[kictanet] ISOC Fellowship to the IETF - seeking applicants for IETF 70 and IETF 71

[Brian Longwe]

>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The Internet Society has announced that it is seeking applications
> for the next round of the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF  program. The
> program offers engineers from developing countries fellowships that
> fund the cost of attending an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
> meeting.
>
> As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making
> body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based
> networks. IETF participants represent an international community of
> network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in
> the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution
> of Internet architecture.
>
> Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application
> process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship
> applications for the next two IETF meetings:
>
>     * IETF 70 being held in Vancouver, Canada on December 2-7 2007,  
> and
>     * IETF 71 being held in Philadelphia, USA on March 9-14, 2008
>
> Up to five fellowships will be awarded for each IETF meeting.
>
> Full details on the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF, including how to
> apply, are located on the ISOC website at :
>
> 	http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship
>
> Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by 7 September
> 2007.
>
> The Internet Society formally launched the ISOC Fellowship to the
> IETF program in January 2007 after successfully piloting the program
> during 2006 at IETF 66 in Montreal and IETF 67 in San Diego. Fifteen
> individuals from 12 countries have participated in the program since
> its inception.
>
> I encourage you to pass information about this program to individuals
> involved in your regional operators' groups that have a keen interest
> in the Internet standardisation activities of the IETF.  You also may
> consider being a reference for the applicant.
>
> If you have questions, please do not hesiate to contact Karen Rose
> <rose at isoc.org> or Mirjam Kuehne <mir at isoc.org>.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Mirjam Kuehne
> ISOC
>