28 March 2024
Working to make all valid domain names and email addresses work in
all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems
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About Universal Acceptance (UA) Day
UA Day will be an opportunity to rally local, regional, and global communities and organizations to spread Universal Acceptance (UA) awareness and to encourage UA adoption with key stakeholders. The day will consist of UA awareness, training, academic curriculum, adoption and strategy sessions held by regional and local organizations, the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), global partners, and ICANN.
UA is a technical requirement that ensures all valid domain names and email addresses, regardless of script, language, or character length, can be equally used by all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems.
UA Day Resources
If you are hosting a UA Day event, presentation materials, logos, and key resources are available here.
UA Day Events
Join one of the UA Day events below:
| Date | Event | Host Organization | City | Country/Territory | Region | Details |
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| 07/03/2024 | Universal Acceptance 2024 | Internet Society Kenya Chapter | Nairobi | Kenya | AF | One Day UA Day UA Technical Training Agenda: here Venue: Zetech University, Ruiru Campus Join Remotely: here Registration: here |
| 08/03/2024 | Mujer en la Internet: una oportunidad con la Aceptacion Universal | Red de Universidades U x TIC que hace parte de la ALS de LACRALO | Bogota | Colombia | LAC | One Day UA Day Academic Curricula Venue: ECCI University Headquarters Center Carrera 10 # 19- 62 Location Santa Fé Registration: here Participation link: here |
| 11/03/2024 | Ethiopia Universal Acceptance Day | ISOC Ethiopia | Hawassa | Ethiopia | AF | One Day UA Day Technical Training Agenda: here Venue: Ethiopia Hawassa HU IOT campus Iot hall 003 Online participation link: here |
| 13/03/2024 | Embedding Universal Acceptance - Talking Universal Access | Solusi University | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | AF | One Day UA Day Academic Curricula Agenda: here live streaming: here |
| 21/03/2024 | BhashaNet: Impetus Towards Universal Acceptance | National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), a non-profit organisation, under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. | New Delhi | India | AP | Regional Event - One-Day UA Day Strategy Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm Venue: Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, 15, Janpath Rd, Windsor Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 Register and join remotely here |
| 22/03/2024 | Be UA ready, an inclusive and accessible internet4all | Internet Society Zambia Chapter Organization | Lusaka | Zambia | AF | One Day UA Day Technical Training Event Venue: Zambia information communication Technology Authority ZICTA Join Remotely: here |
| 23/03/2024 | Hybrid Training/ Adoption on Universal Acceptance for Women in Leadership | Girlhype - Women Who Code | Hybrid event 3 cities and virtual: South Africa - Cape Town, Polokwane and Johannesburg with virtual also including Lusaka Zambia and Dar Es Salaam Tanzania | South Africa | AF | One Day UA Day Technical Training |
| 26/03/2024 | Universal Acceptance Day Macedonia | IGF MKD | Skopje | North Macedonia | EUR | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Agenda: here Registration: here or via Facebook and LInkedin |
| 27/03/2024 | One-Day UA Day Training Event - EAI Symposium - Bridging Global Communication Gaps | Internet Society St. Vincent and the Grenadines Chapter (ISOC SVG) | Kingstown | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | LAC | One Day UA Day Technical Training Event Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Venue: Sunset Shores Beach Hotel and Restaurant Agenda: here Registration: here |
| 28/03/2024 | Adoption of Universal Acceptance in Sri Lanka, Universal Acceptance Day Celebration | Theekshana | Colombo | Sri Lanka | AP | Half Day UA Day Adoption Event Time: 5:00pm - 7:30pm Venue: Galle Face Hotel, Colombo |
| 28/03/2024 | Benin UA Day | Benin Chapter of Internet Society | Cotonou | Benin | AF | One Day UA Day Technical Training Event |
| 28/03/2024 | Universal Acceptance Day Pakistan | Ministry of IT & Telecom, Pakistan Software Export Board, ISOC Pakistan Chapter, Islamabad | Islamabad, Virtual | Pakistan | AP | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Venue: National Incubation Center (NIC), Islamabad, Pakistan Agenda: here Registration: here Registration will be closed at 1200 hrs on 26th March 2024 Zoom Link will be sent to all registered participant on 27th Match 2024 |
| 28/03/2024 | Universal Acceptance Adoption for Tanzania Community Networks Polytechnic College and Awareness to College Non-technical Community | The University of Dodoma and Tanzania Community Networks Polytechnic College | Dodoma | Tanzania | AF | One-Day UA Day Training and Adoption Event |
| 28/03/2024 | Celebration de la journée mondiale de l’acceptation Universelle au Tchad :Workhop sur l’importance de l’acceptation universelle de nom de domaine et des adresses e-mails et de son adoption | House of Africa | N’Djamena | Chad | AF | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Time: 8:00am - 12:30pm Venue: Virtual University of Chad (UVT) Agenda: here Registration: here Join Remotely: here |
| 28/03/2024 | Universal Acceptance (UA) Day | Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation (RNIDS) | Belgrade | Serbia | EUR | One Day Keystone Global Event Agenda: here Registration and Join Remotely: here Video Recording: here |
| 28/03/2024 | Inclusive Connectivity: How Universal Acceptance can help reduce the digital divide | ECODEV INTERNATIONAL | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | AF | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Venue: Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, address: 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou, Blvd Charles De Gaulle Agenda: here Join Remotely: here |
| 28/03/2024 | Universal Acceptance (UA) and the Digital Inclusion Agenda | Access Partnership | Singapore | Singapore, Asia | AP | One Hour UA Day Awareness Event Time: 5:00pm Event Information and Registration link: here Event will be streamed on Access Partnership's Youtube channel |
| 05/04/2024 | Lesotho Joins the Digital Revolution: A Universal Acceptance Training and Adoption Event | Internet Society Lesotho | Maseru | Lesotho | AF | One Day UA Day Technical Training Event Join Remotely: here (Meeting ID: 375 689 852 056; Passcode: E5jWWt) |
| 05/04/2024 | Togo Universal Acceptance Day: Bridging the Digital Divide through Inclusion and Innovation | Internet Society Togo (ISOC-TOGO) | Lomé | Togo | AF | One Day UA Day Technical Training Event (Hybrid) Time: 08:00 UTC Venue: ONOMO Hotel, Lomé - Togo Agenda: here Join Remotely: here Meeting ID: 827 2208 5140 Passcode: 843197 |
| 11/04/2024 | UA: Xornada informativa en UVigo | PuntoGal | Vigo | Spain-Galicia | EUR | Two Hours UA Day Awareness Event Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Venue: Telecommunications Engineering School of the University of Vigo (Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación), at Rúa Maxwell, 16, 36310 Vigo. Registration: here Online participants will receive an email with a link to the session the day before the event. |
| 11/04/2024 | Day for Universal Acceptance (UA). For the inclusion of native languages on the Internet | Universidad Nacional de Salta | Tartagal | Argentina | LAC | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm Venue: Ejército Argentino 295, Tartagal, provincia de Salta, Argentina. Facultad Regional Multidisciplinaria de Tartagal – Universidad Nacional de Salta Registration: here Join remotely: here |
| 15/04/2024 | Updating ISOC Panama website to Universal Acceptance principles. | Internet Society Panama Chapter | Panamá | Panama | LAC | Half Day UA Day Adoption Event |
| 16/04/2024 | What is Universal Acceptance and how does it relate to digital inclusivity? | American University Tech, Law, and Security Program at the Washington College of Law; American University Internet Governance Lab; American University Inclusive Tech Policy Initiative | Washington DC, Virtual | USA | NA | Two Hours UA Day Awareness Event Registration: here |
| 20/04/2024 | UA Technical Training for engineers and Software Developers | Internet Society Bangladesh | Dhaka | Bangladesh | AP | One-Day UA Day Technical Training Event Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm Agenda: here Registration: here |
| 22/04/2024 | Embracing Universal Acceptance: Fostering Social Development | Shaarawy Foundation for development (SFD) | Cairo, Virtual | Egypt | AF | One Hour UA Day Awareness Event Time: 17:00 - 18:30 UTC |
| 23/04/2024 | The importance of the Thai language in electronic government practices and setting up an email server with EAI support on Ubuntu | Thai Network Information Center Foundation | Bangkok | Thailand | AP | One-Day UA Day Training and Adoption Event |
| 23/04/2024 | Geek Masters | iMasters | São Paulo | Brazil | LAC | Half-Day UA Day Adoption Event Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm Join remotely: here |
| 24/04/2024 | The Meaning of Universal Acceptance and Its Importance | Internet Society Haiti Chapter | Port-au-Prince | Haiti | LAC | Half-Day UA Day Awareness Event Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm Registration: here Join remotely: here |
| 24/04/2024 | AFRALO UA Adoption Strategy - UA Day 2024. | Africa Regional At-Large Organisation (AFRALO) | Virtual | Ghana, Chad, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda | AF | Regional Event - Half Day UA Day Regional Strategy Event Time: 17:00 - 21:00 UTC |
| 26/04/2024 | Mesa de discusión “Integrando la Aceptación universal en los planes de estudio de las IES de México” | Tecnológico Nacional de México campus Mérida, Comisión para la Colaboración en el Ecosistema y Desarrollo de Internet en las IES, Universidad Modelo | Yucatán | México | LAC | One Day UA Academic Curricula Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm Venue: Universidad Modelo. Carr. Mérida-Cholul , 200 m después del Periferico c.p.97305 Registration: here |
| 29/04/2024 | Les défis de l’acceptance universelle dans l’espace francophone | Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) | Geneva | Switzerland | EUR | Regional Event - One and a Half Hours UA Day Awareness Event Time: 13:00 - 14:30 UTC Agenda: here Join remotely: here ID de réunion : 345 936 930 249 Code secret : nc4bDc Remote access instruction: here |
| 05/05/2024 | Updating LACNOG website according to latest Universal Acceptance principles, for 3 websites more: Pánama NOG, Colombia NOG and Guatemala NOG | LACNOG | Panamá | Panama | LAC | Regional Event - One-Day UA Day Training and Adoption Event |
| 06/05/2024 | Information Meeting for Member States on Universal Acceptance and Multilingualism in the Cyberspace | UNESCO | Paris | France | EUR | Two Hour UA Day Awareness Event Time: 2:30pm - 4:00 pm Venue: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France Room IX Registration: here |
| 07/05/2024 | UA Day 2024 | ISOC AM NGO (Armenia Internet Registry) | Yerevan | Armenia | AP | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm Venue: Paris Hotel, Amiryan 4/6, Yerevan, Amenia Agenda here Registration and join remotely here |
| 08/05/2024 | UA Awareness | Telecommunication and Digital Government Regulatory Authority | Dubai | UAE | AP | Two Hour UA Day Awareness Event Time: 11:00am - 01:00pm Register: here Join: here Passcode: YKkGBU |
| 09/05/2024 | Raising UA Awareness in Koera | KISA(Korea Internet & Security Agency) | Seoul | Republic of Korea | AP | Half Day UA Awareness Event Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm Venue: KISA Seoul office - T Venture Tower, 135 Jungdae-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea, 05717 Agenda: here |
| 15/05/2024 | Ghana 2024 UA Day | E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA) | Accra | Ghana | AF | One Day UA Day Technical Training Event Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm Registration and join remotely here |
| 15/05/2024 | El Camino hacia una Internet Inclusiva: Gobernanza y Aceptación Universal | Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas de la Universidad Católica del Norte - Chile | Coquimbo | Chile | LAC | One Day UA Awareness Event Time: 9:00am - 6:15pm Venue: Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile Registration and agenda here |
| 15/05/2024 | Universal Acceptance: What, How, When, Who and Why | North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) | New York City | USA | NA | Regional Event - Half Day UA Day Technical Training Event Time: 15:00 - 18:00 ET Venue: The Chrysler Building (12th Floor) 405 Lexington Ave. NY, NY, 10174-1299 Agenda: here Registration and join remotely here |
| 16/05/2024 | The 7th Chinese Domain Name Innovative Application Forum | KNET Co., Ltd. | Beijing | China | AP | Half Day UA Day Adoption Event Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm Venue: Liaoning Hall, Liaoning International Hotel Registration and join remotely here |
| 16/05/2024 | Aceptación Universal: una Internet multilingüe para todos | Universidad de El Salvador ISOC El Salvador Universidad Catolica de El Salvador | San Salvador | El Salvador | LAC | One Day UA Day Awareness Event |
| 17/05/2024 | Unlocking Internet Potentials For Promoting Quality Education And Enhancing Business Growth | Kabale University | Kabale | Uganda | AF | One-Day UA Day Training and Adoption Event Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm Venue: Kabale University, Plot 364 Block 3 Kikungiri Hill, Kabale Municipality, Kabale – Kigali Highway, Kabale Registration: here Join remotely: here |
| 18/05/2024 | Universal Acceptance 102 Event in Myanmar | Thi Pho Myanmar | Virtual | Myanmar | AP | Two Hours UA Day Awareness Event Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm Venue: Zoom Platform Registration: here |
| 23/05/2024 | UA Awareness in Laos | Lao National Internet Center, Ministry of Technology and Communications, Laos | Vientiane Capital | Laos | AP | Half-Day UA Day Adoption Event Time: 8:15am - 12:30pm Venue: Lao National Internet Center, Saylom village, Chanthabouly district, Vientiane Capital, Laos. Agenda: here Registration: here Join remotely: here Meeting ID: 966 0770 4251 Password: 888999 |
| 23/05/2024 | Malaysian Higher Education Universal Acceptance Awareness Day 2024 | Institute for Advanced and Smart Digital Opportunities, School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia | Sintok, Kedah | Malaysia | AP | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Time: 9:00am - 4:15pm Venue: Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC) HQ Tower 1, Jalan Impact, Cyber 6, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Registration: here Join remotely: here |
| 27/05/2024 | UA Adoption Event 2024 - Hosted by the TTCS and ISOC TT in collaboration with UWI Global Campus | Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS), Internet Society of Trinidad and Tobago Chapter (ISOC TT) , University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus | Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | LAC | Half Day UA Day Adoption Event Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm Event details: here Agenda: here Registration and join remotely: here |
| 28/05/2024 | A regional vision for Internet4All | ALETI, Federation of IT Organizations from Latin American, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal and the Bolivian Chamber of IT | Virtual | Bolivia | LAC | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Registration: here |
| 28/05/2024 | UA Day is the day | Internet Society Uruguay Chapter | Montevideo | Uruguay | LAC | UA Technical Training Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm Venue: La Casa de Internet de América Latina y el Caribe - Rambla República de México 6125", Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 29/05/2024 | A UA sphere for digital economy, cybersecurity and internet governance | ISOC HK | Hong Kong | Hong Kong, China | AP | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Time: 2:00pm - 5pm Venue: 3806, 38/F, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai Registration: here Join remotely: here |
| 30/05/2024 | Empowering Entrepreneurs: Navigating Success with Universal Acceptance and Email Address Internationalization | FICCI | Jaipur (Rajasthan) | India | AP | Half Day UA Day Adoption Event Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm Venue: Bhamashah Techno Hub, Jhalana, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur Agenda: here |
| 30/05/2024 | Nigeria's UA Day 2024 Adoption Event | Nigerian Communications Commission, AFRALO and Green ICTi ALSe | Lagos | Nigeria | AF | Half-Day UA Day Adoption Event Time: 10:00am - 1:20pm Agenda: here Registration: here |
| 30/05/2024 | UA Senegal Day 2024 - Let's build an inclusive Internet | Bokk Jang Senegal, GOFAR Holding | Dakar | Senegal | AF | Half Day UA Day Awareness Event Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm Registration and join remotely here |
UA Day Materials
Welcome Videos
- Tripti Sinha, Chair of the ICANN Board
- Sally Costerton, ICANN Interim President and CEO
- Theresa Swinehart, ICANN Senior Vice President, Global Domains & Strategy
- Anil Kumar Jain, Chair of the UASG
Promotional Videos
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