Regional Universal Acceptance Training Programs
Program Overview
Regional Universal Acceptance Training Programs are collaborative efforts between the ICANN org, community, and regional top-level domain (TLD) organizations to raise awareness of Universal Acceptance (UA) challenges. These programs also highlight UA remediation efforts and allow for engagement with key industry stakeholders.
Each regional program provides a series of trainings on the technical aspects of UA and serves as a forum to discuss how to effectively address UA issues specific to the region. The online sessions, delivered by leading industry experts, will address various UA and IDN-related topics each targeted at relevant regional audiences including policymakers, technical administrators, ccTLD managers, registrars and their resellers, and local regulators and businesses.
Universal Acceptance
Universal Acceptance is key to achieving a digitally inclusive Internet by ensuring that all domain names and email addresses – regardless of script, language or character length – are accepted equally by all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems. This includes supporting all new and long generic top-level domains (gTLDs), and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) including both the IDN country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) and gTLDs.
North America Universal Acceptance Training Program
ICANN, the North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO), and the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) have partnered together to host a UA training series for the North America region. The four sessions were held throughout the months of January and February 2022 and provided participants with training in the technical aspects of UA and Email Address Internationalization (EAI).
NARALO UA Training Program Schedule
Date | Session | Audience | Description | Recording |
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20 January 2022 12:00 PM EST 17:00 PM UTC |
Introduction to UA | General | An introduction to the fundamentals of UA and EAI. | |
27 January 2022 12:00 PM EST 17:00 PM UTC |
EAI Configuration | Technical (email and system administrators) | A detailed training on how to configure email systems to support EAI. | |
3 February 2022 12:00 PM EST 17:00 PM UTC |
UA for Java Software and Application Developers | Technical (software and application developers) | A detailed training on how to design and develop applications and systems to support UA. |
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10 February 2022 12:00 PM EST 17:00 PM UTC |
Outreach and Engagement: The Life of a UA Ambassador | General | A session to discuss how participants can stay involved in UA efforts across the NA region. |
Africa Universal Acceptance Training Program
ICANN, the Africa Top Level Domain Association (AFTLD), and the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) have partnered together to host a UA training series for the Africa region. The three sessions were held from December 2021to February 2022 to introduce UA challenges and conduct technical training to address them. The training series also include a session for country code top-level domain (ccTLD) managers to discuss how they can support UA. See here for more information.
Africa UA Training Program Schedule
Date | Session | Audience | Description | Recording |
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Tuesday, 14 December 2021 12:30-14:00 UTC |
Email Address Internationalization (EAI) Configuration | Technical (systems) | A detailed training on how to configure email systems to support Email Address Internationalization (EAI). | |
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 12:30-14:00 UTC |
Programming (in Java) to Support Universal Acceptance | Technical (programmers) | A detailed training on how to design and develop applications and systems to support UA. | |
Tuesday, 15 February 2022 12:30-14:00 UTC |
Universal Acceptance: Its Impact and Next Steps |
ccTLD managers, local regulators, tech, and business | A discussion on how UA issues impact African communities, how best to address these issues, and the business opportunities presented by being UA-ready. |
APAC Universal Acceptance Training Program
The APAC UA Training Program is a partnership between ICANN and the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD). The program, started in 2021, is designed to raise awareness of UA challenges in the APAC region, help build capacity to address those challenges, and assist ccTLDs and other stakeholders in developing and implementing robust IDN and UA-related systems and policies.
The APTLD is the regional association for ccTLDs in the APAC region, which is home to over 3,200 languages written in a variety of scripts resulting in the greatest number of potential IDNs. APTLD membership currently includes 50 ccTLDs from the APAC region, and an additional 19 associate members made up of leading registries and registrars. More information on the APTLD can be found here.
APAC UA Training Program Schedule
Date | Session | Audience | Description | Recording |
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20 January 2021 / 1:00 UTC | Configuring for Email Address Internationalization (EAI) | Technical (systems) | A detailed training on how to configure email systems to support EAI. | |
13 April 2021 / 5:00 UTC | Programming (in Java) for supporting Universal Acceptance | Technical (programmers) | A detailed training on how to design and develop applications and systems to support UA. | |
27 May 2021 / 2:00 UTC | Universal Acceptance: Its Impact and Next Steps | ccTLD managers, local regulators, tech, and business | A dialogue on how UA issues impact the APAC community, how best to address these issues, and highlight business opportunities by being UA-ready. |
White Paper on the Role of ccTLDs in Achieving Universal Acceptance |
Additional follow up webinars or face-to-face meetings (when possible) may be scheduled based on the discussions held during the above training sessions.
More Information
The APAC UA Training Program is formulated under the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ICANN and APTLD.
For more information on the program, please contact sec@aptld.org or uaprogram@icann.org.
LAC Universal Acceptance Training Program
ICANN and the Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization (LACRALO) have partnered together to host a Universal Acceptance (UA) training series for the LAC community. The four sessions will be held throughout the month of May and provide participants with training in the technical aspects of UA and Email Address Internationalization (EAI).
LACRALO UA Training Program Schedule
Date | Session | Audience | Description | Recording |
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4 May 2021 | Introduction to UA | General | An introduction to the fundamentals of UA and EAI. | |
11 May 2021 / 22:00 UTC | EAI Configuration | Technical (email and system administrators) | A detailed training on how to configure email systems to support EAI. | |
18 May 2021 / 22:00 UTC | UA for Java Developers | Technical (software developers) | A detailed training on how to design and develop applications and systems to support UA. | |
25 May 2021 / 22:00 UTC | How to Engage in UA Activities | General | A session to discuss how participants can stay involved in UA efforts across the LAC region. |
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