Universal Acceptance (UA) Day will be held on 28 March 2023.
UA Day is an opportunity to rally local, regional, and global communities and organizations around the world to spread general UA awareness and to encourage UA adoption with key stakeholders.
The day will consist of UA training, awareness, and strategy sessions held by the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), ICANN, global partners, and regional and local organizations.
The ALAC and At-Large community will be working with the UASG, RALOs, ALSes and individual members around the world to promote the end users benefits of UA and encourage the adoption of UA at the local and regional levels.
Suggested multi-pronged approach to the At-Large 2023 UA Day activities:
| Level | Activities |
|---|---|
| ALAC Level | Social Media campaigns |
| Cross-RALO Level | Organization of a cross RALO online discussion to deliberate on what has been done in each RALO so far to promote UA, what challenges are foreseen and how to take it forward. The UA ambassadors from the region who may be part of ALSes could be encouraged to come and share on the first part, while the way ahead could be discussed by RALO heads. |
| RALO Level | Videos, infographics can be created and for that can apply for UA funding. This could be done in collaboration with the regional GSE team. |
| ALS Level | Local level activities by ALSes can be encouraged. There are presentations, speakers available from the UASG team for this. For venue and other costs ALSes can be encouraged to ask for funds. This can also be done in coordination with the GSE team |
At-Large UA Day 2023 Tool Kit Workspace - including logos, hashtags, and documents for use during your UA Day event.
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to work with your region's GSE team on any UA Day events you are planning.
PLEASE NOTE: The UASG is offering expert support and financial support to hold local, national and regional events. The presentations are available to use at your event. The deadline for funding support requests is 31 January 2023. More details are available on the UASG UA 2023 website.
22 ALS activities were approved.
| ALAC Activities | Date | Lead | ALS | Details | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RALO Activities | |||||
| AFRALO (11) | |||||
| Aziz HILALI | INPT/ANRT/FMAI | Pour un Internet Multilingue One day outreach session ** | Approved Completed | |
- | Innocent Adriko, Lucky Jimmy Boroa, Esther Nyapendi and Sarah Kiden | International Business, Science and Technology (ISBAT) University, in partnership with ISOC Uganda | We are organising a 2-day hybrid event at ISBAT, under the theme 'Demystifying Universal Acceptance in Uganda. The target audience is computing students and the developer community in Uganda. **
| Approved Completed | |
| Benin Chapter of Internet Society and IDEMI Africa | Benin Universal Acceptance Workshop Two day training workshop. **  | Approved Completed | ||
| House of Africa | Celebration de la journée mondiale de l’acceptation Universelle au Tchad :Workshop sur l’importance de l’acceptation universelle de nom de domaine et des adresses e-mails. 1/2 day outreach session | Approved | ||
| Internet Society Kenya Chapter | Universal Acceptance Day 2023 Internet Governance Kenya. One day outreach session ** | Approved Completed | ||
| Internet Society Liberia Chapter | The Economic benefits of Universal Acceptance to Liberia's Businesses and Institutions. 1/2 day outreach session | Approved Completed | ||
| Libyan Internet Society | UA - Everybody Everywhere Two day training session | Approved Completed | ||
| ICT Association of Malawi | Women in ICT 2023 1/2 day awareness session | Approved | ||
| Tunisian Internet Society chapter | Middle East Strategy on Universal Acceptance Two hour strategy session | Approved Completed | ||
| INTERNET SOCIETY RWANDA CHAPTER | Universal Acceptance Day One day UA training session | Approved Completed | ||
| Olatokunboh Oyeleye Amina Ramallan | Nigerian Communications Commission, AFRALO and Green ICTi ALSe | Nigeria's UA Day Celebration Awareness Program Two hour outreach session ** Fireside Chat: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1RDxlanZWWdKL | Approved Completed | |
| Dr. Matogoro | The University of Dodoma and Tanzania Community Networks Alliance | The University of Dodoma and Tanzania Community Networks Alliance organized Universal Acceptance Day 2023. ** More than 89 participants attended the session. | Completed | ||
| APRALO (4) | |||||
| Maria Kolesnikova | UA CIS-EE Local Initiative members | Full day regional event. More details are available here: https://uaday.am/en/# [uaday.am] | Approved Completed | |
| Internet Society of China | Hybrid meeting, on-site venues set in meeting rooms in hotels, Registries, Internet companies etc. One day UA training session | Approved Completed | ||
| ISOC Pakistan Chapter, Islamabad, Ministry of IT & Telecom, Pakistan Software Export Board. | Approved Completed | |||
| Internet Society Hong Kong | Universal Acceptance: The new Internet Standard in this Digital Economy One day UA Training Session **
| Approved Completed | ||
| EURALO (1) | |||||
| 28 March 2023 | ALS LE BIK'LAB | Internet future for local Impact with UA's day One day training session **
| Approved Completed | ||
| 28 March 2023 | EURALO ICANN76 Read Out | Discussion of UA during the EURALO Read Out Webinar **
| Completed | ||
| LACRALO (4) | |||||
| 30 March 2023 | Vanda Scartezini | Brazilian Software Association | Universal Acceptance Day - - True Internet Multilingual ** | Completed | |
| ISOC El Salvador Chapter, SVNET (ALS), (LACRALO UA Initiative) | Internet Day El Salvador (Aceptación Universal: hacia una Internet multíngue) Two day UA training session **
| Approved | ||
| LACNOG/ALS | Approved Completed | |||
| Gerardo Martinez Hernandez | Congress of Aguascalientes, Mexico (LACRALO UA Initiative) | Taller Aceptación Universal (UA): Estratégias para el Estado de Aguascalientes, Mexico https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Z16nqz5PYFVdAsGIjpjwV-GNEs2BLbd/view?usp=gmail https://drive.google.com/file/d/192rFfBdIcAljeEV9QqRWHLpcYYEkuD1_/view
1/2 day outreach session | Approved Completed | |
| 18 April 2023 | Claire Craig | Celebrating Universal Acceptance Day 2023 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST 1/2 outreach session **
| Approved | ||
| Luis Sergio Sejas Valle | Dia Del Internet - Aceptacion Universal 1/2 day outreach event | Approved | ||
| NARALO (2) | |||||
| NARALO UA Day Event |
| Greg Shatan/NARALO | ISOC NY/NARALO | 1/2 day outreach session **
| Approved Completed |
| NARALO UA |
| Louis Houle | dot Quebec | 1/2 day outreach event. Acceptation universelle: Opportunités pour les francophones du Quebec, du Canada et des pays francophones. ** Website on UA - in French Monday, April 24th, 2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Online and in person (Chaire UNESCO en communication et technologies pour le développement, Université du Québec à Montréal) In person: Université du Québec à Montréal – Pavillon des sciences de la gestion – Room 5460 315, rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montreal, QC X 3X2 FREE EVENT Event program: 10:00 - 10:10: Welcome Remarks - Introduction to the Day's Program/Agenda • Destiny Tchéhouali, President - ISOC Quebec 10:10 - 10:40: ICANN's Universal Acceptance Program Overview • Adiel Akplogan, Vice President Technical Engagement - ICANN 10:40 - 10:50: Universal Acceptance at .CA • Sabrina Wilkinson, Policy Program Manager - CIRA 10:50 - 11:20: The Importance of Universal Acceptance for French and Indigenous Languages in Quebec • Louis Houle, Administrator - PointQuébec 11:20 - 11:50: How It Works • Julien Bernard, Directeur Conseil- COFOMO 11:50 - 12:00: Closing Remarks • Destiny Tchéhouali, President - ISOC Quebec REGISTER NOW [registre.dmanalytics2.com] The Annual Universal Acceptance Day is a global multi-stakeholder event aimed at raising awareness of UA. It is organized in collaboration by ISOC Quebec and PointQuébec, with the support of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group and ICANN. | Approved |
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