Name: Enabling Universal Acceptance Adoption
Start: 2026-03-11T09:00:00+0530
End: 2026-03-11T10:00:00+0530

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Enabling Universal Acceptance Adoption

Wednesday March 11, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am IST

Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp)

09:00 IST (UTC+5.5), 11 March 2026
03:30 UTC, 11 March 2026
Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp)
ID# 17841

Session Details
The session will include discussions on the challenges faced by different organizations, ranging from academia to industry, in enabling the adoption of Universal Acceptance (UA). The participants will also discuss their experiences and solutions.

Session Leader: Sarmad Hussain
Staff Facilitator: Seda Akbulut

Session Recordings
Zoom Archive
English audio archive
Archivo de audio en español
Hindi audio archive

Facilitators

Geraldo Ferreira

UA Technical Manager, IDN and UA Programs, ICANN

I joined the team at ICANN in 2024. I'm managing initiatives with Academia on Universal Acceptance Curriculum. I'm also supporting initiatives with technology organizations to foster readiness for Universal Acceptance. I'm an electronic engineer with a master's degree in Computer... Read More →

Seda Akbulut

Universal Acceptance Program Senior Manager, ICANN Org

I have been working for ICANN since August 2015.
Currently, I am working as the Universal Acceptance Program Senior Manager. I am based in İstanbul Hub Office.

Sarmad Hussain

Senior Director, IDN and UA Programs, ICANN Org

Sarmad Hussain is with ICANN’s Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and Universal Acceptance (UA) Programs. Earlier, Sarmad was a professor of Computer Science and held the IDRC Chair position in Multilingual Computing. His research has focused on developing computing solutions... Read More →

Enabling UA Adoption 11March2026 pdf

TRANSC I85BOM Wed11Mar2026 Enabling Universal Acceptance Adoption en pdf

Wednesday March 11, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am IST
Jasmine Hall 1A (Secondary Ballroom/Brd Wrkshp) ICANN 85 - Community Forum - Mumbai

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