Universal Acceptance Technical Training Day

The geoTLD.group & eco – Association of the Internet Industry

invite you to a full day Universal Acceptance Training.

The geoTLD.group with the assistance of eco - Association is organising a full day Universal Acceptance Training in Köln (Cologne) on 21 April 2023. The workshop will provide a general introduction to Universal Acceptance, why it matters, and how it can be achieved. The technical training will showcase tools and solutions for UA in programming and software development.

Presentations will be in German & English; German will be the main working language for the training.

The workshop will be fully hybrid and we encourage online participation if you’re not able to join us in Cologne.

For Whom?

The morning session is for anyone interested in the topic of Universal Acceptance of domain names and email addresses; the training (afternoon) targets technical profiles involved in the design or writing of software.

This Universal Acceptance Technical training is organised with the support of the

Universal Acceptance Steering Group

9:30 am CEST
Registration, Coffee & Networking

10:00 am CEST
Opening Remarks & Introductions

Ronald Schwärzler, CEO, dotKoeln GmbH (.koeln/.cologne), Treasurer of the geoTLD.group

Theresa Swinehart, SVP, Global Domains and Strategy, Co-Deputy to the President and CEO, ICANN Org

Lars Steffen, Director eco International, eco Association

10:30 am CEST
Universal Acceptance - Introduction & Awareness

Gabriella Schittek, Global Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager – Nordic and Central Europe, ICANN Org

Lars Steffen, Director eco International, eco Association

13:00 pm CEST
Lunchbreak

14:00 pm CEST
Hands-on Technical Training - Universal Acceptance
Michael Bauland, Senior Systems Architect, Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH
- - TANGO Registry System & CORE Gateway UA Tests
- - Universal Acceptance Tools & Support
- - Open discussion & exchange of experiences

17:00 pm CEST
Closing remarks & Networking