28 March 2023
Working to make all valid domain names and email addresses work in
all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems
Join a UA Day Event Near You!
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 training, awareness, and strategy sessions held by the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), ICANN, global partners, and regional and local organizations.
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 | Hosting Organization | City | Country | Region | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/02/2023 | Hipsters Ponto Tech Podcast: Universal Acceptance | NIC.BR, ALURA | São Paulo | Brazil | LAC | One Hour Awareness Session |
| 28/02/2023 | Technical Programme - IDNs and EAI in Indian Languages - Outlook and Overview | FICCI-ILIA | Pune | India | APAC | One Day UA Training Session |
| 10/03/2023 | Taller Aceptación Universal (UA): Estratégias para el Estado de Aguascalientes, Mexico | Congress of Aguascalientes, Mexico (LACRALO UA Initiative) | Aguascalientes | Mexico | LAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 20/03/2023 | Pour un Internet Multilingue | INPT/ANRT/FMAI | Rabat | Morocco | AF | One Day Outreach Session |
| 21/03/2023 | Mélange - Miscellaneous mixtures of multilingual internet | BASIS Technologies Private Limited | Kolkata | India | APAC | One Day UA Training Session |
| 23/03/2023 | One-Day UA Day Training Event | Samoa Information Technology Association | Apia | Samoa | APAC | One Day Outreach Session |
| 24/03/2023 | Celebration of the Universal Acceptance (UA) Day 2023 in Laos | Lao National Internet Center, Ministry of Technology and Communications, Laos | Vientiane | Laos | APAC | One Day UA Training Session |
| 24/03/2023 | Benin Universal Acceptance Workshop | Benin Chapter of Internet Society and IDEMI Africa | Cotonou | Benin | AF | Two Days UA Training Session |
| 26/03/2023 | Understanding the Universal Acceptance | Thi Pho Myanmar | Yangon | Myanmar | APAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 27/03/2023 | The Value and Usage of Chinese IDN | Internet DotTrademark Organisation Limited | Beijing | China | APAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 27/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance Day 2023 Observation | Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) | Dhaka | Bangladesh | APAC | Two Day UA Training Session |
| 27/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance Workshop for Software Engineers | The University of Dodoma | Dodoma | Tanzania | AF | Two Day UA Training Session |
| 27/03/2023 | Demystifying Universal Acceptance in Uganda. | International Business, Science and Technology University | Kampala | Uganda | AF | Two Day UA Training Session |
| 27/03/2023 | The Economic benefits of Universal Acceptance to Liberia's Businesses and Institutions | Internet Society Liberia Chapter | Monrovia | Liberia | AF | Half day Outreach Session |
| 27/03/2023 | Global UA Day | Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) | New Delhi | India | APAC | Two Day Global UA Day Event |
| 28/03/2023 | UA Day | ISOC AM NGO (Armenia ccTLD Operator) | Yerevan | Armenia | APAC | One Day UA Training Session |
| 28/03/2023 | UA Day: Create Business Digital Identity unlock from social media platform and importance of UA | Thai Network Information Center (Thailand ccTLD Operator) | Bangkok | Thailand | APAC | One Day UA Training Session |
| 28/03/2023 | iMasters Podcast: Universal Acceptance | iMasters | São Paulo | Brazil | LAC | One Hour Awareness Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Internet everywhere | Equipement and Technical Services | Niamey | Niger | AF | Half Day Awareness Session |
| 28/03/2023 | UA Day Program | Internet Society of China | Hybrid meeting, on-site venues set in meeting rooms in hotels, Registries, Internet companies etc. | China | APAC | One Day UA Training Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance for Government Officials | CEABAD – Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Banda Ancha para el Desarrollo | Managua | Nicaragua | LAC | One Hour Awareness Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance Effectiveness | İBB Veri Laboratuvarı (Data Lab) & SistersLab | İstanbul | Türkiye | APAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | UA Day Awareness 2023 - Hosted by the TATT & LACRALO | Telecommunication Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) | Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | LAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Acceptation universelle: Opportunités pour les francophones du Quebec, du Canada et des pays francophones | PointQuébec | Montreal and Quebec City | Quebec, Canada | NA | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance Day Pakistan | ISOC Pakistan Chapter, Islamabad, Ministry of IT & Telecom, Pakistan Software Export Board. | Islamabad | Pakistan | APAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance Day | INTERNET SOCIETY RWANDA CHAPTER | Kigali | Rwanda | AF | One Day UA Training Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Middle East Strategy on Universal Acceptance | Tunisian Internet Society chapter | Remote | Middle East | APAC | Two Hour Strategy Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance Outreach to Higher Education Technical Staff | Association of African Universities | Accra | Ghana | AF | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance Day 2023 Internet Governance Kenya | Internet Society Kenya Chapter | Nairobi | Kenya | AF | One Day Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Gbandatéré | SPJLABS & Internet pour tous en Centrafrique | Bangui | Central African Republic | AF | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance Day | Theekshana | Colombo | Sri Lanka | APAC | Two Hour Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | 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 | House Of Africa | N’Djamena | Chad | AF | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Internet future for local Impact with UA's day | ALS LE BIK'LAB | Pointe à Pitre | Guadeloupe - French Caribbean | LAC | One Day UA Training Session |
| 28/03/2023 | Celebrating Universal Acceptance Day: Promoting Universal Acceptance and Internationalized Domain Name | Computer Association Nepal (CAN), Youth IGF Nepal | Kathmandu | Nepal | APAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 28/03/2023 | UA - Everybody Everywhere | Libyan Internet Society | Tripoli | Libya | AF | Two Day UA Training Session |
| 30/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance Day LAC Region | LACNOG | Bolivia | LAC | LAC | Two Days UA Training Session |
| 31/03/2023 | Universal Acceptance: The new Internet Standard in this Digital Economy | Internet Society Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | APAC | One Day UA Training Session |
| 31/03/2023 | NARALO and ISOC-NY Universal Acceptance Awareness Event | NARALO, ISOC-NY | New York, NY | USA | NA | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 01/04/2023 | Pascal Bekono | Africa Center for Advocacy | Yaounde | Cameroon | AF | Two Hour Awareness Session |
| 06/04/2023 | Nigeria's UA Day Celebration Awareness Program | Nigerian Communications Commission, AFRALO and Green ICTi ALSe | Virtual | Nigeria | AF | Two Hour Outreach Session |
| 13/04/2023 | Civic Engagement on Universal Acceptance | International Youth Summit Sierra Leone | Freetown | Sierra Leone | AF | One Day UA Training Session |
| 15/04/2023 | UA Day Training for System Administrators and Java Programmers | University of Ilorin | Ilorin | Nigeria | AF | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 21/04/2023 | UA Training | geoTLD.group, ECO Association of the Internet Industry, Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH | Köln/ Cologne, | Germany | EU | One Day UA Training Session |
| 28/04/2023 | Women in ICT 2023 | ICT Association of Malawi | Lilongwe | Malawi | AF | Half Day Awareness Session |
| 10/05/2023 | .MY UA DAY 2023 | Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) | Cyberjaya | Malaysia | APAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 15/05/2023 | Internet Day El Salvador (Aceptación Universal: hacia una Internet multíngue) | ISOC El Salvador Chapter, SVNET (ALS), LACRALO | San Salvador | El Salvador, LAC | LAC | Two Day UA Training Session |
| 17/05/2023 | Internet governance and principle of universal acceptance. | Collaborating Organization(s): UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR, Corporación Ecuatoriana para el Desarrollo de la Investigación y la Academia | Quito | Ecuador | LAC | One Day UA Training Session |
| 17/05/2023 | Dia Del Internet - Aceptacion Universal | FUNDETIC-BOLIVIA | Ciudad La Paz | Bolivia | LAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 01/12/2023 | Ghana Universal Acceptance Day - 2023 | E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA) | Accra | Ghana | AF | One Day Outreach Session |
| 01/12/2023 | One-Day UA Day Training Event | Vodafone PNG | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | APAC | Half Day Outreach Session |
| 01/12/2023 | Universal Acceptance (UA) Day Overview | Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) | St. George | Grenada | LAC | One Hour Awareness Session |
| 01/12/2023 | UA Hackathon | National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) | Cairo | Egypt | AF | Two Day UA Training Session |
| 01/12/2023 | Hands-On EAI Training | National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) | Cairo | Egypt | AF | Two Day UA Training Session |
UA Day Materials
| Duration of Event | Suggested Agenda & Materials |
|---|---|
| One-hour UA Day Awareness Event | Awareness Presentation-1hr (AR, ES, FR, HI, RU, ZH) Promotional Video |
| Two-hour UA Day Awareness Event | Awareness Presentation-2hr (AR, ES, FR, HI, RU, ZH) Promotional Video |
| Half-Day UA Day Awareness Event | Awareness Presentation-2hr (AR, ES, FR, HI, RU, ZH) Promotional Video Technical Overview-2hr |
| One-Day UA Day Training Event | Awareness Presentation-2hr (AR, ES, FR, HI, RU, ZH) Promotional Video Technical Overview-2hr Programming Training for UA-4hr – Training Presentation or Email Administration Training for UA-4hr – Training Presentation Conclusion Package-1hr |
| Two-Day UA Day Training Event | Awareness Presentation-2hr (AR, ES, FR, HI, RU, ZH) Promotional Video Technical Overview-2hr Programming Training for UA-4hr – Training Presentation and Email Administration Training for UA-4hr – Training Presentation Conclusion Package-1hr |