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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Hello everyone <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">The global Internet community is gearing up to celebrate the third annual Universal Acceptance (UA) Day. The main UA Day 2025 event will
take center stage on 8 May in Hanoi, Vietnam, kicking off the </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://apacdnsforum.asia/"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#047BC1;background:#FEFEFE">APAC DNS Forum</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">.
It is being organized in collaboration with the </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://www.unesco.org/en"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#047BC1;background:#FEFEFE">United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE"> (UNESCO) and the ICANN community, including the </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://uasg.tech/"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#047BC1;background:#FEFEFE">Universal
Acceptance Steering Group</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE"> (UASG). These events also coincide with the </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://www.icann.org/cpsummit"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#047BC1;background:#FEFEFE">Contracted
Parties Summit</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE">, which will also be held in Hanoi. Nearly 60 additional </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://www.icann.org/ua-day-2025-events-en"><span style="font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#047BC1;background:#FEFEFE">UA
Day 2025</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE"> events will take place from March through the end of May to promote UA adoption, with virtual, in-person, and hybrid participation.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please read more <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/save-the-dates-ua-day-event-celebrations-27-01-2025-en">
here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Yaovi Atohoun<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Director Stakeholder Engagement & Operations for Africa – ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">www.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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