with one and can share it?</div><div><br></div><div>I have been looking for a service that can host my IDN domain name and so far, except X-gen plus I have fond no solution for my little project. But if you know one, do please share that too.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes for these equinox celebrations </div><div><br></div><div>Don</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 27/03/2024, at 11:34 PM, Azhar Ibrahim via UA-discuss <ua-discuss@icann.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></div><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">Hello Maria,<o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">Firstly, I want to express my gratitude for sending a
reminder about the Universal Acceptance Day 2024 keystone event in Belgrade,
Serbia, scheduled for tomorrow, the 28th of March.<o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">However, I am writing to you with a heavy heart and deep
disappointment regarding the event. <b>It pains me to see that you the host of the
UASG key stone event, Local Initiative chapter, our esteem LI has not even made
its own keystone event website which is the https://uaday.rs/?lang=en <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Universal Acceptance (UA) ready</b> and will just
talk, discuss and tell community on UASG, its importance and becoming UA ready.
I find this situation to be truly disheartening when an organization or event
promoting Universal Acceptance (UA) isn't fully UA compliant themselves. </span><o:p> </o:p></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">The fact that the basic registration page of the <b>Global UA
Day event website <span><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" href="https://uaday.rs/?lang=en#registracija">https://uaday.rs/?lang=en#registracija</a> </span>does not accept my EAI ARABIC Email
Address</b> only adds to my frustration. It concerns that an event meant to
celebrate Global UA Day is hosted on a platform and hosted by someone for UASG who itself
fails to embody the very principles which it aims to promote via hosting Keystone Global UA Day event 2024, what a message to community it gives about UASG again.<o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">I am compelled to question the decisions made by the
Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) leadership and staff in funding such
a host for the Global UA Day event. This oversight reflects poorly on the UASG
and raises serious concerns about how resources are allocated, and contracts
are vetted.<o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">I find it unacceptable that an event meant to promote
universal acceptance is hosted by an entity that evidently does not prioritize
UA readiness. It begs the question: Is this truly how the UASG celebrates UA
Day? Is this how funds received from ICANN are being utilized and wasted by
UASG? Is this how ICANN Staff vats any proposals and give anyone an opportunity
and money to host such keystone events.<o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">I urge the UASG staff and Chair to reflect on these concerns
and take decisive action to rectify this situation. It is imperative that the
UASG ensures that all its initiatives, including events such as the Global UA
Day, are in alignment with the principles of UA readiness and inclusivity.<o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">Regrettably, given the circumstances, I see no reason to
participate in an event that merely pays lip service to UA without
demonstrating a genuine commitment to its adoption.<o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">Thank you for taking the time to consider my concerns. I
sincerely hope that steps will be taken to address these issues and uphold the
integrity of the Universal Acceptance initiative in future.<o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11pt;">Salaam</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">Azhar<o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="protonmail_signature_block" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton">
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On Wednesday, March 27th, 2024 at 1:48 PM, Maria Kolesnikova via UA-discuss <ua-discuss@icann.org> wrote:<br>
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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear UASG members,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kindly remind you to join the </span><b><span lang="EN-US">Universal Acceptance Day 2024 keystone event</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> in Belgrade, Serbia. It will be held on <b>28th March</b>, tomorrow.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The event is organized in hybrid format. If you are planning to participate remotely, please register pr</span><span lang="EN-US">ior to the event: <a href="https://uaday.rs/?lang=en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://uaday.rs/?lang=en</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For remote participants the link for streaming in English will be available on 28<sup>th</sup> of March: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/AnkqOvgte5Y?feature=share" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/live/AnkqOvgte5Y?feature=share</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Maria Kolesnikova </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Chair, CIS-EE Universal Acceptance Local Initiative</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:RU">From:</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:RU"> UA-discuss <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Maria Kolesnikova via UA-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 4, 2024 2:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> ua-discuss@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [UA-discuss] Invitation to Global UA Day keynote event (28 March 2024)</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear UASG members,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On behalf of the CIS-EE Universal Acceptance Local Initiative, I would like to invite you to join the <b>Universal Acceptance (UA) Day 2024 keystone event</b> in Serbia. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation (RNIDS), a member of CIS-EE Universal Acceptance Local Initiative has the honor to be the host of the second UA Day keystone event. The event is organized by ICANN in partnership with RNIDS and UASG and will take place on <b>28th March</b> in <b>Crown Plaza hotel in Belgrade</b>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The UA Day 2024 keystone event will gather representatives of international and local organizations, engineers, university professors, internet experts as well as software developers from all parts of the world to debate on the various UA-related topics. During the four panels, along with a technical workshop that will be organized, successful stories of UA implementation and UA ready solutions will be delivered, however challenges of implementing UA will also be discussed. Experiences and insights will be shared by experts from various countries, UA Ambassadors and UA Local Initiatives. These sessions will help interested stakeholders to better understand the benefits of UA and how they can make their systems UA-ready.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A full schedule of the event <b>is now published</b> on: <a href="https://uaday.rs/?lang=en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://uaday.rs/?lang=en</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Registration is open</span></b><span lang="EN-US">! Attendees can join the event <b>onsite</b> or <b>participate online</b> via link that will be delivered to the registered participants.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Looking forward to meet you on the event!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">With kind regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Maria Kolesnikova </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Chair, CIS-EE Universal Acceptance Local Initiative</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p></div>
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