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2:45pm CEST

At-Large Plenary 1: Universal Acceptance as a Policy Imperative: Bridging the Gap Between Technical Readiness and Real-World Adoption

Monday June 8, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm CEST

Bruselas - Floor 3 (At-Large)

14:45 CEST (UTC+2), 8 June 2026
12:45 UTC, 8 June 2026
Bruselas - Floor 3 (At-Large)
ID# 18237

Session Details
Universal Acceptance (UA) ensures that all domain names and email addresses, including new gTLDs and internationalized domain names (IDNs), function equally across systems and platforms. While significant technical progress has been made, adoption remains inconsistent across regions, sectors, and digital services.
This session will explore UA not just as a technical issue, but as a policy challenge requiring coordinated action from governments, private sector actors, and the ICANN community. It will examine whether existing ICANN frameworks sufficiently promote UA readiness and what policy interventions are needed to accelerate implementation.
The discussion will highlight experiences from emerging markets, where lack of UA readiness continues to limit digital inclusion, local content development, and access to digital services.Agenda: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/G4DvNw

Session Leader: Heidi Ullrich
Staff Facilitator: Gisella Gruber

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

Facilitators

Gisella Gruber

Manager, Operations Support, ALAC-At-Large , ICANN Org

Gisella Gruber joined ICANN in January 2009 as part of the Policy Team Secretariat to support the GNSO and At-Large community. Her role has expanded significantly with the growth of the At-Large community and the Policy Department. Gisella is responsible for management support to... Read More →

Heidi Ullrich

ICANN Org

TRANSC I86SQV Mon08June2026 At Large Plenary 1 UA as a Pol Imp en pdf

Monday June 8, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm CEST
Bruselas - Floor 3 (At-Large) ICANN 86 - Policy Forum - Seville

Cross-Community Interaction, Public Session

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4:30pm CEST

Review of Reviews Cross Community Group workshop

Monday June 8, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST

Sala Club - Floor 2 (Committee Breakout 3)

16:30 CEST (UTC+2), 8 June 2026
14:30 UTC, 8 June 2026
Sala Club - Floor 2 (Committee Breakout 3)
ID# 18213

Session Details
The Review of Reviews Cross Community Group will convene to discuss the input received in its earlier session and continue advancing it work to refine the system of reviews.

Session Leader: Alice Jansen

Session Recordings
Zoom Archive
English audio archive

Facilitators

Alice Jansen

Stakeholder Programs Director – Reviews, ICANN Org

Monday June 8, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
Sala Club - Floor 2 (Committee Breakout 3) ICANN 86 - Policy Forum - Seville